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the changes, but Luang Phaw set the foundation for the formal teaching of meditation to the monks. Luang Phaw was very just. He was not biased, but at the same time his decisions were clear cut and sagacious. He would never go back on his word — the number of temple residents in his care was growing and all had to keep within the limits of their personal discipline or Precepts. It was discipline he relied upon for harmony. Anyone who broke the discipline or infringed the well-being of the others would be warned. If they continued to break the discipline, they would be punished. He said: "Force has to be applied to improve peoples' vir- tues. The mind is like water which always tends to seek its own depth. Without effort, the mind's virtue, like water, will fall to the lowest level — that is the performance of evil deeds. If normal people are to be able to develop their minds to the level of the arahat, then effort needs to be made. The mind has to be brought under control until it comes to a standstill. Thus, to govern others, there need to be rules. There needs to be something to force people to become better. There need to be penalties for breaking the rules." If anyone in the temple broke the regulations or deported themselves in an inappropriate manner, Luang Phaw would warn them for the first offence. He would give them a second warning if they continued to cause offence. If they committed an offence for the third time he would punish them. If they were novices, he would have the old monk Phra Pleuang Chupaña cane them. Sometimes he would punish them himself by having them sweep the temple or cut firewood for the kitchen. If, after all of this, the offender didn't improve he would expel them.