Singapore Q&A 21.7.2023 (13:50-16:03)
Yogi: When we’re healthy, how do we get ready for the pain of sickness and aging?
Sayadaw: Try not to enjoy and get involved when we’re in a good state. Step back and recognize whatever happens as an experience.
Then, when a bad experience arises, we can similarly recognize and back away from the experience.
This is understanding cause and effect. Anyone who understands cause and effect will prepare for both good and bad experiences.
People are only awake when they suffer; they enjoy and are not awake when everything is okay.
Every time the mind says nice, we need to notice; if we know and recognize, the mind will not follow the experience too much.