Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 420) 15 October 2020 AVOID LISTENING TO THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS WHILE LYING DOWN Question: It is said that if someone listens to the Buddha’s teachings while lying down, they will reincarnate as a snake in their next life. Is this true? Answer: If one makes it a habit to […]
Wenda20180615 43:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An excerpt) REPAYING KARMIC DEBTS THROUGH THE LITTLE HOUSE IS TEN TIMES MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THROUGH PHYSICAL BODY Caller: Is there a ratio between the karmic debts that we could repay through the Little House and through the suffering of our physical body? How much karmic […]
Wenda20200823 03:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE NUMBER OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE REQUIRED TO EXPEDITE THE ELIMINATION OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Master has mentioned in a recent radio program that in the Age of Dharma Decline, one should recite more of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, especially when one experiences frequent […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 October 2019 STATE SPECIFIC PRAYER REQUEST WHEN YOU VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS Question: Recently many Buddhist practitioners have made vows to recite 10,000 times of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots, praying to resolve the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 419) 9 October 2020 VOW TO PERFORM 100 GOOD DEEDS IF YOU ARE EXPECTING CALAMITIES Question: Master has mentioned recently that if we are expecting calamities, we may make a vow to Bodhisattva to perform 100 good deeds, and keep a record for each good deed performed. May I […]
Wenda20200710 12:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PAIR XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU WITH THE RECITATION OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS; AT LEAST 1,000 LITTLE HOUSES IS NEEDED TO GET THROUGH MAJOR KARMIC PASSES Caller: A Buddhist practitioner dreamt that she was standing on top of a high wall with her […]
Wenda20150612 01:49:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT IS THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ENCOUNTER MANY ASSESSMENTS IN THE DREAMS, COMPARED TO THOSE WITH LESSER ASSESSMENTS? Caller: There are some Buddhist friends who experience many tests in their dreams and others who don’t. Is it better to have more of such tests, or […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 417) 1 October 2020 PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION IN THE NAME OF COMPANY Question: A Buddhist practitioner has made a vow to perform life liberation in the name of his company. Is it proper to do so? Answer: Yes. His company, including the staff, will be blessed and see improvements.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s radio program Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 1 – Chapter 13 (An Excerpt) A TRUE SAGE WILL NEVER GET HIMSELF WORKED UP OVER ANY MATTERS Master Jun Hong Lu: The word of a sage, ‘The foundation of the world is in the states, the foundation of the state is in the […]
Wenda20200918 23:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE A VOW TO OFFER 108 LITTLE HOUSES WHEN WE ENCOUNTER A HUGE DISTRESS OR KARMIC OBSTACLE Caller: In the recent <Journey To Heaven And The Underworld> series, Guan Yin Bodhisattva gave a discourse which says, “My child, let me tell you today, you may make […]
Wenda20200626 28:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT IS CONSIDERED PRACTISING MULTIPLE DHARMA DOORS? Caller: Master Lu, is it considered practising multiple dharma doors if we read the teachings of other dharma doors or eminent monks, or other materials related to metaphysics? Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me explain with an example. If […]
Wenda20191201 10:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) BECOMING A DISCIPLE IS EQUIVALENT TO MAKING THE VOWS OF HONOURING THE MASTER AND REVERING HIS TEACHINGS, AND TO ADVANCE CULTIVATION SINGLE-MINDEDLY AND DILIGENTLY Caller: It is stated in the first rule of the Disciple’s Code of Conduct that, ‘Disciples of Master Jun Hong […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 355) 1 January 2020 A QUESTION REGARDING THE EXTENSION IN FULFILLING VOWS Question: Recently, as soon as my husband gets home, I would have a headache and experience extreme discomfort in my body. As I keep having the dreams of different karmic creditors, I am worried that if my […]
Wenda20130503 45:57 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SINCE BUDDHISM PRACTICE IS SAID TO BE ABLE TO ALTER ONE’S KARMA, WILL THE KARMIC RETRIBUTION FROM OUR PAST ACTIONS, BEFORE PRACTISING BUDDHISM, BE ENTIRELY WRITTEN OFF? Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned before that there is another level of understanding about the law of cause and […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (An Excerpt) (Question 409) 26 August 2020 SPECIAL NOTE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA Question: In 2017, Master Lu mentioned that, on the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, we are allowed to offer 49 or 78 pieces of Little Houses to the deceased in the underworld and our karmic creditors […]
Wenda20200814 01:16:42 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) AS THERE’S NO 30TH DAY ON THE SEVENTH LUNAR MONTH IN YEAR 2020, WHICH DAY SHALL WE REGARD AS THE BIRTHDAY OF KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA? Caller: Some Buddhist friends enquire about the Birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva which falls on the 30th day of the Seventh Lunar Month, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 413) 11 September 2020 PERFORMING RECITATION WHEN SWEEPING OR MOPPING FLOOR Question: Master mentioned that we can only recite Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots when dumping rubbish. May I know whether the same applies when we are sweeping or mopping the floor? Could we recite other sutras or mantras? […]
Wenda20140117 01:17:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ON ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Are we actually shattering the block of negative karma in the process of its elimination? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is not about shattering the negative karma. Rather it is reduced gradually. For example, say you committed a particularly wrong […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (An Excerpt) (Question 409) 26 August 2020 SPECIAL NOTE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA Question: In 2017, Master Lu mentioned that, on the birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, we are allowed to offer 49 or 78 pieces of Little Houses to the deceased in the underworld and our karmic creditors […]
Wenda20200814 01:16:42 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) AS THERE’S NO 30TH DAY ON THE SEVENTH LUNAR MONTH IN YEAR 2020, WHICH DAY SHALL WE REGARD AS THE BIRTHDAY OF KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA? Caller: Some Buddhist friends enquire about the Birthday of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva which falls on the 30th day of the Seventh Lunar Month, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 413) 11 September 2020 PERFORMING RECITATION WHEN SWEEPING OR MOPPING FLOOR Question: Master mentioned that we can only recite Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots when dumping rubbish. May I know whether the same applies when we are sweeping or mopping the floor? Could we recite other sutras or mantras? […]
Wenda20140117 01:17:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ON ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Are we actually shattering the block of negative karma in the process of its elimination? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is not about shattering the negative karma. Rather it is reduced gradually. For example, say you committed a particularly wrong […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 410) 29 August 2020 DO NOT USE SEAT CUSHION WITH LOTUS DESIGN Question: Can we use seat cushion with lotus design on chairs? Answer: No. It is not proper to use cushions with lotus design as seat cushions. They can only be used as a prayer cushion, designated for […]
Shuohua20130104 02:25 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE SPECIFIC PRAYER REQUEST TO BODHISATTVA IF WE WISH TO UTILISE OUR MERITS TO ELIMINATE NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: You often say that the prerequisite for the elimination of negative karma is to have merits. Merits are accumulated when we perform recitations and when we recite the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 407) 19 August 2020 RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO IMPROVE ONE’S SKIN DISEASE CONDITION Question: Can we make a vow to recite 10,000 times of Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots to improve our skin disease condition? How may I say this prayer? Answer: Yes. […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 407) 19 August 2020 THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL: RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE AND OFFERING OF LITTLE HOUSES Question: For the Ullambana Festival (Zhong Yuan Festival) in 2019, Master Lu mentioned that we may recite up to 21 times of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, and offer no more […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 408) 22 August 2020 WHAT ARE THE AGES THAT HAVE PREDESTINED CALAMITIES? Question: Other than when the last digit of our age ends with a 3, 6 or 9, and during the year when our Chinese zodiac sign of birth clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva for that year, what […]
Wenda20200117 44:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WILL MAKING GREAT VOWS HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR RECITATION? Caller: Hello, Master Lu. Will the quality of our recitations be improved after we have made a great vow? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s for sure. Those who have the resolution will advance closer […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 406) 15 August 2020 DO NOT PERFORM RECITATIONS ALL NIGHT LONG DURING STORMY WEATHER AFTER THE FIRST INCENSE Question: If it keeps raining heavily on the day which we offer First Incense, are we allowed to perform recitations throughout the night after offering the First Incense? Answer: It is […]
Master Jun Hong Lu World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Singapore 22 April 2016 AS LONG AS WE ARE TRULY CULTIVATING, WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR In this society, no matter what we do; there will always be comments and judgements from others. If you pay special attention to other people’s comments on your views and thoughts, […]