My heart sings Change the World song

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My heart sings “Change the World” song
Edited from the Inner Dreams Kindergarten Program broadcasted on DMC

I pay the highest respect to Luang Phaw

I am Phra Harit Jotiratano, 34 years old. I have been ordained since the Dhammadayada Mass Ordination Program, Batch “Worship Phrarajbhavanavisudh’s Dhamma as his 67th Birthday Anniversary.” Now I am being trained as the Navaga Monk, 1st year, at the 3rd terrace in Dhammakaya Temple.

Phra Harit Jotiratano

Before becoming a monk, I was a chemical engineer and working in the environmental field. My work was about the common water and drinking water productions and the waste water treatment. Moreover, I used to do plating as well. This is my second ordination. For the first one, I met the ordination booth of Dhammakaya Temple at the Bangkok Bus Terminal Station(Mo Chit). I went to pick up a brochure for reading not seriously, but those who gave brochures persuaded me this, this, that, that until I wrote the application. So, I had come to ordain in the First 100,000-monk ordination in 2010 and ordained again in the mentioned batch. In this ordination, I understand Dhamma more and deeper. I also have the better inner experience especially when Luang Phaw led meditation at Kaew Saraphatnuk Room, Luang Phaw told us to recall our merits and be happy with them. I was one who followed your suggestion. I recalled my merit of installing the drinking water system for Khao Kaew Sadej Education Center which I did it during my first ordination. This installation enables the monks and laypeople there having clean water to consume. It is my red ribbon work. Then, I recalled the ordination merit and the dyke-making merit. The last one we did it until very late at night, but, we were very happy with it.

I recalled my merits again and again so there was only merit in my mind, suddenly, I felt like falling from the higher place and going deeper very fast. Then, I stopped at a point and there was light emerging from my stomach. At that time I stopped and kept watching. I saw a bright crystal like a star. When I looked inside the crystal, I saw the Buddha Image’s head as clear as water. It was the top-view image. I saw his hair, his eye and all parts clearly. I felt the Buddha image become gradually bigger and at the same time I was moving down again. My mind was still, comfortable and happy and sometimes I felt merely. One day Luang Phaw had taught us about how to look the Buddha Image – open our eyes and look, squint our eyes and look, and then close our eyes and look – I follow this tip everyday. Amazingly, the Buddha image in my body is clearer than ever. Now it is clear like the crystal and bright like the midday sun. The image I saw when I open my eyes is as sharp and clear as the image I saw when I close my eyes. Meditation makes me happy every second and manners. I can smile all day.

The pictures of Phra Harit Jatiratano's inner experiences

So I called my mother and introduced her to meditate because she had never meditated before. When she tried to meditate by following Luang Phaw’s voice, she liked it very much. Recently, she told me that she saw the Buddha image flying from the front and coming into her stomach. It has made her very happy so that she meditates 20 – 30 minutes before going to bed everyday. She also repeats “Samma Arahang” all day. While she was cooking, she was repeating “Samma Arahang” too.

Phra Harit Jotiratano in Peace Position

Now my monk friends and I meditate more sessions to prepare ourselves to perform dhutanga along the Great Master’s Paths. I thought that when the day of over 1,000 Dhammadayada monks performing dhutanga together with graceful manner, that day will be one of the most wonderful days which interests people to study Buddhism much more and then, everyone will know that Dhammakaya Vijja is the real and it is a subject that they must study to know. My friends and I will not let any rose petals valueless.

Today is December 20th, 2011 and it is my birthday anniversary. I would like to ask for your blessings. I would like to bow at your feet to thank you since you open the way to heaven and close the way to hell for me. I love you most and will be ordain life by life because I want to be a brave soldier of Dhamma Army and help you change the world, sir.

I pay the highest respect to Luang Phaw

Phra Harit Jotiratano

Translated by Chadawee Chaipooripat