Singapore Q&A 21 November 2022 (01:35-3:28) with Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Yogi: I often don’t want to talk and isolate myself. What advice can Sayadaw give?
Sayadaw: Talking or not talking is not important. If we should talk, we talk and if we should not talk, we don’t talk. This means that wisdom is leading.
We shouldn’t talk because of liking or disliking. Defilement is leading if we talk because of liking or disliking.
For example, I ask yogis during sitting meditation if it is okay for them to move or not. Some say ‘yes’ and some say ‘no’.
If there is a reason to move, then move. This is important – but meditators don’t know this. When wisdom leads, then it knows should or not, necessary or not.
If wisdom is leading, then you can decide if you should move or not.