January 1, 2025 at 2:02 pm
#53105
Participant
Many people see the transferring of merits in a very ignorant way. In some countries like Thailand, they pretty much sponsor monks so they can be successful for material well-being. If monks are not “successful,” they are not sponsored anymore, leading to harsher times in the monastery. It’s not inherently bad itself, but a mindset like that obviously is not beneficial.
I don’t think we can measure or even see if merits sharing works the way most people think. People should do it without expecting anything and just do it with a sincere feeling towards people because is just beneficial on the base of that feeling