Shuohua20150717 15:03
(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
STRICT ADHERENCE TO PRECEPTS; SAFEGUARD ONE’S MIND AND BODY
Caller: Master has often used a white shirt with various degrees of soy sauce or ink stains as the metaphor to remind us that we must be an absolute morally-upright person and there’s no two-ways about it.
Recently, I heard of Master’s guidance on practising vegetarianism in which Master has said that if a person adopts a vegetarian diet only once a month, it is as good as not practising vegetarianism at all. This has reminded me of a mathematical formula that I learned in my primary school, which is, no matter how big a number is, when multiplied by zero, it equals to zero.
I’d like to ask if it is because we are now in the Age of Dharma Decline where the rules are more stringent?
Master Jun Hong Lu: The rules are indeed very strict in the Age of Dharma Decline. It was equally strict outside this period, as many did not have the opportunity to encounter Buddhism. When we enter into this Era of Dharma Decline, we need to bear the reality of such trials and tribulations. This calls for stricter effort in safeguarding our body and mind. Please bear this in mind. Let me ask you a question: Would you consider a person to be a vegetarian if he or she only observes vegetarianism two days in a month?
Caller: No.
Master Jun Hong Lu: There you go! It’s very simple. Would you consider someone to be a good person if this person upholds the moral values only for two days in a month and for the remaining 28 days, he or she does a lot of inappropriate things? To be considered as a genuinely good person, you must be someone who upholds the moral values throughout the entire month and practises full vegetarianism. Do you understand me?
Caller: Yes, Master.
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