[leow101]

A real story told by Ajahn Brahm:-

One Thai military officer paid a lot of money for a amulet and claimed it can stop bullets from harming him. He ordered his "ma chai" to shoot him. Reluctantly the "ma chai" shot him. He died. It shows to prove what Ajahn Chah has been saying -no amulets will save you. We are the only one who can save ourselves.

Knowing the above story I wears a Thai amulet too. So it's kind of contradicting but the benefit of wearing such amulet is it constantly reminds me not to do bad things. Hence the conclusion is:- not only Thai amulet works, other "items" eg cross, etc works too as long as it reminds the wearer not to do bad things. No bad karma (thus better luck) if no bad things are done.

Leow