REPENT EARNESTLY FOR PRAYERS TO BE EFFICACIOUS Master Jun Hong Lu: Recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) diligently if your prayers go unanswered for a long time. The more remorseful you are, the more efficacious your prayers will be. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse 7 (Question 60), 14 May 2014
THE RECITATION OF LITTLE HOUSES FOR KARMIC CREDITOR AND TO RESOLVE CONFLICT WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA SHOULD BE PERFORMED ALTERNATELY Caller: For elderly Buddhist practitioners who need to recite a larger number of Little Houses, should they focus on completing the recitation of Little Houses to resolve conflict with Tai Sui Bodhisattva, before channelling the […]
CHINESE NEW YEAR: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RED PACKETS Caller: Hi Master, Lunar New Year is just around the corner. During this time, there will be occasions when our family members receive gifts such as red packets from others. Master has often advised us to ‘think neither good nor evil’. In this aspect, how […]
IN THE ABSENCE OF A BUDDHIST ALTAR, ONE SHOULD NOT RECITE BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES UNTIL WEE HOURS OF THE FIRST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners intend to offer the First Incense on the night of Chinese New Year’s Eve, and are curious to know whether in the absence of a Buddhist altar, […]
AVOID DOING LAUNDRY ON THE FIRST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR Caller: In the morning of the first day of Lunar New Year, a Buddhist friend stained his trousers, and he conveniently washed it without giving it much thought. Subsequently, he had a dream and in the dream, the shop owner substituted his wallet for […]
THINGS TO NOTE WHEN PAYING RESPECT TO THE DECEASED DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR Question: When should we pay respect to the deceased in the new year? Will that be the day before the eve, the eve or the first day of Lunar New Year? Answer: Generally, it is better to do it earlier either on […]
GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA’S TIPS ON EFFICACIOUS PRAYER Master Jun Hong Lu: Finally, I asked Guan Yin Bodhisattva, “Guan Yin Bodhisattva, can you teach us a method that will help make our prayers more efficacious? You have earlier mentioned about a ‘calm state of mind’, how do we achieve this state for our prayers to be […]
BODHISATTVA’S DISCOURSE ON VEGETARIANISM Master Jun Hong Lu: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva said, “If you wish to have a good family and career, you should adopt a vegetarian diet as this brings joy to both heaven and earth. If you make the great vow to be a vegetarian, disaster can be dispelled – you will not perish […]
YOU MAY VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU IN TIMES OF CLASHES WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA Caller: In times of clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva and the “3,6,9” predestined calamities, is it alright to make a vow to recite 10,000 times of Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou and […]
VEGETARIANISM IS BENEFICIAL TO ONE’S CAREER AND FORTUNE Master Jun Hong Lu: Practising vegetarianism is beneficial to one’s career and fortune. As you are not committing the act of killing, there are no leakages in your blessings. Consequently, this makes it easier for you to amass wealth. By being a vegetarian, you do not sow […]
THERE IS NO END TO FIGHTS AND CONFLICTS Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone of you must remember that there is no end to fights and conflicts. Today you fight with this person, tomorrow that person, conflicts are endless. You fight and jostle for all those inconsequential things in life, do you think anything positive will […]
RECITE MORE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE DURING YEAR END AS IT HELPS ELIMINATE SUBSTANTIAL KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: The end of year is upon us and we have read discourses on reciting more Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO). A fellow Buddhist practitioner shared that the karmic obstacles that can be eliminated through the recitation of 87 […]
IF YOU HAVE FAITH, YOU WILL RECEIVE WHAT YOU PRAY FOR Caller: Master, could you please give me some advice? Master Jun Hong Lu: Just like boiling water, you can never bring the water to a boil without constant heat. You must persevere in your undertakings. With Bodhisattva’s blessings, your prayers will definitely get answered, […]
SCATTERED FOREIGN SPIRITS WILL DEMAND FOR THEIR KARMIC DUES DURING THE YEAR END PERIOD Master Jun Hong Lu: As the year concludes, all the freshly-killed creatures that you have consumed during the year and in the past will come after you. Take a look around you, you will find that many people were not able […]
SAMANTABHADRA BODHISATTVA’S TENTH GREAT VOW: TO TRANSFER MERITS TO ALL SENTIENT BEINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: Samantabhadra Bodhisattva‘s tenth great vow is ‘To transfer merits to all sentient beings’. The merit-garnering deeds that Bodhisattvas perform are all for the sake of sentient beings. Similarly, for you, Buddhist practitioners, the virtuous deeds that you perform are […]
VEGETARIANS HAVE A LOWER RISK OF GETTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND CANCER Master Jun Hong Lu: Vegetarians have a lower risk of getting cardiovascular diseases. Research also shows that vegetarianism is beneficial for blood pressure, it reduces the risk of diabetes and cancer, and improves our digestive health. As a matter of fact, it is not […]
VALIDATE THE DHARMA THROUGH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE Master Jun Hong Lu: All our endeavours in this world must accord with the dharma (the “right way of living” and the “path of rightness”). The viability of the teachings can only be proven through one’s personal experience; only you can tell whether your path of cultivation is […]
DEDICATING VEGETARIAN MERITS FOR HEALING: A BUDDHIST FRIEND DREAMS OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA CURING HER CANCER Caller: I have been practising Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door for just about four months, and Guan Yin Bodhisattva has appeared in my dreams. I am a breast cancer patient. Prior to this, I practised another dharma door for […]
STATE-OF-MIND IS KEY TO AN EFFECTIVE PRAYER Caller: When we don’t get what we pray for, how do we rebuild our confidence? Please enlighten us, Master. Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me ask you, is there any prayer that will be answered instantaneously? For prayer to be answered, it must have been your effort, your […]
RECITING THE HEART SUTRA BEFORE YOUR PRAYER REQUEST WILL MAKE PRAYER MORE EFFICACIOUS Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me teach you something that can make your prayer more efficacious, that is, by first reciting the Heart Sutra. For instance, after reciting 7 or 21 times of the Heart Sutra, you may pray, “With the Heart […]
WHY DO MANY PEOPLE NOT GET THEIR PRAYERS ANSWERED EVEN AFTER MAKING VOWS? Master Jun Hong Lu: Instead of making constant progress, if a Buddhist practitioner regresses in their spiritual cultivation, they become nothing more than an ordinary being. On the other hand, if you are able to free yourself from vexations, your cultivation has […]
TRANSFORMING THE WORLD WITH WISDOM AND COMPASSION Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope all of you can have a heart that is filled with wisdom and compassion, one that derives joy from serving others. Only with such a heart can we promptly transform this world into a World of Great Harmony and a Land of […]
AMITABHA BUDDHA’S WORDS OF ADVICE TO BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS OF GUAN YIN CITTA DHARMA DOOR Question: On 20 September 2020, from the vast emptiness came the voice of a Dharma Protector, “I’ve been summoned by Amitabha Buddha of the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss to be here to greet you, the Heavenly Child. May the […]
MASTER JUN HONG LU’S DISCOURSE ON AMITABHA BUDDHA’S BIRTHDAY Caller: Today is Amitabha Buddha’s birthday. Could you share a word or two about this special day with Buddhist practitioners from around the world? Master Jun Hong Lu: Amitabha Buddha is truly phenomenal, to say the least. He used His power of vow to save sentient […]
EXCESSIVE PRAYER REQUESTS COULD BACKFIRE ON YOU Master Jun Hong Lu: When you pray to the Buddha, it is important not to go overboard with your prayer request. If you do it at a time when you have an insufficient level of merits, willpower and worldly blessings, your prayer may reflect back as karmic obstacles […]
WHAT IS THE TRUTH TAUGHT BY THE BUDDHA? Caller: On the Laba Festival (the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month), which is also Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, while offering an incense, a disciple received some messages from Guan Yin Bodhisattva. Allow me to read it out: “Today is the auspicious Enlightenment Day of the […]
THE SPIRIT OF THE BUDDHA WILL LONG ENDURE IN THIS WORLD Master Jun Hong Lu: Today is the Laba Festival (the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month) and also Shakyamuni Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Why are there still five to six hundred million people in this world who revere the Buddha? Hasn’t the Buddha left […]
LET US HONOUR THE LORD BUDDHA FOR HIS TEACHINGS ON THE LAW OF THE UNIVERSE THAT GUIDES US TOWARDS LIBERATION Master Jun Hong Lu: According to the written accounts in the scriptures, our great Shakyamuni Buddha relinquished His throne and ordained as a monk to seek the truth of life and the way to liberate […]
FOR 49 YEARS, THE BUDDHA USED EXPEDIENT MEANS TO SPREAD THE DHARMA, TEACHING THE ‘BLINDED’ MASSES TO OBSERVE THE TRUTH OF THE UNIVERSE Master Jun Hong Lu: We can draw parallels between Shakyamuni Buddha observing the universe and a person with normal vision observing an elephant, while the approach taken by the science field is […]
IT IS OUR RELENTLESS EFFORT THAT MAKES CULTIVATION, ENLIGHTENMENT AND PERFECTION IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE POSSIBLE Question: During His time in the human realm, the Lord Buddha practised extreme asceticism for more than 10 years and yet, He failed to come to any spiritual awakening. However, when He meditated with His eyes shut under a Bodhi […]