Seeking Info On โยเร (yo-ray)

[fxm88]

Can anyone tell me anything about โยเร (yo-ray)? A friend of a friend is going to some kind of convention, but I can't seem to find much about it on the Intnernet (Googling on โยเร returns 1 hit but what little the site has is all in Thai; Googling on "Yo ray" is not helpful). Is it Reiki? Is it some kind of cult? Does it have anything to do with Buddhism?

Thanks in advance!

[sabaijai]

I'd never heard of it till your post, but googling for โยเร I came across lots of Thai web discussions. Appears to be a form of พลังสมาธิ or meditation energy that one can concentrate in the hands, and use for material gain. From what I've perused online it seems to be associated with hi-so Thai Buddhists and Wat Dhammakaya.

[meadish_sweetball]

Google also turned up a site in Thai where a Thai man is genuinely concerned about his mother who spends 5.000 - 10.000 baht every month on donations to the Yore monks.

It is hard to judge of course, but provided his story is true, this does seem to be a bit like a cult with group pressure and brain washing techniques, and should be treated with caution. (website: http://www.konmeungbua.com/webboard/aspboa...n.asp?GID=10611 )

[sabaijai]

Google also turned up a site in Thai where a Thai man is genuinely concerned about his mother who spends 5.000 - 10.000 baht every month on donations to the Yore monks.

It is hard to judge of course, but provided his story is true, this does seem to be a bit like a cult with group pressure and brain washing techniques, and should be treated with caution. (website: http://www.konmeungbua.com/webboard/aspboa...n.asp?GID=10611 )

Right, I came across at least three other sites also warning Thais against getting involved with it. I remember a few years ago พลังจิต groups were all the rage but they seemed pretty harmless, a bit like qi gong, for better health and mental concentration. In the case of Yore it seems to be about financial gain