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25. PRICELESS TREASURE At this moment I’m still healthy; let me tell you what is on my mind. Remember my words. I’m giving you an invaluable treasure. Please take good care of the treasure that I’m giving to you. You will be able to look after your spiritual well-being in the future. I have only virtuous intentions for everyone. I want to give “ultimate benefits” to others. May you always be on the moral path, determined to make merit while you are young and strong, and to pursue it to the best of your ability. After we finish building our Temple, I will offer the Temple (Buddhaak Center?) to the Buddhists* in Nibbana. All of us will benefit from this transcendental merits. Maintain this great merit by keeping our Temple pure and clean. Let Luang Por (Dhammajaya) know everything, positive or negative, according to the truth. Honor your pure intentions, your good morality, and your genuine truthfulness; in the same manner I have honored mine. May 5, 1979 *Buddhak Center is the former name of the DhammaUdaya Temple. 26. DON’T WAIT We don’t know when our final day will come. Start going to the temple now while you still can. Don’t wait until someone has to carry you into the temple (for your own funeral). Days and nights pass by quickly. With each sunset our life becomes one day shorter. Capitalize on each day that you are still alive by accumulating as much merit as you can. In times of trouble, reflect on your merit. Know how to build up merit and know how to maintain merit. Use your merit wisely as you would use your money. January 11, 1991