พระอาจารย์อธิบายว่าเหตุใดเสียงของท่านจึงทำให้ใจสงบลง ทั้งเพราะเป็นเสียงของผู้รู้ฝ่ายกุศล และเพราะบุญที่สั่งสมร่วมกันมาเหนี่ยวนำให้กระแสธารแห่งบุญไหลผ่านThe teacher explains why hearing his voice settles the heart — it is the voice of one who knows what is wholesome, and it is carried by merit accumulated together that channels a stream of merit flowing through.
A lay follower asked why listening to the teacher's voice brings a sense of .
The teacher explained that this is the voice of one who knows on the side of what is wholesome (ผู้รู้ฝ่ายกุศล) — that is simply how it is. Through it he teaches for development in many aspects.
Another reason is the accumulated together over time. This shared accumulated merit draws in and channels a stream of merit (กระแสธารแห่งบุญ) that flows through. When merit flows through, it comes together with and happiness. The happiness within the “merit-element” (บุญญธาตุ) is a ful happiness — peace “สันติ”, “วิเวก”, “วิราคะ”, “วิมุตติ”, and purity “วิสุทธิ” — depending on how refined it becomes. Especially for us, this is the happiness of — the merit that flows through becomes this kind of happiness.
It is many things coming together — including old merit that was accumulated together in the past as well.