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the quarrel and forgive one another, they would be allowed to stay. If, however, either or both of the parties couldn't get over the quarrel and forgive each other, both parties would be thrown out of the temple! Although Luang Phaw was very strict, he showed loving kindness and compassion to all without any distinction. He taught: " ...to look down on others, even without realizing it, seeing others as weaker than oneself, speaking irreverently to them, is like the gables of a house being burned by fire which has spread from the lower storeys. Even the smallest house fire will spread to the gables— in the same way, the resentment of juniors can destroy the person who governs them unless he is compassionate and wishes only happiness to those around him, especially those less privileged than himself." Luang Phaw always taught his disciples to avoid attachment to the food, clothing, shelter and medicine donated for their use and to be content with whatever they owned or were given. He said they should be like a horse or an elephant that is not fussy about its food: "If given hay it eats hay. Given fresh grass it eats fresh grass. Given oats it eats that too. It eats whatever you give it, and eats it with respect and earnest. Monks and novices too, must be easy to maintain, taking whatever they are offered for the happiness of those who donated it. Even Buddhist saints make themselves easy to maintain and are a relief for sponsors of the Buddhist religion. Thus those who are still on the path to sainthood should also make themselves easy to maintain, in order that the life of the religion might be extended." 58