The PBMA members must be misguided people who believe in the power of amulets or talismans?
A. That is another misinterpreted side of the Association. Our Divine Master never told us to believe in amulets or talismans. But there are members who kept on integrating the old Filipino tradition, i.e. agimat or anting-anting. And, history reveals that the Philippines was once an island of people who believed in the supernatural powers and the like, and these powers can be obtained from the forests or mountains. And believe it or not this tradition is still part of our modern-day culture. I remember my father once related to us the story of his grand uncle who possessed a talisman from a coconut tree who can able to drink a drum of water with the use of his “babato” or “birtud”. My brother-in-law also possesses a talisman from an eel. This talisman gave him the ability of instant-escape, like the famous Houdini. There are lots of recorded proofs of the existence of talisman especially in the Philippines but these practices are not encouraged and denounced as part of PBMA teachings.
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