Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

now on I shall be writing about what I myself witnessed in the final years of Ãcariya Mun’s life. Although this part of the stor ...

teaching emanated directly from an absolutely pure heart, the Dhamma he delivered was incomparably superb. This was magga and ph ...

backed away and stood listening from a distance. No sooner had I backed away than the low cadence of his chanting started up aga ...

the day and dozed off. As I slept, Ãcariya Mun appeared in my dream to scold me: “Why are you sleeping like a pig? This is no pi ...

ing behavior that some people end up damaged almost beyond repair – an empty human shell lacking all intrinsic goodness. Even th ...

“So put your mind at ease and work hard at your practice. Effort is key – don’t become discouraged and ease up. Dhamma belongs t ...

happiness had gone. He then adopted a sympathetic attitude: “That’s too bad. Where’s it gone? Well, don’t be discouraged. Just p ...

to teach those of us who were really stupid. But at least I believed him – in my own stupid way. Otherwise, I would probably sti ...

I have never forgotten. I will remember those outstanding experi- ences for the rest of my life. During that retreat period Ãcar ...

were keen to hear such exchanges very often and so imbibe this Dhamma to our heart’s content. ÃCARIYA MUN ADDRESSED many differe ...

good teacher, listening day in and day out to his uplifting instruc- tions. Their enthusiasm gains momentum as his teaching grad ...

express themselves externally to be considered repugnant. They are already frightfully repugnant in and of themselves and must b ...

though fewer devas came in Sakon Nakhon and their visits were far less frequent than those of devas in Chiang Mai. It was prob- ...

severe malaria lives to dread it because the fever never quite seems to go away. It may last for years, the symptoms returning a ...

just thinking about it now. I was hit with a case of malaria my very first year at Ban Nong Pheu, an ordeal that severely chaste ...

Nong Pheu proved to be an excellent central location for dhu- tanga monks of the kammaååhãna tradition who were obliged to atten ...

âcariya Mun’s residence at Wat Nong Pheu monastery ...

respects to him and hear his advice. They traveled by foot from locations all around the region, some, quite far away. Everyone ...

âcariya Mahà Boowa standing in front of a typical forest monk’s hut The meeting hall at Wat Nong Pheu monastery where monks asse ...

look for a place to rest for the night. The next morning he walked on until he reached the nearest village. There he collected a ...