Wenda20170212B 49:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) EXHORTATION FROM MASTER JUN HONG LU Caller: How do you do Master Lu? The Public Talk held in Singapore will be happening next week. Do you have any exhortation to give? Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist learning is all about affinity. When you embark on the […]
Wenda20161118 13:10 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) UNDERSTANDING “STUBBORNESS WILL LEAD YOU NOWHERE AND YOU WILL GAIN NOTHING IN LIFE” Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned in your previous discourse that “Being stubborn in life will gain us nothing ultimately”. How do we comprehend this statement? Master Jun Hong Lu: A stubborn person […]
Wenda20161030B 50:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO IMPROVE THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING DHARMA? Caller: Master Lu, when you perform Totem reading on fellow Buddhist friends, you would be able to visualise that some of them have accumulated lots of virtues, but they are faced with poor external environment. Is there […]
Wenda20160205 01:47:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DILIGENT PRACTITIONER MAY CALL UPON BODHISATTVA TO BLESS HIM FURTHER IN TIMES OF NEED Caller: An elderly mother was doing recitation when she lifted her head involuntarily to cast a look at the sky. She saw a fellow practitioner stretching near the sun in the […]
Wenda20170115A 11:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO CULTIVATE RENUNCIATION; GREED IS THE CAUSE FOR ONE TO BE DECEIVED AND CHEATED Caller: Master, you mentioned before that we will be chained down by whatever we love, causing us to sink to certain boundary, making us victims of our circumstances. We would […]
Wenda20161230 25:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TOO MUCH DESIRES AND WANDERING THOUGHTS WILL CAUSE MERITS TO LEAK JUST AS MUCH Caller: Master Lu, although we did not wish for it but when we think of certain issues, our merits are also being consumed. Is it true that whenever desires and wandering […]
Wenda20170115B 10:50 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW MUCH KARMIC OBSTACLES CAN BE ELIMINATED BY ATTENDING THE 2017 SINGAPORE PUBLIC TALK? Caller: Master Lu, how many percent of our karmic obstacles can be eliminated by attending the Singapore Public Talk? Master Jun Hong Lu: Should be able to eliminate a lot. Caller: A […]
BODHISATTVAS WILL BE PLEASED AS LONG AS PUBLIC TALK VOLUNTEERS SHOW WHOLEHEARTED DEDICATION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ROLES; VIRTUES WILL ONLY BE GAINED WHEN ONE PERFORMS RECITATION DURING VOLUNTEERING Caller: Master Lu, a Buddhist practitioner volunteered at one of your Public Talks. He made a vow to Bodhisattva that he would help Master Lu to promote […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) City Taipei, Taiwan Date 4 October 2016 Question 12 HOW DOES MENTALITY DETERMINES A PERSON’S DESTINY? Question: We always say that a person’s mentality determines his destiny. How do we explain this from Buddhism perspective? Please enlighten us, Master Lu. Answer: A person’s mindset is very […]
WE NEED TO HAVE A SENSE OF CRISIS Master Jun Hong Lu: Once, there were two men who ran into a tiger in the forest. Immediately, the first man squatted down, took out a pair of sneakers from behind him and put them on. The second man saw what happened and scolded him, “What do […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 373) 1 April 2020 TRANSFERRING MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS TO FAMILY MEMBERS Question: When we transfer merits to our family members, under what circumstances will it be effective or ineffective? Answer: If your parents are in ill-health, transferring merits to them is an act of filial piety and a positive gesture. […]
Wenda20200103 11:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITING MORE XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU (MANTRA TO DISPERSE CALAMITIES) CAN ALSO BOOST IMMUNITY Caller: A Buddhist practitioner, when performing recitations, received a thought that ‘reciting more Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou can not only disperse calamities but also boost immunity’. Master, is this […]
Wenda20200308 33:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE RECITE THE ‘SPIRITUAL CODE 7829’ FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS? Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners are critically ill and would like others to help them perform recitations. Some help to recite the Great Compassion Mantra while others recite the ‘Spiritual Code 7829’. Can we recite the […]
Wenda20200216 28:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON TO UNDERSTAND US BY RECITING MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS (JIE JIE ZHOU)? Caller: Master Lu, can we pray to Bodhisattva for a specific person to understand us by reciting Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 362) 10 February 2020 RECITE 100,000 TIMES OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS IF ONE IS OVERLOADED WITH NEGATIVE ENERGY Question: If we have too much negative energy, can we vow to recite 100,000 repetitions of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots to resolve the karmic obstacles and karmic […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 359) 24 January 2020 RECITE QI FO MIE ZUI ZHEN YAN IF YOU HAVE COMMITTED MISDEEDS OR SAID FOUL WORDS Question: Master Lu once mentioned in the radio program that one may be blessed with peace and good luck through reciting Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan, how should […]
Wenda20200124 45:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE 108 TIMES XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU DAILY IN THIS YEAR Caller: Master, you mentioned that we should recite more of the Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou (Mantra to Disperse Calamities) this year. What is an appropriate amount in general? Master Jun Hong […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 351) 16 December 2019 ALTERNATIVE TO STANDING UP AT THE END OF THE RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE Question: When we recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance on board a flight, it may not be convenient for us to stand up at the end of each recitation. What […]
PRAY TO ELIMINATE CALAMITIES AND EXTEND LIFESPAN BY RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) Question: Some Buddhist practitioners have previously made the vows to transfer part of their lifespans to their family members. Are they now able to extend their lifespans through making vows, recitation, life liberation and performing meritorious deeds, and supplement them […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Auckland, New Zealand 8 November 2019 ADDITIONAL DAILY RECITATION WILL BRING HUGE MERITS Question: A Buddhist practitioner recites 108 times of the Great Compassion Mantra and 168 times of Heart Sutra for his Daily Recitation, and he feels very good about it. Master Lu, may I ask […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 346) 21 November 2019 INCREASE THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE KARMAS FROM KILLING Question: For those who have accumulated negative karmas from the act of killing, do they still have to recite Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Zhou) […]
Zongshu20190903 06:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE A VOW TO RECITE AT LEAST 10,000 TIMES OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES WHEN FACED WITH IMPEDIMENTS Caller: Master Lu, a Buddhist practitioner, who was born in the year of Snake in 1977, has been jobless for one and a half years. Master Jun Hong Lu: Quickly […]
Wenda20190728 22:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE KARMIC CONFLICTS WITH ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD Caller: The birthdays of a Buddhist practitioner and his one-year-old daughter are three days apart. He would like to know if he could make a vow to recite 10,000 times […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 329) 11 August 2019 RECITE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS AND LITTLE HOUSES IF YOU FREQUENTLY DREAM OF A PERSON Question: Master Lu once advised a fellow Buddhist practitioner to recite Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots and offer Little Houses to the karmic creditor of the person in his life that he frequently dreams of. This is […]
Wenda20190719 43:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN WE HAVE NIGHTMARES, WHAT SUTRAS/MANTRAS SHOULD WE RECITE? Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned before that if we have nightmares or dreams of being pinned down by foreign spirit, we will have to perform recitation right away, all through the night. This will help us evade […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 325) 28 July 2019 RECITE SHENG WU LIANG SHOU JUE DING GUANG MING WANG TUO LUO NI AFTER PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Question: Master Lu mentioned before that, we may recite Sheng Wu Liang Shou Jue Ding Guang Ming Wang Tuo Luo Ni after performing life liberation. Does […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 323) 22 July 2019 IT IS MORE EFFICACIOUS TO STATE “I REPENT FOR (MATTER ON HAND)” FOR EVERY EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE WE RECITE Question: Master mentioned in the radio program that many people would have to say the prayer, “I repent for (matter on hand)” for every Eighty-Eight […]
Wenda20190707 01:04:42 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE RECITE 59 TIMES OF SHORT SUTRAS OR MANTRAS? Caller: Master has advised a few Buddhist practitioners on separate occasions to recite 59 times of short sutras or mantras such as the Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra and Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots. Is this […]
Wenda20190707 51:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA (WANG SHENG ZHOU) IF INSECTS ARE PRESENT IN THE HOUSE Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners shared that we may recite the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots if there are insects in the house. This is to resolve our negative karmic ties […]
Wenda20170407 01:21:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE OVERWHELMED WITH TROUBLES? Master Jun Hong Lu: At times when you are overwhelmed with troubles and you can’t even get yourself to perform recitations, let me tell you what to do. Say this, “Namo Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please help me, […]
