The moment Ãcariya Mun set the candle on his head, his whole
body, from the head on down, was brightly illuminated. He felt
overjoyed as the radiance, spreading out around him, illuminated
the surrounding area as well. Soon after he attained this state
of tranquility, he went to tell Ãcariya Mun about his achieve-
ment, and about the amazing dream he had prior to it. Ãcariya
Mun then gave him additional instructions on how to proceed
with his practice. As it turned out, his progress was very quick:
he was soon able to psychically know other people’s thoughts. He
informed Ãcariya Mun of this very matter-of-factly in the forth-
right manner typical of forest people.
Sometime later, this man declared to Acariya Mun that he
had examined Ãcariya Mun’s citta and had clearly seen its char-
acteristics. Playfully, Ãcariya Mun asked if he could see much evil
in his citta. The man answered without hesitation, “Your citta has
no focal point whatsoever – only an absolutely incredible radi-
ance shining within. Your preeminence is unrivaled anywhere
in the world. I’ve never seen anything like it. You’ve been here
about a year now, why didn’t you teach me about this right from
the beginning?”
“How could I teach you? You never came to ask me any
questions.”
“I didn’t know you were a supreme master. Had I known, I’d
have come for sure. Now we all know you’re an extremely clever
person. When we came asking you why you sat still with your eyes
closed and what you were looking for as you paced back and forth,
you told us your buddho was lost and asked us to help you find
it. When asked to describe it, you said buddho is a bright, spar-
kling jewel, but in truth the real buddho is your heart. The miss-
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