Q60: Venerable Sir, what is a yogi expected to be aware of, when he or she is walking, noting “right foot, left foot,” or “lifting, pushing, and dropping?”

问60：尊者，禅修者在行禅时观照“左步、右步”或“提起、推前、放下”时应该观照什么？

The sensation in the foot or body of a yogi is what he or she is to be aware of. In technical terms, vayo-dhatu, the air-element characterized by stiffness, pressure,motion orvibration;tejo-dhatu, the fire-element characterized by temperature:cold,warm or hot;pathavi- dhatu, the earth-element characterized byhardness,softness orsmoothness.But, especially vayo-dhatu is prominent toobservemost of the time.

禅修者脚部或身体的感觉是他/她应该觉知的。用专门术语来讲，就是：风元素，其特征为紧绷、挤压、运动或振动；火元素，其特征为温度的冷、暖、热；地元素，其特征为坚、软、柔滑。但风元素最为显著，是大多数时候的观照对象。

From “An Interview with Mahasi Sayadaw”

Prepared by Tha-ma-nay-kyaw, November 17, 2001

Translated by Hla Myint Kyaw, January 21, 2002

原文出自《采访马哈希尊者》

由达玛奈觉整理，2011年11月17日

缅译英拉明觉，2002年1月21日

英译中汤华俊 2014年1月12日(英文版由马哈希内观群的李伟德贤友提供并请求翻译)