..续本文上一页asleep. And as soon as you awaken, continue "BUD-DHO, BUD-DHO..." as if you hadn”t skipped a breath! Then peacefulness will arise...be continuously mindful.

　　Don”t look at another”s practice, you can”t do that. Regarding sitting meditation, sit balanced and erect. Don”t have your head tilted back or hanging down. Keep it balanced. Like the Buddha statue -- now he”s "sitting tight" and bright! If you want to change posture, endure the pain to the utmost limit before changing. "What

　　" you say, "I can”t handle that!" But wait before moving. Endure the pain to its limit, then take more. However much it hurts, go ahead and endure it. And if it”s too painful to keep "BUD-DHO" in mind, then take the pain as your object of awareness: "Pain, pain, pain, PAIN!" on and on instead of "BUD-DHO." Stay with it till the pain reaches its end, and see what comes up. The Buddha said that pain arises by itself, and it”ll stop by itself. Let it just die, don”t give up! Maybe you”ll break out in a sweat -- drops as big as corn kernels rolling down your back. But if you can get past the feeling once, then you”ll know what it”s about. But that comes gradually, don”t push yourself too far. Just slowly keep at it.

　　And know about eating...chew, swallow, and where does it end up

　　 Food that”s right or wrong for your body, you”ll know it. Know where it reaches. Refine the art of eating; eat and estimate when you”ll be full after five more mouthfuls, then stop! Take enough water and that”s it. Try and see if you can do it. Most people don”t do it like that. Instead, they eat till full, then top up with five more mouthfuls! But that”s not the way, understand

　　 The Buddha said just keep eating attentively and know you”re not yet full, but you will be in five more mouthfuls, then stop! Take enough water till full. Then, whether walking or sitting, you”ll not feel heavy and your meditation will become automatically better. But people don”t want to do it like that. If you don”t really want to train yourself, then you can”t do it. Otherwise, you eat till you”re too full, topping up with another five mouthfuls. That”s how it is, the nature of our greed and defilements and the things the Buddha taught go in different direction. We have to watch ourselves.

　　And sleeping, being aware, it”s up to your know-how. Sometimes you won”t get to sleep on time; sleep early, sleep late, never mind. That”s what I do. Get to sleep late or not late, doesn”t matter, when I first awaken, I get right up. don”t make a fuss over it. Cut it right there. If you awaken and are still sleepy, just get right up! Get up and go, wash your face and start walking meditation, go right ahead and walk. That”s how we must train ourselves, do it!

　　So these are the things to do. But you won”t know about them from just listening to what others tell you. You can only know from actually doing the practice. So go ahead and do it. These are the first steps in training the mind. When meditating, focus on only one thing. Sitting, the mind only watches the breath going in and out, continually watching, slowly becoming peaceful. If the mind is scattered, as soon as you sit you”re off missing home, mind reaching way over there, thinking you”d like to eat some noodles (those who”ve just ordained -- hungry, no

　　). You want to eat, want to drink, hungry, wanting, missing everything! Till you”re crazy. But if you go crazy then be crazy, till you can work through it.

　　But do it! Have you ever done walking meditation

　　 How is it

　　 "Mind wanders." Then stop till it comes back. If it really wanders, then don”t breathe until you can”t stand it -- your mind will come back. If you sit and your mind goes running everywhere, hold your breath, don”t let it out, and when you can”t stand it, it”ll come back! Make the mind strong. Tra…

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