Deepest gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Deepest gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Deepest gratitude to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in all ten directions and three periods of time, and Dharma Protectors! Deepest gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu! Hello fellow Buddhist friends. Today, I will share my personal insights […]
WHEN FACED WITH CAREER-RELATED OBSTACLES, ONE SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM LUST Caller: Master Lu, my prayers for other matters have been fairly effective. But when it comes to prayers related to my career, they don’t seem to have any effect. Why is that? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is simple. Your career is closely related to […]
HOW TO ACCUMULATE WORLDLY BLESSINGS AND TRANSFORM THEM INTO MERIT Caller: Master, as you just mentioned, after practicing Buddhism and reciting Buddhist scriptures, many young people find their lives becoming smoother than before. This could be the manifestation of their worldly karmic rewards. However, worldly blessings such as wealth, fame and status all come with […]
KNOWING YOUR PRIORITIES IS KEY Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone has energy. Whatever you aspire to achieve in life, you must be ready to make the necessary sacrifices. To succeed, your energy must be strong. We should be cautious in all that we do. If you wish for wealth, a high position, or good health, […]
THE POWER OF SELF-CONFIDENCE AND DILIGENCE IN OVERCOMING LIFE’S CHALLENGES Master Jun Hong Lu: Once, in a language class, a teacher named Zhang asked a student, Wang Da Wei to recite some vocabulary. However, Wang Dawei, who was hiding under the desk secretly reading a martial arts novel, was caught off guard and failed to […]
THE RIGHT PERSPECTIVE WHEN SWITCHING JOBS Caller: My current job is going quite well. The employee benefits are fairly attractive, but the work keeps me extremely busy, and honestly, it is very taxing. Because of that, I’m seriously considering switching jobs. However, since our company is short-handed, I would feel guilty about leaving, as though […]
BRIEF SOLITUDE HELPS CLEAR ONE’S MIND AND GAIN MENTAL STRENGTH Master Jun Hong Lu: Our minds must remain pure, and we should often take short periods of retreat. A retreat means emptying and clearing our mind from all thoughts. Devote yourself to reciting scriptures from morning to night to instil a sense of peace within […]
INCORPORATE BUDDHISM INTO YOUR LIFE Question: A fellow Buddhist practitioner is a business owner. To win more business, he constantly needs to come up with all sorts of ideas, which causes a competitive mindset to arise. As such, he finds it difficult to attain a tranquil mind. What should he do? Answer: It’s almost unavoidable […]
FACTORS THAT DETERMINE YOUR CAREER CHOICES Question: There are many different types of occupations in this world. Some of them are ethical, while others are not. Other than the meritorious blessings we accrued in our past lives, are there any other factors that may affect our career choices in our current lifetime? Could Master please […]
TALKING ABOUT OTHERS BEHIND THEIR BACK IS AN ACT OF SOWING DISCORD; REPENT BY RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE Caller: Some Buddhist friends have issues with persons-in-charge of Dharma practice centre because of their approaches / ways of doing things, and started to discuss about their ideas and opinions behind their back. Is this […]
Deepest Gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Deepest Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Deepest Gratitude to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors! Deepest Gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu! I have been praying to Guan Yin Bodhisattva since I was young. My first encounter with Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door […]
Deepest gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Deepest gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Deepest gratitude to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors! Deepest gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu! It’s a great pleasure to be given this opportunity to share with all of you what I have learned on my […]
Deepest Gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Deepest Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Deepest Gratitude to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors! Deepest Gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu! Deepest Gratitude to all Buddhist friends! “The return journey may be arduous with the weight of our accumulated karmic obstacles, but […]
WHAT MAKES A PERSON SUSCEPTIBLE TO JEALOUSY? Caller: There are Buddhist friends who are always being misunderstood by others. They are kind-hearted people but for some reason, others don’t seem to be able to understand them. Could their plight be due to the jealousy of others towards them or their own karmic obstacles? Or could […]
THE KARMIC EFFECTS OF JEALOUSY Master Jun Hong Lu: The Buddha says, “Sentient beings who are habitually jealous of another person’s success, glory or the great respect others are showered with, and a sense of hatred out of jealousy takes root in them, their rebirth as humans will be marked by frail health. This stands […]
AN EXTREMELY JEALOUS INDIVIDUAL WILL NEVER ACHIEVE SATISFACTORY SUCCESS Master Jun Hong Lu: Individuals who are consumed by jealousy will never achieve any satisfactory success in their endeavours. Using past agricultural practice as a metaphor, it is impossible for them to have an abundant harvest. Assuming you cultivate corn as well as paddy and also […]
THE CONSEQUENCES OF JEALOUSY Caller: What are the karmic consequences of jealousy? Master Jun Hong Lu: Being jealous of others will result in you being the target of envy, this is the first retribution. Secondly, harbouring jealousy erodes your wisdom over time. This is because your constant jealousy and your unwillingness to maintain positive relationships […]
THE RELUCTANCE TO COMPLIMENT OTHERS IS A SIGN OF ARROGANCE Caller: Am I right to say that people do not like to give compliments because of their extreme arrogance? Master Jun Hong Lu: That is for sure. When you say, “I simply don’t like to compliment others”, it is a sign of arrogance which, in […]
DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM JEALOUSY, BE FREE FROM CONTENTION Master Jun Hong Lu: If you are someone who still harbours jealousy towards others, it goes to show that you have yet to reach the state of self-liberation. This is the reason why I say this to many young Buddhist practitioners, “You must always remember – never […]
STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: Avoid making comparisons with one another because once you do, you are bound to feel jealous when you realise that you are not as good as others. As one progresses in his spiritual cultivation, they must understand the importance of not harbouring any evil thoughts. Many […]
JEALOUSY BREEDS YOUR INNER DEMONS Master Jun Hong Lu: Why do people with a strong desire to win tend to make good progress in the early stages of Buddhist practice? This is because in the beginning, they are using their competitive nature to desperately do what is needed to the extent of relinquishing many of […]
THE ROOT CAUSE OF JEALOUSY Master Jun Hong Lu: Since time immemorial, jealousy has always been the largest character flaw of mankind. Why is it that every human has jealousy? This is because jealousy stems from the competitive drive to claim a certain level of right and benefit. It is an apathetic response we have […]
TO BE JEALOUS IS FOOLISH Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me use a magnifying glass to enlarge this feeling of jealousy in you. Once magnified, do you know what has become of you? You will realise how foolish you are. You are jealous of your colleague who makes you wonder, “Why is it that he […]
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING COMPETITIVE AND HAVING A STRONG SENSE OF PRIDE Caller: Some people have a strong sense of pride. They are fond of crafting the kind of life they want others to see. They tire themselves out with this conceited lifestyle. What’s the reason for people to go to such an extent? Master […]
A GOOD ATTITUDE THAT ADMIRES THE GOOD OF OTHERS CAN BE A CATALYST FOR ONE’S PROGRESS, BUT A NEGATIVE ONE CAN TURN ADMIRATION INTO HATE Caller: Lately, there is a popular proverbial saying on the internet that goes, “Envious-jealous-hateful”. Master, can you enlighten us as to why we feel envious when we see others living […]
ONE WILL NOT ACHIEVE ANY SPIRITUAL ATTAINMENT BY MERELY PERFORMING VIRTUOUS DEEDS WITHOUT ELEVATING ONE’S STATE-OF-MIND Caller: Master, you mentioned that merit is a person’s ultimate token for admission to heaven, and this speaks volumes about its importance. In the case where one purely focuses on self-cultivation, without performing any virtuous deeds such as introducing […]
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ONE DREAM OF THE DECEASED WHOM THEY HELPED TO ASCEND TO A HIGHER SPIRITUAL REALM? Question: Dear Master, why are there variations in terms of outcome after helping different deceased recite Little Houses? In some cases, the deceased will appear in our dreams to either thank or visit us after receiving […]
PRAYER REQUEST TO CONSERVE ONE’S MERITS SO THAT THEY DO NOT GET CONVERTED INTO WORLDLY BLESSINGS Question: How are you, Master? How can we tell if the worldly blessings gained after our Buddhist practice are blessings that pre-existed in our destiny or are the results of the conversion from the meritorious blessings gained from our […]
AN EXCESSIVE USE OF ‘SELF-CULTIVATION’ MANTRAS/SUTRAS TO PRAY FOR WORLDLY BLESSINGS CAN BE EFFICACIOUS BUT IT WILL DEPLETE ONE’S MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS Question: Some Buddhist practitioners recite a lot of ‘self-cultivation’ forms of the Cundi Dharani. Am I right to say that an excessive use of ‘self-cultivation’ form of the Cundi Dharani may be efficacious but […]
THOSE WHO TRANSFER MERITS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENTIENT BEINGS WILL GET REWARDED WITH MERITS IN RETURN; MERITS USED FOR SELF-INTEREST WILL BE EXPENDED Question: There are some Buddhist friends, who, after every dharma propagation effort, will either transfer their entire merits accrued to pray for the smooth-sailing of other propagation activities or to Master […]
