Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

them come simultaneously, because relative spiritual develop- ment varied among the different realms and his Dhamma teach- ing h ...

everywhere venerate anyone possessing extremely high virtue. Relating that devas are just as important as all other living being ...

“Conquer anger with lack of anger, remember this. For anyone hoping to achieve victory, this is the most impor- tant Dhamma to p ...

run rampant, causing a never-ending cycle of destruction. “With his acute wisdom, the Lord Buddha realized the indis- putable ha ...

gave to the devas from Germany. As soon as Ãcariya Mun fin- ished speaking, they gave a thunderous “sãdhu” in unison that echoed ...

ÃCARIYA MUN FOUND the mountains of Chiang Mai to be an ideal environment for meditation. Heart free and mind unencumbered, he li ...

truth of what he teaches – every step of the way. He points out the kind of thoughts that are truly harmful, as well as those th ...

ing to his recommendations. For this reason, dhutanga monks have always preferred to gather around eminently qualified meditatio ...

owner had released it and then wandered off someplace. All they could see there was a gigantic elephant with huge six-foot tusks ...

phant’s rear end, without incident. But as they were walking away, the hook on Ãcariya Mahã Thong Sak’s umbrella got tangled by ...

change of heart – almost like a person in an animal’s body – and quickly thrust its tusks into the middle of that clump of bambo ...

since trained it not to endanger them. So when Ãcariya Khao addressed it in a pleasant tone, calling it ‘big brother’, it was hu ...

you insist on wasting your time thinking about inane matters instead of useful ones, and you probably don’t care to change. Are ...

peering out to look at the monks with fear in its eyes. Seeing the calf run up to her, the cow quickly turned her head to look i ...

ness creeps in, blocking our progress. Lacking the ability to help ourselves, we have to look to others for support. Other- wise ...

you look inside yourself where this madness arises. You’ll go crazy if you don’t curtail this sort of mindless prattle.” Ãcariya ...

had lived with him for a long time didn’t mean they could expect to get overly familiar with him, for he was the type of person ...

talented young woman who was a renowned folk singer in those parts. Perhaps he thought it would be fun to have a go at her on st ...

Both Mun and the young lady were stunned into silence by this ruse. Mun immediately asked about his mother’s condition. “Jan, ho ...

fight. I rushed you away before anyone had a chance to catch on to my ruse. Even that feisty old lady of yours couldn’t help bei ...