Q and A - Aug 13, 2025

1: Dear Ajahn, hearing about this plane that crashed recently in India, where all but one passenger died, I felt very sad and confused. Why did it happen, how is such a thing possible?
2: Dear Ajahn, On right speech the Buddha said: when not asked one says good of others and bad of oneself, and when asked: one says little bad of others and little good of oneself. Could you elaborate please? Specially in saying bad of oneself when not asked, because when I do that, others think that I'm stupid. Thank you.
3: Dear Ajahn Achalo, thank you for your comforting words over the years.
Please give a dummy explanation of Anatta /No-Self and how understanding this teaching can be applied in our everyday life, when there is so much injustice, pain and cruelty in the world.
4: Dear Ajahn, can good monks and nuns still fall in love? Would monks tend to see ‘falling in love’ as a kind of temporary insanity? Thank you.
5: Dear Ajahn, What does forgiving actually mean? What is abandoned by forgiving? If someone repeatedly hurts us, does forgiveness ever become the wrong answer?