PRAYING FOR GOOD HEALTH IS NOT GREED
Caller: How are you, Master? You have advised us to pray less for worldly blessings because it is unwise to expend our hard-earned meritorious blessings on illusory things in this world. Does that include our daily prayer for good health, wisdom, the elimination of karmic obstacles, and wishes coming true? Should we also seek less of these?
Master Jun Hong Lu: No, it does not. This is because only when we are in good health, are we able to continue our spiritual cultivation journey in the human realm. Therefore, it is fundamentally alright to put forth such a prayer request. In fact, such prayers are meritorious in nature.
Let’s illustrate this by using me as an example: Would you be able to see me if I did not assume a human form? In the absence of a human body, I can only reside in heaven to bless and protect you, like all other Bodhisattvas. Please remember, it is perfectly fine to pray for good health. In fact, good health is a necessity. Hence, such prayers are not considered a form of greed.
Source: Wenda20120120 50:28, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program
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