everywhere venerate anyone possessing extremely high virtue.
Relating that devas are just as important as all other living
beings, Ãcariya Mun understood their intentions and sympa-
thized with their meritorious aspirations. He stated that, intent
on improving themselves, the devas who came to him for assist-
ance greatly outnumbered the human beings who visited him.
Still, they remain a mystery to people who lack the proper psychic
skills. Though appearing on the surface to be an insoluble prob-
lem for human society, it need not be an insurmountable obstacle
for a person wishing to truly know and understand these things.
For those skilled in the ways of the citta, psychic communication
is just as normal as any other aspect of human experience. Cer-
tainly Ãcariya Mun considered it commonplace, allowing him to
function effectively with devas throughout his life. Regardless of
where he lived, he always remained in contact with devas requir-
ing his assistance. This was especially true in Chiang Mai prov-
ince, because such beings preferred to contact him when he was
living in remote, isolated places, free from human congestion. The
forests and mountains of Chiang Mai were ideal in this respect.
Ãcariya Mun had few social obligations there, so he could devote
more time to his deva visitors.A STRANGE INCIDENT occurred while he was living among the
Musuer people deep in the mountains near Ikaw Village. A group
of devas came to visit him from Germany. They wished to hear
a discourse that would give them a ‘victory formula’. Focusing
his citta on their request, an appropriate Dhamma verse arose:
“akkodhena jine kodhaÿ.” It means conquer anger with lack of anger.^12
Ãcariya Mun elaborated on this theme with the assembled devas.