A passenger who vanished from a late-night taxi. The recurring dream of a dog's face. An inexplicable near-death experience. These incredible events are all real happenings.
In the livestream '26 Soul Season: Your Connection With the Soul, Grandmaster JinBodhi shares a series of real-life stories that invite us to ponder a profound idea: Just because we cannot see something does not mean it does not exist. The souls connected to your life may be trying to send you a message.
【What You Will Gain】
- Understand the connection between souls and our lives
【Featured Aphorism】
- There are no coincidences in this world; everything happens for a reason.
Seven True Stories About Souls | What You Thought Was a Coincidence May Be a Message From Another World
【The Vanishing Passenger】
Japan: The Mysterious Taxi Passengers After the 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami
After the devastating tsunami, multiple taxi drivers picked up the same kind of mysterious passenger. The passenger would get into the taxi, state a destination, and then suddenly disappear without a trace. Who were these drivers really giving rides to?
United Kingdom: A True Story From Ghosts of the Tsunami
After an elderly woman passed away, she continued visiting her neighbors every day for conversations. Even more strangely, every chair she sat on was left with a puddle of water.
👉Why could the neighbors all see her? What secret did everyone quietly keep to themselves?
【Are Dream Messages Real?】
Taiwan: A Dream Visit From a Famous Dog
Just before Qingming Festival, she dreamed of many deceased dogs. Among them was a well-known dog that had visited her family's veterinary clinic more than 20 years earlier and had long since passed away.
👉What was the departed pet trying to communicate?
Malaysia: Light-Offering Illuminated the Spirit of an Unborn Child
When he was young, he buried his miscarried child beside a factory. Over the following decades, he experienced car accidents, kidney stones, and tumors. Only after offering a light did a little girl, whom he had never met, appear in his dream.
👉His family members also dreamed of the same little girl. What was she trying to say?
【Could Unexplained Illness Be Connected to Souls?】
New York: Sudden Lower-Back Pain
While chanting the Buddha's name, she suddenly developed such severe back pain that she could no longer stand. Only after she remembered the child she had aborted did her body undergo an unexpected change.
👉If a soul has already been reborn, is it still necessary to make offerings?
Vancouver: What Was the Nightmare Before the Car Accident Trying to Warn Her About?
Grandmaster JinBodhi warned her to be careful, but she paid little attention. Not long afterward, she was involved in a car accident. Even more frightening, before the accident she had dreamed of several children covered in blood.
👉Only after the accident did she realize the nightmare had not been a coincidence.
Malaysia: A Shocking Near-Death Experience
Gallstones developed into a life-threatening condition. Doctors told him he had only a 10 percent chance of survival. While unconscious, he felt himself leave his body and witnessed a struggle between life and death.
👉What did he see during his out-of-body experience? How did he ultimately survive?
Do Souls Really Exist? What Is the World Made Of?
Although these true stories come from different countries and backgrounds, they all point to the same question: Does life truly end with death?
According to Buddhist teachings, all phenomena arise through causes and conditions. Everything in the universe is constantly changing. The world as we perceive it may not be the whole picture. Just like air, we cannot see it, yet it creates resistance against airplanes. Air also contains dust and microscopic particles, proving that "empty space" is not truly empty. What we believe to be reality may be only a small part of a much greater world.
👉Watch the full video to gain a new perspective on life and the universe.
These Messages May Be Trying to Warn You
A car that suddenly refuses to start. A strange dream. An unexplained feeling of uneasiness. These phenomena may be reminders from the buddhas, bodhisattvas, or your ancestors, delivered in a form unique to your life circumstances.
Grandmaster JinBodhi teaches that by learning to recognize and interpret these messages, knowing when to pause, and maintaining kindness and gratitude, we become more receptive to these subtle signs.
👉What seems like a small coincidence may help you avoid a major disaster.
2026 Ullambana Light-Offering | Accumulate Merit for Your Loved Ones and Blessings for Yourself
If the soul does not disappear after death, what can we do for our departed loved ones?
The Ullambana Festival is more than an occasion for making offerings. It is an expression of remembrance, gratitude, and blessings for those we love. A single light can illuminate another realm, helping departed loved ones find peace while bringing safety and blessings to us and our families.
This year, Grandmaster JinBodhi compassionately launched the Ullambana Light-Offering, allowing everyone to participate for just US$1, so that more people can honor their loved ones without financial burden. Bodhi Meditation College has also prepared 【Ullambana Festival Offering Packages】, making it easier for everyone to express their remembrance, gratitude, and filial devotion according to their own needs.
👉Learn more about the 2026 Ullambana Merit-Dedication Program and light-offering details.
Conclusion
These true stories may not be fully explained by modern science, yet they remind us once again that just because something cannot be seen does not necessarily mean it does not exist. The true nature of the world is far vaster than we can imagine. Even if we cannot explain every phenomenon, we can still approach life with gratitude and reverence, respecting every karmic connection.
Take this year's Ullambana Festival as an opportunity to pray for your departed loved ones through light-offerings and merit dedication, while also planting seeds of blessings for yourself. May the Buddha's light always be with you, bringing peace, protection, and auspiciousness to all.
Further Reading:
'26 Soul Season: The Anger of the Ancestors