Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Melbourne, Australia 12 November 2017 SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION IS THE WAY TO HELP US ELIMINATE ALL OUR EVIL THOUGHTS, BAD HABITS AND POOR CONDUCT Master Jun Hong Lu: Nowadays, people are preoccupied with self-interests and are less considerate towards others. When people cannot get along with their spouses or […]
Wenda20171215 01:25:32 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) OVERINDULGENCE IN FOOD AND SLEEP WILL LEAD TO INCREASED IGNORANCE AND LUST Caller: Master Lu, I did not cultivate well recently, and I am ashamed of it. I feel difficult to correct my shortcomings, and my heart is filled with anger and hatred. At […]
Wenda20170915 27:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON WITH HIGH-LEVEL PERCEPTION? Caller: How do we determine a person’s level of perception? What are the characteristics of a person with high-level perception? Master Jun Hong Lu: What are the characteristics of a person with high-level […]
Wenda20141026B 52:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ENERGY FROM REPENTANCE IS EXTREMELY POSITIVE Caller: How are you Master? First of all, I would like to repent to both Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Master Lu, as I have committed many wrong deeds in the past, including sexual misconduct. Please forgive me. […]
Wenda20150109 33:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) BUDDHIST CULTIVATION REQUIRES ONE TO FOLLOW THE TRUTH, NOT A PERSON Caller: Two days ago, I came across a paragraph which spoke to me, and so I posted it to our practice centre’s online group chat. Let me read it to you. It states, […]
Wenda20171217B 30:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TRANSFERRING MERITS IS THE FASTEST SOLUTION TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS Caller: The child of a fellow Buddhist friend is going to sit for a major exam. Every day the father recites Cundi Dharani (Zhun Ti Shen Zhou) 49 times and the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 3 December 2017 SUFFERING IS PREVALENT, SO HOW CAN WE BECOME LIBERATED? Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not lose your bearings in the midst of your worries in the hustle and bustle of this mortal world. We are haunted by worries every day. We are […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 3 December 2017 PERSIST AND NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME NEGLIGENT IN YOUR BUDDHIST PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: I once said we came to this world crying, and at the end we are going to leave this world in tears. Do not be disheartened […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Milan, Italy 25 September 2017 BECOME A BODHISATTVA IN THE HUMAN REALM Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope all of you will become more beautiful and kind-hearted as you progress further with your spiritual cultivation. It is also my hope you will be safe and well […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 December 2016 BUDDHA ONCE SAID EVERY ACT OF MERIT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY ONESELF Master Jun Hong Lu: Presently, many people request others to liberate lives, or to perform recitations on their behalf. Some are not vegetarian, but then recommend the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Jakarta, Indonesia 21 April 2017 QUESTION 5 LANGUAGE IS NOT A BARRIER TO LEARNING BUDDHISM. TRANSLATING MASTER LU’S DISCOURSE AND BOOKS IS ANOTHER WAY TO ACCUMULATE MERITS AND VIRTUES Question: Due to the language barrier, many Indonesian Buddhist friends of mine can’t fully understand Master […]
HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF WE ARE GENUINE IN OUR SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION Caller: Many Buddhist practitioners are looked upon by their fellow practitioners to be spiritually well cultivated, and yet calamities and karmic passes are bound to befall them at such an untimely manner, rendering them helpless. Master has said that it is not possible […]
Wenda20171022A 45:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO BE STRICT WHEN YOU DISCIPLINE CHILDREN Caller: There is a two-and-a-half-year-old child who due to lack of awareness at such a tender age, is overbearing, unwilling to share, and likes to push others around. This child is particularly domineering, and especially poor […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Melbourne, Australia 12 November 2017 DO NOT OFFEND OR BE HOSTILE TO OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: All the people around us are our friends due to our similar values. Our encounters with them would not have taken place if not for these shared affinities. Those who befriend […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Paris, France 30 September 2017 FAITH IN BUDDHISM DRIVEN BY ONE’S WISH Master Jun Hong Lu: A large number of sentient beings wish for peace and prosperity, hence their belief in Buddhism. They assume their faith in Buddha is deep, but in reality, hovers around […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Dharma Sharing Session Singapore 20 October 2017 HOW DO WE OVERCOME EGOCENTRISM? Master Jun Hong Lu: How do we overcome egocentrism? It can be done through understanding the law of causation, and by cherishing our affinities. Think about it, ‘Why do others dislike me?’, ‘Why do they fail to understand […]
Wenda20171105A 13:50 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MENTALITY WHEN BESEECHING BODHISATTVA Caller: A Buddhist friend is worried that the matter he is praying for will not materialise. Although he is confident, ‘all prayers shall be answered’ by Guan Yin Bodhisattva, he is also worried his karmic obstacles may be too substantial, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 December 2016 Question 28 DESIRES AND DISTRACTING THOUGHTS WILL DEPLETE MERITS AND VIRTUES Question: As long as we wish for something, whether we pray for it or not, our merits and virtues are used. Does this mean as […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Toronto, Canada 6 September 2016 THERE ARE TWO PATHS FOR SENTIENT BEINGS IN THIS WORLD Master Jun Hong Lu: Illnesses stem from our mind, as our health is directly affected by the worries, miseries, and fears we have to face on a daily basis. To cultivate the […]
Shuohua20181019 13:10 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW FAR SHOULD A RESIDENCE BE FROM THE RAILWAY LINE? Caller: How far should a residence be away from the subway station in order not to be affected by it? Master Jun Hong Lu: Generally, it is better for it to be of at least 50 […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 266) 20 November 2018 AVOID DOING ANYTHING BETWEEN 2AM-5AM Question: What is the time in the night when we are forbidden to perform house chores e.g. sweep or mop the floor, do our laundry with the washing machine? Answer: The worst timing is from 2am to 5am. It is […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 260) 4 October 2018 DO NOT KEEP BANK CARDS WITH ZERO BALANCE ACCOUNTS Question: From the metaphysics perspective, if a person owns many bank cards with zero balance in these accounts for a long time, will this cause their financial fate to go downhill? Answer: It is best to […]
Wenda20140530 15:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT BURN MOSQUITO-REPELLING INCENSE WHEN PERFORMING RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES Caller: Can we burn mosquito-repelling incense when performing recitation of Buddhist scriptures? Master Jun Hong Lu: No. Caller: My house is located near a market. Hence, there are a lot of mosquitoes. Since we […]
Wenda20180810 16:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DISPLAY OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA ON THE WALL BELOW AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Caller: Master Lu, can we display the Great Compassion Mantra on the wall below an air conditioning unit? Master Jun Hong Lu: That should be fine. Caller: Okay, thank you Master […]
Wenda20180810 38:49 Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN THE YOUNG AND THEIR ELDERS SHARE A BED, WHICH SIDE OF THE BED SHOULD EACH TAKE? Caller: A mother and her adult daughter share a bed. Which side of the bed should they each sleep on? Master Jun Hong Lu: The elders should sleep on […]
Wenda20180624A 06:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) AGE ENDING WITH “3,6,9” — PREDESTINED CALAMITIES CAN ONLY COME SOONER RATHER THAN LATER Caller: I am 36 years old this year. It is my birth year and also the year of “3,6,9”. I would like to check, for how long would I experience this period […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 244) 4 August 2018 SELECTION OF COLOUR FOR DOORS Question: What colour is suitable for the main door and doors of an apartment? Answer: Lighter shades are better, as it represents cleanliness; while darker shades are less ideal as it represents grimness which could entail some degree of […]
Shuohua20180713 11:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) USING MONEY THAT BELONGS TO THE DECEASED TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS Caller: Master, we may have inherited some money from a deceased person before learning Buddhism. Now if we would like to use a part of it to perform meritorious deeds, should we perform the deed […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 228) 17 May 2018 GETTING A HAIRCUT ON ONE’S BIRTHDAY Question: Can we get a haircut on our birthday? Answer: You may do so before noon.
Wenda20180622 01:21:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE REASON BEHIND GAMING ADDICTION; DO NOT DO ANYTHING EXCESSIVELY Caller: At the beginning of this year, gaming addiction has been classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization. The symptoms of gaming addiction include impaired control over gaming activities; where the frequency […]