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they continued such behaviours. She wouldn’t talk merely of the harm in the present lifetime, but harm in future lifetimes as well. She would nurture her students allowing them to grow on the path of the Dhamma and master their chastity. This was how Khun Yay formed up her team – the starting point of a group respecting purity above all, who were to be the seed of spreading the Dhamma-kaaya Tradition around the world – arrangements behind the scenes which influenced young people, who would usually be interested in nothing more than starting their own families, inspiring them instead to sacrifice themselves for the prosperity of Buddhism. It was to take her ten years to train up this group to her satisfaction – a team who could co-operate on any task without internal conflicts. The purity of the lifestyle Khun Yay trained them in was in keeping with the Buddha’s own definition of the word ‘pure’. ‘Clean in body’ meant to be moral in bodily action, refraining from killing, stealing and adultery. ‘Cleanliness of speech’ meant to refrain from telling lies, divisive speech, swearing and idle chatter. ‘Cleanliness of mind’ meant to be free of the intentions of greed for others’ possessions, from vengefulness and being of Right View. Only in these ways can a person truly be considered ‘clean’. Khun Yay Acharn was an exemplar of cleanliness on all levels both inner and outer. She was a person who had loved cleanliness since childhood. She explained we cannot have an uncluttered mind if we live in an untidy environment. An example of her cleanliness is that when she cleaned a chair she did it thoroughly,