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give it as part of the meditation instruction in the final ten minutes of the session, speaking while both of them had their eyes closed. Such advice seemed to be absorbed by them at a deeper level – because it was advice given at a time when the mind was refined by meditation. This was how Khun Yay gave training to those coming to her. Khun Yay had her own way of spreading the Dhamma. Apart from teaching meditation to interested students she would always be available to alleviate the suffering of those who came to her with problems of life or health. They would seek Khun Yay's help when their children or grandchildren were declared beyond cure by hospitals. Some came to her to have her find missing persons. Some wanted to dedicate merit for relatives who had passed away. Khun Yay had her way of making sure that even those who came to her for other reasons got a knowledge of meditation to take home with them. She would use the knowledge of Dhammaṭkyā to help all-comers as much as practically possible treating all as equals, with a mind filled with compassion. Even though some came to her without treating her with any respect or even those merely wishing to 'try it on' she would still do her best to help them. Errands taking her to the heaven and hell realms were things that Khun Yay made look commonplace, more like walking from her kuni to other parts of the temple than traversing afterlife realms. Faced with the questioning of guests, she wouldn't do anything special. Just close her eyes for a moment, meditatin to bring her into unity with the Dhammaṭkyā within, until her faculty of 'seeing and knowing' expanded to the size of the Three