Wenda20170115A 11:30
(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
HOW TO CULTIVATE RENUNCIATION; GREED IS THE CAUSE FOR ONE TO BE DECEIVED AND CHEATED
Caller:
Master, you mentioned before that we will be chained down by whatever we love, causing us to sink to certain boundary, making us victims of our circumstances. We would need to have samadhi/determination, so as not to be baffled by material things. We should be captivated by nothing, to be attached to nothing and nothing should matter. May I ask, Master, in this way, will it be easier for us to cultivate renunciation?
Master Jun Hong Lu:
Yes. Not to be tied down, to cultivate renunciation is to let go. You are liberated, if there is nothing that could gain the upper hand over you. You would have to constantly remind yourself “there is nothing that I desire”. With that you have succeeded! On the contrary, should you be thinking now, “How good will it be if I were to have this”. Should you think along this line, you will definitely be bound by it.
Caller:
We are not to be bewildered. Master Lu, generally, the prevalence of slight greed in a person is the cause for him to be deceived and cheated?
Master Jun Hong Lu:
Not “slight” but “a lot”. It is caused by considerable amount of greed. All those who were deceived and cheated, it is due to their greed.
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