ONE STANDS TO GAIN GREATER SPIRITUAL ENERGY IF HE KEEPS HELPING OTHERS AND PERFORMING MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: When you perform acts of kindness today by helping others, wouldn’t you increase your spiritual energy? That’s for sure. Conversely, if you engage in self-cultivation at home, would you claim to have the spiritual energy? In […]
IT IS ONLY THROUGH CALMNESS THAT YOU SEE THE TRUTH Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, you should actively practise concentration. What is concentration? No matter what suffering and tragedy you are faced with, you need to stay calm, unperplexed and untroubled by what you see. This is because what you see today may […]
‘THE INVISIBLE WOUND’ – THE AFTERMATH OF CONFLICTS AND DISPUTES Master Jun Hong Lu: One of the reasons we as humans suffer is because of our inability to see the reality, we are as if blind to the true nature of things. All conflicts and complex interpersonal relationships entail invisible wounds. After having a row […]
OUR PHYSICAL BODY BRINGS US THE GREATEST SUFFERING Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me tell you, you need to reckon the one thing that brings the greatest suffering to our life. And that is, your physical body. Your body is well at one time, and unwell at another. It suffers pain at one time, and […]
NEGATIVE CAUSES CAN ONLY HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON YOUR FUTURE AND CAREER Master Jun Hong Lu: Imagine that a husband and wife have been quarrelling for quite some time. One asks, “Why are you picking a fight with me today?” The other one says, “Because of something you just said”. “When did I say this?” […]
WEI TUO BODHISATTVA’S WORDS OF ADVICE FOR VOLUNTEERS AT DHARMA CONVENTIONS AND OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS Caller: Greetings to Master! The Singapore Dharma Convention is just around the corner and Wei Tuo Bodhisattva has a word or two of advice for those volunteers at dharma conventions. Let me share it with you, Master. Wei Tuo Bodhisattva […]
MASTER LU’S WORDS OF ADVICE ON WEI TUO BODHISATTVA’S BIRTHDAY Caller: Hi Master, I hope you are well. Tomorrow is the third day of the sixth lunar month, which happens to be the birthday of Wei Tuo Bodhisattva, one of the dharma protectors, it would be great if you could give us a word or […]
WHEN YOU SHARE MASTER LU’S WORDS OF WISDOM, YOU WILL REAP IMMENSE MERITS Caller: Some fellow practitioners are using the internet to propagate the dharma. In their quest to disseminate the teachings, they compile the transcripts of Master’s radio discourses into related topics and get them published online every day. However, due to their carelessness, […]
KARMA OF SPEECH: THE FOUR TYPES OF SPEECH WE SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM Master Jun Hong Lu: There are four types of speech we should abstain from because it will help prevent missteps in life. You must be aware that there are four types of unwholesome speech and be very careful so that you avoid committing […]
HOW BIG CAN THE HEART OF A MAN BE? Master Jun Hong Lu: In the mountains, there was a small temple, inhabited only by a Zen master and his young novice monk. One day, the novice monk asked the Zen master, “Master, you always say that circumstances arise from the mind and that everything is […]
HOW SHOULD WE MAINTAIN PROPER DISTANCE WITH BUDDHIST FRIENDS WHOM WE INTRODUCE BUDDHISM TO? Question: A Buddhist friend has been practising Guan Yin Citta for many years and has propagated the dharma to a few others. To strengthen the faith of new practitioners, this Buddhist friend has always closely followed up with them. However, after […]
GREED: THE ROOT OF UNHAPPINESS Master Jun Hong Lu: In truth, all the happiness in this world stems from worldly 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 physical intimacy stems from our sexual desire, the pleasure derived […]
THE PATH FROM AN ORDINARY BEING TO A SAGE Master Jun Hong Lu: Why does dharma giving hold such immense merit? It is because you act from the depths of your heart, a heart that longs to rescue sentient beings. The moment you embark on the noble mission of rescuing others, you renounce evil and […]
RECITING MORE HEART SUTRA CAN ENHANCE BENEFACTOR LUCK Caller: Can Master enlighten me about this: reciting more Heart Sutra can generate positive affinity with others, which in turn will make it easier for us to meet our benefactors. Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. The Heart Sutra is akin to greeting others and it helps you […]
COMPASSION CAN SHIELD ONE FROM HARM Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me tell you that in the 21st century, you can bank on compassion to help you ward off calamities, dispel troubles, eliminate vexations, and defuse conflicts. With a heart of compassion, no major calamities whatsoever will befall you. Conversely, if you lack a compassionate […]
SPEAK AT A MEASURED PACE Master Jun Hong Lu: The way a person speaks represents his level of cultivation. It is important to speak at a measured pace. What’s the point of speaking at length if others cannot understand what you are saying? Speak slowly and let your words reach the listeners’ ears so that […]
WE NEED TO PLUG ALL LEAKAGES CAUSED BY OUR SHORTCOMINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: When a person truly wishes to learn Buddhism and changes his bad habits, he must plug all ‘leakages’ caused by his shortcomings. He is someone who goes, “Today, I have decided to be a good person. Hence, I cannot allow myself […]
THE KARMA OF FALSE SPEECH Master Jun Hong Lu: People who habitually tell lies and commit false speech would suffer from another form of retribution apart from being loathed by others – a kind of retribution that affects their body. Bodhisattva said that this retribution comes in the form of bad breath; it is a […]
WAYS TO PREVENT THE ERUPTION OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Hi Master, during last Saturday’s radio program, you told a male fellow practitioner that his percentage of karma was 67%. He was born in 1958, the Year of the Dog. He is terrified and has a question. What should he do in order to eliminate at […]
BE INCLINED TO KINDNESS Master Jun Hong Lu: In this modern age, it is important that we incline to kindness and instil kindness into our hearts. Let your compassionate heart spring up, just like the way bamboo shoots sprout after a spring rain. Compassion can help gradually eliminate the karmic obstacles in our eighth consciousness. […]
HOW CAN WE TOUCH OTHERS’ HEART WHEN PROPAGATING DHARMA TO THEM? Caller: Master, you have the ability to deeply resonate with others and speak to their hearts, while we struggle to do the same. Please guide us, Master, on how we can gain the skill of making a heartfelt connection with others. Master Jun Hong […]
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PERSON WITH LESS THAN 20% OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: What are the characteristics of a person with less than 20% of karmic obstacles? Kindly advise us, Master. Answer: Their state-of-mind. People with less than 20% of karmic obstacles possess a high state-of-mind. They won’t engage in fights or quarrels. You can […]
TRANSFORMING NEGATIVE AFFINITY WITH A KIND HEART Master Jun Hong Lu: The Buddha once said, “Even if it’s for a thousand kalpas, the deeds we commit would never fade, comes the day we meet with our fate, suffering is certain as karma awaits”. When interacting with our friends, we must be mindful of our words […]
THE IMPORTANCE OF REPENTANCE The Buddha of Sandalwood Merit gave the following discourse: “As one of the ancient Buddhas in the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO), I wish to advise all of you to adopt a serious attitude towards the recitation of LIFO and to repent often. This is because the effects from the recitation […]
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SERIOUS ILLNESS AND A PERSON’S PERCENTAGE OF KARMA Question: Generally, what is the percentage of karma corresponds to a person who falls seriously ill? Why can some people remain healthy when their karma percentage is around 80%? Conversely, there are others with much lower percentages who succumb to serious illnesses. Master Jun […]
PARTIALLY-REPAID KARMIC DUES IN ONE’S PREVIOUS LIFE WILL MANIFEST AS A PREDESTINED CALAMITY IN PRESENT LIFE Caller: Hi Master, I’d like to ask: is it true that karmic debts from previous lives are to be repaid in present life? In other words, do the karmic dues we accumulated in past lives have to be fully […]
THE POWER OF VOWS STEMS FROM A HEART OF COMPASSION Caller: Hi Master, is the power of vows central to one’s Buddhist practice? Is it correct to say that one who leverages their power of vows to perform recitation and mind cultivation can eliminate their karmic obstacles, making it easy to be awakened to the […]
STAYING STEADFAST IS A MUST EVEN AFTER YOU HAVE BENEFITED FROM YOUR BUDDHIST PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: There will be times when practising Buddhism can be likened to digging a well. If you wish to dig a well, you have to be prepared to draw water from it later on. Many people merely wait […]
HOW DO WE DETERMINE OUR LEVEL OF KARMIC OBSTACLES? Caller: How do we determine our level of karmic obstacles? Master Jun Hong Lu: Normally, if your prayers go unanswered, it is a sign that your karmic obstacle is hefty. Also, if you experience a lot of obstacles in life or have a run of bad […]
KARMIC OBSTACLES ARE LIKE EXPLOSIVES Caller: A fellow Buddhist practitioner rarely has nightmares. As a result, he rarely recites Little Houses for himself. Can Master explain whether in such cases his karmic obstacles will still accumulate to a point and erupt one day? Master Jun Hong Lu: Of course! If it keeps accumulating and reaches […]
