good. When nobody is willing to accept the truth, this world of
ours will see the sãsana come to an end. Virtually everyone has
done a certain amount of gross, evil kamma in the past for which
they must inevitably suffer the consequences. People who still do
not understand this are unlikely to see their own faults enough to
remedy the situation. Instead, they tend to fault the Teaching for
being too severe – and so the situation remains hopeless.”
At this point the author would like to apologize to all you
gentle readers for having been so presumptuous and indiscreet in
what I’ve just written. My purpose was to preserve for posterity
the way that Ãcariya Mun taught Dhamma on certain occasions.
I tried to present it in a manner that reflected his speech as accu-
rately as possible. I wanted to record it for the sake of those wish-
ing to contemplate the truth of his teaching. Being thus reluctant
to reduce the forcefulness of his remarks, I tried to disregard any
qualms I had and wrote precisely what he said.
Wherever Ãcariya Mun sojourned, people constantly came
to see him about Dhamma questions. Unfortunately, I cannot
recall all the questions and answers that have been recounted to
me over the years by monks who were present on those occasions.
I noted down and remember only those answers which especially
impressed me. I have forgotten those that failed to make a strong
impression; and now they are gone.AFTER A SUITABLE INTERVAL, Ãcariya Mun left Nakhon Ratchasima
to resume his journey to Udon Thani. When his train pulled into
the station at Khon Kaen, a crowd of local people were waiting
to invite him to break his journey there and stay in Khon Kaen