Question and Answer for Life

Conscripted Soldiers

An audience questioned about the conscripted soldiers and Luang Phaw Dattajivo gave the answer.

Five rooms which affect your habit :- dining room

Five room which affect your habit. The valuable teaching from the Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Dattajivo Bhikkhu), the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Five rooms which affect your habit :- restroom

Five room which affect your habit. The valuable teaching from the Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Dattajivo Bhikkhu), the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Five rooms which affect your habit :- Bedroom

Five room which affect your habit. The valuable teaching from the Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Dattajivo Bhikkhu), the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Five rooms which affect your habit :- Dressing Room

Five room which affect your habit. The valuable teaching from the Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Dattajivo Bhikkhu), the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Five rooms which affect your habit :- Working Room

Five room which affect your habit. The valuable teaching from the Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun (Dattajivo Bhikkhu), the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

The white lie

The Most Ven. Phrabhavanaviriyakhun kindly answered the questions about the white lie and the drunks. Don't miss it!!

Merit from Offering Drinking Water to the Lord Buddha

Dhamma for People. Merit from offering drinking water to the Lord Buddha.

Mice died because of poisoned food

The question from an audience: "I put poisoned food around my house. The mice ate it and died. Did I break the first precept? I never forced those mice to eat that food anyway." What do you think? Read the answer by Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, the vice abbot of Dhammakaya Temple.

Drink to keep us warm

Phrabhavanaviriyakhun, the vice abbot of Dhammkaya Temple, kindly answered this question: If you drink to keep you warm, does it break the five precept? Click to read his answer!

QA for Life :- The bad offering

If someone does the bad offering, what will he get from this bad offering? Luang Phaw has the answer.

The Story of the Chicken Stars

If someone had killed animals for cooking food for monk like the Story of the Chicken Stars, what did they get, merit or sin?

The Blood Donation

An audience has a question about the blood donation. Luang Phaw Datta has answered these questions.

The ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people

An example effect of the ceremony of pouring water to dedicate merit to the dead people.

My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin but she has no sense of responsibility. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?

My daughter loves merit and is afraid of sin. She wakes up in the morning to do the morning chanting. Then she sleeps almost until noon. In the evening, she does the evening chanting and then watches TV until late at night. She has no sense of responsibility and relies on her parents to take care of her although she is a full grown adult. Will she gain merit from behaving this way? How should we guide her so that she realizes what she is doing?

What are the consequences for people who like to rejoice in merits and people who like to rejoice in sins?

What are the consequences for people who like to rejoice in merits and people who like to rejoice in sins?

The people who have a hard life tend to think why the previous merit does not help them. How could I explain to them?

The people who have a hard life tend to think why the previous merit does not help them. How could I explain to them?

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?

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?

Many single men today believe that sleeping with prostitutes and that they are not being unfaithful to anybody. These ladies have consented to the activity. Is this thinking right or wrong?

Many single men today believe that sleeping with prostitutes does not go against the third Buddhist precept, which is to avoid adultery. This is because they feel that they are not being unfaithful to anybody. These ladies have consented to the activity. Is this thinking right or wrong?

Some people believe that drinking a little alcohol socially or consuming wine for its health benefits should not go against the Buddhist five precepts. Is this accurate?

Some people believe that drinking a little alcohol socially or consuming wine for its health benefits should not go against the Buddhist five precepts. Is this accurate?