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30. BE MODEST I'm not the ambitious type. I don't want to be popular nor famous like others. This has been a characteristic of mine for a long time. When I lived at Wat Paknam and practiced high-level Dhamma/y meditation with Luang Por Wat Paknam, I was very quiet. In the meditation hall, I rarely spoke, but when I did, others listened. I did not meddle in other people's affairs, but when it came to Luang Por's teachings, I was not afraid to point out people's mistakes. Otherwise, I spoke only when I was asked questions by Luang Por, and my answers were short and to the point. The important thing was to fulfill my duties. I sought neither fame nor recognition as others around me did. Fame without merit is a structure built on a crumbling foundation. October 22, 1980 *Dhammakaya Body of Enlightenment; Body of Truth. Dhammakaya meditation is a profound meditation technique taught by Luang Por Wat Paknam. Kun Wai carried on the Dhammakaya meditation tradition and passed it on to her student Luang Por Dhammapanyo, current Abbot of the Dhamma- [rest is cut off]* 31. BUILD MORE VIRTUES We are born to pursue virtue. I have been doing good deeds and building up my virtue little by little, regularly and consistently, quietly and humbly, without the need for recognition. After a while, the efforts of those good deeds pay off, and their results are evident to everyone. When you have built up enough virtue, nothing can stop it from manifesting itself. It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to see these accomplishments. Some people expect their good deeds to pay off right away. They complain when they fail to see the results of their good deeds, even when they have only just begun to practice. When I reflect upon the good deeds I have performed, and all of the time and effort I spent pursuing Perfections, I feel proud of my accomplishments. I don't have any inferior feelings in my mind. May 5, 1980