Question:

Ven. Master,

I am a Buddhist disciple. I have never heard any left home person teach people to abandon their family, their husband and children to leave the home life. Do you feel that your teaching is appropriate? I asked a lot of monks and nuns. Which sutra do you base such teaching?
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TH

Question:

Dear Master,

Thanks for answering my previous questions. After reading your response, I have more questions to ask:
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1. What did the mother of the 5 year old child do to give blessings to him? How did she help him reach 2nd Dhyana?

Question:
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I don’t know what offenses I had done in my past lives that have caused me to carry a female body but function like a male in this current life. I possess male personality traits. I often fall in love with females. All of my intimate relationships have failed miserably and painfully. We are rejected by society. Families provide no support. We hesitantly live our daily lives.

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Master,
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We are in a bind, please help us. Our entire family is Buddhist and try to cultivate every day so as to improve ourselves. However, my father forbids my mother to cultivate too much because he feels that Buddhism is too abstract. He does not really understand. Perhaps he does not want to understand. He took refuge with the Triple Jewel, goes to the temple but he refuses to cultivate. 

Question:

Master:
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[My friend] invited me to her house for her dinner several times. I could not refuse so I accepted her request and will see her tomorrow. It turned out that she did this for a reason. Her potential employer called me today for a reference which I don’t mind to keep my promise to help her. The problem is that employer is our company’s competition which is located 10-minute away.

Question:

The last six months I have experienced occasional non exertional chest pain (similar to heart attack). So far all the Western medicine tests came back negative.

Please advise to what I should do.

Thank you
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HN, Long Beach, CA 

Question:

​Hello Master,

I am [JT]’s friend [PL]. I came and stayed there one night at the temple, and was thankful for the advice given. I am doing better, and may have a new job in Cardiology. I have a question for you. I was sleeping the other night and thought I heard someone knocking very loud at the door, it woke me up. No one was there, but it startled me, and I felt an uncomfortable feeling. I get a lot of signs before things happen. Can you explain this to me? Thank You for your time.
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PL, San Diego, California 

​Question:

​Master,
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I’m sorry to bother you about this issue. However, I have conflicting feelings about choices that I am being forced to make, and I am not sure what to do. As you know, my parents arrived to visit this past weekend. Recently, I found out that they have refinanced their home to help my sister purchase a convenience store business. For the past few days they have been looking at store locations and have found a place in Orange. 

Question:

I’m constantly suffering from my arrogance. How can I stop being arrogant? Where can I start?

AT, Cerritos, California 

Question:

​I have a friend who I have warned not to tailgate for quite some time. I advised him that by doing so karma will come back. Last Friday it seems that it did. Since he usually tailgates people even on the highway to the point that he is less than 1 car length away from the car in front of him. I warned him that he will make the person in front nervous and feel agitated. Anyway last Friday karma seems to have taught him a lesson.