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When I moved to the big residence here—near the car park, near where Luang Mook stays—when I lied down—oh, this residence was really big, even more spacious. When we feel it is spacious, we feel comfortable straight away. Our residence becomes smaller because there are too many things. Are these things we use, or we do not use? Our house is full of things—the question is: Are these things we use or do not use? Things that we use are few; things that we do not use are many. Many things we hardly use, they just sit there—so, as time goes by, things pile up.
That’s it—there is nothing more for me to say. Is there anything else? I was told that this would be a relaxing conversation, with no customary format. As always, I end up being the only speaker. The other day, I sat here—with no ceremony at all—and spoke for three hours. Now, they have no problems at all. Hopefully, when they relate natural conditions, they also have no problems. Sometimes, I reprimand—if practitioners do not relate natural conditions correctly, I reprimand them. If practitioners’ natural conditions are good, but they talk about something totally irrelevant, I also reprimand them. I reprimand because I want practitioners to relate (natural conditions) correctly. If your natural conditions are not good and you cannot relate, that is one thing. But, if your natural conditions are good, but you cannot relate—I need to reprimand you. Dhamma cannot be related incorrectly. If we continue to talk about these natural conditions (incorrectly), this is not