Signification
The practice of mental focus/calm.
Contexte culturel
Meditation is often a communal activity. During the Water Festival (Thingyan), many people 'Taya htaing' at monasteries to start the new year with a clean mind. Similar to Myanmar, Thai culture values 'Nang Samathi'. However, the Burmese 'Vipassana' style is specifically famous for its 'noting' technique. In the West, 'Taya htaing' is often translated as 'Mindfulness'. While the Burmese term is religious in origin, it is now used for secular stress relief too. The roots of 'Taya htaing' are in India (Vipassana). Many Burmese monks travel to India to meditate at the Bodhi tree.
The 'Ma' Rule
Always put 'ma' (not) right before 'htaing'. Saying 'Ma-taya' sounds like you are calling someone 'unjust'!
Respect the Posture
When you say you are 'Taya htaing', people assume you are sitting cross-legged. If you meditate on a chair, you might specify 'kula-htaing paw-ma' (on a chair).
Signification
The practice of mental focus/calm.
The 'Ma' Rule
Always put 'ma' (not) right before 'htaing'. Saying 'Ma-taya' sounds like you are calling someone 'unjust'!
Respect the Posture
When you say you are 'Taya htaing', people assume you are sitting cross-legged. If you meditate on a chair, you might specify 'kula-htaing paw-ma' (on a chair).
Not just 'Sitting'
Never just say 'Htaing tal' if you mean meditate. That just means you are sitting down to rest or wait.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct verb for meditation.
ကျွန်တော် မနက်တိုင်း တရား ______ တယ်။
The correct collocation is 'Taya htaing' (to sit for meditation).
Which sentence means 'I am meditating right now'?
Select the correct Burmese sentence:
'Nay tal' is the continuous marker for 'right now'.
Match the situation to the correct phrase.
You want to tell your friend you will meditate tomorrow.
'Manat-pyan' means tomorrow and 'mal' is the future marker.
🎉 Score : /3
Aides visuelles
Where to Taya Htaing
Places
- • အိမ် (Home)
- • ရိပ်သာ (Center)
- • ကျောင်း (Monastery)
Banque d exercices
3 exercicesကျွန်တော် မနက်တိုင်း တရား ______ တယ်။
The correct collocation is 'Taya htaing' (to sit for meditation).
Select the correct Burmese sentence:
'Nay tal' is the continuous marker for 'right now'.
You want to tell your friend you will meditate tomorrow.
'Manat-pyan' means tomorrow and 'mal' is the future marker.
🎉 Score : /3
Questions fréquentes
5 questionsNot really. Yoga is usually called 'Yoga' or 'Yogya'. 'Taya htaing' is specifically for the mental practice of meditation.
While the word 'Taya' is Buddhist, anyone can use the phrase to describe the act of sitting in silence or mindfulness.
You say 'Taya htaing chin tal'.
It is called a 'Taya Yeiktha'.
The phrase implies sitting, but modern usage covers sitting on chairs too.
Expressions liées
တရားနာတယ်
similarTo listen to a Dhamma talk/sermon.
စိတ်အေးတယ်
builds onTo have a cool/calm mind.
မေတ္တာပို့တယ်
specialized formTo practice loving-kindness meditation.
အာနာပါန
specialized formBreath meditation.
