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be present. His disciples pleaded for him to stay on longer, but he said that he must surely die. Everyone present immediately knew how concerned the Great Abbot was for the welfare of the tradition to have publicly appealed to his disciples to take responsibil- ity for the work — especially for perpetuating and spreading the Dhammakāya tradition. The Great Abbot instructed Khun Yay to stay and teach the knowledge of Dhammakāya at Wat Paknam while waiting for a successor to arrive. He ordered: “(Daughter) Chandra! Don’t be in a hurry to die! Don’t give up the teaching life for the seclu- sion of the forests! After my passing the others will have to rely on you to teach the knowledge of Dhammakāya and keep them on the straight and narrow path. If you don’t teach them, they will fall victim to the work of the Māra.” By 1957 the Great Abbot’s condition had worsened. He knew he would not live much longer. Even when the Great Abbot was severely ill, his mind was still engrossed with Dhamma and meditation research. Every evening he would call the monks to meditate near him for one or two hours. Khun Yay was, as a nun, not permitted to care for him when he was bedridden. All she could do was note his symptoms from a distance. At night he required everyone to meditate. He never rested from teaching meditation until the last day of his life. Before passing away, he chided his disciples saying, “Our reach is too short. We cannot beat Māra this lifetime. We are still in their clutches.”