IS IT APPROPRIATE TO USE OUR PARENTS’ MONEY TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS ACT WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT? Caller: The parents of a fellow Buddhist practitioner are in poor health. With the savings passbook that the parents entrusted to him, he will withdraw and send money to his parents regularly. Whenever he withdraws money for his parents, he […]
THE NUMBER OF SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES RELEASED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERADICATING POTENTIAL KARMIC CALAMITIES SHOULD INCREASE ACCORDING TO ONE’S AGE Caller: Typically, during the year of the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’, we are advised to offer a certain number of Little Houses that corresponds with our age before and after our birthday as a […]
THE MEANING OF “LIBERATING 10,000 LIVES HELPS AVOID THE EIGHT DIFFICULTIES; LIBERATING 50,000 LIVES HELPS AVOID FALLING INTO THE LOWER REALMS OF EXISTENCE” Caller: Master once cited a quote from Guan Yin Bodhisattva that goes like this “Liberating 10,000 lives helps avoid the Eight Difficulties; liberating 50,000 lives helps avoid falling into the lower realms […]
DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN MONEY WHEN PERFORMING MERITORIOUS DEEDS AS A GROUP Caller: As we are organising a life liberation activity in a group tomorrow, can Master help identify any areas for improvement? What should the organisers pay attention to? Apart from money-related matters, under what other circumstances could possibly generate karmic obstacles? Master […]
Wenda20150906B 52:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT MORE MERITORIOUS TO RELEASE CAPTIVE LIVES FOR MASTER LU OR ONESELF? Caller: Hi Master, is it more meritorious to perform life liberation for ourselves or for Master? Master Jun Hong Lu: When you do it for yourself, you eliminate your own karmic obstacles. However, […]
Wenda20170728 34:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKING GREAT VOWS AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION IN LARGE QUANTITIES CAN HELP RESOLVE MATTERS OF GRAVE CONCERN Caller: Master Lu, when we pray for something, which method is more efficacious –performing the Three Golden Practices (performing recitations, life liberation and making great vows) concurrently, or focusing […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Brisbane, Australia 7 June 2019 Question 22 ARE WE ABLE TO TAP INTO MERITS ACCRUED FROM LIFE LIBERATIONS PERFORMED IN THE PAST WHICH WORLDLY BLESSINGS HAD ALREADY BEEN SOUGHT? Question: We often hear of Buddhist practitioners making use of merits yielded from life liberations performed […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Melbourne, Australia 6 December 2019 (An Excerpt) REQUESTING OTHERS TO PERFORM LIFE LIBERATION ON OUR BEHALF Question: Master Lu, due to certain constraints, some overseas practitioners often request fellow practitioners in China to perform life liberation on their behalf. Therefore, it mainly encompasses the Giving of Wealth […]
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.
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 340) 15 October 2019 PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION WHEN ONE EXPERIENCES PREDETERMINED CALAMITIES Question: When we experience predetermined calamities, should we release softshell turtles and fish at one go or in small batches? Answer: Release more during the first life liberation, and lesser in subsequent batches.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 332) 28 August 2019 THE VOWED NUMBER OF FISH TO BE LIBERATED MAY INCLUDE OTHER AQUATIC CREATURES Question: A Buddhist practitioner has made a vow to Bodhisattva to perform life liberation of a certain number of fish. Can other aquatic creatures such as prawns, softshell turtles and frogs be […]
Wenda20181104A 16:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORM LIFE LIBERATION FOR THE DECEASED WHO HAD ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE KARMAS FROM KILLING DURING HIS LIFETIME Caller: Master Lu, do we need to perform life liberation for a deceased person who was involved in the act of killing fish during his lifetime? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 325) 28 July 2019 RECITE SHENG WU LIANG SHOU JUE DING GUANG MING WANG TUO LUO NI AFTER PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Question: Master Lu mentioned before that, we may recite Sheng Wu Liang Shou Jue Ding Guang Ming Wang Tuo Luo Ni after performing life liberation. Does […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 42) GUIDELINES FOR PERFORMING LIBERATION OF CAPTIVE LIVES ON BEHALF OF OTHERS Question: Will a person succumb to any trouble when he contributes money to an ill person for their performance of liberations of captive lives? Answer: If the money has been donated to said person, then it will […]
Wenda20180831 13:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DEVELOP COMPASSION AS ONE’S THOUGHTS ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Caller: Master Lu, if we liberate softshell turtles with the wish to extend our lifespan, do we need to ensure the survival of the turtles? Master Jun Hong Lu: If you release […]
Wenda20180817 10:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE LIFE LIBERATION OF TURTLES CAN INCREASE THE LONGEVITY OF ONE’S LIFE AND DISPEL CALAMITIES Caller: Master Lu, we know that releasing turtles has the specific effect of increasing one’s longevity. Apart from that, does it also have the effect of dispelling calamities? […]
Wenda20140530 15:28 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING OF MATERIAL AID AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Caller: What is the difference between making donations to nursing homes or beggars and performing life liberation? Master Jun Hong Lu: While making donations amasses good fortune, performing life liberation helps to accumulate meritorious blessings. […]
Wenda20170604B 34:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) EXTENSION OF LIFESPAN THROUGH RELEASING TURTLE Caller: Hi Master Lu, last time, you mentioned that a Buddhist friend’s life was extended for three years after releasing 200 turtles. I was amazed. Later we found out that he only releases large turtles, each weighing more than […]
Wenda20171210B 08:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATIONS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE, ONE CAN ONLY OFFER A SINGLE PRAYER RITUAL FOR THEM ALL Caller: Master Lu, when we perform life liberation for three people, should we recite three separate sets of the Great Compassion Mantra and Heart Sutra, or can we recite […]
Wenda20170205A 01:11:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) HOW IS WEALTH AMASSED THROUGH PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATIONS? Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned on the 21 January on The Totem Program that, ‘a person is able to amass wealth through performing life liberations.’ Could you kindly elaborate on this? Master Jun Hong Lu: Amassing wealth in […]
Shuohua20170818 19:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHEN MISFORTUNE HAS BEEN PREDETERMINED, WE CAN MAKE A VOW TO PERFORM LIFE LIBERATIONS FOR 1,200 FISH – THIS IS THE CARDINAL NUMBER THAT CAN CHANGE OUR FATE AND DESTINY Caller: Master Lu, how do you derive the number of fish to be liberated during […]
Wenda20161030B 01:00:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IF WE SPRINKLE SOME GREAT COMPASSION WATER ON THE FISH PRIOR TO PERFORMING LIBERATION OF CAPTIVE LIVES, WILL IT HELP THE FISH TO REINCARNATE AS BIGGER ANIMALS? Caller: If we buy a bottle of purified water and offer it to Bodhisattva, after which we bring it with […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Tokyo, Japan October 7, 2016 HOW MANY FISHES ARE CONSIDERED LARGE QUANTITY IN TERMS OF LIFE LIBERATION? Q: When we are releasing fishes, what amount is considered to be ‘large’? One of our Buddhist practitioners dreamed that he was making a vow to […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Malacca, Malaysia August 19, 2016 Q11: FISHING IS NOT A SPORT! Q: When one insists on fishing despite the discouragement from relatives and friends, we will instead persuade him not to eat the fishes caught, but to set them free. We try to […]
Wenda20160828B 07:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FISH IS A BETTER CHOICE FOR LIFE LIBERATION, AS IT WOULD NOT HARM OTHER ANIMALS Caller: I have limited knowledge about turtles. One day, on my way back from work, I bought two turtles with a high price to set them free. I only found out […]
THINGS TO NOTE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION ON THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL (ZHONG YUAN FESTIVAL) Question: What should we take note of when we perform life liberation on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month (i.e. the Ullambana Festival)? Answer: Perform life liberation as usual and do so before dark. Say the prayer as you […]
Wenda20150104A 54:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) LIFE LIBERATION PERFORMED AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY CAN BE VIEWED FROM HEAVEN Caller: In accordance to Master Lu’s teachings on the triple gems, one of our Buddhist friends wishes to encourage everyone to be persistent in performing life liberations. However, due to […]
Wenda20160311 12:09 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RECITATION PROCEDURE FOR LIFE LIBERATION Caller: Master, please enlighten us about the purpose of the recitation procedure before releasing the fish. Master Jun Hong Lu: Life liberation procedure represents your heart because when you are liberating lives, the Dharma Protectors and […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, my family members do not believe in Buddhism, but I would like to perform life liberations on their behalf. What should I do? A: If your family members do not believe in Buddhism, or are even opposed to your learning Buddhism, then performing life liberations on their behalf would be less effective. […]
