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Pra Lersi, also known as Ruesi; Ruesi-Ism in Thailand – a Dedicated Way of Higher Spiritual Practice, accessible to Laypersons who are focused upon Meritorious Spiritual Goals, and the acquirement of Supernatural Abilities in order to assist Living Beings in reducing suffering.

All about the Lersi Hermit Sages and the Thai Way of Practice – Meditation, Psychic Powers, Lersi Tat Ton, Yogic Practices, Thai Amulets and their Makers, Sak Yant Temple Tattoos, Historical Information on the Lersi and their Vedic Ancestors, the Rishi. There are Hundreds of Ruesi Legends, both Vedic and Thai Buddhist, and a Massive Pantheon of Ruesi Gods, Angelic Entities, and even Worldly Lersi, who practice in their Samnak, Asrom (Ashrams) and in the Caves and Forests of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia Burma, and with various hill tribes of South East Asia.

Note The words ‘Ruesi’ and ‘Lersi’ are Synomimous with each other.

The Lersi hermit tradition goes back to before the birth of the historical Buddha, whose parents received a visit from one of these holy men when the Buddha was only a baby!

The Lersi are traditionally represented as men of advanced age, long hairs, bearded and wearing a tiger skin. One often sees them depicted with walking sticks embellished with fantastic animals and carrying malas made of huge beads. Sometimes one encounters statues and amulets of animal faced Lersi (tiger, lion, monkey but also cow and even Nâga!)

The Buddha himself is sometimes described in ancient texts as a Lersi, and said to have received teachings from at least one Lersi master at the beginning of his life as a hermit.

Later in his life, he would get some disciples who were Lersi.

The venerable Lersi tradition is therefore linked to the Buddhist tradition, and its practioners were hermits of sundry ascetic practices that nowadays are totally forgotten, as well as in touch with diverse practices from the Hindu and Animist traditions, one of their main principles being that extreme purification of one's body leads to purification of one's spirit in the attainment of Awakening. From the origin the Lersi enjoyed a lot of freedom in their life and Spiritual practice, having no fixed organization to watch over them and give them order, so they were living free lives, being living example of the joy there is to be a Holy man and help other being by miraculous ways.

In our time, alas, this tradition is on the verge of extinction andthe last true Lersi

(Lersi Tafai Akhadamo) passed on in 2005. There are a certain number of Venerables claiming to be in the lineage but not a one of them can say, as could Lersi Tafai Akhadamo, that they were able to spend 40 years of hermit life in the jungle and caves as well has having been initiated according to the Old Way.

The life of the most Venerable Tafai Akhadamo is really fascinating. As young man he was a doctor in the military, acquiring the lore of herbal medicine.

Then he became a brigand in a well know group called "The Tigers" before at age 40, he became a student of the Venerable Ajarn Thongdam and began in his Master's company to seek out leklai in the most dangerous and hidden caves. One day the Venerable suggested to him that they perform the ritual required to become a Lersi, and Tafai, weary of his layman's life, accepted.

As a first step, he had to observe strictly the ancient life-rules of the Lersi: not to cut his hair for three years, to cease eating any crude meat or blood for 7 years (these two rules are required before the initiation for, without their results, during the ceremony one risks going insane). At the same time, he had, with the help of Ven. Ajarn Thongdam, to observe and respect, strictly, the eight monkly precepts.

Finally the proper ceremony took place in a sacred cave in the region between Loe and Utharadit. The Ven. Ajam Thongdam during the initiation took it upon himself to summon the spirit of Lersi. The spirit manifested physicaly and asked what was being asked of him.

Lersi Tafai, from his heart, asked the spirit of Lersi to take up residence within his being. The spirit granted his request. The spirit of Lersi became visible for about an hour and a half (this is utterly extraordinary, normaly in such ceremony the spirit merely speak a few words or manifest very briefly) and the ceremony thereupon went on for three days and three nights.

It would be helpful here to recall that appreciate that Lersi hermits are not supposed to be ordinary men but as being homes for the spirit of Lersi, who is a species of Deva, an intermediary between the world of men and the world of divinities.

In the days following, Lersi Tafai entered the depths of the jungle and stayed there many long hermit-years. He rarely appeared among humans, and then only to help out and share his blessings.

Towards the end of his life, seeing that his failing health would no longer allow him to live alone in the jungle, he established Wat Barn Kokhaï-Bua, where he spent his final years at peace. During those years he created some Phra Khunpen amulets (for metta), the Rop-Lor amulets at his image (known for their powers of protection), Kee Phung sacred cream with the Makalipön fruit amulet (for magical powers of attraction).

He never sold any of these pieces, always gifting them away to visitors. He never took on a disciple and had little patience with the "New Age Lersi" who would visit only so they could later pretend to be among his students while proudly showing pictures of them with Lersi Tafai (sadly, one hears more and more of these Lersi wannabes, appearing often in Singapore to peddle their trash).

He said that anyone who called himself a Lersi and sold his amulets, that person is a false LersiHe also said that out of respect for Tigers a real Lersi has nowaday to wear only synthetic Tiger skin and leave the real skins on the real Tigers. He never predicted lottery numbers despite the great many number of people who came asking him about it. Lersi Tafai harbored the greatest of respect for Buddhist monks and always considered himself a layman, having merely the duty to help his neighbor thanks to his gifts "just a little bit special".

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