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128. MAKE RESOLUTIONS EVEN WHEN MAKING SMALL MERITS Even when you make small merits, make resolutions to never run into fools¹ (immoral people), but to surround yourself with only the virtuous. 129. TO SEE CRYSTAL CLEAR DHAMMA Every time you make merit, I encourage you to make the following resolutions: Into every era that I am born, may I be spared the company of “fools” and be free from karmic retributions; may I see crystal clear Dhamma and have an enlightened mind in every lifetime; may I possess unlimited wealth, enabling me to make abundant merit; may I have my own land; may I be in a position to build a temple; may I have opportunities to take part in Kathina and robe offering ceremonies; may I be born with good health and a strong body that is free of illness to live a long life, and to leave this world happy at the time of death. *Fools* (palai): spiritually defective persons. A fool is someone wicked, weak, or feeble in a moral sense. His decision is faulty, not knowing right from wrong, good from bad. A fool in one who gives bad influence. You don’t at least try his shoes. He could be well-educated and be from a good family. You can still him by his action or behavior. The opposite of a “fool” is a “wise”. 130. PURE IN BODY, SPEECH, AND MIND May I be one with the purity of body, speech, and mind. May I have plenty of merit. May I have the merit that enables me to teach myself, teaching myself to perform only good deeds. May I attain the abilities to recall my past lives and the past lives of others so I can learn from past mistakes and be able to teach myself and others correctly. May I practice celibacy in every life, never returning to a life of marriage. May I not be attracted to the sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and temperament of the opposite sex. May I be content with a life of celibacy throughout all lifetimes until I defeat Mara. May I be born complete with the thirty-two faculties, free from disease and illnesses, having a body that is healthy and strong throughout the duration of my quest for Perfections. April 4, 1979