Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos
The terms ‘going up’ and ‘going down’ are relative, conven- tional figures of speech, referring to the behavior of gross physi- ...
though the flows of consciousness from each of these beings inter- mingle constantly as they pass through one another’s sphere o ...
are released, in the same way that prison inmates are released at the end of their sentences. From the very beginning of Ãcariya ...
path of wisdom. When the citta remains attached for a long time in such samãdhi, conceits of various kinds may develop; such as, ...
stage along the way. It is analogous to taking an examination and passing with the minimum requirement, necessitating fur- ther ...
resolve to persevere. Ãcariya Mun said that whenever he acceler- ated his efforts to apply wisdom, his citta became weary of ass ...
are lazy – watch out! The tigers in this mountain range really love lazy monks. They find them especially tasty eating! So if yo ...
cerned about the dreadful moral consequences. They were ter- rified that if anyone shot a gun in that area it would explode in h ...
its accuracy, I heard it from a reliable source. Ãcariya Mun took up the conversation with this question: “If my voice really re ...
chance would he have to come and listen to Dhamma? Even while alive he wasn’t interested. Only the living can hear Dhamma – if t ...
accept the fact that devas, and countless other spheres of exist- ence really do exist in this world. But still, generation afte ...
cycle of birth, death and rebirth finally come to a halt. But as long as some kamma remains in an individual – be it good kamma ...
like humans; but this is what devas encounter and have always experienced with humans.” When Ãcariya Mun told stories about deva ...
that they would not respond to kindness and compassion. Ghosts live in cities, just as we humans do. They have huge cities with ...
‘jail’ where the male and female hooligans were kept. The chief ghost explained to Ãcariya Mun the living conditions of the dif- ...
ices, cutting straight across the Nong Sung mountains, through Kham Cha-ee, and coming out at the district of Lerng Nok Tha in t ...
people on earth and beings throughout the celestial realms, they would uphold the integrity of the sãsana following the traditio ...
circles and their teacher a great deal of discomfort. Ãcariya Mun said that he knew exactly who were among this last group of mo ...
any ulterior, worldly motives. Whatever he said stemmed from his knowledge and insights and was purposefully spoken to make peop ...
the culprit sometimes became terribly distressed, finding himself rebuked amidst the assembled monks. Ãcariya Mun was very well ...
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