Q: Master Lu, I often walk under trees when I walk home at night. I have been feeling scared recently, so I started to recite the Great Compassion Mantra while walking. I do not know the reason for this. A: Trees belong to Yin energy (as opposed to Yang). Therefore, there is a saying, “green trees form a good shade”. When […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, I was fortunate enough to have you perform a Totem Reading for me. You told me that I have a lot of karmic obstacles. I am aware that I am reaching older age and should repay my karmic debts as fast as possible. Can I invite a friend, a classmate, or a […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, I am currently reciting the Great Compassion Mantra 7 times, the Heart Sutra 7 times, and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance 3 times in the morning. I experience tingling only when I recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance. I do not have this feeling when I am not reciting. Moreover, the tingling occurs only in certain parts of […]
Q: Master Lu, I currently face constant distractions and have wandering thoughts when I perform recitations. How can we maintain our focus while performing recitations? Please kindly advise. A: One of the reasons for reduced effectiveness of recitations is the lack of focus. For example, if you are thinking about your family members while performing recitation […]
Q: Master Lu, I have a question to ask you. You mentioned that we must always keep the bathroom door closed. If we close the door, there is no airflow. Once we open it, the air becomes very stuffy. As a result, we are now using the toilet with the door open. Do we need to close […]
Q: Master Lu, I have started to recite the Little Houses for the two babies that I aborted. I just finished the first Little House and I have been suffering from headaches for two days. What is going on? What should I do? Please kindly advise. A: Generally, if you suffer from headaches when you perform recitations, this is a […]
Q: Master Lu, what should we say before we recite Little Houses? How do we pray to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas for their blessings and protection? A: Before reciting Little Houses, you can say the following prayer: “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva help me, <your full name>, to give these Little Houses to <name of […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, we would like to ask for your advice regarding landscape paintings of water and mountains. What are the guidelines for placing these paintings at home? Do we need to place these pictures behind the statues or images of Buddhas or Bodhisattvas? Can we place these paintings in other rooms of the house? Is […]
Q: During one of Master Lu’s radio programs, you mentioned that we can write the name and date of birth of our family member(s) on a piece of paper, and bring it to the Guan Yin Citta Centre to pray for our family member(s) so that they will soon believe in Buddhism. I want to give […]
Q: Could Master Lu advise on the basic requirements and areas of concern regarding the placement of a Buddhist altar in the home from a Buddhist perspective? Thank you! A: The basic requirements for Buddhist altar placement in the home are as follows: The altar must not be near a toilet (the toilet door should be […]
Q: The telephone line of Master Lu’s call-in radio programs is very busy, so we are not always able to get through and ask him to perform Totem Readings for us to solve our issues related to foreign spirits. We would like to know when we no longer need to recite Little Houses? What would be […]
Q: Master Lu, how do we resolve “predestined conflicts”— conflicts between couples or conflicts in marriage? We follow the instruction of your Buddhist practice— Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door—to recite sutras and mantras. But I still cannot wrap my head around the issue. I recite the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots every day, but still hope that […]
Q: Should we burn the Application for Change of Name after praying to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for her blessing? When, where, and how should we proceed with this? I just downloaded the form and would like to use it for my child and myself. Please advise me on how to lodge the Application for Change of Name. A: […]
Q: I am a beginner and have never recited Little Houses before. I recently began reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra, and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance. Can I now recite the sutras and mantras of the Little Houses? A: As a beginner, you can recite the sutras and mantras of Little Houses as soon as you begin performing daily recitations (i.e. the Great Compassion […]
Wenda160415 01:25:25 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REGARDING A CHILDHOOD SKIN DISEASE PROBLEM Caller: The child has been having a skin problem since they were young and has been scratching endlessly all over their body. A Buddhist friend asks which is more important to recite; the Little House or the Wang Sheng Zhou, […]
Wenda20160410 13:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SUCCESSFULLY RENTED OUT HOUSE THROUGH PERFORMING RECITATION Caller: Master Jun Hong Lu, due to some unique reasons, we have had to rent out our house for a year. The renting period is limited to one year only, and we will be moving back in afterwards. Our […]
Wenda20160327A 04:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) The Difference Between Demons and Negative Karmic Debts; How To Resolve Demonic Obstacles? Caller: Master, what is the difference between demons and negative karmic debt? Master Jun Hong Lu: A demonic obstacle is actually means the demon of our minds. I have said before that a […]
Shouhua20151030 24:38 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT USE SCISSORS TO CUT LITTLE HOUSES INTO PIECES Caller: Master, when we photocopied or dotted the Little Houses wrongly, we will use the paper shredder to shred them, but sometimes after shredding, there will still be some small pieces left behind, can we use […]
Wenda20140504B 50:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO OVERCOME STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTIVATION Caller: A friend of mine in my neighbourhood used to be a fellow practitioner but had given up in the end. According to her, though she had benefited a lot from the practice, she felt that doing daily recitation […]
Wenda20131129 01:21:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) STRIKE A BALANCE AMONG PERFORMING RECITATION, PROMOTING BUDDHISM AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Caller: There is a fellow practitioner who goes out to promote Buddhism and performs life liberations almost every day. Would he be able to eliminate his karmic debts faster this way? Master Jun Hong Lu: What do you […]
Wenda20160327B 37:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT DISCUSS LITTLE HOUSES OUTSIDE Caller: One night, a fellow practitioner talked a lot about Guan Yin Citta and Little Houses with his son outside. They had a great discussion but ended up dreaming about many strangers on the street glaring at them fiercely. Master […]
Wenda20160306A 14:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT IS CONSIDERED DILIGENT PRACTICE Caller: Master, in the age of dharma decline, the occurrences of karmic retribution are ripening at a fast rate. Should we give highest priority to reciting Little Houses to ensure to ensure we stay healthy both physically and spiritually? Master Jun […]
Wenda20160313B 43:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) A PERSON WHO NEITHER PRACTICES CULTIVATION OF MIND AND CONDUCT NOR PERFORMS VIRTUOUS DEEDS, SHALL LEAD HIS LIFE DESTINED BY HIS FATE Caller: Master, if a person neither practices cultivation of mind and conduct nor performs any virtuous deeds, does it mean that he will lead […]
Wenda20150320 21:27 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REQUESTING BODHISATTVA FOR BLESSINGS Caller: A fellow practitioner asked if we can pray for blessings in the following way: Bodhisattva, please bless me with supreme realisation, infinite brightness, immeasurable wisdom and boundless positive energies. Would such prayers use up lots of our own karmic merits? Master […]
Dharma Talk by Master Jun Hong Lu (Question 18) 11 January 2015 FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LITTLE HOUSES Q: Master Lu, you used to instruct us that each aborted child required 21 pieces of Little Houses. However, these days you often advise that 49 pieces are needed. May I know why there’s such a change? A: […]
(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO MERITS AND VIRTUES ELIMINATE NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: When we pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva about using our merits and virtues to eliminate negative karma in the case where spirits are present, are those merits and virtues used directly to repay the spirit? Or they could be used […]
Shuohua20120217 01:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) How to address Little Houses when your child has both English and Chinese names? Caller: Hi Master, I would like to ask you two questions. When I recite Little Houses for my child who has both English and Chinese names, which name should I write down on […]
Highlights of Master Lu’s Radio Program: 69 Pieces of Little House Can Help Dispel Great Calamities During the (Metaphysics Q&A) program dated 16 Mar 2014, Master Lu said that if someone encounters great calamities and does not know how many pieces of Little House to complete, he should start with 69 pieces first, as 69 […]
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