Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

“Every human being and animal on this planet suffers dukkha as a matter of course. Don’t misunderstand the cause of this suf- fe ...

suffer. Don’t imagine this or that realm of existence will be a pleasant, joyful place to be reborn in when you die. Such though ...

to thoroughly investigate each aspect until all doubts have been eliminated. Once that happens, even strong attachments^8 that a ...

completely deserted place. Try it! Is it really possible that saÿsãra will become deserted, due to lack of deluded people taking ...

his Parinibbãna. Ãcariya Mun began by paraphrasing the Buddha’s instructions: Monks, heed my words. All sankhãra dhammas are sub ...

when the attainment of Arahant occurs – an absolutely amazing pure essence of mind for which no comparison can be found in all t ...

only those aspects of his life and teaching that I felt would be of greatest benefit to the average reader. At the same time, I ...

in front of us and bathing our hearts with the pure waters of Dhamma. Were I to attempt to describe each and every facet of Ãcar ...

inappropriate in any way, either in terms of the subject matter or the style in which it was written, I do sincerely apologize. ...

you who venerate the memory of Ãcariya Mun. May we all share this merit equally. Finally, may the Supreme Merit of the Buddha, t ...

Appendix I Answering the Skeptics After his biography of Ãcariya Mun first appeared, Ãcariya Mahã Boowa received many inquiries ...

Ãcariya Mun stated that the Dhamma inscribed in the Pãli Canon is analogous to the amount of water in a small jar; whereas the D ...

forcibly uproots every type of kilesa from the hearts of his listeners – then and there on the spot, and to their total satisfac ...

Such was the essence of Ãcariya Mun’s discourse. As to the criticism that the Pãli Canon contains no evidence to support Ãcariya ...

Appendix II Citta – The Mind’s Essential Knowing Nature The following comments about the nature of the citta have been excerpted ...

conditions, they tend to proliferate without limit. On the other hand, when no conditions arise at all, only the citta’s inheren ...

Here the perpetual journey from the higher realms of existence to the lower ones and back again, through the repetitive cycle of ...

or which aspect is actually the true citta. It is so subtle that only the practice of meditation can detect its presence and dif ...

discomfort causes mental stress. But once the citta is truly free, one remains supremely happy even amid intense physical suffer ...

the citta’s behavior is never in harmony with its true nature. Rather, it expresses itself through the kilesas’ cunning deceits, ...