Ven. Acariya Mun - Spiritual Biography + photos

that is, his compassionate intentions could well turn into harm-
ful results for contemptuous people.
Such was Ãcariya Mun’s frame of mind shortly after attain-
ing the Supreme Dhamma – a time when he had yet to focus on
the wider picture. Eventually, his thoughts gathered on the Lord
Buddha’s guiding role in revealing the correct path of practice.
Reviewing his attainment of Dhamma and the path he took, he
saw that he, too, was a human being in the world just like everyone
else, and undistinguished from others by any special characteris-
tic that would make him the only person capable of understand-
ing this Dhamma. Certainly, others with strong spiritual tenden-
cies were capable of this understanding. By failing to broaden his
perspective, his initial outlook had tended to disparage the spirit-
ual tendencies of his fellow human beings – which was unfair.
The Lord Buddha did not reveal the path of practice lead-
ing to magga, phala and Nibbãna for the benefit of only one indi-
vidual. This revelation was a gift for the whole world, both his
contemporaries and succeeding generations. In total, the number
of those who have reached magga, phala and Nibbãna, following
the Buddha’s teaching, is enormous beyond reckoning. In this
respect, Ãcariya Mun’s achievement was definitely not unique,
though he initially overlooked the capacity of others for similar
achievement.
Carefully reviewing all aspects of the Buddha’s teaching, he
saw its relevance for people the world over, and its accessibility
to anyone willing to practice correctly. These thoughts gave him
a renewed desire to help others. Once again, he felt comfortable
with the idea of teaching people who came to him for guidance
and were receptive to his instructions. For in teaching Dhamma,