Yogi: Sayadaw says when something disturbs the mind, we don’t follow the storyline.

When I see the storyline, I see that it is the thoughts. So, I should learn to see the nature of the thoughts and not follow the storyline?

Sayadaw: It depends on how much you understand paramattha and pannatti or nature and concept.

When you pay more attention to nature, the mind doesn’t think too much about the concept. You can see the thinking mind arising and gone, arising and gone – that’s nature.

When you pay more attention to the concept, there will be more thinking and more emotions.

You need to understand what is concept and what is nature.

Yogi: Storyline is concept? Thoughts are not concept?

Sayadaw: Yes. Thoughts are just arising, arising; just happening, happening. Happening is nature and storyline is the concept.

Whenever thinking arises, try to be aware of this.

Yogi: When I see the storyline, I don’t follow it and the story will drop? I should try to see the nature.

Sayadaw: Yes, pay more attention to the nature.