senior monk smiled and explained to her what had happened:
“This morning I gave your husband two relics. He was always
especially helpful to Ãcariya Mun and the rest of the monks. He
gave us invaluable assistance from the time Ãcariya Mun died
until his cremation was completed. I have never forgotten this, so,
when I was given some relics by Khun Wan of Nakhon Ratch-
asima, I put a few aside to give to your husband as a keepsake
since they are so hard to find nowadays. Ãcariya Mun is the first
person I have ever encountered whose bones have changed to
relics. Though such things are mentioned in the ancient texts, I
had never seen the real thing with my own eyes. Now I have seen
irrefutable proof. Please keep them in a suitable place and look
after them well. Should they happen to vanish one day, your dis-
appointment will be far more profound than the joy you felt when
they increased in number. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Ãcariya
Mun’s relics possess very miraculous properties. When they can
increase in number as easily as they just have for you, they can
just as easily vanish if they are not properly respected. Please keep
them in a prominent, high place and pay homage to them every
morning and evening. They may well bring you some unexpected
good fortune. I am absolutely convinced that Ãcariya Mun was a
monk of the highest purity, but I don’t tell people this very often
for fear they may think I’m crazy. You see, people tend to easily
believe in bad things, but they have difficulty believing in good
ones. Consequently, it is difficult to find a good person but easy
to find a bad one. By observing ourselves, we will notice that
we too tend to prefer thinking in unwholesome rather than in
wholesome ways.”
When the senior monk finished speaking, the government
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