Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

. Places Favorable to Demons.
"I am just among demons," exclaimed Mr. Chen,
laughing, "as you will see, and you dare to come
here!"
"Never mind," said the transcriber, "you have the
four great kings outside your door!" Mr. Chen gave
the list:
The following places favorable to demons are: where a
building is too large, too new, too dilapidated, too near
to a road, near a lake, near many trees, surrounded by
flowers, with many fruit trees…
As the last two applied to our Vihara, Bhante said,
"Now I know who takes our oranges—I thought it
was small boys!" We all laughed while the yogi went
on:
Also, near famous places, near the presence of
incompatible persons, near the place of entry into
another country, near to provincial boundaries, near the
frontiers of states, and, finally, any place where one
lacks good friends.
"There does not seem to be anywhere free from
demons," said the listener. "But if you leave them
all," Mr. Chen assured us, "it will indeed be hard
for demons to trouble you."
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