Dhamma in their hearts, and are still teaching monks and laity
today. Many lay devotees have continued to see steady progress
in meditation. Today, they show the way of generosity and spir-
itual development to other devotees in the area in a truly com-
mendable fashion.
He next settled at Udon Thani, where he spent the rains
retreat. Chao Khun Dhammachedi, the abbot of Wat Bodhisom-
phon monastery, was an influential monk with a large following
of monks and lay supporters. He praised Ãcariya Mun’s preemi-
nence, encouraging them all to make his aquaintance, offer dona-
tions and, above all, hear his teaching. Since his ordination, Chao
Khun Dhammachedi had been a devoted disciple, and Ãcariya
Mun reciprocated by showing unusual kindness and affection
toward him – thus, his willingness to stay several years in Udon
Thani.
Later after moving to Sakon Nakhon and living at Ban
Na Mon, Ãcariya Mun met an elderly, white-robed nun who ran
a small convent in the village. She was a major reason why he
remained there as long as he did: her meditation was exception-
ally good. She had developed a firm basis in Dhamma, so Ãcariya
Mun gave her regular instructions on practice. He said it was rare
to find someone so accomplished.
Ãcariya Mun’s lengthy residence at Ban Nong Pheu was
prompted by both the significance of the location and the people
living in the village. The place was centrally situated in a very
broad valley, completely surrounded by mountains, making it an
ideal environment for the dhutanga life. Living in the village was
an elderly white-robed lay woman who was approaching eighty.
Much like the elderly nun at Ban Na Mon, she was an accom-
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