Wenda20160401 01:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PLAYING PRANKS ON APRIL FOOLS’ DAY CREATES NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Hello Master, today is April Fools’ day. I was really ignorant in the past and was fond of playing pranks on others and creating hoaxes on April Fools’ day. Are they considered as false or frivolous […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 1 Chapter 15 (An Excerpt) OBSERVING THE FIVE PRECEPTS AND PERFORMING THE TEN KIND DEEDS Master Jun Hong Lu: A person who is able to observe the Five Precepts and perform the Ten Kind Deeds is one who is relatively more accomplished in his […]
Wenda20190726 09:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TIMING TO DOT THE LITTLE HOUSES WHILE AWAY FROM HOME Caller: When we are away from home, staying at places like hotels or homestay facilities, when is the latest time at night that we can put red dots on our Little House? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 65) 26 November 2013 INTENTIONAL VERSUS UNINTENTIONAL ACTS OF KILLING Question: To abstain from killing is one of the five Buddhist precepts. Would one be deemed to have violated this precept when one unintentionally kills by stepping on small animals/insects such as ants? Answer: Yes. There are two types […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) FORMLESS GIVING Master Jun Hong Lu: “Formless Giving” means after the act of giving, you neither revisit the deed nor keep it in your mind. After you have given someone something or treated them well, just leave it behind you. Our practice […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 23 (An Excerpt) OVERCOMING SHORTCOMINGS THROUGH SPONTANEOUS AWARENESS AND SELF-REFLECTION Master Jun Hong Lu: Many girls have facial pimples, and the moment they catch sight of any tiny little red inflammation on their faces, they immediately know what needs to be applied on those […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) PRACTISE GENEROSITY IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD Master Jun Hong Lu: What you wish to give to others, you should just give and then forget about it. If you continue to remember this act of giving, do you call it […]
Shuohua20130215 25:40 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) UNDERSTANDING “AFFLICTION GIVES RISE TO BODHI” Caller: How are you, Master? I would like to ask a question pertaining to the phrase, “Affliction gives rise to Bodhi (enlightenment)”. Does this mean that when we are eventually free of affliction, we will lose our wisdom as well? […]
Wenda20200719 57:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF BEING NARROW-MINDED AND SENSITIVE Caller: What is the cause and effect for someone to be narrow-minded and sensitive? Master Jun Hong Lu: Being narrow-minded and sensitive are results from badmouthing and suspecting others in one’s previous life. Even in your current […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 219) 10 April 2018 DO NOT GIVE AWAY TROUSERS OR WALLET Question: I have heard that trousers should not be donated because, in the Cantonese dialect, the word ‘trousers’ is pronounced the same way as the word ‘prosperity’. On this ground, it has been recommended that trousers not be […]
Wenda20121026 07:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE THE CUNDI DHARANI TO SEEK BODHISATTVA’S BLESSINGS FOR SUCCESS IN HELPING OTHERS TO BE AWAKENED SPIRITUALLY Caller: Master, how do you find my chanting energy field? Master Jun Hong Lu: You may increase your recitation of the Great Compassion Mantra and the Heart Sutra. How […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 20 (An Excerpt) DETACHMENT FROM THE PERCEPTION OF SELF AND FORM LEADS TO THE ACCUMULATION OF MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: Where do meritorious blessings come from? Is it merely from giving a little money? You have to get this concept right. I once […]
Wenda20200731 57:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu‘s call-in radio program) WHEN A VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH (WANG SHENG ZHOU) IS IN PLACE, HOW MANY CAN ONE RECITE ON A DAILY BASIS? Caller: How are you, Master? If a person has made a vow to recite 10,000 of the Amitabha […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 13 (An Excerpt) A CLEAR MIND IS A PREREQUISITE TO PURE LAND Master Jun Hong Lu: Next, let me go a little profound here. If a Buddhist practitioner perceives the notion of form, it means he is attached to his perception of form. What […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Guan Yin Hall Sydney, Australia 23 March 2020 (An Excerpt) A BRIEF DEFINITION OF THE FIVE HINDRANCES Master Jun Hong Lu: The fifth Hindrance is called the Hindrance of Doubt, a feeling of suspicion. When one is suspicious, it will give rise to a lot of afflictions. If you have […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk New York, USA 18 September 2016 THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE YOU GET Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people keep demanding things throughout their lives, but are unwilling to give up anything. Please remember, if you intend to inhale the fresh air, you must first exhale the impure […]
Wenda20200119 23:31 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REMEDY FOR UNINTENTIONALLY STEPPING ON ANTS WHILE AT WORK FOR THOSE WHO HAVE VOWED NOT TO KILL Caller: A Buddhist practitioner has vowed to abstain from the act of killing, but in reality, he is bound to step on ants while carrying out his work in […]
Wenda20171217B 25:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) EUTHANASIA IS TANTAMOUNT TO INDIRECT MURDER; CHILDREN WHO CONSENT TO EUTHANASIA TO BE APPLIED ON THEIR PARENTS WILL DESCEND TO HELL Caller: Some children have negative karmic affinities with their parents and are not filial to them. As their parents age and become terminally ill, they […]
Wenda20160327A 11.36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) NEVER OPT FOR EUTHANASIA AS IT WOULD CAUSE MORE SUFFERING TO THE SOUL UPON DEATH Caller: How are you, Master? May I know from a Buddhism standpoint, is euthanasia considered an act of suicide for cases where patients requested to be euthanised because they are unwilling […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) WHAT IS THE NOTION OF FORM? Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhists, we should not be attached to form. In fact, we should rid ourselves the notion of form. What is the notion of form? When you are driven by a specific […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Taipei, Taiwan 4 October 2016 DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHOES LYING AROUND Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not leave your shoes lying around because shoe racks and shoes have the worst energy field in terms of feng shui. It is necessary to decorate the space with some […]
Wenda20190809 04:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE THE BUDDHA NAMES IN THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) WHOLEHEARTEDLY Caller: It’s said that one should recite the first fifty-three Buddha names in LIFO with the utmost respect. Does utmost respect here mean to show reverent devotion? It’s also been said that one should […]
Shuohua20170915 07:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) OVERCOMING DOUBTS WITH NON-BUDDHISTS OR PEOPLE WHOM WE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners fully trust our fellow practitioners without any doubt and feel at ease with them. However, they will always have a suspicious mind when dealing with non-Buddhists or people whom they are […]
Wenda20190802 52:39 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DURING INCENSE OFFERING, CAN IMPROPERLY-POSITIONED INCENSE BE REMOVED AND RE-INSERTED? Caller: A fellow practitioner would like to know whether it is alright to remove and re-insert incense that is either tilted or not firmly positioned in the incense burner. Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, you may […]
Shuohua20140829 17:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN ‘SEEING THROUGH EMPTINESS’ AND ‘BEING CONCERNED’ WITH THE THINGS WE DO? Caller: Hi Master, you have advised us to see through the emptiness of things in our spiritual cultivation. But, humans have a lot of deep-rooted bad habits like […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 26 1 January 2020 (An Excerpt) YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED IF YOU’RE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE Master Jun Hong Lu: Guan Yin Bodhisattva treats all beings equally. But why do some of us manage to have our prayers answered while others don’t? Your prayers will […]
Wenda20130802 22:02 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IGNORANT BAD HABITS LIKE ENVY, JEALOUSY AND HATRED ARE CONSIDERED KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Are the ignorant bad habits of humans for example, envy, jealousy and hatred considered karmic obstacles? Master Jun Hong Lu: The ignorant bad habits of human such as jealousy, hatred, etc are considered […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Guan Yin Hall Sydney, Australia 24 February 2021 (An Excerpt) GIVING EXPLANATIONS FOR OUR OWN MISTAKES IS ALSO A FORM OF IGNORANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: If a person does something wrong, and is always trying to absolve himself from his mistakes, this is ignorance. Many people are simply foolish. […]
Shuohua20130301 08:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WE SHOULD DOT LITTLE HOUSE WITH CLEAN HANDS AND PURE MIND Caller: Master, some Buddhist friends said we must wear gloves when reciting and dotting the Little House, is it necessary to do so? Master Jun Hong Lu: There’s no need to do so. You just […]
Wenda20200719 23:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORMING RECITATION, LIFE LIBERATION AND PRAYING TO NANJING BODHISATTVA HELP CURE SKIN DISORDER Caller: Master, I would like to help one Buddhist friend share a short testimony. This happened sometime last year, when purplish round and itchy patches started to develop on both his calf and […]