aginns

Not a monk but a lay woman, she heals people and has guided meditations every evening in Sankaempeng, in Wat Kiak Jam...show up around 7 or 8 pm and ask a taxi driver to take you there as it is not easy to find...she doesn't ask for money either (although there is a temple donation box somewhere).

All the best!

Thanks so much!

Hello Aginns.

I do not want to debate this issue because it is beyond me but I thought you might be interested, as a follower of the Lord Buddha, in what He, himself, is purported to have said. This is recorded in the Digha-nikaya,Part 1, Kevata Sutta,p.245 :

"Well, Kevata ! It is because I perceive danger in the practice of mystic wonders, that I loathe, and abhor, and am ashamed thereof "

Check it out . Hope this helps.

Cheers

Hello again Aginns.

Without wishing to labour the point and only to assist you with direction, here is another translation from the Pali of this Sutta - the Kevatta (Kevaddha) Sutta :

"Seeing this drawback to the miracle of psychic power, Kevatta, I feel horrified, humiliated and disgusted with the miracle of psychic power"

Best wishes.

Can't help but feel that post #8 suggests a very good place to start - but that's just my own opinion.

Thanks dear SwaziBird. I know what you say are true, but my inquisitive mind says to me that I must look for the truth myself. As far as I know, Buddha also used his mind connected with cosmic power for some miracles, isn't it?

When people believe in it, there must be some truth in it

I will not say whether there is white magic or not, but just wanted to say that what I quoted is an incorrect assumption. People believe all kinds of things and many of them are false. This could be one of them. As a Buddhist you should try to use an inquiring mind. Remember that when people believe things, opportunity for charlatans is rife. Do not lose your sense of discernment.

Thanks, but I am not a foolish person to fall into such people. But I believe there is something in this Cosmos, a kind of Power or Energy that can do wonders. Even the teachings of Buddha and Christ Jesus has never deinied it and they understood it and used it for good. But that is those days, but now as you said there are many charlatans.

What I need is to inquire into these Marvelous Power and to understand it.

Hi friends, I am a Budhist guy living in CM on retirement and I find it interesting to out about so called white Magic (not harmful). When people believe in it, there must be some truth in it and I find it is not correct to reject or make fun of it. Is there somebody, who experienced some good or tried and got any kind of experience on white magic? Is there somebody who can recommend me a good, reliable person or a monk with such "supernatural power" in Chiang Mai?

I am living in a Condo in Chiang Mai near Super Highway, ca. 25 m2 and my first month electricity Bill was 2642 THB!! I don't use AC in a high capacity. .I already complained this to my Condo Owner and we wait and see this month.Can this be realistic? If not, can somebody advise me how I can adjust this?

Thanks,