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(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) – An Excerpt
HOW TO OBTAIN GOOD FORTUNE WITHIN THIS LIFETIME
Caller: There is a proverb that goes, ‘If you want to know your past life, look at your present conditions. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions’. We wish to perform more virtuous deeds in this world, but unfortunately, we are hindered by the lack of good fortune. Is there a way to hasten the materialisation of the blessings we have accumulated in this life, so that we do not have to wait for the blessings to materialise in future lives?
Master Jun Hong Lu: To achieve that, the deed that you perform must be massive and profound; it has to be formidable.
There are two types of karmic rewards or retributions that will take place within one’s lifetime:
One, is that you are an extremely good person, extremely kind, and the virtuous deeds you perform is extremely great. For this, karmic rewards will come about within this lifetime, you will see sudden improvement in many aspects of your life.
Another case being, someone who is not supposed to be executed by firing squad, but he continually commits bad deeds. Imagine a person who is supposed to live a long life, but because he does not take good care of his health, continuously does bad things, or messes around with relationships. Like the emperors in the olden days, they could have lived longer lives. But, they had so many concubines, that’s why most of them did not live to a ripe old age.
Two types of retributions or rewards materialise swiftly in the present life: either from committing extremely evil deeds, or from performing extremely good deeds. Since most of you are just average in doing both good and evil, you can only go along with your fate and destiny. To expect rewards within this lifetime for such minor kind deeds that you do, is impossible.
Caller: That means, if we wish to transform our fate and destiny, we will have to work hard to change ourselves.
Master Jun Hong Lu: Working hard is not enough. You have to work extremely hard. Only through dedication to progress, extreme hard work and doing your utmost will you get to enjoy karmic reward within one’s lifetime.
Caller: Thank you, Master.
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