WORDS OF WISDOM Master Jun Hong Lu: Please remember this: A generous person shall receive more karmic rewards; A grateful person shall find a smooth sailing life; A helpful person shall receive more help when in need; A whiny person shall have more worries; A content person shall find more happiness; An evasive person shall face […]
OUR MIND IS AN IMPORTANT MACHINE; UNMOVING SUCHNESS IS THE KEY Master Jun Hong Lu: Our mind is the most important machine. If the machine stops functioning or malfunction, we will encounter problems with our brain, limbs, as well as the soul. Due to the close relation between mind and body, many people who are […]
CHERISH EVERY MOMENT OF OUR LIVES Master Jun Hong Lu: Life is like a journey on a one-way train. We must live well at every moment of our lives. Every person who boards and alights from the train has predestined affinity with us. Thus, we should treasure them. We must learn to tap on our […]
RESPECT ARISES FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART Caller: A fellow practitioner performs 21 full-body prostrations to Guan Yin Bodhisattva every day. He thought that he uses his body movements to express his utmost respect for Bodhisattva. Is it appropriate or not? Master Jun Hong Lu: For the time being, do not act in this […]
RISING ABOVE YOUR PAIN AND LOSSES Master Jun Hong Lu: Through Buddhist cultivation, we will become a stronger person. Do not worry about personal gains and losses. Let your losses become gains so that you will be blessed with virtue. Turn all your afflictions into an opportunity that spurs you to progress spiritually. I hope […]
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE HAPPINESS? Caller: Master Lu, everyone aspires for happiness. Just how do we achieve it? Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s very simple. As long as we feel happy in our hearts, we have achieved happiness, and vice-versa. What is happiness? This feeling inside of us is a type of contentment, something we […]
LIVE WITHOUT STRESS BY UNDERSTANDING NEGATIVE ENERGIES Master Jun Hong Lu: Being vexed is punishment inflicted on ourselves for the mistakes we have made, allowing our faults to play in our mind and torture us long after returning home. Regret is caused by allowing undesirable events in the past that were uncontrollable to ruin our […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 283) 31 January 2019 BE PRUDENT IN RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE ON BEHALF OF A DECEASED PERSON Question: While chatting with others yesterday, I talked about offering Little Houses to my late father who had passed away more than ten years ago. Then, in the night, I dreamt of someone […]
Wenda20190104 22:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FOR THE SELF-CULTIVATION RECORD FORM WITH 272 TIMES OF THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA, OFFER A MAXIMUM OF 3 PIECES PER DAY Caller: Master Lu, many Buddhist friends have recited Self-Cultivation Record Forms for the fast approaching Lunar New Year. One such form would be […]
Wenda20181118A 37:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORM RECITATION WITH THE BOUNDLESS QUALITIES OF MIND Caller: In volume 1, chapter 19 of Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master Lu states that the efficaciousness of our recitations depend on a clear pitch; boundless qualities of the mind and due regard to the untranslatable. May I […]
Wenda20181125 23:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERSEVERE IN THE RECITATION OF SHORT SUTRAS/MANTRAS ON A DAILY BASIS Caller: Can we stop the recitations of short sutras/mantras such as, Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou, Ru Yi Bao Lun Wang Tuo Luo Ni, Da Ji Xiang Tian Nu Zhou, Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots? […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 265) 17 November 2018 RECITATION OF ADDITIONAL AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA DURING THIS PERIOD: FROM WINTER SOLSTICE TO THE THIRD DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR Question: The following discourse has been applicable for past two years, can we still do the same this year? From Winter Solstice till the third […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 254) 11 September 2018 WHAT TO DO IF THERE IS A THUNDERSTORM IN THE MIDST OF THE RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE? Question: If a thunderstorm occurs while we are in the midst of reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, should we stop right away or may we complete the current […]
Wenda20140817B 18:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SINCERITY IS KEY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE IS PERFORMED WITH PROSTRATION OR NODDING OF HEAD Caller: There is one more question. I am currently adhering to the protocol of reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance as stated in the booklet, […]
Shuohua20180629 08:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE “SPIRITUAL CODE 7829” IS ANOTHER COMBINATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES Caller: Master, there is a recent discourse shared which says, in the event of an emergency, we can apply the “Spiritual code 7829” which is made up of 7 x Great Compassion Mantra; 8 x Heart […]
Shuohua20180727 22:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) AVOID EATING DURIANS BEFORE PERFORMING RECITATION AND WORSHIPPING BUDDHA; TRY TO AVOID FOUL-SMELLING FOOD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE Caller: Master Lu mentioned that Buddhist practitioners should not eat durians; if we did, what should we do? Master Jun Hong Lu: I didn’t say you can’t […]
Shuohua20180713 01:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PROCEED TO DO HOUSE CHORES RIGHT AFTER WE OFFER INCENSE AND PERFORM OBEISANCE, OR DO WE NEED TO EXTINGUISH THE OIL LAMP FIRST Caller: After offering incense, a Buddhist friend will go about performing recitation while doing house chores (cooking, taking out the laundry, […]
Wenda20180511 07:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WITHIN 49 DAYS AFTER DEATH, WILL THE DECEASED BENEFIT FROM THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN DHARMA CONVENTIONS? Caller: Master Lu, will our participation in Dharma Conventions help the deceased (within 49 days after death) to ascend to a higher spiritual realm? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 63) DO’S AND DONT’S ON THE FIRST AND FIFTEENTH DAY OF THE LUNAR CALENDAR MONTH Q: A Buddhist friend has this question – why does he feel down and is quick tempered during the first and fifteenth day of the lunar calendar month? A: The first and fifteenth day […]
Shuohua20161014 24:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORMING RECITATION AND OFFERING INCENSE ON THE EVE OF SEPTEMBER 19th ON LUNAR CALENDAR (THE RENUNCIATION DAY OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA) Caller: Master Lu, the 19th day of the 9th Lunar Month is approaching. All of us will be offering the First Incense on that day, […]
PRAY FOR PEACE AND REUNIFICATION DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, AVOID ANY ACT OF KILLING Caller: Master Lu, could you give us a discourse on the Mid-Autumn Festival from a metaphysical point of view? Master Jun Hong Lu: The 15th day of the 8th lunar month is also a festive day in the celestial realm. It’s […]
Shuohua20130628 10:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THINGS TO NOTE ON GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA’S ENLIGHTENMENT DAY Master Jun Hong Lu: It was extremely hard on Guan Yin Bodhisattva to come to earth to save all sentient beings. Next month, July 26, or the 19th day of the sixth month in the lunar calendar, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Q&A Session with Buddhist friends Hong Kong July 6, 2016 SERVING NON-VEGETARIAN DISHES AT A WEDDING BANQUET – HOW TO MINIMISE THE REPERCUSSIONS TO THE NEWLYWEDS Q: Now that there is the Self-Cultivation Record Form for Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Jing Tu Shen Zhou), which might come in […]
Wenda20180624A 13:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY DO PEOPLE REACT DIFFERENTLY WHEN RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE? Caller: Master Lu, why are there some who often cry, experience a strong reaction and tremendous reaction when they recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, while there are others who are slow to react. Are […]
Wenda20180429B 15:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) NUMBER OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE CAN BE RECITED ON BOARD A PLANE Caller: Master Lu, if we are on board a plane, how many times of Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance can we recite? Master Jun Hong Lu: If you are on your way to attend a dharma […]
Wenda20160619B 15:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WEDDING AND BURIAL DAYS: BEST TO CHOOSE EVEN AND ODD NUMBERED DATES RESPECTIVELY Caller: From a metaphysical perspective, is it true that wedding and burial dates should be on even numbered dates on the solar calendar? Master Jun Hong Lu: A wedding is best held on […]
WILL WE BE PUT TO DREAM TEST BEFORE ELIMINATING OUR KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Performing recitation and life liberation will help us to eliminate karmic obstacles. Will we be put to the test through dream before that? Would karmic obstacles be considered eliminated when we pass the test? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, there will be […]
WHAT DO VARIOUS TYPES OF DREAMS ABOUT THE ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA MEAN Caller: With regards to the elimination of negative karma, if we dreamt about washing clothes, taking a shower, vomiting or buying new clothes, are there differences in the meanings to take away from these dreams? Master Jun Hong Lu: Certainly, there are. […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 205) 1 February 2018 OFFER MAXIMUM THREE PIECES OF SELF-CULTIVATION RECORD FORM OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA AT ONE GO Question: What is the maximum number of Self-Cultivation Record Form of Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (272 times per sheet) that we can burn at one go on […]
THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS IS IMPORTANT. PAY ATTENTION TO DREAMS FORETELLING THE FUTURE Caller: A Buddhist friend of mine dreamed of someone telling him, ’Stricken with blood disease, prepare to meet your doom”. He now believes that misfortune is imminent and so would like to ask you how many Little Houses recitations are required for […]
