The Search for a Teacher

In 1963, at the age of nineteen, he was preparing to take the entrance examination for university-level studies.  The young man, Chaiyaboon, made a decision to go to Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen to meet Khun Mae Acariya Chandra to study the Dhammakaya Meditation Technique.  When he arrived at the temple, he asked different people, “Does anyone know Khun Mae Acariya Chandra?” but no one knew.  They told him: “There is no Khun Mae Acariya Chandra. There is only a Teacher Chandra.”  This made him think that these were two different persons.  Since he couldn’t find her, he concentrated his efforts on the entrance exam.  He passed the exam and was accepted at Kasetsart University.

In the first semester, freshman Chaiyaboon was very focused in his studies.  Later, at the end of the first semester, his thoughts of meeting Khun Mae Acariya Chandra resurfaced.  So, he decided to go back to Wat Paknam Temple again in October 1963, but was still unsuccessful in locating her.  Later, someone suggested that, if he wanted to learn how to meditate seriously, he should learn from a seasoned monk who would be glad to teach the Dhammakaya Meditation Technique.  After practicing meditation for a period of time, he discovered, from a fellow meditator of the same age, that Khun Mae Acariya Chandra was Teacher Chandra.  So, he was taken to meet Teacher Chandra.  Finally, they both had the opportunity to meet one another.