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his face was clouded like a man broken by sorrow. On seeing the Dhammakāya he didn’t even have the strength to raise his hands in a gesture of prayer. When he saw his daughter, he admitted to her, “I am suffering in hell because when I was alive I habitually drank liquor. I drank heavily – ten satang worth a day — a bottle for each day of my life. Not only that, I used to kill animals too. I often killed frogs, shellfish, crabs and fish. Sometimes I killed a chicken for a meal.” Only now did he realize these evils were too serious to be traded off against the good ones – that they were the sort of evil that stays with one even after death. “Now I am suffering to repay the price of my misdeeds. As I was dying, all the evil I had done during my life flashed before me.” He had died with a clouded mind overcome by guilt. With tears running down his swollen face, he implored his daughter to help. Chandra felt sorry for him and didn’t want him to be exposed to the torments of hell anymore. She felt great compassion for her father, but had no idea how to help him. She felt like a non-swimmer, watching someone else drown. She was uncertain what to do. Upāsika Thongsuk sensed her hesitation. “My father is trapped in hell because he used to drink, but I can’t do anything to help!” “Start by having your father request the Five Precepts from the Dhammakāya,” advised Upāsika Thongsuk. The Dhammakāya told father to follow the Precepts in its resonant voice. Once he had taken ________________________________ 1. The five rules of physical and verbal conduct which underpin human morality, namely refraining from killing, stealing, adultery, telling lies and drinking alcohol. 33