Chapter 5 Using the Mantra
different path. How could they go out? Uncle! What kind of magic verse did you use or how you did this?” Uncle said, “I did nothing. While I was laying in bed waiting for surgery, I merely repeated the mantra ‘Sammaa-araha.m’, thought of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen and Phrarajbhavanavisudh who is my nephew. I saw something like a dream, but it was not a dream, that Luang Phaw Wat Paknam stood in front of my bed, touched my head and said, “Get well.” I felt cheerful and thought that the doctor could take them out during the surgery. I only repeated the mantra ‘Sammaa-araha.m’. This was all. I can’t explain why it’s a different way. I don’t understand how it’s possible from the gall-bladder to the bowel. Anyway, I have recovered and thank you doctor for your preparations.” “I would like to ask you one thing, doctor. Please don’t tell anybody how I did this using ‘Sammaa-araha.m’ because they will think that I have the power to perform miracles. If somebody speaks like this, I will feel unhappy. Now, I have gotten well as a result of this method.” The uncle narrated his story with tears of delight. Whenever he recalled the story, he felt joyful and amazed about the mantra ‘Sammaa-araha.m’ and the perfection of Luang Phaw Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen. In addition, he thought if people were confident and had faith in goodness, unexpected windfalls would occur in the same way as happened to him. The word ‘Sammaa-araha.m’ is a significant word associated with tremendous benefits. Thus, it is recommended that all those practicing meditation repeat the mantra just like the uncle did.
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