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"Don’t forget . . . no rushing to open this envelope! Wait until you get home. Take a wash and freshen up. Have a good meal. Do your evening chanting. Sit for meditation until your mind is as clear as a diamond. Don’t dare to open the envelope if your mind isn’t clear — otherwise you’ll miss out on worldly success. As soon as your mind is clear, only then open the envelope." As soon as the layman stepped down from the pavilion a crowd gathered round him. Some people fought with one another in order to get the best price to buy the envelope from him. He refused to sell it. There was no way he was going to give up his lifetime’s riches. He went home and without telling anybody bathed and had a meal and kneeled down to do his chanting. His wife and children said nothing but noticed he was meditating with much more earnest than usual. As soon as he thought that his mind was clear, he whipped out the envelope and prepared to receive his lucky number. He cautiously opened the envelope and took out the slip of paper. On the paper were written nine words: *"The more you gamble, the more you rob yourself."* He nearly had a heart attack — he was so angry! If Luang Phaw wasn’t going to help on the lottery, why didn’t he say so? Why did he have to insult me, too? Next he felt regret that he hadn’t sold the envelope when all those people had offered to buy it. However, the peace of mind from having just completed his meditation still pervaded his being and he started to think, “If Luang Phaw has gone to such lengths just to teach me a lesson, it means I