PRAY TO ELIMINATE CALAMITIES AND EXTEND LIFESPAN BY RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO)
Question: Some Buddhist practitioners have previously made the vows to transfer part of their lifespans to their family members. Are they now able to extend their lifespans through making vows, recitation, life liberation and performing meritorious deeds, and supplement them by reciting Sheng Wu Liang Shou Jue Ding Guang Ming Wang Tuo Luo Ni?
Answer: Yes. You may do so. After performing life liberation, you can recite the said mantra. Generally speaking, those who wish to extend their lifespan will have to recite some LIFO. This is because the more you repent, the more ‘purified’ you are and the easier it would be to extend your lifespan. For those in their golden years, please remember, if you wish to extend your lifespan, you must recite LIFO.
Question: How many times of LIFO should we recite in a day and for how long?
Answer: You may do five times a day and at the most, seven. You may state this prayer, “I hereby recite five times of LIFO, may Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless me, help me eliminate calamities and extend my lifespan”.
This is how it works. Before you pray for an extension of lifespan, you must first ask for the elimination of calamities. Without the latter, it’s not possible to have your longevity extended. When predestined calamity is eliminated, your karmic grievances are resolved and correspondingly, your karmic pass is eradicated. Only then, your lifespan can be extended. This is why you must state your prayer in this order, “to eliminate calamities and extend my lifespan”.
Question: Thank you, Master.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session), Melbourne, Australia, 7 December 2019
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