Meditation Teacher’s Diary (or) Records

by Mahasi Sayadaw, Saya Kyan, Saya Kywet

Note

This file was build on Oct 27, 2024, rev. 0.1-work-in-progress / git a885d31 of the source.

Electronic edition notice

This book was digitized from typewritten edition which I got hold of by curious ways of events. I was told that it had been translated from Burmese original published in print in the 1960’s (?). If someone knows more, I will gladly complete this notice — please contact me.

Sectioning hierarchy was sometimes somewhat ambiguous. In some cases ending of a comment was ambiguous. Obvious minor mistakes (such as a word repeated twice) in typing were corrected. Archaic spelling and pali transcription were left as-is. Tags like [:12:] denote pages of the original.

Contents

• 1. Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw’s introduction
  • 1.1. Special note
  • 1.2. Caution
• 2. Introduction
  • 2.1. Three types of Yogis
• 3. Nama-rupa pariccheda nana
  • 3.1. Summary
• 4. Paccaya pariggaha nana
  • 4.1. Summary
• 5. Sammasana nana
  • 5.1. On walking meditation
  • 5.2. Summary
• 6. Udayabbaya nana
  • 6.1. Nana
  • 6.2. Discovering about the noting and knowing mind
  • 6.3. Obhasa uppakilasa
  • 6.4. Piti (joy)
  • 6.5. Passadhi (tranquility)
    • 6.5.1. Lahuta (lightness of mind)
    • 6.5.2. Muduta (pliancy of mind)
    • 6.5.3. Kammannatta (workableness or serviceableness)
    • 6.5.4. Pagunnata (proficiency or skilfulness)
    • 6.5.5. Umukata (straightness or rectitude)
  • 6.6. Sukha
  • 6.7. Addhimokkha saddha (determined faith)
  • 6.8. Paggama viriya (ascending, increasing effort)
  • 6.9. Uppekkha (equanimity)
  • 6.10. Nikanti
  • 6.11. Ten Uppakilasas
  • 6.12. How to lecture
  • 6.13. Summary
• 7. Bhanga nana
  • 7.1. Description of the passing away phenomena
  • 7.2. Summary
• 8. Bhaya nana
  • 8.1. Summary
• 9. Adinava nana
  • 9.1. Summary
• 10. Nibida nana
  • 10.1. Summary
• 11. Muncitu kamyata nana
  • 11.1. Summary
• 12. Patisankha nana
  • 12.1. The distinguishing characters
  • 12.2. Summary
• 13. Sankha rupekkha nana
  • 13.1. Special notes
  • 13.2. Summary
• 14. Anuloma nana
  • 14.1. Summary
• 15. Gotrabhu nana
• 16. Magga nana
• 17. Phala nana
• 18. Ariya bhumi
  • 18.1. How to contemplate so as to reach quickly to the state of unconsciousness
  • 18.2. How to to contemplate in that condition for a long time
    • 18.2.1. Three Types of Sotapanna
    • 18.2.2. For example: three-day resolution period
• 19. Special note
  • 19.1. Summary
  • 19.2. 4 types of Jhayi-persons