As We Reach Certain State in Our Cultivation, We Will Tend To Be Watchful of Speech Karma and Talk Less

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AS WE REACH CERTAIN STATE IN OUR CULTIVATION, WE WILL TEND TO BE WATCHFUL OF SPEECH KARMA AND TALK LESS Caller: Master Lu, a fellow Buddhist friend realised lately that she has become more reserved in speech. She dislikes communicating with others and has trouble expressing herself. Are these symptoms of mild depression or is […]

Important Discourse From Master Lu: Do Not Transfer All Your Merits to Family Members When They Fall Ill

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IMPORTANT DISCOURSE FROM MASTER LU: DO NOT TRANSFER ALL YOUR MERITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN THEY FALL ILL Master Jun Hong Lu: Lately, there are many cases where people, who are seemingly cultivating very well, passed away after making vows to transfer all their merits to family members who fell ill. This is not the […]

Which Types of Acts Are Considered To Be Fearlessness Dana (Abhaya Dana)?

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WHICH TYPES OF ACTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE FEARLESSNESS DANA (ABHAYA DANA)? Caller: Master Lu, there are different types of Dana, namely Wealth Dana (Amisa Dāna), Dharma Dāna and Fearlessness Dana (Abhaya Dāna). Most of our Buddhist friends are only familiar with the concepts of Dharma Dāna and Wealth Dana. Which types of acts and […]

Drawing Conclusions on Matters Which We Do Not Have a Thorough Understanding Are Considered as Creating Something Out of Nothing and Has Heavy Karmic Ramifications

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DRAWING CONCLUSIONS ON MATTERS WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING ARE CONSIDERED AS CREATING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING AND HAS HEAVY KARMIC RAMIFICATIONS Caller: As a Buddhist practitioner, how do we avoid drawing conclusions or stereotyping someone or some issue that we do not have a thorough understanding of? Is discussion involving another […]

How Do Dharma Cultivators Shield and Bless Their Family Members

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HOW DO DHARMA CULTIVATORS SHIELD AND BLESS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS Caller: With Dharma cultivator within a household, the family will be protected. To what extent can the blessings be imparted to our family members? Is it measured by the amount of negative karma eliminated or any other standard? Master Jun Hong Lu: “Shielding family members […]

Buddhists Need To Cultivate Blessings and Wisdom Alongside Blessings and Virtue

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BUDDHISTS NEED TO CULTIVATE BLESSINGS AND WISDOM ALONGSIDE BLESSINGS AND VIRTUE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhists need to cultivate blessings and wisdom, alongside blessings and virtue. Only a blessed person can find Buddha’s teachings, and only a person with good morals can encounter well-doers and positive advisors. I often tell people, a merciful person is […]

What Is the Difference Between Perceiving the Body as Unclean, and Self Reflection in General

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERCEIVING THE BODY AS UNCLEAN, AND SELF REFLECTION IN GENERAL Caller: Master Lu, what is the difference between seeing the body as unclean, and self-reflection in general? Master Jun Hong Lu: Perceiving your body to be unclean allows you to see the impurities of your spiritual body. This knowledge can […]

Genuinely, Wholeheartedly, and Diligently Learning About Buddhism

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GENUINELY, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, AND DILIGENTLY LEARNING ABOUT BUDDHISM Master Jun Hong Lu: A lot of people study Buddhism during their lifetime. However, in the end some do not actually know what they are practising. They are putting on an act as a Buddhist practitioner to gain the respect of others, simply trying to fish for compliments. […]

Constantly Perform Good Deeds; Recitation of Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (Lifo) Will Extend the Time It Takes for Negative Karma To Come to Fruition

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CONSTANTLY PERFORM GOOD DEEDS; RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) WILL EXTEND THE TIME IT TAKES FOR NEGATIVE KARMA TO COME TO FRUITION Caller: We often hear Master tells us Lord Buddha’s stories about the law of causation, mentioning, ‘May all my evil deeds not come to fruition.’. However, the law of causation is […]

One Will Gain Abundance When One Seeking Bodhisattva’s Blessing To Reach Out to More Sentient Beings

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ONE WILL GAIN ABUNDANCE WHEN ONE SEEKING BODHISATTVA’S BLESSING TO REACH OUT TO MORE SENTIENT BEINGS Caller: Master Lu, for fellow practitioners who are more spiritually able to adopt ingenious ways to help awaken sentient beings, can they seek Bodhisattva’s compassion in helping them to arrange for more opportunities to help similar sentient beings? How […]

‘Impure’ Kindness Causes Our Blessings to Greatly Dissipate

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‘IMPURE’ KINDNESS CAUSES OUR BLESSINGS TO GREATLY DISSIPATE Master Jun Hong Lu: If our kindness is “impure”, our blessings will greatly dissipate. For example, when you are jealous of others and feel uneasy when seeing others leading a good life, these attitudes deplete your blessings. Let’s quote another example. When you see someone waste food, […]