RECITING SELF-RESERVED LITTLE HOUSES FOR MASTER
Question: Hi Master, whenever we hear your husky and weary voice being transmitted through the radio programs, we will be overcome by emotions and can’t help but feel the pain and tear up.
In the past, we had always thought that with the blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Master did not need to offer any Little Houses. It’s only now that we know you have shouldered the karmic obstacles of sentient beings, resulting in the foreign spirits looking for you.
Not only do you need to offer Little Houses, you have to practically burn tens or even up to hundreds of Little Houses on a daily basis.
During the recent dharma convention, out of goodwill, some Buddhist practitioners were resolved to voluntarily recite in excess of 14,000 self-reserved Little Houses for Master.
We have the following questions for Master:
First, what are things that we should take note of when we aspire to reciting self-reserved Little Houses for Master?
Second, does such an act help eliminate our karmic obstacles and accumulate good fortune, or engender merits?
Third, by doing so, will the reciters receive the blessings from the Bodhisattva and Master?
We would appreciate Master’s guidance.
Answer: First and foremost, the Principle of Heaven works in such a way that when you help others, you are in reality helping yourself. When a mother helps her child, doesn’t she in a way also help herself? Likewise, when you perform recitation for Master, wouldn’t you be rewarded with merits?
Similarly, if you help Master, wouldn’t Master shower you with blessings? Not only do I bestow you with blessings, I will also shower blessings on everyone in this world. You may be helping Master as an individual, but don’t you think you are also helping all sentient beings with predestined affinity with Buddhism at the same time? The reason is simple: Master is helping all sentient beings with predestined affinity.
With regards to reciting self-reserved Little Houses for Master, this is what I think: Please accord with conditions in whatever you do. I’d urge all of you to firstly be true to your cultivation. As and when you have time or energy to spare, you can occasionally recite one Little House for Master every one to two months.
This is not a big issue and in fact, it does not matter even if you don’t do so. Most importantly, I hope to see that all of you are doing fine because when things are working out well for you, the Little Houses you recite for Master will be of good quality.
Conversely, if life is not running smoothly for you, it will not do you any good even if you recite Little Houses for Master. I will feel sad if I accept your Little Houses.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session), Hong Kong, China, 21 June 2015