Q26: Venerable Sir, should we rather observe stiffness, motion or movement when walking if we are supposed to be aware of the characteristics?

问26：尊者，如果说我们应该觉知特性，那么经行时我们更应该观察绷、动或移动，对吗？

The Buddha said: “Be aware of going, when going”. When we walk, the air-element prevails, which is experienced as pressure, or stiffness in terms of its characteristics, or motion, pushing or movement in terms of its function. The Buddha, however, did not instruct us to note it as “pressure,” “stifthess,” “movement.” “motion” or “pushing.” The Buddha’s actual instruction is: “Be aware of going, when going”. That’s all. The reason is he wanted to give the easy and understandable way. Noting in conventional language is quite familiar and easy to every body, of course.

佛陀说：“走时知道走”。当我们行走的时候，风元素很显著，我们体验到挤压、紧绷，这是风元素的特性；或者运动、推动、移动，这是风元素的作用。但佛陀并没有教我们观照它为“挤压”、“紧绷”、“移动”、“运动”或“推动”，佛陀实际的教导是：“走时知道走”，就是这样而已。其原因是佛陀想教我们易行能懂的方法。显然，用世俗语言标记观照则人人都熟悉易行。