A TRUE SPIRITUAL WARRIOR – VENERABLE AJAAN KHAO ANALAYO

Venerable Ajaan Khao Anãlayo was born in the Year of the Rat on Sunday December 28, 1888. His natal village was Baan Bo Chaneng, located in the Nong Kaew sub- district of Amnat Charern district in the province of Ubon Ratchathani. His father’s name was Phua and his mother’s Rort, and their surname was Khoratha. Khao Khoratha was the fourth of seven children. Khao Khoratha was a farmer by profession.

Working hard,he prospered and made friends easily. By nature, he was honest and upright, always displaying a warm-hearted, generous atti- tude toward family and friends. Everyone loved and admired him. Because of this he had many acquaintances, who were all good responsible people. In stark contrast to nowadays when having many friends tends to lead to a lot of drinking and ca- rousing where friends in this age of instant gratification are the cause of each other’s downfall, dragging one another headlong into a living hell. In those days, people tended toward virtuous conduct, so friendships were wonderfully inspiring and mutually beneficial interactions that never led to personal damage.