UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ONE DREAM OF THE DECEASED WHOM THEY HELPED TO ASCEND TO A HIGHER SPIRITUAL REALM? Question: Dear Master, why are there variations in terms of outcome after helping different deceased recite Little Houses? In some cases, the deceased will appear in our dreams to either thank or visit us after receiving […]
‘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 Caller: Master, I’ve been seeking guidance from Bodhisattva for career direction. Soon after, I had a dream and in the dream, the image of […]
HELPING NON-BUDDHIST FAMILY MEMBERS Question: I dreamed that one of my family members who is a non-Buddhist would be faced with calamities. I understand that we can help our family members by applying the Three Golden Buddhist Practices. However, according to some Buddhist practitioners, helping our family members would affect us negatively, and they may […]
SHOULD I TELL SOMEONE IF I DREAM OF THEM IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION? Question: I dreamed that a fellow practitioner was faced with a situation concerning life and death. Can I tell him about my dream? Answer: You should tell him, otherwise you will regret it. The fact that you had this dream is because […]
REASONS FOR RECURRING DREAM TESTS RELATED TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND METHOD TO EXERCISE SELF-RESTRAINT Question: There is a Buddhist practitioner who keeps having dreams tests related to sexual misconduct almost every night despite having persistently repented his past immorality in this aspect. He may have passed a dream test but the test keeps evolving and […]
MAKING A GREAT VOW TO HONOUR THE MASTER AND REVERE HIS TEACHINGS CAN HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LITTLE HOUSES REQUIRED Caller: A Buddhist practitioner dreamt that he was penalised over USD1,000 for speeding. He thought it could be the number of Little Houses required. Before he could make a vow of the Little House […]
DO NOT MAKE NOTES ON THE BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS BOOK Question: I dreamed that I was holding a foldable card of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance with a line of wordings written by me in black. I thought to myself, “Master Lu has mentioned before, it is alright to write notes in the Buddhism […]
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 less? Master Jun Hong Lu: When you experience many […]
READING BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS WITH A REMORSEFUL HEART HELPS IN SPEEDY ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Master, I had a dream whereby I was feeling remorseful as I was reading the Buddhism in Plain Terms and as a result, the elimination of negative karma was remarkable; I sensed that the elimination of karma was […]
ONE WHO IS ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE REALITY OF THINGS WON’T SPEND MUCH TIME DOLLING UP Caller: I dreamed that a Buddhist practitioner was wearing a pair of red sunglasses and looked very fashionable. Master Jun Hong Lu: If one looks very fashionable, there will definitely be less room for Buddha’s teachings in the […]
WHAT IS THE PERIOD OF VALIDITY OF A DREAM? Caller: I have a question. Let’s say I had a dream last month. How soon will the incident in the dream come off? Does it become invalid after a few days? Master Jun Hong Lu: There are many possibilities. Generally, its validity spans from the next […]
WILL WE BE PUT TO DREAM TEST BEFORE ELIMINATING OUR KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Performing recitation and life liberation will help us to eliminate karmic obstacles. Will we be put to the test through dream before that? Would karmic obstacles be considered eliminated when we pass the test? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, there will be […]
WHAT DO VARIOUS TYPES OF DREAMS ABOUT THE ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA MEAN Caller: With regards to the elimination of negative karma, if we dreamt about washing clothes, taking a shower, vomiting or buying new clothes, are there differences in the meanings to take away from these dreams? Master Jun Hong Lu: Certainly, there are. […]
THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS IS IMPORTANT. PAY ATTENTION TO DREAMS FORETELLING THE FUTURE Caller: A Buddhist friend of mine dreamed of someone telling him, ’Stricken with blood disease, prepare to meet your doom”. He now believes that misfortune is imminent and so would like to ask you how many Little Houses recitations are required for […]
A DREAM OF PUTTING ON SHOES WITHOUT SOCKS Caller: I dreamed of being in a hurry to attend Master Lu’s Dharma Convention, and in my dream I put on my boots without any socks. Master Jun Hong Lu: This could mean at certain times during your course of cultivation, you may have handled something inappropriately, […]
AS DREAMS ARE SIGNIFICANT; HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT BECOME ATTACHED TO THEM? Caller: I heard you mention before that the manifestation of dreams depends on a person’s cultivation and misfortune. With this in mind, are we to note dreams as being significant, but know we’re not to develop an attachment towards […]
HOW TO PASS THE TEST IN OUR DREAMS? – IT IS THROUGH DEEP DOWN CULTIVATION AND FULL OBSERVATION OF PRECEPTS Caller: In the process of learning Dharma and spiritual cultivation, how do we deal with the setbacks that we encounter? At times, though we do our utmost to observe the precepts, however, we are often […]
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 Caller: Master Lu mentioned previously that dreaming about buying vegetarian food, fruits, ice cream and so forth is an indication that merits have been expended in exchange for the […]
DREAMT OF UNDERWORLD HAVING A BOOK OF MERITS THAT RECORDS LITTLE HOUSES OFFERED TO KARMIC CREDITORS. GOOD QUALITY RECITATIONS WILL SCORE HIGH MARKS Caller: Master Lu, a Buddhist practitioner dreamt that he descended to the underworld, and noticed that there is a Book of Merits that records the quality of Little Houses recited by us. […]
THE CAUSE OF HAVING RANDOM DREAMS Caller: Master Lu, there are dreams that foretell the future and there are also many random dreams. If a person often has such dreams, is there something wrong with him? Master Jun Hong Lu: There are two explanations when it comes to a person having random dreams. His Yin […]
CRITERIA TO ASSESS A DREAM: A TEST OF PRACTISING VEGETARIANISM Caller: What are the criteria that will determine if a vegetarian fails the test in his dreams? For example, in the dream there was a thought of them wanting to take meat but they woke up before consuming it. Master Jun Hong Lu: This is […]
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 Caller: Two days ago, a Buddhist practitioner dreamt of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva giving her guidance: Daily cultivation and recitations are very important and the accumulated energies […]
PUTTING ON UNSIGHTLY CLOTHES IN A DREAM INDICATES KARMA IS HEAVY Caller: A fellow practitioner dreamt that other people told him that the clothes he wore looked awful. What does this mean? Master Jun Hong Lu: If other people dreamt of his clothes looking ugly on him; that means that his karma is heavy. The […]
MESSAGES FROM BODHISATTVA THROUGH DREAMS Caller: Master, if the Bodhisattva wishes to send us messages through our dreams, when will it normally take place? Master Jun Hong Lu: To be accurate, it will be between 5am and 8am. Caller: If during this timing, we are not asleep, or we fail to receive these messages, would […]
DREAM OF DIFFERENT FRUITS AND FOOD SYMBOLISE DIFFERENT EXTEND OF GAIN Caller: Master, before, you mentioned in your radio program that if one dreams of eating various types of noodles, or dreams of tortoises and turtles, that means his or her life expectancy would be increased to different extents depending upon what he or she […]
DREAMING OF FOLDING CLOTHES INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Master Lu, I know that (dreaming of) washing or throwing away clothes means karmic obstacles are being removed. What about folding washed clothes? What does that mean? Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s all the same, representing the removal of karmic obstacles. Source: Shuohua20160129 17:33, […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, what do our dreams mean? A: Dreams are a way for us to receive messages from the spirit world. Some dreams are foretelling, a reflection of what you have thought about throughout the day, or are scenes from your past lives. Some dreams provide us with some revelation or suggestions, but […]
Q: Master Lu, what kind of dream is considered a “Dream Test”? A: Dream Tests can be presented in many different forms. Generally, you will encounter a Dream Test after making a vow to observe certain precepts. Along the path of your Buddhist practice, Dream Tests are considered to be “pre-qualifying tests”, meaning that they help […]
