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Luang Por Dhammajayo’s Aspiration After Luang Por Dhammajayo took the yellow robe to become a Buddhist monk he resolved that he would preach only the subject of stopping the mind. Over the past forty plus years, his teachings consisted primarily of stopping of the mind. Everything else was secondary. He put his heart into making people understand the importance of stopping of the mind, because he knew ‘stop’ is the key to success. Between the age of sixteen and nineteen, Luang Por managed to read every volume of the Tipitaka as well as any important books on Buddhism he could lay his hands on. After reading all these books, he came to the conclusion that reading alone wasn’t enough. It is like reading a map without actually making the trip—you miss the excitement of the journey and the experience of getting to the place. Reading Dhamma books without actually practicing Dhamma and meditation is the same way. You know only the theory, but you lack the actual experience, the sensation, the touch, the feel, the taste and the flavor of the practice.