WHY ARE THERE PEOPLE SLANDERING BUDDHAS TEACHING? Caller: Master Lu, I refer to a discourse: “I urge all practitioners to follow the right path of Dharma practice. We should not covet to the benefits and thereby depart from our roots of Dharma cultivation, built over several lifetime. Why would people who slander Buddha’s teaching? Is […]

HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE AFFINITY WITH MASTER JUN HONG LU Caller: Hello Master, deepest gratitude to you. Disciple hereby pay respect to you. I have a question for Master. In this Dharma degeneration age, the number of Guan Yin Citta practitioners are increasing, amongst them, some have stronger affinity with Master than the rest. As […]

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 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 […]

CEASELESSLY AUGMENT OUR GOOD FORTUNE; MUST NOT ALLOW ANY “LEAKAGE” TO TAKE PLACE Master Jun Hong Lu: We talked about preventing any leakage of our good fortune as it is a very dreadful thing to happen. It is as though, you are working very hard to earn money but you are also spending money at […]

MERITS FROM GIVING THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA (DHARMA DANA) Caller: I wish to better my self-cultivation and to dedicate myself to progress. Though I do not perform much life liberation, I do my utmost to help others awaken spiritually, and with every person I helped, I will tell him to “refrain from the act of […]

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 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 WE ENSURE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF ENDURING HARDSHIP IN THIS WORLD Caller: Master, I feel that I am not quite able to endure hardship in this world. How do I better myself in this aspect? Master Jun Hong Lu: We have to understand that hardship in life is a form of training. […]

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 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 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 […]

 HOW DO WE AVOID BEING CONSTANTLY BOTHERED BY WHAT OTHERS THINK Caller: In an effort to break the habit of selfishness, a Buddhist friend practised to see things from others’ perspective and learnt to put himself in others’ shoes. However, he ended up being caught in a predicament where he is constantly bothered by what […]

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. […]

RESENTMENT FOR OTHERS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A FORM OF GREED Caller: Master Lu often teaches us not to be greedy, expressing ideas such as, ‘Nobility is obtained through contentment’. May I ask, is resentment towards others considered a form of greed as well? Master Jun Hong Lu: Absolutely! Feelings of resentment for others arise […]

DISCOURSE ON CORRECTING WEAKNESSES Master Jun Hong Lu: Listeners, please remember it is painful to correct one’s weaknesses. But there cannot be any gains made without this pain. Many of your shortcomings  are a result of wrong doings in the past. It is extremely difficult to correct your bad habits, as many were developed and […]

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 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 […]

HOW DO WE ACCOMPLISH UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION? Caller: Some people are very articulate when preaching the principles of Buddhist teachings. However, their behaviour does not coincide with what they have preached. There are others who may not be very expressive but who are well-behaved. Master Lu, with these two scenarios, how do we […]

WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT RAMPANT THOUGHTS THAT CAUSE DISTRACTION? Caller: Master Lu, lately, I have had rampant thoughts that distract me, and I simply cannot control them. What should I do? Master Jun Hong Lu: If you cannot control rampant thoughts, it just goes to show you are not cultivating yourself well. It requires […]