Min Thein Kha - Manao Maya Mya Thet Le

Getting to know U Shwe Yo or a numerologist

My brother, Thet Sing, had to return to my hometown, Tharyar Kone, after passing the seventh grade military service. Within a week of arriving in the village, my father told me... "My son has not yet been ordained. He is already a big boy. If you are going to do anything big, it will take a long time. It is better to go to the Sayadaw's school and have him ordained as a monk as soon as possible." He said this and had me ordained at the school of Sayadaw U Syaina Dipa, the village head of Tharyar Kone. The Sayadaw gave me...

“Since Thaksing is a secular scholar, there is no need to study the Pitaka literature. Since the korin is worn for a few days, I don’t have to study. I just wear a rosary, so I don’t have to worry about it. I can just wear a rosary, so I don’t have to study like other korins. A week after I wore a korin, an old man in his thirties came to our spiritual school. The old man’s name was U Shwe Yo. This old man was very close to our abbot. When the abbot saw this old man, he immediately…

"Daka Shweyo and others said they would be back soon, but they arrived just after midnight."

When he said this, U Shwe Yo said...

“My disciples are very busy, Lord. As the saying goes, there are many things to do, Lord. That is why I did not come. I apologize to the disciple for breaking this promise, Lord. And since the disciple is a seven-year-old, he is quiet, no, Lord. The journey is long and tiring.”

If you apply, the monk...

"What are you talking about, that Daka Shwe Yoe's seven-figure man?"

He asked in reply.

“This is how it is, Buddha, when we compare the Burmese birth date with the English birth date, the day is the English month, the month is the English month, and the day is the English day, Buddha. The disciple’s English birth date is March 7, 1918, Buddha. That’s why we call him a seven-digit person because of the date, Buddha.”

When U Shwe Yo applied, the monk...

“I was born on the 7th of the English calendar, so I guess that’s why I travel so much, Daka Shwe Yoe?” he asked. Then U Shwe Yoe...

“In English, people born on the (7th) day, people born on the (16th) day, people born on the (25th) day, they are all (7) people. Those people are not very close to home, they are very busy people,” said the monk.

"Hey... what kind of a fortune teller am I?" he asked. U Shwe Yo took out the hundred-year calendar book in his bag, asked the monk about the Burmese calendar, and found it. After searching...

“The Venerable was born on Thursday, the 4th day of the full moon of Nayon, 1256 Burmese calendar, or in the English calendar, when we compare it with the date of his birth, the Venerable’s English calendar is June 21, 1894, Venerable. That is why the Venerable is called the (3) number man because of his birth date,” the Venerable replied. “Yes, and what happened to the (3) number man?”

I asked.

U Shwe Yo said....

“That’s right, Buddha. The number (3) is often ambitious and strong. They tend to be people who are able to influence others. When they are young, they listen to the words of their elders exactly, and when they are adults, they tend to follow their own words exactly. Because they are meticulous in everything they do, they often have many unnecessary enemies.” If you ask… “Huh… Is it true that Daka Shwe Yoe and Ha Ka are right? I have many enemies because I am sitting here and I am busy with the matter of repairing the pagoda at the top of the village. Anyway, I can’t listen to anyone except the Buddha’s words.”

"That's right, sir. (3) number people are arrogant, but in the end they succeed because they stand on the side of truth. And this year is the year 1944," the monk replied.

“What happened when it was 1943?” he asked. Then U Shwe Yo said... “If you add the four numbers 1944 together, you get (9),” the monk replied...

“It’s only 18,” he said. “That’s right, my lord. If you don’t leave that 18 as it is, but add 1 and 8, you get (9), my lord. That’s why this year is called a (9)-digit year,” he said. The abbot looked at U Shwe Yo’s face carefully and said, “What’s wrong with a (9)-digit year, Daka Shwe Yo’s?”

When he asked again, U Shwe Yo said...

“(3) People with the number (9) are lucky in the year of the number (9), but if you add 9 and 3, it becomes 12, right, my Lord? Because of this, no matter what you do, things can go wrong and turn upside down. For example, what you intend to do here, sometimes happens somewhere else, sometimes it happens that way, sometimes it happens that way, my Lord.” The monk’s face brightened and he went away. Then the monk….

“Hey… Daka Shwe Kho, and English Numerology is also correct, I have planned to lay a kathine here this year, and the dakas from the Kaw Hlu side also provided a school. They also said that the school they provided should also be provided with a kathine, so I have to go there and do it, and that is also correct, now… U Pyin Sin Uttama from the almshouse school, please reward the astrologer who is so accurate with a handful of white rice and a little hot water.”

As he said this, U Pyin Sin, the alms-giving monk who was sitting nearby, his mouth hanging open...

“Hey... Korin, Kappiya, try adding some hot water. There are some white palm leaves in the glass bottle in the room. Bring them on a plate. Bring a towel too.”

"Then the order was given, and the three of us, Kappiya U La Ba and Ko Yin, went to the temple. The Sayadaw was very impressed with U Shwe Yo's fortune-telling. U Pyin Sin, the alms-giver, said.....

“The English only say false beliefs, but our fortune-telling is not bad. It is very true,” he said. The teacher said... “That’s right, false beliefs are only false beliefs in the beliefs about the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, but they are good in other worldly knowledge. Who built the big airplanes that fly in the sky? They are the ones who built the big trains? They are the ones who built the big steamships? They are the ones who built the big steamships?” he said. I was very pleased with the words of the monk. I thought they were very good words. The monk said that if he found something good, he would “call it a sadhu.” However, the monk could not decide whether to call the monk a sadhu or not, so he remained calm.

U Shwe Yoe used to count and give to the monks in the monastery all day long. The monk of the alms house said that it was (4) digits. The head monk said that it was (6) digits. The monk Ko Yin Gyi Pandita said that it was (5) digits. Our Chitta Sukha Monastery said that it was (3) digits. Our Thayar Kone village said that it was (4) digits.

When U Shwe Yoe arrived at night, he had to sleep in the almshouse. I also had to sleep in the almshouse. Therefore, I had the opportunity to talk to U Shwe Yoe in peace. Therefore, I...

“What number is Da Kyi Ko Yin here?” U Shwe Yo replied.... “Tell me your birth date. I have a hundred-year calendar here. I will look up the English year and then tell you what number it is.” So I....

“This great man, Ko Yin’s birth year is 1293, the 10th day of the second full moon of Waso,” | When I said this, U Shwe Yo took out a 100-year calendar from his bag and looked for my birth year. After looking for it.... “Korin, remember carefully, Ko Yin’s English date is 1931, Saturday, August 8, that’s why Ko Yin is called the (8) number man.” Then I....

(8) What happened to the number 8? "The big liar, U Shwe Yoe,"

When asked, U Shwe Yo said...

"What is the Korean name for the degree?"

He asked in return.

“It’s called Nandia, but no one in this school calls Kyats Nandia. Because the person’s name is That Sing, they call him Ko Yin Thet Sing. I’ve only been wearing Kyats for a week, and I’ll be wearing them again when school reopens.”

When I said that, U Shwe Yo said...

"Oh... Korin, do you live in a city school? What grade are you in?"

He asked.

"I left seventh grade," I replied....

“This year is 1944, Korin Thet Sing, so 1944 is the year of the tiger. If you add all the numbers together, you get (9). People who use (8) numbers often have trouble in (9) years. Because (8) and (9) add up to (8). The number (8) is not considered good in the English numerology I am talking about now. Its symbol is a woman holding the mouth of the lion king Ketharaja, which shows that the lion is completely immobile.” After saying this, U Shwe Yoe lit a cigar of Goryinji that was placed nearby. So I...

"Dayika Shwe Yo, what will the kyat be like this year, what kind of trouble will we face?"

he asked urgently.

Then U Shwe Yo said....

“Listen carefully, Ko Yin Thet Sing,” he said. “This year, Ko Yin and his family will be in trouble. Ko Yin’s life will be faced with shocking changes. Ko Yin Thet Sing’s hopes will be shattered this year.” Then I…

“Daka U Shwe Yo, you are so scary,” he replied. Then I didn’t ask any more questions and went to bed. U Shwe Yo was reading a book and calculating about people I didn’t know, calculating. I had fallen asleep. In my ears...

"Korin sighs.....Korin sighs"

I heard a voice calling me. But I didn't get up. Someone kicked my butt and I sat up in shock. Then I looked around and realized that it was the monk from the almshouse. "Sigh, you two are sleeping, Kala, Kala, I can't wake you up, I'm kicking you with my feet, wake up... wake up.. Mom and Dad are coming to get you, your father is sick, come on."

"I also got up with a sigh." U Shwe Yoe said.

He looked at me with compassionate eyes. Then...

“Look here, Ko Yin Thaksin” -

He said and showed me the calendar that was hung on the pole. So I looked at the calendar for that day and saw that it was Saturday, July 0, 1944. Then U Shwe Yo Ka complained to Yin Thet that it was the 8th of the English month, the number 8, and said, "It's a bad day." I went with my mother. When we got home, I saw a snake charmer casting a spell and giving poison to my father. But my father was completely unconscious. U Nyo, the head of the ten houses, was preparing to put my father on a cart and take him to the city hospital. At that moment, Sayar Nyan, the Naw teacher from our village, arrived...

“Hey, Maung Nyo, if you don’t send me to the hospital, Nga Mya Gyi will die here.”

When I said that, my mother shouted, " Mother, " and burst into tears. I clenched my teeth. But tears were already streaming down my cheeks.

Then, they had to arrange my father's funeral according to the forest customs. When the day was over, my mother called me and...

“Listen carefully to what Ko Yin Daka is saying. If Ko Yin’s father, Daka, was not there, Ko Yin would not be alone in this village. I will sell this house, the fields, the cows, and the carts and go to Ko Yin Kyi in Sagaing and become a nun like him. Ko Yin will stay at the teacher’s school as a ko Yin, so Daka will not be able to continue to send Ko Yin to school in the city. When Ko Yin’s father, Daka, was there, he could do it, he also worked as a farmer, a rice trader, and a cattle trader, so he could send Ko Yin to school. Now that he is gone, it is no longer easy to send Ko Yin to school. I have been teaching metaphysics to the teacher,” she said with tears in her eyes. I understand my mother’s difficulties very well. Therefore…….

"It's good that you're a nun, Da Ka, who has given up on your worries. Don't worry about Ko Rin. Now that Ko Rin has passed the seventh grade, if you pass, you can become a land surveyor. And if you're in the police department, you can even go to the police academy. If you go to the police academy, what can happen to criminals? Da Ka, Da Ka, so one day when Ko Rin is feeling good, I'll come and call Da Ka, and then the nun will leave, too."

When I said this, my mother hugged me and started crying. My mother sold the house as she had planned, and also sold the land, carts, and cows. Then she handed me over to the monk and left for Sagaing.