When I reflect on my life as a Buddhist monk, I found one of the most
significant turning points was when I started experiencing gratitude
(kata???-kataved?). Gratitude arises spontaneously when one reflects on one?s
parents, who made it possible for one to exist as a human being,
Luang Por Chah, the teacher, whose wisdom was always directly pointing
to the way out of suffering, and the Lord Buddha?s teaching giving direction
for one?s life.