DOES BODHISATTVA’S BLESSED AURA STILL EXIST IN PARTLY ROTTEN FRUITS REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR?

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Wenda20170806A 52:18 ​(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DOES BODHISATTVA’S BLESSED AURA STILL EXIST IN PARTLY ROTTEN FRUITS REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR? Caller:  Master has mentioned before fruits offered to Bodhisattva contain a positive aura.  However, after these fruits have been removed from the altar, and before we had a chance to consume them, […]

WHEN OFFERING HEART INCENSE, PAY RESPECT TO ALL BODHISATTVAS YOU MAKE OFFERINGS TO ON YOUR ALTAR

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Wenda20170101A 52:35 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN OFFERING HEART INCENSE, PAY RESPECT TO ALL BODHISATTVAS YOU MAKE OFFERINGS TO ON YOUR ALTAR Caller: Master Lu, we are supposed to visualise our altar back home when offering Heart Incense while we are on business trips. Let’s say for example, we have made offerings […]

QUESTION REGARDING HANGING THE POSTER OF GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA 

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Wenda20160710B 42:28 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   QUESTION REGARDING HANGING THE POSTER OF GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA    Caller: Please enlighten us Master Lu. You have mentioned previously that hanging the poster of the Great Compassion Mantra at home would help create positive energy field. However, if the family members are not full-time vegetarians, is […]

CAN WE PERFORM PROSTRATION IN FRONT OF ALTAR AT HOME WITHOUT OFFERING INCENSE

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Wenda20121216A 54:29   (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PERFORM PROSTRATION IN FRONT OF ALTAR AT HOME WITHOUT OFFERING INCENSE Caller: A Buddhist friend sometimes recites the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (Li Fo Da Chan Hui Wen) in front of altar without offering incense beforehand.  Master Lu, can we perform prostration while reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas […]

DO NOT PUT SAND IN INCENSE BURNER

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Wenda20160603 01:24:41   (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT PUT SAND IN INCENSE BURNER Caller: Hello Master Lu.  I heard from a Buddhist friend who had just set up a new altar, said that he put rice grains in the incense burner for offering of incense, but it ended up catching fire.  I […]

FRUIT OFFERING TO BODHISATTVA 

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse  (Question 119) FRUIT OFFERING TO BODHISATTVA  Question: Is it alright to use watermelon as an offering to Bodhisattva on our Buddhist altar? Answer:  You may do so. However, please ensure that you do not angle the bottom of the watermelon to face the image of Bodhisattva.  You will have to […]

WHAT SHOULD WE DO WHEN INCENSE BREAKS OR IS EXTINGUISHED IN THE PROCESS OF PLACEMENT INTO THE INCENSE BURNER

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Wenda20160529B 00:54 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT SHOULD WE DO WHEN INCENSE BREAKS OR IS EXTINGUISHED IN THE PROCESS OF PLACEMENT INTO THE INCENSE BURNER Caller:  Master Lu, when we offer incense to Bodhisattva, if one of the incense sticks breaks or it is extinguished after we place it into the incense […]