|China 2018 Retreat File: 20180529 Q&A 5 (27:55-28:55)
Yogi: If the mind is not strong enough to watch the defilement, what other ways can we meditate?
Sayadaw: If yogis are practicing awareness meditation, I advise them to change to a neutral object like the breath; but if they cannot, then there are numerous ways to calm the mind down.
They can use samatha, or right reflection and right thinking like loving-kindness and Buddhanussati (recollecting the qualities of the Buddha) to calm the mind.