VIEW OUR WORRIES AND TROUBLES AS BODHI Master Jun Hong Lu: It is important for us to view our worries and troubles in a different light; we need to make use of them to generate Bodhi that aids in our spiritual cultivation. In this way, your whole being and life is immersed in Bodhi. A […]
THOSE WITH HEART ISSUES SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH AND BE DILIGENT IN PERFORMING RECITATION Caller: Hi Master, some people would experience symptoms of an impending heart attack like chest pain. In a typical case like this how many Little Houses do they need to offer to their karmic creditors? Master Jun Hong […]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RECITING THE HEART SUTRA AFTER OFFERING LITTLE HOUSES TO THE DECEASED Caller: Hello, Master. A few days ago, Master said that we can recite one time of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) or three times of the Heart Sutra for the deceased, after offering Little Houses to them. In that case, […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION DURING MEALTIME? Caller: I happened to overhear Master’s discourse that we can perform recitation during mealtime. Is it true that we can recite while having meals? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is alright for vegetarians to do so but not for those who are not. However, you should not recite the […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION WHILE DISPOSING TRASH? Question: With a trash bag in our hand, can we perform recitation on our way to dispose it? Answer: Do not recite the long sutras such as the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra, etc., only recite the Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s […]
AFFLICTION IS EQUIVALENT TO BODHI Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are the experts in mental afflictions. They are engineers in the ‘mind’ field; the Doctors and Professors who can help us break free from our worries and see through the reality of things. Bodhisattvas are the ones who have gained wisdom from their […]
PRACTISE FORBEARANCE AND ELIMINATE RESENTMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone has negative emotions. What is the clinical expression of negative emotions in the modern context? It’s anger and hatred. Therefore, once a person harbours anger and hatred towards someone, it means that he is having a negative mindset and is no longer upright. In fact, […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION DURING MEALTIME? Caller: I happened to overhear Master’s discourse that we can perform recitation during mealtime. Is it true that we can recite while having meals? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is alright for vegetarians to do so but not for those who are not. However, you should not recite the […]
NEVER HOLD ON TO ONLY ONE PERSPECTIVE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist practitioners should not insist on a single perspective regarding any issue. We should never hold onto our own views stubbornly; otherwise, it is considered as ‘attachment’ and this inflexibility will lead us to ignorance. When you say, “He is so detestable, I just […]
ACCRUING MERITS FROM RECITATIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: I would like to tell everyone that we can also derive merits from reciting Buddhist scriptures. Why do I say so? Many people may ask, “I’ve been doing nothing other than reciting Buddhist scriptures. How is it that I’m accumulating merits and virtues?” This is because when […]
MASTER LU’S PORTRAIT ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR An Enquiry to Secretariat of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, 12 November 2021 at 22:48 Dear staff, Many Buddhist friends hold such fond memory of the late Master Lu that they don’t want to remove Master Lu’s portrait from the altar. May I seek clarification on the following […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 40 (An Excerpt) CEASE OUR WORLDLY LINE OF THOUGHT Master Jun Hong Lu: We must cease our worldly mindset. As Buddhist practitioners, we have to eliminate this human’s line of thought in us. What is “worldly line of thought”? It refers to the tendency […]
Wenda20180930A 19:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SETTING UP THE BUDDHIST ALTAR GENERATES THE BEST FENG SHUI Caller: Hi Master, with regards to the subject on the Buddhist altar that you just talked about, a Buddhist friend has this understanding, “Master once said that the best feng shui in the home comes from […]
Wenda20180318B 40:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE MEANING OF “TAPPING INTO OUR INNATE BUDDHA POWER TO END THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH” Caller: Hi Master, you once mentioned, “There are innumerable dharma methods, but to end the cycle of rebirth, we must tap into our innate Buddha power”. Citing an example, you gave […]
Zongshu20170309 04:12 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FEELING GLOOMY BECAUSE OF FOREIGN SPIRITS IN THE HOME Caller: Master Lu, please help to read the Totem of my mother. She was born in the year of the Rooster in 1969. Please advise if there is any foreign spirit in her body, as she has […]
THE FOUR METHODS FOR EFFECTIVE RECITATIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: In the course of our Buddhist practice, we are bound to deliberate over certain issues such as how we should pray to Buddhas and perform our recitations. There are times when we are lost. As a matter of fact, there are four methods for more […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 40 (An Excerpt) HOW DOES ONE CULTIVATE THE MIND? Master Jun Hong Lu: How does one cultivate the mind? First and foremost, one should learn to differentiate between the good and the evil in this world. To do so, one must use one’s intelligence […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Sydney Guan Yin Hall 24 November 2010 (An Excerpt) EQUANIMITY Master Jun Hong Lu: If you can treat everything that occurs in this world as a natural phenomenon, then you will not be saddened, nor will you grieve. When you view this world with equanimity, your heart will be calm […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 417) 1 October 2020 SETTING UP A BUDDHIST ALTAR IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN OBSERVING FENG SHUI Question: From a metaphysical perspective, I think feng shui holds a great influence on people. Nowadays, there are many different schools of feng shui with varied opinions; perspectives can differ widely on […]
Wenda20120506A 11:38 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RECITATION WITH AND WITHOUT INCENSE OFFERING Caller: Is there any difference in efficacy when performing recitation with and without offering incense? Master Jun Hong Lu: Needless to say, recitation is to be done seriously from your heart, not casually. Furthermore, that also depends […]
Wenda20140907B 10:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT TALK ABOUT SCRIPTURES IN WASHROOM Caller: Many Buddhist friends will phone me to enquire about Little House and daily recitation. Once I was in the washroom when someone phoned, very eager to find out more about daily recitation and the Buddhist scriptures. As I […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 3 Chapter 22 (An Excerpt) SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT IS THE KEY TO EARNING MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: If a person casually talks about Buddhas and Bodhisattvas without truly understanding and putting Buddhism into practice, his merits would be reduced to almost nothing. If a person lacks […]
Wenda20150830A 20:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CONSUMING THE FIVE PUNGENT SPICES CAN AFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE’S RECITATION Caller: Master, in the case where we have made a vow to become a full vegetarian but we accidentally consume food containing the five pungent spices while dining out, how many times of the […]
Reply from 2OR Secretariat to an enquiry on blog 5 September 2021 at 0045hr Question: For full vegetarians, can they consume stinking beans? Answer: If it is only stinking beans that you are eating and the dish does not contain any of the five pungent spices or meat-based oil, you may do so if you […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 11 Chapter 28 (An Excerpt) PRACTISE BUDDHISM TO RID MORTAL TRAITS Master Jun Hong Lu: The Dharma theories we learn today are meant to help us mortals to transform our mindsets. If a practitioner perceives Buddhism learning and practice as two separate entities and continues to […]
Shuohua20130823 20:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN RECITATION BECOMES HABITUAL AND LACKS EMOTION, IS IT A NATURAL CONDITION? Caller: Hi Master, I am confused and would like to ask this question: When I started out performing recitation, I had always recited off a sutra booklet as I had yet to familiarise myself […]
Wenda20140126A 34:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR RECITATION? Caller: Master, I dreamt about you twice, and in one of my dreams, I sought your advice on my recent fortune. Even though you replied that it was not bad, at present I don’t think that’s the […]
Wenda20160313A 17:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT KIND OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE IS SUITABLE FOR BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS? Caller: Master has mentioned that yoga has a special energy field in it and it is best that Buddhist practitioners like us not practise this form of exercise. Would Master please advise us what kind of […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 2 Chapter 18 (An Excerpt) BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS NEED TO BE ALTRUISTIC Master Jun Hong Lu: Some people only cultivate themselves on the exterior, not on the interior. In the end, they neglect their inner cultivation altogether. What does this mean? They only know how […]
Wenda20140530 53:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS WE ARE LACKING? Caller: It is often said that one is lacking in some of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth). Is it true that each and every one of us will always lack one […]