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  1. Book search result icon Gifts He Left Behind 59. Knowledge from study vs. knowledge from practice
     … knowledge from practice Someone said: “The teachings about virtue, concentration, discernment, and release that I’ve memorized from books and from the teachings of various ajaans: Are they in line with Luang Pu’s understanding of their essence?” Luang Pu answered, “Virtue means the normalcy of a mind that’s free of faults, the mind that has armored itself against doing evil of any … 
  2. Book search result icon Gifts He Left Behind 102. The safest way to dwell
     … They described the virtues and attainments of the different ajaans with whom they had lived and practiced for a long time, saying that that luang pu had concentration as his constant mental dwelling; this ajaan dwelled in the Brahma attitudes, which is why so many people respected him; that luang pu dwelled in the limitless Brahma attitudes, which is why there was no limit … 
  3. Book search result icon Gifts He Left Behind 111. No bad karma with regard to the body
     … In the midst of the stillness near dawn, free of the noise of people or traffic—even the leaves of the trees were still, the air was cool, with a gentle drizzle falling like snow—Luang Pu, a member of the pure, noble Saṅgha, dropped his body, leaving us with only his virtues to remember and miss in a way that will know no … 
  4. Book search result icon Gifts He Left Behind 88. Only practice can resolve doubt
     … All they have to do is be firm and intent on practicing correctly in line with the principles of virtue, concentration, and discernment. If there really are 16 levels of heaven as they say in the texts, people who practice well are sure to rise to those levels. Or if heaven and nibbāna don’t exist, people who practice well don’t lack for … 
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