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ERVICE answers, so I replied calmly and said: "My dear, merit is the brightness that emanates from within. If you don't believe me, you can try meditation for yourself." Then, I called the teaching monk who taught me at the temple, telling him that I would not attend the ceremony because I had introduced meditation to my husband. That day, I spoke to my husband politely, using all the flowery language, in order to convince him to meditate. I told him, "My dear, let's practice meditation. Just five or ten minutes. If you love me, please, just spare me ten minutes." So, my husband agreed and I began coaching him gradually. I told him to close his eyes, relax and focus his mind within his abdomen. Then, I played the meditation instruction tape of Luang Phaw for him. During meditation, I opened my eyes to see how he was doing. I was surprised that he could sit still for more than five or ten minutes and that he could meditate for a long time even though he never practiced it before. Ironically, I was the one who introduced meditation to him, but I opened my eyes first! Even after an hour has passed, my husband still sat still in meditation, and after two hours of silence, he opened his eyes and told me: "I just relaxed myself and listened to Luang Phaw's guidance, I recited Samma Arahang' in my mind, and soon, I saw brightness within my abdomen. It did not irritate my eyes, and I was very happy. I did not want to leave my seat. Since then, my husband has been practicing meditation, and he could see a very clear crystal ball, like a shampoo bubble that is bright and rounded After looking through the middle of the crystal ball, the crystal ball kept expanding and this made him truly happy. Now, my husband believes that merit really does exist. He also confirmed that whatever Luang Phaw Dhammajayo said was true. He is now my coach because I see only brightness. My husband already saw the source of brightness which was the crystal sphere. He told me: "My dear, listen to me, take it easy and relax. Don't think of anything. Not the past. Not the future. The future hasn't arrived yet. Just keep your mind still at the present, and you will be able to see a clear and bright crystal sphere. As you keep observing, it will expand. Simply relax, and you will see it by yourself." PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com