My problem is believing. Putting expectation that things will be good if u got this or that amulet. 

One doesn’t need to believe in Thai amulets even if you are a Buddhist. It is a very personal thing. But we need to believe in the Buddha and the Dhamma. Buddha has never said that wearing an amulet can make things better.

Putting expectation that things will be good if you got this or that amulet, in my opinion it is human nature. We human always hope for the better isn’t it, irregardless if its about amulets or not.  Imagine if all Doctors said we will not live past midnite and we have nothing else on earth to ever hope for, we will die for sure. Whether it is Thai amulet or not, we will always have expectations.

I only have one neck. How do I know which is better than the other. So many types, so many functions.

This too is very personal. Some people mistaken hobbies or likings for necessities. But it is their neck, they can hang all they want. But I have always said,

Ittirit…loses to Boonyarit…..loses to Kammarit…

One can wear many amulets but will lose to one whom practises virtues and meritorious danas. But even good Buddhist whom practises virtues and meritorious danas is at the mercy of bad karmas coming to fruition.

How do I know which is better than the other?  I seldom will say, “Is this amulet good for me?” . It should be am I good enough for this amulet. Because most of you will look at amulet as an end product or thing (you are not wrong) but it is an extension of Buddha’s barami or Reverend Luang Phor’s barami. Such barami combined with a person’s conduct can actually help soften one’s unwholesome karmic retribution from current or the past. The higher or better the Reverend’s practise is the better his barami.

There are many approach to this answer because it can get very technical many don’t know. One may,

1. Collect by preference in terms of kind of amulets eg. Phra Somdej,,Phra KhunPaen…etc
2. Collect by preference of the Gaeji Archan or LuangPhor
3. Collect by objective eg. general auspicious purposes or specific protection from arms or other dangers
4. Collect by preference of temple eg Wat Rakhang or Wat Sotorn
5. Collect by specific occasion or puthaphisek eg. Saoha collections or large puthaphisek that has 2,500 Gaeji Archan from allover Thailand participating example 2500 Sattawat
6. Collect in accordance to Astroamulet.

Is is real? Is it necessary? 

I believe the question is referring to the miracles or so-called powers of the amulets. Yes and No!

Yes, if you believe in it and No if you don’t.

But can it do the impossible? Just look at Thailand’ ex-PM, Thaksin. If amulets have such power to grant the impossible like the genie in the sacred lamp/bottle. He would have still remained the PM and living comfortably in Thailand. The question isn’t about whether it can deliver miracles. The question is about your definition of a miracle, don’t listen to amulet traders’ impossible stories and their miracles. To me even waking up tomorrow, is a miracle. We take too much things for granted.

Is it necessary? No, amulets are not necessary for us to practise to be a good Buddhist. We need only Sila (morality), Samadhi (concentration) and Panna (wisdom). This is the amulet you should wear or adopt as a Buddhist…in yr heart. Then again life should be learn theoretically but lived practically…put your right hand over your chest and ask yourself sincerely, do you have the right Sila, Samadhi and Panna now in your practise as a Buddhist or has it always only been an aspiration (to practise) only to be renewed again the as next New Year Resolution. So that is why some of us like amulets, we hang them over our neck and say a little prayer. It makes us feel that we are closer to the Triple Gem and reminds of of our practise.

Take a look at the trees around us. The bark of a tree is likened to an amulet that helps to protect and strengthen the core (the aspiring Buddhist) in its growth cycle.

What is Astroamulet?

If you believe that planets namely; Sun, Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the two shadow planets Rahu and Kethu, shapes our destiny and influence our daily lives. We can derive from the chart, our potential, problems and see what is suitable from there. Let me give you an example,

In the above chart, Mr. Amulet Thai is born a Taurus (Lagna) with Mars (Ma) and Moon (Mo) in conjuction. That means though he is down to earth, he is short tempered or impulsive (due to Mars influence) and emotional or fickle-minded (due to Moon’s influence). I would advise him to wear an amulet made from earth or can be powder or herbs (due to Taurus belonging to earth) too. And preferably an image of Buddha in samadhi position or even Saturday Buddha (Phra Nagphrok) because a person’s mental being impulsive, short-tempered, emotional and fickle-minded can only be overcome with strong samadhi (concentration) and mindfulness energies/qualities emanating from such amulets. If for an image of Reverend Luang Phor, will preferably a Gaeji Archan from the past especially from the meditation lineage eg Ven. Chao Khun Nor, Ven. LPu Kasem, Ven. Ac Mun…etc because such Teachers’ barami has a strong influence in anchoring a person defilements. His 2nd house is occupied by Saturn (Sa), that would mean he is a person whom is worrisome or lacked happiness. He could be troubled with family issues (own family). As 2nd house is the House of Income, it shows that he is regularly affected by his own financial issues. Earnings are unstable and if he runs a business on credit, chances are that he will have difficulty even collecting money. So if this person comes for advise, I will recommend that he wears a Phra Nagphrok (a representation of Saturn) which also has image of Buddha in deep meditation plus a guardian Naga protecting Him in challenging times.

We all want to know about our karmas, if you know how to read the chart above. Saturn is The Karmic Reaper, he will indicate to you in this life you got to watch out for what. In the example chart above. He will face karmic retribution in areas of;

1. family or real estate/immovable properties
2. accidents, deaths, bankruptcy, black magic or spiritual problems
3. failure, accomplishing work but no reward, friends that will give problems

Such will indicate that an amulet with Buddha’s image made by a good Gaeji Archan, known for their high barami would help to soften such impact in the event it materializes.

The Astroamulets example above in a mock up, it doesn’t indicate a real person. The findings are generalized just to show u how to identify which amulet is important to you. In actual practise we study the entire chart all the effective significators and how it affect you and decides from there.

This chart above will illustrate to you why some of you experienced that once a upon a time, that particular amulet you are wearing seem so efficacy but now when you need it most. It was like it is broken or became irresponsive.

The chart on the left is his original birth chart whereas the one on the right is the current day chart. You may see that most of the planets moved, that is why our life is always changing. So what works before , may seem to not work now ( but it has nothing to do with the amulet unless you didn’t take good care of it ). These are the effects of the planets.

This chart will show you why at a certain time in our life, we are affected mainly by the issues the planets signify. For example in year 2017, this gentleman will be affected by Jupiter (Ju) from major period 2009 until 2022 and Venus minor period from 27th Jan 2017 till 27th Sept 2019. So let’s say Jupiter signifies his business, in year 2009 till 2022. Much issues regarding his business will be of importance during these period. If Jupiter isn’t well placed in his life, chances are that it will be a period of struggle. And the minor period will show which year the problems gets more serious, indifference or better.

Because the enquiries was raised by a doctor, I believe he will be more receptacle to some kind of scientific explanations ( to me astrology is science). Hope my sharing helps.

In my opinion, no. Especially when you dont even know why you want it the 1st place. What is more important than amulets or pendants are our practise or cultivation as a Buddhist (I know it sounds lame and seem to be repeating myself like a broken record but I will share with you the reason) . Honestly if I am still running around from one thai-amulet shop to another like when I was younger, I bet I will still be running in circles, not knowing Dhamma. Anyway most of them (amulet traders) seldom guide you, they will only condition your mind to always want to collect more, the more expensive the better. Sometimes I laughed when I overheard conversations like, ” You should buy this, it can help to give you very good luck and money.” It will ring in my mind the following question, “Will you give away The Golden Goose that lays Golden eggs?” Tough luck, not in this society, a selfish oriented society. I always tell my friends or visitors, if praying to Phra images or buchas or wearing amulets can give you very good luck and money, me or my teacher would have been a millionaire a long time ago and Thaksin Sinawatra didn’t have to leave his beautiful homeland and take refuge in another country. Panna or wisdom must be use to see things as it really is.

THEN WHAT IS AMULETS OR PHRA IMAGES FOR?

Theorectically, it was meant to be a souvenir or momento because monk, they whom are not supposed to have any possesion will have nothing to give you for your kind donations. So they made figurines or images of Buddhas or Arahants or other auspicious items eg yantras on metals foils…etc to give you as a token of appreciation. Practising monks whom are attained in science of directing energy and matters (earth, wind, water and fire ) enable them to infuse and transfer blessings with just mental power into images or souvenirs. Feedbacks from the laities on their experiences of miracles or improvements in their life, reinforced the Sanghas confidence that their attainment in such science can be use to enhance their follower’s livelihood and also protect them from certain danger. It has a chain effect, it goes back to reinforcing laities’s faith in the Triple Gem and Sanghas’ virtues. Such great Metta acts like a strong magnet, drawing more people to temples and for some a start into discovering the Dhamma that Buddha expounded, converting mere sceptics to firm practising Buddhist. Theorectically then or at least for me it was like that. Those whom I had shared with them my experience and journey into the Dhamma, started from wearing an amulet (not Phra Somdej Wat Rakhang, just standard phim Ven.LP Pern Wat BhangPhra medallion) and hearing a beautiful divine voice that helped prevented misfortunes. That year in 1999, the same divine voice saved me thrice! It was then I was amazed with this thing called Thai amulet. But I am more than glad, I discovered more than just amulets, I discovered Dhamma which it’s value transcend more than a lifetime.

And the rest is what you are seeing now, it became very commercial. Sadly but that is how things are and that will also separate antique amulets and commercial ones. The science of endowing the amulets with blessing potents are determine by Jit (mind). I remembered Ven. LP Dam told us that this particular Phra Pidta ( will show you later) is the best in terms of purity and very potent of blessings because it was made solely for Kathina celebrations. To to be given to laities whom donated Kathina robes. Reverend said the entire meditating session was very bright…very still…no thoughts about doing this for money at all. True enough, as I remembered shortly after Reverend passed away, an IS extremist threw a hand grenade into the mini shops outside (not far from) of Wat Mai temple. Everyone ran helter-skelter but it failed to blow-up. That is the barami of Pothan Dam. Now that I am writing about Than (him), I miss Pothan Dam. Very attained but yet very , very humble.

Nowadays, good Gaeji Archan are like diamonds, only getting rarer. In current times, young monks in their 30s or 40s call themselves Gaeji, promoting this and that. Ven. LP Seua Wat DonPhaiYai (Wat DonYaiPeaun) also attained and advance in his practise, will tell you no I am not famous, I am just an average monk doing the best I can. Now Ven. LP Seua has been a popular choice to be invited for puthaphisek because Ven. can sit and meditate long, for an hour or two. Many so called Gaeji, fell asleep the 1st 15mins of the ceremony. There was an occasion where after the puthaphisek ceremony suddenly other Gaejis whom are leaving suddenly descend to ground and offer full prostration because they saw Ven. LP Thong also came for puthaphisek with Ven. LP Seua in spirit form.

Above are a Taiwan artist with his friends that came and visit Ven. when we were in Taiwan. We are in his studio.

Coming back to our topic as per, does one really need amulets?

NO if you don’t know what is it about.

NO if you think it can make you rich or take away your problems.

NO if you dont respect Buddha’s teachings and the Sanghas practise.

Then you may ask, then why did you wear so many?

That is because I knew what it is all about and how it can help to enhance my practise. But more importantly, it is a hobby to me to wear some of my unique collection and one must know why they want to wear such and such. Some people has this wrong impression that  wearing alot can have more power. NO not exactly, if its such, can throw them away. Good Gaeji will never want you to depend on such for powers because such powers are already in you. But because when we cultivate, we are not there yet, we borrow our teachers’ barami. That is also why I would suggest that one meditates, chants and perform danas and from time to time upkeep the 5 or 8 precepts. There has been many miraculous incidences in Thailand where people whom takes up precepts and meditate or a person whom practises good Buddhist values, were rob and shot at gunpoint. Survived the ordeal because the gun could not fire up. They didn’t wear any amulets. So therefore it is our practise as a fellow good Buddhist that all good Gaeji aspire us to become from wearing their amulets. When we wear them we must reflect on their barami and their practise and vow to achieve the same.

Of course let’s not forget that for some people, they take it as a serious collection, going into details of the Gaeji, his past glory, his attainment and etc. To me as long as you are not into because of superstition but take it as a serious hobby. Then I personally think it’s fine. Well this topic can be lengthy or is it just me. There isn’t any right and wrong with this matter, afterall wearing or collecting amulets is a very personal thing. But I just do hope that collectors in general should go into understanding them deeper their sense of existence then perhaps you may understand the intrinsic value of it. Maybe because I am much involve in the back process of helping to make them for Reverends’ needs and am influence by my Teachers’ especially Archan Phrachuap of Samnak KhaorOr Pattalung. From the conceptual part to the last part where the piti puthaphisek, I was given the opportunity to be involve. The making of an amulet is more than meets the eye and the barami that’s being infused into it is no joke. I remember reading about Ven. LPhor Suk Wat Makahm Tao, Than(he) ploksek everyday his amulets. It is part of his daily routine. I was so overwhelmed by just reading his efforts.

Last but not least, amulets are not superstition. It is a science creation using traditional method…the mind. Scientist and researchers are still researching into the mind, it is still a large mystery to them but to my MahaGurus, Rishis and Sanghas whom are attained, they have known the mind since aeon ago. It is a collection of science, art and religious symbol, all in one!

Let me start this year 2017’s 1st pos by wishing all my readers, “HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017! May all of you be well and happy. May all of you be free from enmities and dangers. May all attains success and their wishes.”

I also like to say thank you all all my Teachers, Kru Yai Petchalukan, Ven. LP Thong LP Seua Thep Akson Phor Kap Wat DonYaiPeuan, Ven. LPu Sukh Kovito Wat Pa’ Phromnimit, Founder of SaengThai, the Owner of the following Pothan Kron scriptures and formulas, Pothan ChaoKhun Wat Bangsek, Kru Mo Siput, Porgae Pleuan, Porgae NoraThong, Archan Phrachuap Samnak KhaoOr, Archan Manit Sg Golok and many more that has taught me, for the Iife I had to this day in 2017 and giving another lease of life to confront the challenges in 2017.

I also want to be thankful to all my Teachers abovementioned and by their baramis, I was able to learn from scriptures of one of Pothan Kron’s close disciple (the Archan had passed away years ago). However this family wants to remain anonymous, so I will not mention any names. These formula books were very strange, attempts to show you all the bigger photo failed, without apparent reasons. No matter how I load  it, doesn’t show (other photos was uploaded without problems) . I wanted to highlight a bigger photo because one may see the texture and conditions of how old the books were. It only allow a portion to be shown.

Look at the age of this formulas or in Thai, tamras.

I have been following this family for 3 years now, until when the Archan appeared in my dream again lately that I have decided to contact them again. It was the barami of SaengThai Founder that I knew them.

I have known many amulet traders but never one like SaengThai founder whom have close relations with Bangsek villagers, every piece to him, he can remember the history, the background and the miracles that accompanies with it (Just like the piece on the left, posted earlier.) We are not affiliated with others, please never believe when you hear people say they are with us. While some claim they are affiliated with us, some will outright despise us saying that we deal with fakes (only to come and collect from us from the back, such traders don’t want you to know where they get their amulets from.). I have met many hypocrites along the years in this circle. Anyway, let’s forget such and comeback to the topic.

I am indeed very lucky because other than being given the opportunity to study the scriptures and formulas. I was also given Pothan Kron’s kesa (hair) to be revered, to always receive Pothan’s blessings. The Archan has written a note saying that he has kept the kesa since 2500 (1957), he has informed all his descendants to keep it well together with Pothan Kron’s belonging (Pothan Kron’s kesa photo below). I have always kept bits and pieces of Pothan’s chivon with me, I now keep them together for veneration.

All this auspicious materials were donated by a SaengThai member whom wants to remain anonymous. A fervent collector and loyal follower of Pothan Kron Wat Bangsek;

1. Special request hand write yants from Gaeji Archans from Pichit
2. Special request hand write yants by Ven. LP Seua Wat DonYaiPeuan, Singhburi
3. Many 1st batch “rooplor tree” from Ven. LPu Sukh Kovito Wat Pa’Phromnimit Sisaket (big puthaphisek)

These auspicious items were added into the brass liquids to enhance the energy of the bucha and also to make it potent of blessings!

This bucha isn’t just made to order. Chiet Abbot of Wat Uttamaram ( Bangsek), Pothan Boon has given his permission for us to proceed.

Finally, we are very happy to have Pothan Kron’s life size bucha ready. Total cost of making is THB170,000 not inclusive of transportation. From Bangkok to Hadyai is THB15,000 and Hadyai to Wat Buddha Jayanti Kuala Lumpur is RM1,200.

Some other people whom have chipped into this dana ;

1. Stephen Foo—————————–RM2,250
2. Tan Ghee Seng————————–THB10,000
3. Darren Hor Khee Wah——————RM50

The earlier Singaporean whom said he wants to contribute half of the cost, disappeared. So we take it that he isn’t keen. It was a tough project but SaengThai made it, we are very happy to offer Pothan Kron life size bucha for fellow devotees in Kuala Lumpur especially to pay their respect and dedicate their offerings, as we all know Pothan Kron is saksit or sacred.

All whom are keen to visit Pothan Kron in Wat Buddha Jayanti Kuala Lumpur, may do so starting from tomorrow 22nd December 2016.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish SaengThai founder and his family best wishes. And also others whom have contributed their sincerity.  May they be blessed with good health, happiness and prosperity.