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IT IS BEST NOT TO UNDERGO SURGERY DURING A PERIOD IT HAS BEEN PREDETERMINED THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE MISFORTUNE. HOW DO WE RESTORE OUR STRENGTH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE?

Posted 2020-06-092020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health

Wenda20170903A 10:21 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) IT IS BEST NOT TO UNDERGO SURGERY DURING A PERIOD IT HAS BEEN PREDETERMINED THAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE MISFORTUNE. HOW DO WE RESTORE OUR STRENGTH AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE? Caller: Master Lu, we understand ages ending in three, six or nine are all associated with predetermined misfortune. […]

FEELING LIKE FIRES RAGING WITHIN THE BODY; REGULAR WALKING CAN HELP DISPERSE NEGATIVE ENERGY

Posted 2020-06-092020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health, About Performing Recitation

Wenda20170409B 01:07:38 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FEELING LIKE FIRES RAGING WITHIN THE BODY; REGULAR WALKING CAN HELP DISPERSE NEGATIVE ENERGY Caller: Master Lu, during the seasons of Spring and Autumn, I always feel that there are fires raging within my body. Why is this so and how do I resolve this problem? […]

RECITE THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA 7 TIMES BEFORE SLEEPING CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY AND PREVENT FOREIGN SPIRITS FROM OCCUPYING YOUR BODY

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health, About Performing Recitation

Zongshu20161112 17:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA 7 TIMES BEFORE SLEEPING CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY AND PREVENT FOREIGN SPIRITS FROM OCCUPYING YOUR BODY Caller: Master Lu, I used to have thyroid and lobular hyperplasia when I was younger and would like to seek advice from you. Master Jun Hong […]

WHY DIGESTIVE DISORDER CALLS FOR THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA (WANG SHENG ZHOU)?

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health, About Performing Recitation

Wenda20170101A 15:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY DIGESTIVE DISORDER CALLS FOR THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA (WANG SHENG ZHOU)? Caller: Master Lu, you advised one Buddhist practitioner who was suffering from stomach disorder to focus on the recitation of Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Zhou) to eliminate […]

HEALTH EFFECTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health

Wenda20161030A 31:40 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HEALTH EFFECTS OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS Caller: Master Lu, after becoming a vegetarian, I have noticed that many products are labelled as containing “genetically modified soybeans” or “Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian”. Would the health of Buddhist practitioners be affected by consuming such products over a long period of time? […]

WHY DO PEOPLE WHO WALK A LOT LIVE LONGER?

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand October 6, 2016 WHY DO PEOPLE WHO WALK A LOT LIVE LONGER? Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me share with you, why people who walk a lot live longer? Do you have any clue? I was told by Bodhisattva that when a person walks, his head […]

CONSUME MORE KELP

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health

Wenda20160805 50:00 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CONSUME MORE KELP Master Jun Hong Lu: “Do bear in mind that you should consume more kelp because it contains iodine. Kelp, consumed in large amount, helps prevent hyperthyroidism. Any abnormality in the thyroid gland will result in the instability of many cells in the body, which […]

Value the Words of Others

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-25 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

VALUE THE WORDS OF OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: We have to value the words of others and at the same time have good control over each and every one of our spoken words. Regardless of whether others are making a remark to us or vice versa, we must practise patience under both circumstances. No […]

Our Minds Are Just Like a Mirror

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-25 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

OUR MINDS ARE JUST LIKE A MIRROR Master Jun Hong Lu: In actuality, we are often able to differentiate between good and bad people with a glance. This is because our minds are just like a mirror. When we reflect the evil in the human realm, all that we will see are the evil appearances […]

Do Not Cling Onto Desires

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-25 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

DO NOT CLING ONTO DESIRES Master Jun Hong Lu: Life is impermanent and lies between our in and out breaths. A person who is encumbered by the human realm’s ceaselessly demanding desires will rapidly forget their innate nature and conscience. A person who always pushes himself to achieve greater fame and fortune will gradually lose […]

Forgiving Others Is More Powerful Than Punishing Them

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-25 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

FORGIVING OTHERS IS MORE POWERFUL THAN PUNISHING THEM Master Jun Hong Lu: In this world, there is no such thing as a point of no return nor is there a mistake that is irreversible. Thus, when we see the mistakes of others, at times we should remind ourselves that forgiving others is more powerful than […]

Do Not Underestimate the Power of the Little Things That We Do

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-25 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT WE DO Master Jun Hong Lu: As the saying goes, ‘great undertakings have small beginnings, and difficult tasks are tackled from where it is easy’. After all, even a large tree has the origins of a small sapling; a high platform is constructed piece by […]

Curb Our Desires to Avoid the Regrets of Tomorrow

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-24 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

CURB OUR DESIRES TO AVOID THE REGRETS OF TOMORROW Master Jun Hong Lu: As I often emphasise, life is like a one-way journey — from the small crib we had, to the small box that we get buried in when we pass on, and there is nothing we can take along with us. All that […]

The Mindset of a Person Is Very Important

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-24 EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

THE MINDSET OF A PERSON IS VERY IMPORTANT Master Jun Hong Lu: The mindset of a person is very important. A wrong mindset may tarnish your image. With a unique line of thought, others will tend to form opinions about you. Symptoms of mental illness include having trouble thinking beyond oneself resulting in one being […]

The Difference Between Lacking Predestined Affinity and Having Affinity That Has Yet to Come

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-24 EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LACKING PREDESTINED AFFINITY AND HAVING AFFINITY THAT HAS YET TO COME Caller: Is there a difference where one is said to have no predestined affinity as compared to one’s affinity has yet to come? Master Jun Hong Lu: They are different for sure! Though it is said, ‘Guan Yin Bodhisattva is not […]

Compassion Is Able to Defuse All Grievances

Posted 2020-06-092025-09-24 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

COMPASSION IS ABLE TO DEFUSE ALL GRIEVANCES Master Jun Hong Lu: In regard to conflict and estrangement among people, it can never be thoroughly eliminated through worldly approaches, no matter how hard we try. This is because as humans, we only resort to human means, not the wisdom of Bodhisattva. However, the power of compassion […]

IN CASES OF FEVER OR FLU – OFFER LITTLE HOUSES FOLLOWED BY SELF-CULTIVATION GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA

Posted 2020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Health, About Performing Recitation, About the Little House

Shuohua20160729 11:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IN CASES OF FEVER OR FLU – OFFER LITTLE HOUSES FOLLOWED BY SELF-CULTIVATION GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA Caller: How are you Master Lu? When one is down with fever or flu, is it advisable that he offers Self-cultivation Great Compassion Mantra or Little House? Which one will be […]

REGARDING A CHILDHOOD SKIN DISEASE PROBLEM

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in About Health, About Performing Recitation, About the Little House

Wenda160415 01:25:25 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REGARDING A CHILDHOOD SKIN DISEASE PROBLEM Caller: The child has been having a skin problem since they were young and has been scratching endlessly all over their body. A Buddhist friend asks which is more important to recite; the Little House or the Amitabha Pure Land […]

Journey to Heaven: Depictions of the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land (2)

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in Journey to Heaven

Question: Over the past few days, Guan Yin Bodhisattva had given me the privilege to observe the wondrous scenes of the Pure Land. My writing skills are limited; it is impossible for me to describe and depict the Pure Land with the requisite detail. I pray for forgiveness from Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and […]

ADDING OIL TO OIL LAMP

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in About Health

Wenda20141123A 58:42 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ADDING OIL TO OIL LAMP Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned before that we may add oil to an oil lamp when it is lighted. Do you mean that we may add the oil before the oil lamp is lighted or after it is lighted? Master Jun […]

ON THE 1ST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR: REGARDING RECITATION OF GONG DE BAO SHAN SHEN ZHOU AND HOW TO MAKE THE RELEVANT PRAYER REQUEST

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days, About Performing Recitation

Wenda20130208 48:35 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ON THE 1ST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR: REGARDING RECITATION OF GONG DE BAO SHAN SHEN ZHOU AND HOW TO MAKE THE RELEVANT PRAYER REQUEST Caller: Master, should we recite Gong De Bao Shan Shen Zhou on the 1st day of Lunar New Year? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. […]

QUESTION: FOR THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL TOMORROW, MAY WE RECITE 27 OR 49 TIMES OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE?

Posted 2020-06-082020-06-09 EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days, About Performing Recitation

An Excerpt Reply from 2OR Secretariat to a written enquiry 23 September 2018 QUESTION: FOR THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL TOMORROW, MAY WE RECITE 27 OR 49 TIMES OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE? Answer: You may recite up to 49 times.

THINGS TO NOTE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION ON THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL (ZHONG YUAN FESTIVAL)

Posted 2020-06-082023-09-26 EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days, About Life Liberation

THINGS TO NOTE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION ON THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL (ZHONG YUAN FESTIVAL) Question: What should we take note of when we perform life liberation on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month (i.e. the Ullambana Festival)? Answer: Perform life liberation as usual and do so before dark. Say the prayer as you […]

LATEST DISCOURSE BY GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA: ON THE ENLIGHTENMENT DAY OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA, YOU MAY RECITE UP TO 3 BATCHES (COMPRISE OF 25 IN EACH BATCH) OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (TOTAL OF 75) – EACH BATCH IS TO GO WITH 7 LITTLE HOUSES

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days, About Performing Recitation, About the Little House

Wenda20180727 49:09 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) LATEST DISCOURSE BY GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA: ON THE ENLIGHTENMENT DAY OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA, YOU MAY RECITE UP TO 3 BATCHES (COMPRISE OF 25 IN EACH BATCH) OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (TOTAL OF 75) – EACH BATCH IS TO GO WITH 7 LITTLE HOUSES Deepest […]

RECITE ADDITIONAL HEART SUTRA AND THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA DURING THE LANTERN (YUANXIAO) FESTIVAL

Posted 2020-06-08 EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days

Wenda20170205A 42:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE ADDITIONAL HEART SUTRA AND THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA DURING THE LANTERN (YUANXIAO) FESTIVAL Caller: Master Lu, next Saturday will be the Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao Festival). From the Buddhist point of view, which sutras or mantras should we recite more on this day? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]

Practise Unmoving Suchness; Remain Unmoved in Any Given Situation or We Will Be Hurt

Posted 2020-06-082025-09-24 EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

PRACTISE UNMOVING SUCHNESS; REMAIN UNMOVED IN ANY GIVEN SITUATION OR WE WILL BE HURT Caller: Recently while reading Buddhism in Plain Terms, I came across a paragraph in which Master said, “In Buddhism studies, one’s mind should have ‘a flagpole that never topples.’ Typically, a person’s emotions are affected, and vexations arise after meeting with […]

Great Wisdom Arises From the State of Having No-Desire

Posted 2020-06-082025-09-24 EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

GREAT WISDOM ARISES FROM THE STATE OF HAVING NO-DESIRE Caller: Can you explain this quote you once made, “Great wisdom arises from the state of having no-desire”. Master Jun Hong Lu: When there is no desire, there is purity in you; with purity, wisdom shall arise. Let me quote you an example. Desires are like […]

Strive to Create Our Own Opportunities

Posted 2020-06-082025-09-24 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

STRIVE TO CREATE OUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not impute all faults and wrongs on others. Our fate and destiny are in our very own hands. When opportunity presents itself to us, do not hesitate to forge ahead vigorously and advance. Do not be jealous when you see the success of others […]

The Way of Life

Posted 2020-06-082025-09-24 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

THE WAY OF LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not overthink. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to be clear-headed; Do not speak irrevocably. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to compromise; Do not set our pitch too high. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to harmonise; Do not be too extreme […]

Mending Our Spiritual Wound

Posted 2020-06-082025-09-24 EloisePosted in Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk

MENDING OUR SPIRITUAL WOUND Master Jun Hong Lu: As a mother with a darning needle, Guan Yin Bodhisattva helps mend our spiritual wound and rescue our troubled soul, one stitch at a time. While she is the loving mother who assures us that all our prayers will be answered, she is also the bright light […]