Mobile VersionBiography The Most VenerablePhratepyanmahamuni (Luang Phaw Dhammajayo) :
Perseverance in Meditation Practice until True Peace is Obtained
In order to fully grasp and understand the answer, he had to seriously dedicate his life to the study of Dhamma. His daily life revolved completely around meditation. Everyday at 6 a.m., he would make his daily trek from Kasetsart University to Wat Paknam, which required him to take three different buses. Whether he sat or stood in the bus, he would always close his eyes and meditate until he reached Wat Paknam at around 8 a.m. He would then go straight to see Khun Yay in order to continue the next lesson on meditation practice, until 8 p.m. He returned to Kasetsart University at around 10 p.m.
Even during the early hours of the morning, at 3 a.m. when most of his friends slept, Chaiboon would wake up to meditate because of favourable silence, and his body had just enough rest. He would meditate in an area where none of his friends would see him. But, sometimes his friends would wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. When they saw him covered under a blanket, they would be start led. As they knew that he was meditating, they did not make fun of him or tell anyone. Once his friends became more familiar with this, he started inviting the ones he was closest to, to go meditate with Khun Yay at the Wat Paknam. Later, as his group of friends grew larger, his friends who were seniors and juniors followed him to the temple.
When it came to studying at the university, an educated graduate tends to believe that well rounded study needs to combine both worldly knowledge and Dhamma knowledge. Worldly knowledge is necessary to help one earn a living, and Dhamma knowledge is to instruct the mind to be virtuous and to ease any doubt about the secrets of life such as, “Where do we go after we die? Do heaven and hell exist? How do we prove it?” This profound knowledge was not taught at any university, but it was derived from the Lord Buddha’s wisdom. This caused Chaiboon to lean towards the study of Dhamma more than studies in the classroom. Even on the day he had an examination in the morning, he would take the bus to go to meditate in the afternoon. He did this regularly until he graduated.
With a determined attitude towards meditation, along with his respect for the teaching of his teacher, young Chaiboon excelled in his progression when it came to meditation. This pleased Khun Yay greatly. Even people, who practised meditation with Khun Yay before, acknowledged his proficiency. Hence, Khun Yay was comfortable in allowing him to lead the meditation for patrons and supporters.
Once he meditated deeply and attained inner peace, his confidence in the knowledge found in Buddhism continued to increase. He saw that the fruits of meditation could release human beings from their suffering, and had indisputably answered the many unresolved question he his mind.
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