nam asked him what sort of child he wanted. Ile said he wanted a good and virtuous child who was rich. Ile wanted a handsome child too. Luang Phaw Wat Paknam said that whatever you want your child to turn out like you have to make yourself as good as you want your child to be first — like a blueprint. Th

be pleased no matter how many or few come to listen to your teaching, that is one of the signs of a successful Dhamma teacher. The Great Abbot of Wat Paknam taught: "If a thousand come, we teach a thousand: (its tiring but a few words can change the lives of many, so the speaker accrues a lot of merit