- When Faced With Career-Related Obstacles, One Should Abstain From Lust
- How to Accumulate Worldly Blessings and Transform Them Into Merit
- The Right Perspective When Switching Jobs
- Talking About Others Behind Their Back Is an Act of Sowing Discord; Repent by Reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance
- What Makes a Person Susceptible to Jealousy?
- The Karmic Effects of Jealousy
- The Consequences of Jealousy
- The Reluctance to Compliment Others Is a Sign of Arrogance
- The Difference Between Being Competitive and Having a Strong Sense of Pride
- A Good Attitude That Admires the Good of Others Can Be a Catalyst for One’s Progress, but a Negative One Can Turn Admiration Into Hate
- One Will Not Achieve Any Spiritual Attainment by Merely Performing Virtuous Deeds Without Elevating One’s State-Of-Mind
- When Introducing Buddhism to Others, Sincerity Is the Key
- The Cause for One To Have Talent but No Opportunity
- All-Rounded Diligence
- To Walk the Path of the Bodhisattva in the Human Realm Is To Help Yourself as Well as Others
- How Should a Disciple Be a Good Dharma Protector of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door?
- Why Is It Necessary To Repeat Our Prayer Request?
- Embrace the Heart of Repaying Parental Kindness When Making Offerings to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- Filial Piety Towards Parents Is a Way To Accumulate Merits
- Heartfelt Words From Master Lu on Father’s Day
- The Essence of Wisdom
- Be Patient When Answering Questions From Buddhist Friends; The Task Assigned to Each Volunteer Must Be Based on Their Unique Character
- With the Spirit of Conformity You Align With the Needs of Sentient Beings
- Unity Should Be at the Top of Every Buddhist Practitioner’s Mind
- The Definition of Tolerance for Words, People and Matters
- It Is Important To Repent; Repentance Helps To Mitigate Negative Karma and Elevate Our State of Mind
- How Do We Nurture a Compassionate Heart and Root Out Our Deep-Seated Bad Habits?
- Academic Performance Improved After Sending My Aborted Child to a Higher Spiritual Realm
- Prayer for Career Success, Etc. Through the Recitation of the Cundi Dharani Will Expend One’s Meritorious Blessings
- Recite the Cundi Dharani for Your Business To Prosper
- A Critical Cause for Career-Related Prayer To Be Inefficacious
- Sales Jump Nine-Fold After Practising Guan Yin Citta
- Recite the Cundi Dharani for Your Business To Prosper
- ‘Amassing Illicit Gain in the Name of Buddhism’ Is Committed When You Accept Money for Books Meant for Free Distribution
- Acquire the Wisdom of the Buddha
- Debunk the Myth of Diligence: It Is Not About the Time Spent!
- Be Cautious When Sharing Posts Online, One Will Bear Karmic Consequences for Misleading Others
- How Much Can You Forbear?
- Do Not Get Carried Away by Compliments
- Afflictions Abounds for Those Who Lack Equanimity
- Understanding the Relationship Between Buddhist Practice and Working Life
- Negative Karma Is Created if One Cheats in Examination
- The Number of People You Help Awaken Spiritually Corresponds With the Content Views
- Testimony Sharing: Eye Bags Disappear After Sharing Teachings on the Precept Against Sexual Misconduct and Pray To Eliminate the Karmic Obstacles Related to This Behaviour
- Following up With Buddhist Practitioners by Sharing the Buddha’s Teachings With Them Is Also an Act of ‘Helping Others To Awaken Spiritually’
- What Should We Do When the Mind Over Thinks in Troubled Times
- ‘Cope With All Motions by Remaining Motionless’ When Karmic Conditions Are Not in Your Favour, or When You Are Faced With the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’ or Other Karmic Adversities
- The Right Mindset When Performing Meritorious Deeds To Resolve Calamities
- Diligence Is Key To Eliminating Karmic Obstacles; Karmic Pass Is Not Exclusive to Those Whose Ages End With ‘3, 6, 9’
- One Should Step up on the Recitation of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance When Encountering the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’
- Can the Vow To Recite 10,000 Times of the Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots in the Face of the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’ Be Applied Universally?
- How Should We Plan the Offering of Little Houses To Address the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’?
- When Facing the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’, It Is More Effective if a Vow Is Made To Recite 10,000 Times of the Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou
- Possible Divine Premonitions That Bodhisattva Can Offer in Advance of a Karmic Pass
- Frequent Agitation Signals an Impending Karmic Calamity
- Resolving Predetermined Calamities Years Ahead
- The Gravity of the ‘3, 6, 9 Predestined Calamities’ Can Vary
- Predestined Calamities at Ages Ending With 3, 6 or 9 Apply Universally
- When Introducing Buddhism to Others, Sincerity Is Key
- Exercise Discretion When Sharing the Dharma at Night
- There Is No Need To Observe Time-Gap Between Postings of Dharma Teachings Online
- Is It Appropriate to Piece Together Master’s Teachings From Different Parts of a Discourse?
- It Is Best To Cite the Source When Sharing Master’s Discourses
- What Is Considered a ‘Testimony Sharing’?
- Diligence Stems From a Compassionate Heart
- Do Not Use Images of Bodhisattva in Graphics for Words of Wisdom as It Is Disrespectful
- Transition From External to Internal Forbearance
- How Do We Stay Rooted to Our Original Aspiration in Our Buddhist Practice?
- Compassion Is the Golden Key That Unlocks All ‘Doors’
- The Difference Between “Tolerance” and “Cowardice”
- Negligent Dharma Sharing Could Have the Effect of Severing the Spirituality of Another Person
- The Practice of Giving – Accord With Conditions
- Should We Give to Those Bogus Beggars?
- An Expedient Mean Is About Playing to One’s Strengths When Propagating Buddhism to Others
- To Make Dharma Propagation More Persuasive, Learn From Master’s Approach of Using Examples
- Wealth Is Derived From the Giving of Wealth
- Safeguard Your Blessings by Embracing a Heart of Gratitude
- With Strong Willpower, Comes Great Efforts
- When You Share Master Lu’s Words of Wisdom, You Will Reap Immense Merits
- The Path From an Ordinary Being to a Sage
- Speak at a Measured Pace
- Ways To Prevent the Eruption of Karmic Obstacles
- How Can We Touch Others’ Heart When Propagating Dharma to Them?
- Partially-Repaid Karmic Dues in One’s Previous Life Will Manifest as a Predestined Calamity in Present Life
- How Do We Determine Our Level of Karmic Obstacles?
- Karmic Obstacles Are Like Explosives
- The Percentage of Karmic Obstacles Will Determine the Realm That One Ends up in Upon Death
- The Concept of ‘Double-Karma’; ‘The Best Form of Gain Is To Suffer Loss’
- How Retribution for Minor Karmic Obstacles Are Effectuated?
- Why Is Embezzlement the Ticket to Hell? Does Preventing Others From Making Illicit Gain Generate Merits?
- Do Not Inject Any Fundraising Agenda in Your Dharma Propagation Activities
- Monetary Donation Should Be Voluntary and Accord With Conditions; Solicitation of Fund Is Prohibited
- Only Sincere and Thorough Repentance Can Prevent One From Repeating His Mistakes
- What Kind of Speech Karma Would Result in Fallen Lotus Pedestals in Heaven?
- Even Bodhisattvas Do Not Intervene With the Law of Cause and Effect
- The Relationship Between Buddhist Practice and the Law of Karma
- How Positive Energy Derived From One’s Effort in Spiritual Cultivation and Recitation Comes About?
- Karma for Sowing Discord – A Lonely Life
- How Do Dharma Protectors Record Our Daily Good and Evil Deeds?
- How Do We Enhance Our Positive Affinity With Guan Yin Bodhisattva?
- The Severity of Negative Karma of Speech Determines the Part of the Body That Suffers From Its Retributive Effect
- Is It Possible To Eliminate Karmic Obstacles From the Eighth Consciousness?
- A Virtuous Cycle Is Set in Motion When One Is Filled With Energy and Vitality
- How Does Negative Karma of Speech Affect One’s Body?
- Effective Methods for Sustaining Initial Aspiration
- Willingness To Be at a Disadvantage and Enduring Hardships Are Ways To Eliminate Karmic Obstacles
- Avoid Committing Negative Karma of Speech in Dharma Propagation Through Contemplating on Causes and Conditions
- Mentality in Beseeching Bodhisattva
- Those Who Perform Recitation Should Be Careful in Their Speech To Prevent ‘Outflows’
- What Leads Us To Do Bad Deeds?
- The Relationship Between Plastic Surgery and a Person’s Fate
- The Initial Inspiration Is the Catalyst for Diligence in Buddhist Practice
- The Giving of Dharma Is a Heavenly Mission
- A Righteous, Loud and Clear Voice Can Change Your Destiny
- One Who Always Prays for Sentient Beings Will Have His Prayer Fulfilled
- Talking Behind Others’ Backs Is a Serious Karma of Speech
- Tactful Speech Leads to Less Creation of Karma
- Things To Know About the Jade Emperor’s Birthday Which Falls on the Ninth Day of the First Lunar Month
- If You Have Faith, You Will Receive What You Pray For
- State-Of-Mind Is Key to an Effective Prayer
- What Is the Truth Taught by the Buddha?
- Why Is One’s Prayer for a Job Inefficacious, Unlike Other Requests?
- How Do We Balance the Need To Implore the Blessings of Bodhisattva?
- Awakening Comes to Those Who Sincerely Repent and Mend Their Ways
- Master Lu’s Most Touching and Unforgettable Moments
- When We Pray for Wisdom, Guan Yin Bodhisattva Will Bless Us With ‘Glaze Water’
- The Meaning of ‘Karmic Force Is an Impetus That Spurs One To Progress Spiritually’
- The Importance of Revering the Bodhisattvas
- How To Eliminate the Unhealthy Mentality of Being Sad When Seeing Others Succeed?
- Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse on Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s Renunciation Day
- How To Balance Worldly Pursuits With Detachment in Buddhism?
- What Does “Letting Go” Mean to a Lay Buddhist Practitioner?
- How Do We Effectively Quell Hatred From Our Heart?
- The Elimination of Negative Karma After One Gains Wisdom Differs From That When One Remains in an Unenlightened State
- Perseverance Is the Key to Our Spiritual Practice
- The Early Signs That Spell the Ripening of One’s Karmic Obstacles
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms Has Repentance Effects, but How Does It Differ From the Recitation of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance?
- Greed, Hatred and Ignorance Are the Main Causes for One To Be Trapped in the Three Evil Realms
- Finding a Balance Between Repenting of One’s Misdeeds and Not Grasping to Them
- Signs of the Ripening of Karmic Obstacles
- Stress Is the Consequence of Negative Karma
- We Should Not Live Our Lives Blaming Others
- Reasons for One To Drop Out of the Spiritual Path; Diligence Is the Key to Success
- The Meaning of “Impermanence Is the Only Constant in Life”, “Riches Don’t Last”, “Parting Comes After Every Congregation”, “Death Does Not Discriminate Even for the Strong and Healthy”
- Perseverance Is Key To Exterminate the Three Poisons
- A Grateful Heart Lies Within a Magnanimous Heart and It Will Help Eliminate Karmic Obstacles
- Ways To Avoid Being Chained Down by Greed and Not Becoming a Victim of Circumstances
- Endurance Is Not the Highest State of Mind; Strive To Resolve the Karmic Conflicts Instead
- In the Face of a Negative Affinity, Do We Endure or Avoid It?
- Internal Forbearance and External Forbearance
- Taking Advantage of Others Through Speech Is a Manifestation of Greed
- What Is the Cause of Talent Being Unrecognised?
- Do Not Succumb To Lust; Committing Animal-Like Acts Leads One To Be Reborn as an Animal
- Understanding Others Is Key To Developing a Sense of Gratitude
- Ways To Control Distracting Thoughts
- Those Who Are Quick-Minded and Always Think Deeply Should Apply Right Thoughts To Appreciate the High Spirituality of the Dharma
- The Meaning of “To Listen, Contemplate and Practise”
- The Absence of Right Thoughts Is Due to the Evil in One’s Heart
- Practise True Cultivation – A Mind That Is Unperturbed
- Ways To Correct Habitual Thinking and Transform It Into the Right Thought
- The Signs When One Shoulders Karmic Obstacles of Others
- How Do We Observe Causes and Conditions?
- What Constitutes Diligence? All-Encompassing Diligence
- How Do We Determine if We Can Make the Vow To Succeed in Our Cultivation Within This Lifetime?
- The Ratio of Negative Karma That Will Trigger Ripening
- Memorising the Translated Version of Buddhism in Plain Terms Will Garner the Same Amount of Blessings as That for the Chinese Version
- Break Your Phone Addiction
- To Achieve Enlightenment, One Must Be Constantly Racing Against Time, Remain Diligent, Steadfast and Never Slack Off
- How To Pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva To Eliminate Thoughts Relating to Sexual Misconduct
- Contemplate the Body as Impure
- Ways To Eliminate Lustful Thoughts or Sexual Misconduct
- The Difference Between Karmic Force and Shortcomings
- It Is Important To Eradicate the Sin of Sexual Misconduct While in This Human Realm
- Passing on the Opportunity To Perform Meritorious Deeds to Others Is a Sign of Slacking in Cultivation
- Practise Filial Piety by Loving Our Master as Well as Parents
- Reading Buddhism in Plain Terms Prior To Performing Recitation Helps Control Wandering Thoughts
- The Observation of One’s Thought Happens at Which Level of Consciousness?
- Setting up the Buddhist Altar Generates the Best Feng Shui
- The Meaning of “Tapping Into Our Innate Buddha Power To End the Cycle of Rebirth”
- Do Not Talk About Scriptures in Washroom
- When Recitation Becomes Habitual and Lacks Emotion, Is It a Natural Condition?
- What Kind of Physical Exercise Is Suitable for Buddhist Practitioners?
- How To Determine Which of the Five Elements We Are Lacking?
- The Importance of a Strong Foundation in Spiritual Practice
- The Five Elements – The Theory of Inter-Promoting and Inter-Restraining
- Attitude Towards Filial Piety
- How Do We Dispose of Paper With the Holy Name of the Bodhisattva Printed on It?
- Will There Be Negative Effects on the House’s Energy Field by Placing a Shoe Rack at the Main Entrance?
- The Demon of Addiction
- Understanding the Meaning of “Filial Piety Is the Most Important Virtue”
- The Right Mental Attitude Towards the Eight Sufferings of Life
- How Do We Determine if We Have Deviated From the Right Spiritual Path?
- Only Buddhist Fraternity Is Enduring; Be of Greater Help to Others
- “Impermanence” Explained
- Regarding “Not To Pursue Material Desires Will Result in Ascension of Spirituality”
- Those Who Can’t Think Things Through Lack Wisdom | Those Who Hurt Others Are in Fact Hurting Themselves
- Success Requires Not Only One’s Diligence but Also Opportune Timing and Karmic Affinity; Cherish the True Dharma in the Age of Dharma Decline and Strive To Break From the Cycle of Rebirth
- What Does It Mean by “Having a Dharma Protector With Us”?
- Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way
- Strict Adherence to Precepts; Safeguard One’s Mind and Body
- Do Not Waste Time; Cherishing Time Means Treasuring Life
- The Coherent Relationship Between Greed, Hatred, Ignorance, Arrogance and Suspicion
- Playing Pranks on April Fools’ Day Creates Negative Karma
- Understanding “Affliction Gives Rise to Bodhi”
- The Cause and Effect of Being Narrow-Minded and Sensitive
- Overcoming Doubts With Non-Buddhists or People Whom We Are Unfamiliar With
- During Incense Offering, Can Improperly-Positioned Incense Be Removed and Re-Inserted?
- How Do We Strike a Balance Between ‘Seeing Through Emptiness’ & ‘Being Concerned’ With the Things We Do?
- Ignorant Bad Habits Like Envy, Jealousy and Hatred Are Considered Karmic Obstacles
- Those Who Are Often Confused Will Fall Into a State of Delusion
- Reserving the Spiritual Energy of Blessings From Master
- Discipleship Certificate May Be Brought Along When Attending Examination
- Do We Need To Differentiate the Spots Where Our Forehead and Knees Touch on the Prayer Mat?
- Setting up of a Mini Altar in a Hospital Private Room
- How to Breakthrough Ignorance
- Incense and Oil Lamps May Be Lit When Participating in Online Group Study on Buddhism From Home
- Do Not Use Amulet Card With Bodhisattva’s Image as a Bookmark
- Learn to Walk the Middle Path; Attachments Will Only Bring Harm Upon Oneself
- Do Not Be Entangled in the Right and Wrong of This World – How To Break Free From Ignorance?
- Do Not Turn on the Lotus Lamp on the Buddhist Altar When No Incense Is Offered
- Be Prudent in Guarding Our Spiritual Life
- How Do We Practise Dharma Beyond the Human Realm in This Worldly Realm
- All Prayers Will Be Answered?
- Ponder Earnestly When Studying the Buddhism in Plain Terms; Prayer Request To Be Made Prior To Taking Down Notes
- How Do We Nurture Unwavering Faith?
- How To Dedicate Ourselves To Progress and Avoid Regressing in Spiritual Cultivation; Sincerity and a Heart of Gratitude Are Keys To Practising Buddhism
- Watch Master Lu’s Video When Experiencing Slackness in Cultivation
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms Can Help Eliminate Clinging on to the Notion of Self
- Do Not Cling to the Notion of Self
- Making a Great Vow To Honour the Master and Revere His Teachings Can Help Reduce the Number of Little Houses Required
- Wiping the Incense Burner To Pray for Wealth Is Considered a Wish for Worldly and Heavenly Blessings, and Will Expend One’s Merits
- What’s Most Challenging Is for One To Bear Praises
- The Signs of Being Arrogant
- The Oil Lamp Should Be Put Out When One Performs Recitation While Doing Household Chores
- When To Extinguish the Oil Lamp
- Goldfish Is the Best Choice for Home Aquariums
- Have Upright Prayers for Group Study of Buddhism in Plain Terms
- How To Obtain Good Fortune Within This Lifetime
- The Power of Vows Derives From One’s Suffering and Advancement in Spiritual Cultivation
- A Grateful Heart Rekindles a Compassionate Heart
- Encounter Many Assessments in the Dreams, Compared to Those With Lesser Assessments?
- What Is Considered Practising Multiple Dharma Doors?
- 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
- 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?
- On Elimination of Negative Karma
- One Will Not Achieve Any Spiritual Status by Merely Performing Virtuous Deeds Without Elevating One’s State-Of-Mind
- Learn to Adjust Our Mental Attitude
- Bottled Water for Offering to Bodhisattva Should Be Differentiated From Those Meant for Personal Consumption
- Keep the Door Open for an Unoccupied Room at Home
- What Are the Reasons for One To Suffer From Financial Misfortune
- Can We Offer Incense With Different Length?
- How To Avoid Being a Know-It-All When Sharing Personal Understanding of Buddhism?
- Accord With Conditions; Do Not Do What You Are Not Supposed To
- How One’s Mentality, Energy Field, Merits and Karmic Obstacles Are Related?
- Do Not Think Too Much, neither Should We Not Think, Take the Middle Path
- Awareness of Impermanence and Understanding the Law of Causation Is Crucial
- If Our Bodies Experience Karmic Retributions, How Can We Make Sure That Our Minds Are Not Manipulated by the Evil Consequences
- Consequence of Causing Others To Commit Negative Speech Karma
- Is It True That People With Massive Karmic Debts Will Easily Create More?
- Why Are There People Slandering Buddhas Teaching?
- How To Strengthen the Affinity With Master Jun Hong Lu
- As We Reach Certain State in Our Cultivation, We Will Tend To Be Watchful of Speech Karma and Talk Less
- Important Discourse From Master Lu: Do Not Transfer All Your Merits to Family Members When They Fall Ill
- Ceaselessly Augment Our Good Fortune; Must Not Allow Any “Leakage” To Take Place
- Merits From Giving the Teachings of Buddha (Dharma Dana)
- Which Types of Acts Are Considered To Be Fearlessness Dana (Abhaya Dana)?
- Drawing Conclusions on Matters Which We Do Not Have a Thorough Understanding Are Considered as Creating Something Out of Nothing and Has Heavy Karmic Ramifications
- How Do We Ensure That We Are Capable of Enduring Hardship in This World
- How Do Dharma Cultivators Shield and Bless Their Family Members
- Buddhists Need To Cultivate Blessings and Wisdom Alongside Blessings and Virtue
- What Is the Difference Between Perceiving the Body as Unclean, and Self Reflection in General
- How Do We Avoid Being Constantly Bothered by What Others Think
- Genuinely, Wholeheartedly, and Diligently Learning About Buddhism
- Resentment for Others Is Considered To Be a Form of Greed
- Discourse on Correcting Weaknesses
- Constantly Perform Good Deeds; Recitation of Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (Lifo) Will Extend the Time It Takes for Negative Karma To Come to Fruition
- One Will Gain Abundance When One Seeking Bodhisattva’s Blessing To Reach Out to More Sentient Beings
- How Do We Accomplish Unity of Knowledge and Action?
- What Can I Do About Rampant Thoughts That Cause Distraction?
- Characteristics of One Who Handles Affairs With Harmonious Perfection
- Can One Still Accumulate Merits Through Dharma Dana (Sharing of the Buddha’s Teachings) Even if No One Sees the Content Shared?
- We Must Strive to Overcome the Trials of Life; Quitters Never Win
- Understanding Strictness – Pampering Can Only Cause Harm
- Which Dharma Door You Learn Is Dictated by Your Karmic Affinities
- How To Avoid Unwholesome Thoughts in the Worldly Five Desires & Six Senses
- It Is Essential To Learn Buddhist Teachings in Depth in This Age of Dharma Decline
- The Bar for Discipleship Will Be Set Higher in Future
- A Person With Wisdom Will Also Have Spiritual Energy
- Adopting a Nominal Age in the Year When One’s Age Ends With 3, 6 or 9 Will Help Shun Calamities
- It Is Advisable To Get Changed in the Bathroom When at Home
- Recitation Can Help To Balance Our Five Elements
- Same Pay but Different Workload – Is It Due to Karmic Retribution?
- At What Time Should We Offer Incense To Invite Bodhisattva
- Never Slack in Spiritual Cultivation
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms for Spiritual Cultivation Can Increase One’s Meritorious Blessings
- Obstacles Are Catalysts To Transform Us Into Buddhas
- The Importance of Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms Can Eliminate One’s Ignorance and Allow One To Be Blessed by Dharma Protectors
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms – The Key To Attaining Enlightenment in the Mortal World
- What Constitutes True Spiritual Cultivation?
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms – The Difference Between Self-Study Versus Group Study
- In a World of Afflictions – Rely on the Wisdom of Bodhisattva
- Reading Buddhism in Plain Terms With a Remorseful Heart Helps in Speedy Elimination of Negative Karma
- What Is the Kind of Karmic Obstacle for Having a Hesitant Character and How Do We Resolve It
- One Will Not Achieve Any Spiritual Status by Merely Performing Virtuous Deeds Without Elevating One’s State-Of-Mind
- The Stronger the Resolution the Greater the Positive Returns Will Be. Cultivation Is About Sincerity Rather Than Formalism
- How To Deal With Slander and Backbiting
- All Deeds of Humans Can Never Escape the Eyes of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- One Who Is Able To See Through the Reality of Things Won’t Spend Much Time Dolling Up
- How Should We Interpret the Idea That Spiritual Cultivation Requires Us To Form Positive Ties Extensively
- One Should Not Perform Good Deeds With the Intent To Cover up His Own Wrongdoings
- Should We Pray to Bodhisattva in the Presence of a Rainbow
- When We Are Particularly Down on Our Luck, Can We Offer Grand Incense to Bodhisattvas Every Day To Pray for Blessings?
- Place Water, Potted Plant or Landscape Painting of Water and Mountains Above Shoe Rack To Enhance the Energy Field
- Mobile Phone Ringtones From the Metaphysical Perspective
- Bad Karma Is Created by Evil Thoughts. Apply the Buddhist Teaching of ‘Having No Thought’. Should Any Thoughts Arise, They Should Be Kind in Nature
- Studying Buddhism in Plain Terms Often Will Be Beneficial to Your Future Endeavours, Career and Health
- The Greatest Pain in Life Is to Wait to Reap What One Sows; One Will Not Suffer if He Doesn’t Sow the Seeds of Cause
- One Who Uses Wisdom to Handle Matters Will Be Able to Accord With Conditions
- Offering Grand Incense Every Day
- Prostration Is the Ingenious Way To Eliminate Karmic Obstacles
- On Wiping the Incense Burner for Better Wealth Luck
- When We Lose Count on the Number of Prostrations Done, Do More, Not Less
- Where There Is a Will, There Is a Way. Be Mindful and Take Control of Our Speech, Thoughts and Actions
- Can the Downlight That Shines on the Buddhist Altar Be Switched on for 24 Hours?
- Is It Wrong To Offer Fruits to Bodhisattva Based on Our Personal Liking?
- Perseverance Is the Key to Buddhist Practice and Cultivation; We Should Let Go of Our Ego and Overcome Our Shortcomings
- Discourse by Guan Di Bodhisattva : No One Should Plead for Leniency for Anyone Who Makes Ill-Gotten Gains in the Name of Buddha and Bodhisattva, Damages or Slanders Buddhism; Transgressors Shall Fall Into the Relentless Hell With No Chance of Reincarnation
- Master Lu’s Discourse: Three Conditions To Fulfil in Order To Ascend to Bodhisattva Realm
- Purify Your Mind When Distracting Thoughts Surface
- Weaknesses in Character – Are They Caused by Karmic Obstacles From a Previous Life?
- Attending Any of Master Lu’s Public Talks Will Eliminate Karmic Obstacles, Do Not Have a Discriminating Mind
- Performing Dharma Dana (Sharing the Knowledge of Buddhism)
- Karmic Passes in Life
- Persistence Supports Our Endeavour; Self-Discipline Is in Itself an Attribute of Persistence
- Regarding Listening To Pop Musics; Dharma Cultivators Should Not Listen To Decadent Music
- Retribution for Using Images of Famous Ancient People in Violent Games Is To Be Consigned to Hell
- How Soon Will Bad Karma Be Noted and How To Eliminate Negative Karma Immediately Through Repentance
- Discourse on the Importance of Correcting One’s Bad Habits / Mistakes
- How to Gauge One’s Progress in Spiritual Cultivation
- With Each Evil Act, More Misfortune and Evil Will Accrue
- How to Embody the Bodhisattva in the Human Realm? The Difference Between Making Such a Vow and Not Making It
- Always Treat People With Compassion
- Wasting Time Means Wasting Life
- The Difference Between Having the Power of Understanding, Wisdom and to Be Enlightened
- What Is the Period of Validity of a Dream?
- How Should We Understand the Saying: ‘Those Involved in the Matter Are Blinded to the Truth While Onlookers See Things With Clarity’
- The Mindset of a Person Is Very Important
- The Difference Between Lacking Predestined Affinity and Having Affinity That Has Yet to Come
- Practise Unmoving Suchness; Remain Unmoved in Any Given Situation or We Will Be Hurt
- Great Wisdom Arises From the State of Having No-Desire
- Our Mind Is an Important Machine; Unmoving Suchness Is the Key
- Respect Arises From the Bottom of Our Heart
- How Do We Achieve Happiness?
- Will We Be Put To Dream Test Before Eliminating Our Karmic Obstacles
- What Do Various Types of Dreams About the Elimination of Negative Karma Mean
- The Interpretation of Dreams Is Important. Pay Attention To Dreams Foretelling the Future
- A Dream of Putting on Shoes Without Socks
- As Dreams Are Significant; How Do We Ensure That We Do Not Become Attached to Them?
- How To Pass the Assessments Test in Our Dreams? – It Is Through Deep Down Cultivation and Full Observation of Precepts
- Merits Will Be Used When Making Prayer Request During Recitation; Dreaming About Buying Food Symbolises Merits Have Been Expended in Exchange for the Fruits of Meritorious Deeds
- Dreamt of Underworld Having a Book of Merits That Records Little Houses Offered to Karmic Creditors. Good Quality Recitations Will Score High Marks
- The Cause of Having Random Dreams
- Criteria To Assess a Dream: A Test of Practising Vegetarianism
- Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s (Di Zhang Wang Pu Sa) Discourse in a Dream: Daily Cultivation and Recitations Are Very Important; Lagging Behind in Daily Homework Will Not Produce Results in the Future
- Putting on Unsightly Clothes in a Dream Indicates Karma Is Heavy
- Messages From Bodhisattva Through Dreams
- A Bodhi Mind Sprouts Forth Lotuses With Every Step
- For People Who Don’t Waste Time, Life Is Eternal
- How to Face Difficulties or Challenges With More Confidence
- Suffering Is a Way of Repaying Our Karmic Debts; “Happiness Comes After Suffering”
- Greed Can Easily Lead a Person to Illicitly Acquire Gains
- How to Maintain a Balance Between Time Spent on Recitation and Work
- Wisdom Equates Humility and Being Cautious
- Dream of Different Fruits and Food Symbolise Different Extend of Gain
- Dreaming of Folding Clothes Indicates the Removal of Karmic Obstacles
- Can We Make Prostrations at Guan Yin Temple After the Oil Lamp and Incense Have Been Extinguished?
- Bodhisattva Will Appear Regardless of What Time We Set up a Buddhist Altar During the Day. However, Do Not Do So After 10PM
- Levelling Ashes in Incense Burner Is Also a Meritorious Deed
- Which Side of the Buddhist Altar Should an Oil Lamp Be Placed On?
- Collective Recitation of Buddhist Scriptures During the Setting up of a Buddhist Altar Adds Solemnity to the Occasion
- Rice Is Only a Stopgap When There Isn’t Enough Incense Ashes in Incense Burner
- It Is Advisable Not to Directly Face Bodhisattva in the Guan Yin Hall When Taking off Our Jacket or Drinking Water
- May We Offer Fruits That Are Round in Shape To Pray To Be Accommodating and Unhindered in All Aspects?
- Do Not Touch the Top of the Incense With Our Hands
- Can We Replace Fresh Flowers and Fruit on a Buddhist Altar at Night?
- Portraits of Bodhisattva To Be Rolled From Bottom to the Top?
- Does Bodhisattva’s Blessed Aura Still Exist in Partly Rotten Fruits Removed From the Altar?
- The Incense Sticks’ Length and Thickness Should Be Consistent
- Even on Days That We Offer ‘First Incense’, Do Not Offer Incense After 2AM
- What Is the Significance of Incense Burning Slowly or Quickly?
- Replacement of the Fruits and Flowers on Altar While the Oil Lamp Is Lit
- What Matters Most to Bodhisattva Is Our Sincerity, Not the Size of Our Altar
- How To Dispose of Old Yellow Landscape Picture When Replacing Altar?
- Offering Heart Incense to Bodhisattva Enshrined at Home While Whole Family Is Away
- The Energy of Fruit Offerings Will Be Depleted Four Days After Their Removal From the Altar
- How To Ensure That Our Altar Invites Bodhisattva and Not Foreign Spirits?
- When Offering Heart Incense, Pay Respect to All Bodhisattvas You Make Offerings to on Your Altar
- How To Clean the Dust on the Statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva
- Question Regarding Hanging the Poster of Great Compassion Mantra
- Do Not Sweep the Floor When the Incense and Oil Lamp on Altar Are Lit Up
- Do Not Place Portrait/Statue of Bodhisattva on the Stool
- Lotus Lamps With Bent Rods Are Not Suitable for Altars
- Can We Perform Prostration in Front of Altar at Home Without Offering Incense
- Do Not Put Sand in Incense Burner
- Do Not Share Your Own Home’s Altar Picture in Group Chats
- What Should We Do When Incense Breaks or Is Extinguished in the Process of Placement Into the Incense Burner
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