เมื่อเข้าถึงพระธรรมกายซึ่งเป็นรัตนะสูงสุด บุญที่ไหลผ่านอย่างต่อเนื่องทำให้มีกำลังบุญมากพอจะแลกเปลี่ยนดึงดูดสมบัติหยาบของโลกได้ ยิ่งเข้าถึงความละเอียดมากเท่าไหร่ บุญก็ยิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์และมีมูลค่ามากขึ้นเท่านั้นReaching the Dhammakaya — the highest treasure — brings a continuous stream of merit that becomes powerful enough to draw in and exchange for the coarser wealth of the world. The finer and more subtle the level attained, the more sacred and valuable the merit becomes.
A student asked what the elder teacher meant when speaking of "commanding wealth" (บังคับสมบัติ), citing the teaching: "We, the Tathagata, are the kaya; the Dhammakaya itself is the Tathagata. All who have attained the Dhammakaya know together that reaching it is the highest treasure. Whether the treasure of the human plane, the treasure of the six heavens, the treasure of all sixteen Brahma realms, or the treasure of the four formless-Brahma realms — those treasures, whether sentient or non-sentient, cannot compare to the Tathagata. Now that we have become the Dhammakaya, we hold the greatest treasure; no other treasure can compare. Having reached the Dhammakaya, all other treasures fall under our command — whenever we need them, we can simply have them, without any trouble at all, because we command wealth."
The teacher explained that reaching the Dhammakaya means dwelling within system, where the stream of merit flows continuously and abundantly. When wholesomeness is dominant, it becomes possible to command all forms of wealth — though this depends on how refined the mind has become. Attainment begins from the subtle body, moving through the celestial body, the Brahma body, and the formless-Brahma body across each realm. All the wealth that exists in the heavenly worlds — whether sentient or not — cannot compare to the treasure of the Tathagata, the Dhammakaya. Once one reaches the Dhammakaya, that wealth can be brought under one's command, because one holds greater merit-power, and it can be obtained without any trouble, simply through setting the intention.
The teacher explained the mechanism: merit that flows in is stored within the sphere of , managed by the "Universal Emperor" (จักรพรรดิ). With a mere intention, the Universal Emperor can arrange things easily, because of the abundance of merit. At the initial level, attainment is simply coming to know and see that this exists; it must then be unified as one. Once achieved, merit is already considered to be flowing in at a certain level, and the Universal Emperor can help. "Commanding wealth" means having enough merit-power — enough subtle treasure at the center — to attract the coarser wealth belonging to the ordinary world. Since obtaining any piece of wealth requires an exchange, it depends on whether we have enough subtle treasure to trade with; if we have enough, the exchange can happen immediately.
As one practices and achieves results at each level, the merit flowing in is considered sufficient for the Universal Emperor to use subtle treasure to draw in coarser wealth. The more someone attains unity with the Dhammakaya, the more continuous their liberation becomes, and the stream of merit flows ever more abundantly. The more liberation occurs, the more sacred merit becomes, and the finer the subtle treasure grows — quite unlike an ordinary person, whose merit cannot be drawn in to the same degree, whose of merit remains at a certain level. But for one who attains liberation deeply, reaching an ever subtler Dhammakaya, merit grows ever more sacred, and subtle treasure grows ever finer and more valuable.
The teacher offered a comparison: working in Thailand might earn a daily wage of 300-400 baht, while working abroad might earn 500-600 baht in a single hour — a full day's work here versus a single hour there. Reaching the inner Dhammakaya, or attaining ever greater refinement and liberation, works the same way: the merit that flows in carries far greater value, is far more sacred, and the subtle treasure it brings is far greater. This is exactly why, once one reaches the Dhammakaya, one can command wealth — because the merit is so abundant that it makes such command possible. It is, in the end, a matter of exchange: with abundant merit, one can exchange for wealth to its full value.