|Sweden Retreat 2019 File 7 Day 3 Group C (38:51-40:20)
Yogi: There’s a lot of tension in the body
Sayadaw: When you try to be aware, you could be trying too hard.
Yogi: I’m always tense; like at home, I’m also tense.
Sayadaw: It’s not because you’re paying attention that you’re getting tense. You just have tension.
If it’s not because of the way you’re being aware that there is tension, then, it’s not a problem. I’m concerned that mentally yogis increase tension by the way they try to observe.
If it’s just the normal tension that we carry, then, it’s not a problem. You can stop calling it tension and just recognize the sensation as an object, no judgment – it’s not tension, just a sensation.