พระอาจารย์อธิบายว่าจักรพรรดิไม่ได้กำหนดไลฟ์สไตล์ของเรา ไลฟ์สไตล์เป็นอุปนิสัยที่เกิดจากธรรมชาติทั้ง 3 ฝ่าย โดยเฉพาะอัพยากตะและอกุศล ส่วนจักรพรรดิเพียงบริหารจัดการทรัพยากรของเราทั้งส่วนละเอียดในดวงบุญและส่วนหยาบเช่นไร่นาและกิจการPra Ajarn explains that the wheel-turning force doesn't determine our lifestyle; lifestyle is a disposition arising from the three natural forces, especially the neutral and the unwholesome. The wheel-turning force merely manages our resources — the refined ones within the sphere of merit and the coarse ones like fields and businesses.
Someone asked: does the wheel-turning force (chakraphat) also determine our lifestyle, since it is our nurturer and protector?
The Wheel-Turning Force Doesn't Determine Lifestyle
The wheel-turning force isn't involved in that. Our lifestyle is determined by the three natural forces — especially the neutral and for the most part, though is there too. These three forces together compose our lifestyle, because lifestyle is a disposition arising from the thoughts and behavior of the three natural forces.
The Wheel-Turning Force Merely Manages Resources
The wheel-turning force only supports and manages our resources — both the refined resources within the sphere of merit and the coarse ones. For instance, if we have a business, the wheel-turning force oversees and manages it; if we have fields and gardens, it refines the subtle powers concerning the seeds and soil. These subtle powers are of white, middling, and dark kinds, and the wheel-turning force uses quality subtle powers to nourish the seeds and soil — the quality depending on its strength — caring for both the coarse and the refined.