Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 181) 29 September 2017 RECITATION OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA AFTER CHECKING INTO A HOTEL ROOM Question: Master, you advised us, when we check into a hotel room, we need to recite the Great Compassion Mantra once for each of the four walls in the room. If a few […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 181) 29 September 2017 SECRETLY RECITE THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS Question: Can we make a vow to recite the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots (Jie Jie Zhou) 10,000 times to dissolve negative karmic ties and karmic discord between three people, for example, my parents and myself? Answer: […]
Wenda20170903A 57:54 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) RECITE HEART SUTRA 7 TIMES DAILY TO GAIN WISDOM; AND USING THIS WISDOM TO EDUCATE CHILDREN Caller: Nowadays many mothers are perturbed by the challenge of how to educate their children. They do not know how to do so, and feel that they are lacking in the required […]
Shuohua20170630 22:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) LIFO SELF-CULTIVATION FORM: IT’S BEST TO MAKE OFFERINGS DURING DAY-TIME HOURS Caller: Is there any difference in effect between the first incense and the following day’s incense when offering the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) self-cultivation form? Is it better to offer during the day or […]
Wenda20140615B 58:31 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHY DO WE NEED TO RECITE SO MANY SCRIPTURES? Caller: How are you, Master? The rationale behind Buddhist practitioners of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door needing to recite so many scriptures is to help awaken our innate Buddha nature. Is this correct? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Wenda20170618A 39:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) OVER THE LONG-TERM, SILENT RECITATION OF MANTRAS MAY CAUSE BLOOD DISORDERS Caller: Master Lu, you previously mentioned that we may recite mantras in our hearts if the surrounding energy field is not conducive. For example, if a person works in a hospital and always has to […]
Wenda20170430A 27:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) NEGATIVE KARMA WILL BE ELIMINATED WHEN THE MIND AND BODHISATTVA CONNECTS DURING RECITATION Caller: In Buddhism in Plain Terms, you mentioned “recitation can eliminate negative karma”. Hence, in the process of doing recitations and eliminating negative karma, how do we combine the compassionate vows embodied in […]
Wenda20130217A 34:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHY IS IT NOT ADVISABLE TO RECITE THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS (JIE JIE ZHOU) MORE THAN THE ALLOCATED NUMBER OF TIME? Caller: Is it true, recitation of Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots (Jie Jie Zhou) should not exceed 108 times? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Zongshu20121220 42:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERSIST WITH RECITATION WHEN FACED WITH IMMENSE NEGATIVE KARMAS AND TALENT GOES UNRECOGNISED Caller: I would like to ask about a person born in 1977, year of the Snake, male. He is my brother. Are there any foreign spirits occupying his body? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Wenda20170602 16:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW MANY TIMES OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE TEXT(LIFO) IS APPROPRIATE FOR A PARTICULAR DISEASE? Caller: Can we recite LIFO to cure a particular ailment and many times will be appropriate? Master Jun Hong Lu: Vow to recite 59 or 108 times. Caller: Ok. How many Little […]
Wenda20170528 30:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RUBBING PALMS WHILE RECITING THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA WILL ENHANCE ENERGY LEVEL Caller: Rub palms before reciting the Great Compassion Mantra can enhance our energy level, is it correct? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s right. Your palms will get warm, and your energy level will […]
Shuohua20170519 21:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO SAY OUR PRAYERS FACING WITH CHOICES AND WHICH SCRIPTURE TO RECITE Caller: What is the karmic retribution for someone who is often forced to make a decision? Making decisions can be painful. Which scriptures should we recite and what should be included in our […]
Wenda20170430A 28:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FOR RECITATION, WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE NOT BOUND BY THE TIME OF DAY, AND CONSIDERED TO HAVE THE “SPIRITUAL ENERGY” Caller: Master, you mentioned before that a person who possesses considerable spiritual energy may perform recitation with “no time restriction.” Nowadays, there are Buddhist friends […]
Wenda20170430A 27:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN THE HEART IS UNIFIED WITH BUDDHA IN RECITATION, KARMIC OBSTACLES WILL BE ELIMINATED Caller: Master, you mentioned in your book “Buddhism in Plain Terms” that through recitation of scripture, we are able to eliminate karmic obstacles. I wish to understand, how the compassion and resolve […]
Wenda 20170409B 01:08:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE EFFECT OF RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE SUTRA DEPENDS ON YOUR OWN HEART; RECITING AND MOVING IN CIRCULAR MOTIONS AROUND BODHISATTVA IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION Caller: When we recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance Sutra, is there any difference in effect between nodding […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 155) April 1, 2017 UPDATE: RECITING THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA, THE HEART SUTRA AND SAPTA ATITABUDDHA KARASANIYA DHARANI 100,000 TIMES Question: Can recitation of sutras and mantras in Little Houses, which are offered to the deceased, based on one’s voluntary decision not because of a dream, be counted towards the vow to recite […]
Wenda 20151129B 47:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO IMMERSE THE HEART IN THE SCRIPTURE DURING RECITAITON Caller: Master Lu said that we have to immerse our hearts into the scripture whenever we perform recitation. Please enlighten us on how to achieve that, Master Lu. Master Jun Hong Lu: Listen with your […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse in Guan Yin Hall 29 March 2017 RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SUTRAS CAN ELIMINATE 8 BILLION LIFE AND DEATH CATASTROPHES If you are constantly performing recitation throughout your life, you will be able to eliminate eight billion life and death catastrophes. The recitation is not limited to just chanting ‘Amitabha’; it […]
Wenda20150327 01:34 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ALL SUTRAS & MANTRAS COULD BE RECITED AT CROSSROADS; DO NOT RECITE THE HEART SUTRA OR THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA WHILE STAYING OUT AT NIGHT Caller: Is it true that when we perform recitations outdoor, Heart Sutra (Xin Jing) and Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 152) March 16, 2017 RECITING 100,000 TIMES OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA, THE HEART SUTRA AND THE SAPTA ATITABUDDHA KARASANIYA DHARANI Question: Master Lu has mentioned that “if we recite the Sapta Atitabuddha Karasaniya Dharani (Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan) and the Heart Sutra (Xin Jing) for more than 100,000 times, our prayers will […]
Wenda20170312A 54:53 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THERE IS NO SHORTCUT IN PERFORMING RECITATION Master Jun Hong Lu: “There’s really no shortcut in performing recitation. You need to be sincere, honest and loyal to Bodhisattva while reciting. That is all to it”.
Wenda20170303 21:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE THE GUNA RATNA SILA DHARANI WHEN EXPENDING MERITS IN MAKING A WISH Caller: Master Lu, when we vow to use our merits from being a volunteer in the Public Talk to achieve a goal, should we recite the Guna Ratna Sila Dharani (Gong De Bao Shan Shen Zhou) too? […]
Wenda20120401 01:07:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TALK LESS. PERFORM MORE RECITATIONS OF SCRIPTURES Caller: I always feel I am not spending enough time on performing recitations of scriptures. Master Jun Hong Lu: Ask yourself how to squeeze more time for recitations. Time is like water in a sponge, you can always find […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 136) December 1, 2016 COULD THE SELF-CULTIVATION FORM OF MANTRAS/SUTRAS BE OFFERED WITHOUT AN ALTAR AT HOME? Question: Without an altar at home, can we offer Self-Cultivation form of mantras/sutras such as Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance, Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra, Heart Sutra, etc.? Answer: When offering Self-Cultivation form of Amitabha […]
Wenda20161021 19:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN YOU ARE BEING BERATED BY OTHERS, RECITE THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA FOR PROTECTION Caller: Master Lu, when we are being berated by the others, can we recite the Great Compassion Mantra silently in heart for protection? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, why not? When he is scolding you, you may […]
Wenda20170106 56:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORMING RECITATION IN THE HOSPITAL Caller: Master Lu, can we perform recitation in the hospital during the daytime? Master Jun Hong Lu: You may do so during the daytime. You can recite the Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhou) and Heart Sutra (Xin Jing). Caller: Master Lu, may I ask if […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 137) December 8, 2016 THE TYPES OF SCRIPTURES TO BE RECITED WHILE VOLUNTEERING Question: Master Lu, you mentioned previously in one of your radio programs that virtues will only be gained when a person performs recitation while volunteering. In this case, may I know which scriptures and the number of […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 142) January 13, 2017 THE QUANTITY OF HEART SUTRA RECITED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THAT FOR OURSELVES Question: My daily recitation comprises of 21 times of the Heart Sutra. I recite 21 times and 11 times for my husband and son respectively. A Buddhist practitioner told […]
Wenda20170113 28:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION PRIOR TO WASHING FACE AND BRUSHING TEETH? Caller: When performing recitations, we should dress neatly and recite scriptures with reverence. Let’s say if we are to perform recitations prior to brushing teeth, washing face, or even while changing, is it considered too disrespectful? I […]
Wenda20170101A 02:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SCRIPTURES MAY BE PLACED ON THE PRAYING MAT ON THE SPOT WHERE YOUR FOREHEAD MAKES CONTACT WITH DURING PROSTRATION; DO NOT SIT ON PRAYING MAT Caller: Are we allowed to place scriptures on the praying mat? Master Jun Hong Lu: You may do so, as that […]