THOSE WHO PERFORM RECITATION SHOULD BE CAREFUL IN THEIR SPEECH TO PREVENT ‘OUTFLOWS’
Caller: I have been practising Guan Yin Citta for over a year now after being introduced to it by my daughter. Master, can you point out my faults?
Master Jun Hong Lu: You don’t know about your own faults? You should refrain from unwholesome speech.
Caller: What Buddhist scriptures should I recite then?
Master Jun Hong Lu: Avoiding unwholesome speech is better than performing recitation. If you recite mantras but are not careful when you speak, your recitation will go to waste as there are ‘outflows’.
Caller: I promise to change this bad habit of mine.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Once a person who recites the Buddhist scriptures speaks, heaven will know. This is because when you perform recitation you are connected to the energy field of the Bodhisattva. This connection will still be there even if you do not perform recitation and when you start to commit unwholesome speech, there is a high chance that your misdeeds will be recorded.
Caller: Yes, I understand now. I will turn over a new leaf.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Don’t lose your temper in the future. Otherwise, it is useless even if you have spent one or two years in spiritual practice. Many people do not pay attention to this aspect and fail to change themselves for the better. If they persist in this way, in the long run, not only will there be no effect from their recitations, their health will be in a total mess when they grow old!
Source: Shuohua20130405 16:23, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
< About Spiritual Cultivation