Torneyboy Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I have been to the local Wat and the monk there sprinkled me with water and tied the string on my wrist.I was in line with everyone else, so what the hay. Seems to be a good luck thing. They do it as well at our local Wat.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partyguy Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Indeed, I got one from a blessing at a Wat in Krabi-Ao nang area... was instructed to wear it till it falls off, it was a blessing from a monk. Thing lasted like 4 weeks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I've never asked for a wrist string, but they've been offered in important moments and on those occasions I accepted them out of respect. And I continue to wear them out of respect. I was told they should be worn until they fall off. I was thinking that might take a couple months to maybe a year or two. But they have lasted so long and are in such good shape I now start to think they will outlive me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 If I can remember, the string-tying ceremony is called sukhwan in Thai, baisi in Lao - something about tying the spirits to you, or tying your own spirit so that it doesn't leave you in times of need? Not exactly by-the-book Buddhism, but hey, if it works... Does anyone know the details of the tying-the-spirit aspect? I recall something about personal spirits that tend to fly off if not tied down or placated - or maybe that was a Burmese thing? I know there's an expert on this board somewhere, just waiting to cast light... thanks, YimSim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAT_AUSSIE Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Good luck---Nuts! Fey mut ken. Nothing to do with good luck. The string has a monk do what I call wa-wa, sort of praying to the strings, usually quite a few. This essentially blesses the stings. The strings when tied to your wrist to stop phee (spirits of the dead) coming into your body. The more devout the monk is know to be the more ability to ward off spirits the string has. Ask a Thai about *gun phee* and show them the string. FA...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted August 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 And here I thought the monks had money in a string company.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 Good luck---Nuts! Fey mut ken. Nothing to do with good luck. The string has a monk do what I call wa-wa, sort of praying to the strings, usually quite a few. This essentially blesses the stings. The strings when tied to your wrist to stop phee (spirits of the dead) coming into your body. The more devout the monk is know to be the more ability to ward off spirits the string has. Ask a Thai about *gun phee* and show them the string. FA...... And keeping spirits out of your body isn't good luck? Not that mine hasn't room for a few or more. I'll agree it's probably in the string, anyone can tie it on once it's been blessed. If I remember correctly the ceromony in Lao was called a Bar See. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen4dummies Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 The only one that fell off of my arm in a short period of time was, appropriately, from a greedy bitch. I have 3 and one is over a year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted August 13, 2007 Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 I got one on and that has been there for over a year. It looks like it probably will be there another 4 months or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 i'm wearing one which was given to me over 7 Years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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