Question and Answer for Life

What is the principle of “Sangha Dana”? f there is only one monk who receives our gifts, it can be counted as Sangha Dana? Which one gives us more merit between presenting gifts to the Order of Monks or to a specific one?

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.

I would like to ask Luang Phaw why the Lord Buddha said “The Gift of Dhamma beats all other donations.”

Hearing Luang Phaw mentioned about Dhamma Dana (The Gift of Dhamma), I would like to ask Luang Phaw why the Lord Buddha said “The Gift of Dhamma beats all other donations.”

I’d like to know the purpose of donations in Buddhism and how many kinds of donations are there?

I’d like to know the purpose of donations in Buddhism and how many kinds of donations are there?

Since there are a lot of collisions that break our society. What can we do to give unity back to our nation?

Since there are a lot of collisions that break our society. What can we do to give unity back to our nation?

How can we train our descendants to be disciplined and well-organized when they grow up?

How can we train our descendants to be disciplined and well-organized when they grow up?

What caused good or bad habits?

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.

If donating blood gives us a lot of merits, will donating our body after we die to a hospital help us accrue even more merits?

If donating blood gives us a lot of merits, will donating our body after we die to a hospital help us accrue even more merits?

Could you please show us the way to survive and have happiness in society?

In Thai society these days, it has changed a lot because everyone has to work for survival until you can hardly find a smile on anybody’s face. Could you please show us the way to survive and have happiness in society Sir?

I’d like to know what principle of Dhamma can give stability to the family till the next generations?

I’d like to know what principle of Dhamma can give stability to the family till the next generations?

What principle of Dhamma shall we follow to be millionaires over lives?

What principle of Dhamma shall we follow to be millionaires over lives?

The essence of wealth “U, A, KA, SA”. CAn these words really make us rich or not?

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.

"Sodhmantra is external medicine and Bhavana is internal medicine." What is the concise meaning?

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?

People afraid to lose their minds because of meditation. How can we explain to them to understand about meditation more clearly?

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?

Why our temple does not have walking meditation? and why there is someone leading us through the instructions with his voice while we are supposed to be seated quietly during the sitting meditation?

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?

Who are the wise ones that we should associate with and what is the good thing of associating with the wise people?

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?

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?

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?

How is a fool is and what are the ill-effects from associating with the fools?

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.

Good tips for teaching children

The present society is facing increased problems of children lacking gratitude for their parents. Do you have any recommendations in teaching our children to become good and grateful people?

You once taught us that having gratitude generates wisdom. I would like to ask how wisdom occurs.

You once taught us that having gratitude generates wisdom. I would like to ask how wisdom occurs.

Our ancestors mentioned that the life of a grateful person would always be prosperous. Why is it so?

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.