Wenda20161127A 38:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT USE OIL LAMP ON THE ALTAR TO BURN LITTLE HOUSES Caller: Master Lu, I heard from a Buddhist practitioner that we are not allowed to use the oil lamp on the altar to burn Little Houses. We have to use a lighter instead. Is this […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse on Question 128 September 29, 2016 SEQUENCE IN BURNING LITTLE HOUSES AND SELF-CULTIVATION RECORD FORMS Question: Some Buddhist practitioners would normally recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (Li Fo Da Chan Hui Wen) or the Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhou) for self-cultivation purpose. When it comes to burning these Self-Cultivation Record Forms, shall […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 129) BURNING OF LITTLE HOUSES – SEQUENCE TO OBSERVE Question: When burning Little Houses with different receivers, is there a particular sequence to follow? Are we supposed to burn those addressed to our own karmic creditors first or should those addressed to the deceased come first? Answer: Burn […]
Wenda20141212 23:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE WASH THE RED CLOTH PLACED UNDERNEATH LITTLE HOUSE? Caller: Can we wash the red cloth, which is to be placed underneath for dotting the Little Houses, when it gets dirty after prolonged use? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, that’s absolutely fine. Caller: Can […]
Shuohua20160805 28:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) LITTLE HOUSE WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE RECITER WILL BE EASILY “TAKEN AWAY” BY SPIRITS; NOT THE CASE WITH DAILY RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES Caller: You mentioned in Buddhism: Your Questions Answered, “Though many people nowadays recite sutras/mantras for the purpose of fulfilling their own wishes, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse on Question 87 January 29, 2016 RECITING LITTLE HOUSE ON STREET Caller: When there are many pedestrians around us while walking on the street, can we recite Little House? Master Jun Hong Lu: Recite silently to prevent spirits from taking it away. If you recite aloud in […]
AN INGENIOUS WAY SHARED BY MASTER JUN HONG LU ON HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BY COOLING OFF FOR SIX (6) SECONDS Master Jun Hong Lu: Based on research done by psychologists, before information enters into the consciousness of the brain and is stored as knowledge / experiences in our brain, it will have […]
USING WISDOM AND ADOPTING INGENIOUS APPROACHES TO HELPING PEOPLE Master Jun Hong Lu: As winter approaches, many people are saying, “I would like to save people, but I’m worried that they might not believe in Buddhist teachings, or he is wicked. Instead of saving him, I might bear the consequences of his karmic debts and […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Belgium 10 May 2016 CHERISH YOUR GOOD FORTUNE Master Jun Hong Lu: Wealth and fame are acquired from the good deeds and merits accumulated by us in our cycle of reincarnations. If you still have some wealth and fame in this life, including those who are able to lead […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Madrid, Spain 13 May 2016 POINTERS FOR LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me share with you a few pointers for life as Buddhist practitioners: Exercise, even if you are healthy Drink water, even if you are not thirsty Clear your thoughts, even if you are troubled Let others […]
Zongshu20160521 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) START PRACTISING DHARMA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me reiterate, it is pointless when people only realise the urgency of becoming a vegetarian, reciting sutras/mantras, and performing life liberation, only upon being hit by serious illnesses. Why can’t you start practising all […]
TAKE CONTROL OF OUR EMOTIONS The most important factor in the practice of Dharma is the ability to control one’s emotions. Causing hurt to others verbally is the most ignorant behaviour. Our many vexations stem from the negative emotions inside us. As such, never allow your inner negative emotions to control you. Please remember, a […]
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CONTROL YOUR ANGER Master Jun Hong Lu: In this world, no matter how intelligent, wealthy or powerful a person is, they will lack judgement when they are in a state of anger. Let me share a tip with you – the next time you are outraged, when you think that “I must let it out!”, […]
LEARN TO TAKE HARDSHIPS IN LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Hardships in life are nothing. I have always told you, we have to learn to endure two types of hardship. Number one, learn to take losses; number two, learn to take the shorter end of the stick. On our path of practising Buddhism, it is […]
CUT DOWN ON OUR WORLDLY DESIRES Master Jun Hong Lu: In truth, all the happiness in this world stems from human beings’ desires. The pleasure of eating stems from our desire to consume food, the pleasure of wealth and fame stems from our greed; our quest for sexual intimacy stems from our sexual desire, the […]
DO NOT LET THE IGNORANCE OF OTHERS AFFECT US Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, we should not allow the ignorance of others to cause suffering or vexation in us. Once, when the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Harold Wilson, was in high feather delivering a speech, a heckler shouted from […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 22 April 2016 DO NOT LET OUR LIVES PASS US BY Master Jun Hong Lu: It takes a person repenting and reflecting on his whole life to reach his life’s final destination. Do not let your life pass you by in the sighs that you let out. You […]
A FALSE SENSE OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope that we will not have a false sense of self-consciousness as this will be deceiving ourselves. Many people deceive themselves by looking for justification when they know that they have committed wrongs, “everyone is doing it, I should not be considered to be going […]
A HEART FILLED WITH VANITY Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people have asked Master Lu, “Master, why do we have a heart filled with vanity? The Master tells them that vanity surfaces when you are too conscious about yourself and tell yourself, “I have lost face”, “I am ashamed”, “Where do I place my face?”, […]
DREAM OF DIFFERENT FRUITS AND FOOD SYMBOLISE DIFFERENT EXTEND OF GAIN Caller: Master, before, you mentioned in your radio program that if one dreams of eating various types of noodles, or dreams of tortoises and turtles, that means his or her life expectancy would be increased to different extents depending upon what he or she […]
Wenda20140314 06:27 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) BRAIN TUMOUR PATIENT’S REGAINED EYESIGHT Caller: Master Lu, please allow me to share the changes that have taken place after I started practising Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door in 2012. I was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2011 and as a result I lost my eyesight. However, during the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 22 November 2015 NEGATIVE KARMA IS DERIVED FROM OUR SPEECH Master Jun Hong Lu: Negative karma is derived from our speech. There is a saying in traditional Chinese culture: “Disease goes in through the mouth; trouble comes out of the mouth”. A successful custodian of the […]
WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR ONE TO START BEING DILIGENT IN THE PRACTICE OF DHARMA? Master Jun Hong Lu: A disciple once asked Lord Buddha, “Lord Buddha, there are many who are lax and are not diligent in their practice of Dharma. What should we do?” Lord Buddha replied, “In Shravasti, there are four types […]
LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: Lord Buddha teaches us to live happily in the present moment as the present moment is all that we have. The moment a person decides to stop pursuing the blessings in this secular world, he is an enlightened person; he is someone who wishes to return […]
PRECEPTS AND BLESSINGS Question: Is there a correlation between a person’s blessings and how well he observes the precepts? Answer: There is definitely a correlation between a person’s blessings and how well he observes the precepts. The better a person observes the precepts, the more blessings he will receive. Don’t you think a person will […]
HOW TO CONTROL OUTBURST OF BAD TEMPER Let me share with you today on “Ways to change your habitual outburst of bad temper”. The best method, of course, is to recite Buddhist sutras and mantras. The other method is to habitually think of the following phrases right before you are about to lose your temper. […]
FORBEARANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: Be forbearing. Do not take others’ faults to heart. Please remember, when you forgive others, you are holding an umbrella to your own soul, shielding you from the harm others may cause you. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 February 2016
THE LITTLE HOUSE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Master Jun Hong Lu: All of you must remember this: The Little House has immense power. Besides serving as means to repay your karmic debts and untying your karmic knots, it can also ward off calamities and it keeps misfortunes at bay. What about performing […]
Wenda20150424 50:53 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DURING RAINY DAYS, IT’S BETTER TO RECITE LITTLE HOUSES WITH MERIT RECEIVER STATED TO PREVENT SUTRAS AND MANTRAS BEING TAKEN AWAY Caller: Master Lu, what kind of feeling would we have if the sutras or mantras in Little Houses are being taken away during recitation? For instance, a Buddhist friend […]
