A DREAM OF PUTTING ON SHOES WITHOUT SOCKS Caller: I dreamed of being in a hurry to attend Master Lu’s Dharma Convention, and in my dream I put on my boots without any socks. Master Jun Hong Lu: This could mean at certain times during your course of cultivation, you may have handled something inappropriately, […]
AS DREAMS ARE SIGNIFICANT; HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT BECOME ATTACHED TO THEM? Caller: I heard you mention before that the manifestation of dreams depends on a person’s cultivation and misfortune. With this in mind, are we to note dreams as being significant, but know we’re not to develop an attachment towards […]
HOW TO PASS THE TEST IN OUR DREAMS? – IT IS THROUGH DEEP DOWN CULTIVATION AND FULL OBSERVATION OF PRECEPTS Caller: In the process of learning Dharma and spiritual cultivation, how do we deal with the setbacks that we encounter? At times, though we do our utmost to observe the precepts, however, we are often […]
MERITS WILL BE USED WHEN MAKING PRAYER REQUEST DURING RECITATION; DREAMING ABOUT BUYING FOOD SYMBOLISES MERITS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE FRUITS OF MERITORIOUS DEEDS Caller: Master Lu mentioned previously that dreaming about buying vegetarian food, fruits, ice cream and so forth is an indication that merits have been expended in exchange for the […]
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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 274) 22 December 2018 PRACTISING VEGETARIANISM HELPS TO ELIMINATE A LOT OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: At the point where we vowed to practise vegetarianism, we may have prayed and asked for something, and hence expended the merits accrued. In such cases, can we have the merits to pray for […]
Shuohua20180420 01:04 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) VEGETARIAN FISH OIL IS MADE OF FLAXSEED OIL Caller: Hello Master Lu, you’ve mentioned vegetarian fish oil has the benefit of preventing three major health issues, i.e. high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, as well as unclogging blood vessels. By vegetarian fish oil, […]
Wenda20170903A 58:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) IT IS BENEFICIAL TO EAT ONE RAW TOMATO EACH DAY Caller: Master once mentioned it is good to eat a tomato each morning, as it can help to regulate our hormones. Should we stir-fry it or eat it raw? Master Jun Hong Lu: You may consume […]
Wenda20170609 32:08 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TAKING VEGETARIAN DIET HELPS TO EXTEND LIFESPAN Caller: We know that liberating beings can extend our lifespan. Would making a vow to be a vegetarian also extend our lifespan? Master Jun Hong Lu: Certainly. Same. Caller: Would the lifespan be incremented based on the number of […]
Wenda20170101A 09:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY DO WE GET HEADACHES AFTER ATTENDING EVENTS SERVING NON-VEGETARIAN MEALS? Caller: Master Lu, some Buddhist practitioners attended events that served non-vegetarian meals which also included seafood and they suffered from headaches upon return. What is the reason behind this? Master Jun Hong Lu: As […]
Wenda20161023B 01:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) COOKING NON-VEGETARIAN MEAL FOR FAMILY MEMBERS WILL CAUSE LEAKAGE OF MERITS – BE DETERMINED NOT TO COOK CREATURES SLAUGHTERED ALIVE FOR YOU OR YOUR FAMILY Caller: I have some Buddhist friends who have vowed to become a full vegetarian. However, among them there are some who […]
Shuohua20161209 20:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) A PERSON’S VOW OF BECOMING A FULL VEGETARIAN WILL BE AFFECTED BY UNINTENTIONAL CONSUMPTION OF NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD Caller: Master Lu, I heard in your previous programs that there were Buddhist practitioners who breached their vows of practising vegetarianism unknowingly till you performed Totem reading on them. […]
Wenda20161113B 01:01:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) BEING A VEGETARIAN CAN PURIFY NOT ONLY OUR BODY AND BLOOD, BUT ALSO OUR EIGHTH CONSCIOUSNESS Caller: Master, is it true that being a vegetarian will purify not only our body and blood, but also our Eighth Consciousness, so as to awaken our Buddha nature? Master […]
Wenda20141031 01:24:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) VEGETARIANS SHOULD MINIMISE THE USE OF LEATHER Caller: Are vegetarians allowed to wear belts and clothes that are made of leather? Master Jun Hong Lu: Vegetarians are allowed to wear leather clothes and accessories. However, it is best to minimise the use of it whenever you […]
Shuohua20160805 20:21 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DHARMA PROTECTORS WILL NOT STAY AWAY FROM PROTECTING THOSE WHO ARE NON-VEGETARIAN DURING DHARMA PROPAGATION Caller: Master Lu, some Buddhist practitioners who are non-vegetarian would join our propagation activities. However, they will certainly be on full vegetarian diets on the day of propagation. Then, with non-vegetarians among […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 119) NON-VEGETARIAN WEDDING BANQUET Question: I became Master Lu’s disciple in year 2014. It was my plan to hold a vegetarian wedding banquet. However, I have failed to get the consent from my family members to do so. I have changed all the dishes in the hotel’s menu that […]
Wenda20160722 56:10 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY FOREIGN SPIRITS PREFER TO POSSESS BODIES OF NON-VEGETARIANS Caller: Master Lu, is it true that vegetarians are less likely to be possessed by foreign spirits than a non-vegetarian? The reason for asking is because on the 5th of July, during the discipleship ceremony, Master mentioned […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 287) 18 February 2019 PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS Question: For Buddhist practitioners who have made the vow to transcend the cycle of rebirth within this lifetime, they may state the following prayer when they recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, “May the Greatly Merciful […]
Wenda20170113 01:23:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHEN FACED WITH DEBTORS WHO DON’T PAY UP, RECITE MORE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS AND HEART SUTRA Caller: Suppose someone owes my friend money, and the friend requested me to help recite the Heart Sutra for the debtor. I understand that by doing so, it […]
Wenda20171215 50:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) IT IS NOT THAT THE LOVE IS TOO DEEP, BUT THAT THE KARMIC DEBT IS TOO GREAT Caller: There is a saying that goes, ‘It is not that the love is too deep, but that the karmic debt is too great.’ A Buddhist practitioner would like […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 190) 21 November 2017 AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, ADJUST THE NUMBER OF ‘MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS’ RECITATIONS Question: In a recent radio program Master Lu mentioned that after reciting the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots 49 times per day for one month, it should then be reduced […]
Wenda20170806B 48:08 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) EXUBERANT LUCK IN ROMANCE MAY LEAD TO EXTREMELY BAD LUCK IF ONE DOES NOT EXERCISE CONTROL Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned that both good and bad affinities exist in our interpersonal relationships. There are people who we are indebted to, and others who are indebted to […]
Wenda20170618A 23:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE REPEATED NEGATIVE ROMANTIC SITUATIONS CAN RECITE THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS 108 TIMES ON A REGULAR BASIS Caller: A Buddhist friend of mine has encountered a lot of negative romantic situations in his life. He is asking if he can consistently recite […]
Shuohua20130118 05:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN Caller: Master Lu, you often mention we need to show filial piety towards our parents. Many children and parents have deep karmic knots, where parents owe their children from previous lives, and now these children are […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Singapore April 22, 2016 USING VIRTUES TO ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COUPLES Question: Can we use virtues accumulated from the recitations of the Great Compassion Mantra and Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, the performance of life liberation, being volunteers etc. to pray for good karmic relationships between […]
Wenda20170205A 01:01:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ALLOCATION OF RECITATION OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS IN REGARDS TO RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS Caller: Master Lu, during the Public Talk in Sydney, you advised us to take extra precaution in relationship problems on the second half of each month. As such, when we recite the Mantra to Untie […]
Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (271), 8 December 2018 Question: On 26 November 2018, after I finished praying to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, Guan Ping Bodhisattva conveyed a thought message to me that I was to deliver a scroll to the Underworld that night for further action. That evening, when I closed my eyes, my […]
Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (269), 30 November 2018 Question: On 24 November 2018, I dreamt that I was whisked off to heaven by a golden light. After I went past many layers of white clouds, I met with Zhou Tsang Bodhisattva. Dharma-protecting Bodhisattvas then escorted me as we flew towards the Hall of Guan […]
20 November 2018 Question: On 20 November 2018, I was whisked off by a golden light to the Underworld to meet with the King of Hell. When I arrived, I saw The King of Hell reading a scroll that was glowing. I paid my respect to him and stood to the side, waiting for his […]
Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (270), 4 December 2018 Question: On 21 November 2018, I was whisked off by a golden light to the Underworld. I then saw a few male offenders being escorted by enforcement officers to the Hall of the King of Hell. When the King of Hell saw those offenders, unlike his […]
