Good Bye, My Hometown

My employers liked to go to temples and they had very kind hearts.I had a chance to learn about the law of Karma and the truth of life because here DMC was on most of the day. Dhamma teachings were heard through the whole house including the morning and evening chanting and the Cetiya’s homage paying.

When Taiwanese Bhikkuni Teaches In A Prison

I am a Taiwanese Bhikkuni of Buddhism in Taiwan. I have been ordained for almost 30 years and have been teaching Dhamma to the prisoners who mostly are under a death sentence at the biggest jail in Taiwan for more than 20 years.

How does an old tradition of Thai society that urges children to prostrate themselves at their parents’ feet before going to bed help develop children’s virtue?

I’d like to ask you about an old tradition of Thai society that urges children to prostrate themselves at their parents’ feet before going to bed. How does this tradition help develop children’s virtue? If the people of the present time would like to reintroduce that tradition, where can they begin?

What is the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings?

In Thai tradition, on important days like New Year’s Day, or other auspicious days, younger generations always pay respect and ask for blessings from their elders. I’d like to ask Luang Phaw the importance of blessings, and how one bestows blessings.

When a woman is raped, or suffers from German measles during her pregnancy, possibly leading to a disability to the baby when it is born, is the abortion of a necessary nature sinful?

I’d like to ask you about necessary abortions. For example, when a woman is raped, or suffers from German measles during her pregnancy, possibly leading to a disability to the baby when it is born, is the abortion of a necessary nature sinful or not?

How to teach Dhamma to judges and civil workers?

I was assigned by the Civil Court Chief Official to teach Dhamma to judges and civil workers once a month starting in January. 2005 (B.E. 2548), and that troubled me because judges usually live in their own world. Everyone would like to dig deep into their thoughts and psyche. I would like to ask for Luang Phaw for suggestions how to teach Dhamma to this group of people.

The Merit Has Been Performed…Why Does The Kamma Follow Me?

ชีวิตในครอบครัวของหญิงคนหนึ่ง...คุณพ่อของเธอเป็นอดีตตำรวจมือปราบที่เก่งมาก ย้ายไปอยู่จังหวัดไหน โจรผู้ร้ายก็จะเกรงกลัว ท่านชอบทำบุญตามวัดต่างๆ มีวัดประจำครอบครัวในแต่ละจังหวัดที่ท่านย้ายไปอยู่เสมอ...คุณแม่ ก็เป็นผู้สูงอายุที่ใจดี น่าอยู่ใกล้...คุณปู่-คุณย่า ต่างก็เป็นคนใจบุญ โอบอ้อมอารี...พี่ชายของเธอ มักจะทะเลาะกับเธอ และคุณพ่อ อยู่บ่อยๆ แต่อย่างไรก็ตาม เขาก็ได้เป็นผู้ได้รับโอกาส ดูแลคุณพ่อ-คุณแม่ มากกว่าลูกคนอื่นๆทั้งหมด

The Merit Has Been Performed…Why Does The Kamma Follow Me?

Her dad was a first-rate Crime Prevention Policeman. Whatever province he moved to, the robbers would be scared. He also liked to perform merits at several temples. Her mom is a kindhearted person. Her brother is a moody guy. When he was a teenager, he preferred to associate with guys who were likely to be womanizing, hunting and fishing. As an adult he likes to drink, flirt and gamble. However, he was the person who ended up taking care of our parents more than the others.

Black Magic and Three Wives

One man got 3 wives. The first wife and the second one were suspicious that he was under a spell of black magic from the third wife so they coordinated together to find someone to help resolve the black magic. After he had passed away for 8 days, his third wife prepared a ceremony to receive Dhamma from Kuan Yin Goddess. They said, this ceremony was from the higher class in Taiwan, and it can powerfully dismiss the recipients name from hell.

The Test Tube Baby

Her husband and she were married for 9 years but we still did not have a child. They went to see a doctor and had artificial fertilization twice but they failed. The doctor suggested them to utilize the test tube baby process. Which process of a soul’s birth occurred during the procedure of the test tube birth? Will the doctor and her accrue any sins (negative kamma) from destroying the fertilized ova and implanting only the perfect ovum?