Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

a level of ignorance that indicates the inquirer is still spiritually
inadequate. The citta tends to be the most unruly, conceited thing
in the world. If no interest is taken in reigning it in, we will never
become aware of how really stubborn it is, and all our noble hopes
and aspirations will come to nothing.”
What is it that causes the sexual attraction between men and
women and animals of the same species, since they’ve never been
taught this? Ãcariya Mun replied:
“Rãgataõhã^19 is not to be found in any book, nor is it learned
in school from a teacher. Rather, rãgataõhã is a stubbornly shame-
less condition that arises and exists in the hearts of men and
women, causing those who have this vulgar condition to come
under its spell and become vulgar themselves without ever real-
izing what’s happening. Rãgataõhã makes no distinction between
man, woman, or animal, nationality, social status or age group.
If it is strong it can easily cause disaster in the world. If there is
insufficient presence of mind to restrain it and keep it within
acceptable limits, sexual craving will become like runaway flood-
water, overflowing the banks of the heart and spreading out to
flood towns and cities, leaving ruin everywhere in its wake. Such
a condition has always been able to thrive within the hearts of
all living beings precisely because it receives constant nourish-
ment and support – things which give it the strength to assert
its suffocating influence continuously, sowing havoc and causing
misery throughout the world. We hear only about floods occur-
ring in towns and cities, and how they cause destruction to people
and their belongings. No one is interested in noticing the flood of
rãgataõhã engulfing the hearts of people who are quite content to
let themselves and their belongings be ravaged by those surging