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and on one occasion discussed with His Holiness the allegations which so many people had levelled against him: "We are not stupid people who cannot tell the difference between 'what's right' and 'what's wrong"! Why should we tell lies in order to boost our self-aggrandisement in the eyes of others? They only accuse us because they don't know Dhammakāya for themselves. They know neither the place where Dhammakāya exists, nor the meaning of the word itself! This ignorance can be the only reason why they are so misguided to complain about us who are forthright and sincere in teaching from our own true experience. When ignorant people who don't know the real Doc- trine of the Lord Buddha attack our meditation technique, they cannot upset the truth, but will succeed only in undermining the faith of weak- minded people. The real jewel of the Buddha's Teaching is ever-shining and only the wise can look upon it in true admiration. The results of the truth are derived entirely from the meditator's own experience, not from doctrinal study. At Wat Paknam, the monks in my care, even when eating and sleeping, do nothing in their lives but practise meditation. We talk to- gether about what we have achieved and we are tireless in encouraging others to do good. We do not advertise ourselves in newspapers, but our fame relies solely on our good reputation — but even in spite of the virtue of our temple, people still come to slander us — behaviour that will ul- timately only cause more trouble for themselves. We don't ask people to pay for the meditation