Swiss Retreat 2019 Group Interviews 5 (15:35-19:45)
Yogi: My mind keeps slipping away into daydreaming during the sit, and I really want to get out of the sitting. It doesn’t happen when I’m active.
There are moments when I’m awake after struggling, but do I need to go through this fight?
Sayadaw: Day dreaming and night dreaming are the same – they’re thinking.
You need to give your mind work – your mind is idling during sitting meditation. In sitting meditation, the mind has less to do and not so alert.
You need to direct the mind. Try to ask yourself constantly from the start of the sit: Am I thinking or am I aware? Check again and again if you’re thinking or aware.