CHECKING WHY THE MIND KEEPS DOING SOMETHING IS MEDITATION

Singapore Q&A 7.7.2023 (05:50-07:49)

Yogi: During the sit, I was very angry with the air conditioning and the mind kept going to it; and every time the mind went there, I asked it to come back to the body.

Sayadaw: So, what have you learned?

Yogi: I cannot control the mind.

Sayadaw: I don’t want you to control the mind; what do you learn from this process?

You need to learn from the process, again and again. After a few times, you’ll realize something about it.

You want to calm down, isn’t it?

Yogi: Yes, I’m doing samatha practice.