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for the faithful to realize their wish to donate rice at the
temple. Luang Phaw also commented that:
"In any place where there are those who train
their minds to come to a standstill, there will
never be a shortage of food. Even if you are a
monk practising until you have brought your
mind to a standstill in the depths of the forest,
you will not be able to escape the generosity of
those who seek you out in order to offer suste-
nance."
Once, the rice in the temple storeroom was nearly de-
pleted — and there was no prospect of a fresh supply
for the next day.^1 An additional complication during
wartime was that martial law prohibited the transport
of strategic materials (such as rice). Even if you were
to buy a cargo of rice, it was no guarantee that you
could use it as you wished. The nun in charge of the
storeroom was at her wit's end, and went to inform
Luang Phaw.
She said, "We have no more rice."
"Of course we have!" Luang Phaw told her, "Do not
fear. The rice is on its way."
The nun was confused by Luang Phaw's confidence,
but at the same time felt uplifted by the assurance that
there *would* be rice.
It turned out that the law had been no deterrent to
the generosity of temple supporters determined to give
alms for the monks in the temple. They used a motor
launch to tow a barge from far in the provinces and
plied from one side of the canal to the other, collecting
donations of food from well-wishers until the barge was
full. The cargo of almsfood was then hidden beneath a
1. from *ibid.* p.7