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”

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation

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

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

IS IT MORE MERITORIOUS TO RELEASE CAPTIVE LIVES FOR MASTER LU OR ONESELF?

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation, About Merits and Virtues

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, […]

MAKING GREAT VOWS AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION IN LARGE QUANTITIES CAN HELP RESOLVE MATTERS OF GRAVE CONCERN

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation, About Making Great Vows

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 […]

ARE WE ABLE TO TAP INTO MERITS ACCRUED FROM LIFE LIBERATIONS PERFORMED IN THE PAST WHICH WORLDLY BLESSINGS HAD ALREADY BEEN SOUGHT?

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation, About Merits and Virtues

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 […]

REQUESTING OTHERS TO PERFORM LIFE LIBERATION ON OUR BEHALF

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

MAKE SPECIFIC PRAYER REQUEST TO BODHISATTVA IF WE WISH TO UTILISE OUR MERITS TO ELIMINATE NEGATIVE KARMA

Posted Megan ThamPosted in About Life Liberation, About Making Great Vows, About Merits and Virtues

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 […]

PERFORM LIFE LIBERATION FOR THE DECEASED WHO HAD ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE KARMAS FROM KILLING DURING HIS LIFETIME

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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: […]

RECITE SHENG WU LIANG SHOU JUE DING GUANG MING WANG TUO LUO NI AFTER PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION

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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 […]

DEVELOP COMPASSION AS ONE’S THOUGHTS ARE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

THE LIFE LIBERATION OF TURTLES CAN INCREASE THE LONGEVITY OF ONE’S LIFE AND DISPEL CALAMITIES

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Health, About Life Liberation

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?   […]

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING OF MATERIAL AID AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation

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. […]

WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATIONS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE, ONE CAN ONLY OFFER A SINGLE PRAYER RITUAL FOR THEM ALL

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation, About Performing Recitation

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 […]

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

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

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?

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

FISHING IS NOT A SPORT!

Posted Snowy LauPosted in About Life Liberation

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 […]

THINGS TO NOTE WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION ON THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL (ZHONG YUAN FESTIVAL)

Posted EloisePosted in About Festival and Special Days, About Life Liberation

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 […]

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RECITATION PROCEDURE FOR LIFE LIBERATION    

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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 […]