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companians at the temple and the facilities. It was hard enough to further her studies in the meditation workshop without having to sort out problems in her personal life. However, no matter how badly she might be treated by her fellows at the temple, she took no interest, because the only thing she was interested in was meditating well enough to vanquish misión.¹ Nevertheless, the creature comforts provided to her by the temple were the most dilapidated and were only given to her because they had been abandoned by the others - whether it be her bed, chairs or mosquito net. At that time she didn't have anyone who she could turn to and no influence - so, she didn't let such mundane trivialities bog her down. Normally the idea of a mosquito net is to protect against bites but the one she was given had holes in it so large that it offered no protection. Nonetheless, she received it with gratitude, thinking no more than to use it to ward off biting insects. She washed it clean and patched the holes herself. The legs of the bed she was allocated were broken. The mattress stank and was infested with bedbugs. No thought of resentment crossed her mind, however, because she considered that the bed was merely to allow her sufficient rest to put her efforts into the practice of meditation. It was of no importance in itself. She was no carpenter, but repaired the bed as best she could, so that it was at least usable. She polished it so clean that it looked as good as new. At night when she was asleep on the mattress, the bedbugs emerged one by one and bit her, shocking ¹. The personification of evil forces in the world which delude the unwitting into contentment with life in the cycle of existence. Can be escaped and defeated only by the practice of meditation. 41