Penang Retreat Nov 2019 Q&A Group 4 Round 2 (21:00-22:45)
Yogi: When dosa thoughts arise, I can watch the feeling and not get lost in the thoughts, but for pleasant or neutral objects, I can get lost in the thoughts. The momentum of the awareness will drop then.
Sayadaw: You need to be awake in all states – pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. Your responsibility is the awareness, not the experience. If you check your awareness, awareness continues to work. If you pay more attention to the object, then it is easy to lose the meditating mind.
Pleasant or unpleasant experience arises, you need to check your attitude and how the mind feels – check, check and continue to check.