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I would like to ask you why people like to do bad deeds, even though they know that it is not good. And how can we correct this? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
My father has just passed away, as the eldest son of the family, how should I take a good care of my mother and my younger sister? And what moral principles should be picked up to apply to my life so that I could maintain a scrupulous life? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
In the case that the doctor cures the illness and it happens that the medical treatment has side effects causing the patient to death. I would like to ask if the doctor is at fault? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Doctors and nurses by the nature of their work often are involved in birth, ageing, illness and death, but most of them are not interested in Buddhism which teaches the truth about life, why it is so? And how should I persuade them to study the Lord Buddha’s Teachings? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Some people think there shouldn’t be any resolution when making merit, because it is as if one is greedy or one expects something in return. I don’t know how to correct this misunderstanding. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
used to invite relatives to come to the temple to make merit, but they refused and only sent money each time. They thought that even though they didn’t go to the temple, they would receive merit because it’s their money. How can I explain to them? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
If military personnel has the opportunity to ordain as a monk, what appropriate topics of the Buddhist teachings should they be taught? And what kinds of merit will those who sponsor the ordination ceremony gain? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Soldiers and policemen have to be brave and they therefore, get into the habit of drinking alcohol to make them look courageous. I would like to ask Luang Phor how to change this erroneous core value? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
People like to say that going out to drink alcohol with friends is a means to strengthen unity and promote relationships. It is regarded as promoting friendship. I just wonder if the friendship amongst drinkers will last long. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask a question about the circumstance that there might be false allegation made against us without any truth in it. How should we take it? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
For jealous people what is their downside and how can this be rectified? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I’d like to ask Luang Phaw about the principle of “Sangha Dana” (presenting gifts to the Order of Monks), and if there is only one monk who receives our gifts, it can be counted as Sangha Dana or not? Also I’d like to know which one gives us more merit between presenting gifts to the Order of Monks or to a specific one. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
The people who have a hard life tend to think why the previous merit does not help them. How could I explain to them? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask a question, if we have to visit or take care of our relative who is seriously ill, how do we do to look after them or to motivate them to think positively? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Business these days is comprised of competing by means of pricing, trading-in, presenting a gift and offering something as a giveaway in order to beat the competitors. In doing so, is it considered exploiting the opposite sides? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Most people say that the fourth precept is particularly difficult to strictly observe, especially for those who are merchants like myself. I would therefore like to ask Luang Por if there are any strategies to keep the fourth precept pure and chaste? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask you about what the old ancient Thai people used to say regarding Sodhmantra (general Pali term for the chanting of the Lord Buddha’s Dhamma) and Bhavana (Pali term for actual meditation):
“Sodhmantra is external medicine and Bhavana is internal medicine.”
What is the concise meaning? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
There are many people who are afraid to practice meditation because they afraid to lose their minds. How can we explain to them to understand about meditation more clearly? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I invited my friend to the temple for meditation. He wondered why our temple does not have walking meditation. On top of that, he would like to know why there is someone leading us through the instructions with his voice while we are supposed to be seated quietly during the sitting meditation? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Since there are a lot of collisions that break our society. What can we do to give unity back to our nation? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
How can we train our descendants to be disciplined and well-organized when they grow up? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
The habit of each person is different. Some have good habits, some don’t. I’d like to ask Luang Phaw what caused these good and bad habits. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Most people think that lying to ease other’s feeling, as when a doctor conceal the truth from a severely ill patient in order to ease their mind, shouldn’t be sinful. How can we explain it to them so that they can understand this correctly? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Is buying poultry eggs from the markets to cook considered a form of misdeed from killing? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I once invited a friend to meditate. My friend told me that regular people like him/her who work, maintaining the precepts is enough. It is not necessary to meditate also. How can I explain Luang Phaw’s teachings to him/her? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ