Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 9 May 2019 THE THREE POISONS ~ GREED, HATRED AND IGNORANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: Greed, hatred and ignorance are the three poisons that will hurt our souls like venomous snakes. Greed can lead to obsessive desires and put a strain on our spiritual well-being when such desires […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 10 May 2019 CHERISH OUR FAMILY Master Jun Hong Lu: Our karmic affinity with our family is limited to this life. We won’t see them again in our next life, no matter how much time we have spent together, or whether we love them or not, so we […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 10 May 2019 EMBRACE OUR INHERENT NATURE Master Jun Hong Lu: Life is short. Why waste our precious moments worrying? Just like Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we should choose to return to a life that embraces our inherent nature. Let the deepest level of our spiritual well-being be sublimed […]
Zongshu20190427 15:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE GREATEST PAIN IN LIFE IS TO WAIT TO REAP WHAT ONE SOWS; ONE WILL NOT SUFFER IF HE DOESN’T SOW THE SEEDS OF CAUSE Master Jun Hong Lu: The greatest pain in life is waiting for your actions to bear karmic fruit. Thus, you will […]
Wenda20190407 52:03 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ONE WHO USES WISDOM TO HANDLE MATTERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCORD WITH CONDITIONS Caller: When handling matters, should we strive to use our acquired wisdom in making choices and facing issues or should we strive to accord with conditions? Alternatively, can we say that as […]
Shouhua20190215 20:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY. BE MINDFUL AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR SPEECH, THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: As I have frequently mentioned, ‘where there is a will, there is a way’. This is true regardless of all endeavours. We […]
Zongshu20190418 07:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERSEVERANCE IS THE KEY TO BUDDHIST PRACTICE AND CULTIVATION; WE SHOULD LET GO OF OUR EGO AND OVERCOME OUR SHORTCOMINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: Perseverance is the key to Buddhist practice and cultivation. One will not succeed in this journey without perseverance – an essential aspect […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE PERFECTION OF HUMAN INTEGRITY LEADS TO THE ATTAINMENT OF BUDDHAHOOD Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, we should understand that ‘the perfection of human integrity leads to the attainment of Buddhahood’. In the human world, there are two aspects of success: success […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN Master Jun Hong Lu: When you invest your energy or time on others, do not expect others to respond with similar benevolence. ‘Requite evil with good’, be indifferent to reciprocity, and be rest assured that you will be in the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE METAPHOR OF AN UMBRELLA AND RAIN BOOTS Master Jun Hong Lu: In conducting ourselves, we should be like an umbrella; in the way we work, we should be like rain boots. After all, an umbrella who shelters others in times of storms would […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP Master Jun Hong Lu: Up on a mountain, there were two identical looking stones with very different endings in life after a few years. The first one was carved into a Buddha statue and was regarded […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 HOW SHOULD WE LEAD OUR LIFE? Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me tell you, if you wish to lead a happy life, practise Buddhism; if you wish to lead a blessed life, learn to be contented; if you wish to be worry-free, do not […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 PRACTISE TOLERANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: We feed the jealousy and anger in us every single day; we grasp our hatred towards others and ourselves without letting go. Such feelings are like a wolf that causes harm to our hearts. Instead, we should learn […]
Zongshu20190221 06:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERSISTENCE SUPPORTS OUR ENDEAVOUR; SELF-DISCIPLINE IS IN ITSELF AN ATTRIBUTE OF PERSISTENCE Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope that everyone can understand one principle i.e. perseverance is the key to success in any endeavour. Be it spiritual cultivation, career or study, perseverance is essential. At times, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 HOW TO BE FREE FROM OUR INNER SUFFERING Master Jun Hong Lu: If you have the desire to change others, why not start by changing yourself. After all, someone who cannot be tolerant towards sentient beings is someone who is unforgiving towards themselves – […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 LISTEN TWICE AS MUCH AS WE SPEAK Master Jun Hong Lu: One’s ability in arguing is not necessarily what is most valuable. After all, we have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. A true […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 THE BATTLE OF THE TWO WOLVES Master Jun Hong Lu: An old Indian man once told his grandson: “Within us lies two wolves that fight with each other ferociously. One of them represents the anger, jealousy, arrogance, fear and shame in us while the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 December 2016 HOW PRACTISING BUDDHISM CAN HELP US MANAGE EVERYDAY PROBLEMS Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone deals with different levels of stress. Sometimes we wonder how practising Buddhism can help us manage everyday problems. The solution is to gradually face our problems and accept […]
Wenda20190208 11:08 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ALWAYS TREAT PEOPLE WITH COMPASSION Caller: A fellow Buddhist practitioner had a notion in his dream that he should tell another Buddhist friend not to be overly compassionate towards certain people. Does this mean that the Buddhist friend has some unrighteous people around him? Master Jun […]
Wenda20181021B 31:33 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WASTING TIME MEANS WASTING LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: We have to cherish everything, including our time, our relationships with others and our affinity with Buddha. Time is of the essence in the extension of lifespan – when one’s ‘time is up’, one’s life is at […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 2 December 2017 INTEGRATE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES IN OUR BEHAVIOUR Master Jun Hong Lu: Learning the Buddha’s teachings is worthless without concrete efforts; Reciting the sacred name of Buddha is ineffectual without upholding its observance; and understanding Buddhism theories is pointless without action. Hence, spiritual cultivation is essentially […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30 December 2018 AS HUMANS Master Jun Hong Lu: As humans, we should give in to others when situations favour us, give ground to others when we are right, and not to ridicule others when we are capable. This is because, a shrewd person will be […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28 December 2018 MONEY IS JUST LIKE A POISONOUS SNAKE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddha once said, ‘money is just like a poisonous snake.’ Sadly, there are so many people who perceive money to be as important as their life, even to the extent of falling […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 29 December 2018 THE MORE WE GIVE, THE MORE WE RECEIVE Master Jun Hong Lu: The more we give, the more we receive; the less we give, the less we receive; if we give nothing, we receive nothing. When Bodhisattva closes one door, rest […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28 December 2018 LEARN TO BE CONTENT Master Jun Hong Lu: As the traditional Chinese saying goes, ‘There is no calamity greater than to be discontented with one’s lot; no fault greater than the longing for desires. Therefore, when one is gratified by contentment, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 28 December 2018 LEARN TO CONTROL OUR EMOTIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: Our emotions are just like temperature, constantly in flux. Hence, we must learn to control our emotions. Although how we feel does not equate to who we are, our emotions may sometimes […]
Wenda20171217A 31:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING THE POWER OF UNDERSTANDING, WISDOM AND TO BE ENLIGHTENED Caller: What is the difference between these three concepts – the power of understanding, wisdom and to be enlightened? Master Jun Hong Lu: What does it mean by having the power of understanding? […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Jakarta, Indonesia 21 April 2017 OUR MIND SHOULD REMAIN UNMOVED Master Jun Hong Lu: The world is in an ever-changing state. As we develop, we have changed to become different from our past selves. In this human realm of impermanence, we are deluded by our attachments to […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Melbourne, Australia 10 November 2018 A BRIGHT AND FULFILLED LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: No matter what happens in this world, simplify your approach in tackling any tasks that seem complicated and be earnest in your approach for those tasks that seem simple. What determines a person’s […]
Shuohua20181116 13:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF THE HEART IS OUR INHERENT NATURE Caller: Master Lu mentioned before that, when we gradually accumulate our heart’s treasures, what emerges would be our potential spiritual and mystical power. What is considered as the treasures of the heart? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
