DWQA Questions › Tag: Pali CanonFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesA practitioner writes: “I’ve never heard any Buddhist teacher talk about protection from beings. There is a story in the Pali Canon of when a group of monks were meditating in a haunted forest and were getting attacked by demonic type beings, and the Buddha taught them loving kindness and compassion meditations, and these beings were transformed by these meditations.” Is that all the Buddha was doing to stay safe? Will this work for the average person?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions474 views0 answers0 votes