Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

spent the rains retreat under his tutelage. In those days, Wat Non Niwet monastery was a much quieter place than it is today. Th ...

moral behavior is not punctuated with unsightly blemishes or gaps. In that way, he feels comfortable and confident living among ...

means of escape. Such are the characteristics inherent in a true disciple of the Lord Buddha. Study them carefully and take them ...

the rest of us in that his mind showed no signs of weakness even as his health gradually deteriorated. Such was the life of a gr ...

worthy of everyone’s heartfelt respect. He is now revered far and wide in places where people have heard about his excellent rep ...

sãsana has been transmitted by means of supaåipanno, uju, ñãya, sãmïcipaåipanno sãvakasangho^6 as practiced by all those who hav ...

“Don’t think and act as if you, your family and friends, and the society you live in will never have to face the cemetery. Other ...

ÃCARIYA MUN HAD the knowledge and the ability to confer Dhamma excellence on his monk disciples. As a result, many of them devel ...

and the forest tradition to which they belong. Establishing a monk in bodhidhamma is very similar to raising a child. First the ...

Chao Khun Dhammachedi (seated center), âcariya Khao and âcariya Fan (seated left on second row), âcariya Mahà Thong Sak and âcar ...

is what we usually see happen. Seldom do the roots grow deep enough to resist the ravages of wind, rain, and insects. When we pl ...

that only serve to stunt its growth, eventually ruining it altogether. Consequently, such Bodhi trees tend to have a dreary look ...

6 The Final Years a fter departing Chiang Mai, Ãcariya Mun stayed two rains retreats at Wat Non Niwet monastery in Udon Thani. F ...

âcariya Mun (circa 1940) ...

looked like. It was not easy to get permission to take Ãcariya Mun’s picture. Those who tried were on pins and needles, fidget- ...

the visitor ventured into the surrounding forest, he would have dis- covered some of the monks pacing back and forth on their me ...

times, less so. In either case, he concentrated solely on his prac- tice, unconcerned about how many hours passed or how much en ...

Ãcariya Mun taught his monks to be very resolute and cou- rageous in their practice. Anyone who was not earnestly com- mitted to ...

tions. The undeniable clarity of his translations allowed his audi- ence to glimpse the fundamental message of the ancient texts ...

caught and raised as pets, they still retain their old habits. They can never really adapt to human behavior. Please excuse me f ...