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PRAY TO REPENT PRESENT-LIFE’S KARMIC OBSTACLES WHEN RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO)

27/08/2022 | About Performing Recitation    
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PRAY TO REPENT PRESENT-LIFE’S KARMIC OBSTACLES WHEN RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO)

Caller: A Buddhist practitioner sent me a template of prayer requests for online group study and the recitation of some Buddhist scriptures a few days ago. It is allegedly shared by Australia Oriental Radio and is being circulated online.

I would like to clarify with Master, how should we state our prayer before reciting LIFO? Should we state that, “I repent for my karmic obstacles of present life”, or make a general prayer request that, “I repent for my karmic obstacles”?

Master Jun Hong Lu: Generally speaking, you repent for your karmic obstacles of this lifetime.

Caller: Is it a must to be so specific?

Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. Because the karmic obstacles from your past lives will be brought forward to the present life, and they will still end up as your karmic obstacles of this lifetime.

Caller: Oh I see. So when reciting the LIFO, we should say the prayer, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva help me <your full name> to repent and eliminate my karmic obstacles of this life”, is that right?

Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s right.

Source: Wenda20190503 17:28, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program

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