Payom is a tropical big tree makes hard wood. Its small million fragrant white flowers attract to million bees. There are many of them in Wat Mokh where I mostly stay. Flowers are the wonder of nature. They may not last long but they bring you love on earth.

Be consistant and strong like payom tree till it bare flowers of liberation.

Being aware means you feel any movement you pay attention to until you can be aware of the whole body.

Seeing thought means you see it with the eye of sati beyond logic, judgement and expectation, see it once thought arises, then it disappears immediately. You can see thought everywhere when sati is ready. Otherwise, you have go back to bodily awareness more.

Seeing wattu-paramath-agara means seeing thing beyond the screen of thoughts, seeing with the wisdom eye. Everything you see, hear,smell, taste, touch etc are all materials including our body, thought. We see it clearly in the very present moment, touching with our mind beyond time and space.It is the direct deep seeing. Everything, no exeption are perpetual flow of change, no seperate self alone. 

Seeing anger- delusion- greed means you see it whenver in your mind. You will see it when you are not angry. You will see it only when you have sati, unintensionally. You know you are angry but you have aready get caught. You are not anger, it is impermanent.

Without anger you can find unconditional love. It will be blossomed this Valentine. Keep practicing. You have been very close.

 

nipen

a few thoughts from Achan Niphen after attending
"A Half Century of Luangpor Teean's Enlightenment" at Mahidol University in Thailand in July.


 Practicing alone vs. with a teacher

 

      Many monks and lay practitioners talked about their experiences and impressions, how lucky they were to practice under Luangpor Teean's instruction directly at "A Half Century of Luangpor Teean's Enlightenment" at Mahidol University. Many tried to practice after reading his books or watching his VCD and got it without a teacher. Many people learned from other teachers of his students. It was the blessing seeing, listening and learning from the enlightened master. He could guide us directly and closely on the path of vipassana. Inspiration from the master is also the best motivation for our practice. The Buddha gave monks instruction and encouraged them to practice alone under trees, at a cemetery, an empty house or beside a pile of rice straw." Delight in solitude."  In that way they saw themself clearly and were enlightened. If we attach to our teacher, it is an obstacle. Many people from Luangpor Tean's hometown came to see him to take care of him a few days before he died.
"There is nothing you can do for this dying body, go practice " he said.

      
Maha Lai, the previous abbot of a St. Louis temple tried to practice in the bathroom, being afraid of people seeing him doing this strange hands movements. He realized that it could cut through thought, it amazed him. After that he didn't care whether people saw him or not, he got confidence. He came to spend a rainy retreat with Luangpor Kamkian at Wat Pa Sukato. After that he moved to his hometown and established the monastery there to be a meditation center for all people,especially school kids. He said this meditation helped thousands kids to get off of drugs.

      
When I realized the stage of roop-nahm or supposition object, I was sitting alone in front of a outdoor Buddha statue . I didn't look for others or a teacher. Luangpor Tean encouraged me to practice alone at my hometown after I became a monk. There, at the cemetery, I reviewed the roop-nahm stage, developing self-awareness. A few days later I saw thought clearly and made progress without a teacher.

      
You need a teacher when you get caught, especially when you don't know you are trapped. 
     

         Niphen

 

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