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Someone asked me: the objective of maintaining the 8 precepts is to be celibate. If he is able to maintain the third precept, the other subordinate precepts such as the sixth, seventh, and eighth precepts, he does not need to maintain those. Is this true? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I heard Luang Phaw talk about Sila Vata (religious or monastic precepts). What are they? How are they different from the 5 precepts? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
What is the cause of selfishness in a human being? Also, how should I behave towards selfish colleagues? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
In the case where the judge sentences the murderer to death, but does not execute the culprit him/herself, is s/he regarded as violating the first precept him/herself? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
the military men and women and the police, whose duty it is to protect the sovereignty of the nation and quell the unrest sometimes inevitably have to wound and kill the thieves. But killing and hurting people are necessary. I would like to ask Luang Por whether this kind of killing is more or less sinful than general killing? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I’d like to know what principle of Dhamma can give stability to the family till the next generations? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
What principle of Dhamma shall we follow to be millionaires over lives? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I’ve seen somebody recites the essence of wealth “U, A, KA, SA” believing these words can give them wealth. I’d like to know if these words can really make us rich or not. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Today’s society seems to be filled with so many underprivileged groups. I wonder if I should donate my money to make merit through charity or toward the support of the monastic community. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
What is the definitive meaning to the saying “Good deeds brings wholesome results and bad deeds produce retribution”? Luangphaw can you please help clarify this for me because people nowadays believe that doing good deeds does not necessary lead to good results. However, they believe that misdeeds can yield benefits. What has led them to think in this way? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
the Lord Buddha taught us not to associate with the fools, and we should associate with only the wise ones. Who are the wise ones that we should associate with and what is the good thing of associating with the wise people? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
If due to our work we have to be with the fools who like to lead us to do bad things, ex. drinking alcohol, what shall we do? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
The first auspiciousness of life teaches us not to associate with the fools. First of all, I’d like to know how a fool is like, and what the ill-effects from associating with the fools are. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask Luang Phaw about the process of dedicating merit to our dearly departed family members. How can I be certain that they can actually receive the merit? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask Luang Phaw the simplest way to explain the existence of heaven and hell to those who don’t have faith in the subject. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Someone who is unfamiliar with Buddhist’s principles asked me the reason for why we were born. How should I answer this question so that he can understand it easily? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. I’d like to know the reason why this is the case. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I’m a factory owner. I’d like to ask you if there is any way to make my employees love the factory and work to the fullest. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I’d like to ask for Luang Phaw’s explanation for what you told us to build good people network. How important is this network, and why do we have to build it? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask Luang Phaw about the college entrance examination of high school students. Some of my students were disappointed with the low marks they got from the exam, which deprived them of the chance to enter their chosen college. Then they were constrained to having to study in their less favored college. May Luang Phaw explain to me regarding what they should do? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
My students often ask the question that when other school subjects they study provide them with various types of knowledge regarding managing the Four Basic Requisites in their everyday lives, then what kind of knowledge does Buddhism provide for their benefit? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
We have always known that the Lord Buddha’s teachings contain a total of 84,000 topics. For me as a school teacher, I would like to ask which parts of the Teachings I should lecture to the school students at the primary and secondary levels. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
If I am determined to keep the 5 precepts fully as Luang Phaw explained about the sweetened tamarind, what will I receive as a result? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
I would like to ask how we can keep the 5 precepts correctly. I would also like to have your advice regarding the wholesome strategy and method for keeping the 5 precepts solidly at all times. อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ
Today I have some questions about the meaning of a Buddhist word. The word “Sila” (precepts) has many facets: the 5 precepts, the 8 precepts, the 10 precepts, and the 227 precepts. I would truly like to know what the word “Sila” (precept) means. How important are the precepts? Why do we need to keep the precepts? อ่านเรื่องQuestion and Answer for Lifeต่อ