MAKING GREAT VOWS WILL HELP ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF RETRIBUTION Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners are about to face with their ‘3,6,9’ predestined karmic passes, as well as clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva. Master mentioned that making great vows will help eliminate karmic obstacles. What if they make a vow to […]
Wenda20200712 42:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) VOW TO RECITE BUDDHIST SCRIPTURE OVER 10,000 TIMES Caller: In a radio program on May 19, Master advised a Buddhist practitioner to recite the Heart Sutra 10,000 times to eliminate the lumps. Is this applicable to all? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is not really applicable […]
Wenda20190203A 53:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT CONSIDERED A GREAT VOW TO ABSTAIN FROM WATCHING MOVIES, DRAMA SERIES AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS? Caller: A Buddhist practitioner has made a vow to abstain from watching movies, drama series and entertainment news, is it considered a great vow? Will there be any merit gained […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 354) 28 December 2019 THOSE WHO VOW TO OBSERVE THE FIVE BUDDHIST PRECEPTS BUT STILL MAINTAIN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR SPOUSES ARE UNABLE TO TRANSCEND THE SIX REALMS OF EXISTENCE DUE TO THEIR LOW LEVEL OF SPIRITUALITY Question: In the past, I had always thought that physical intimacy […]
Wenda20200731 57:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu‘s call-in radio program) WHEN A VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH (WANG SHENG ZHOU) IS IN PLACE, HOW MANY CAN ONE RECITE ON A DAILY BASIS? Caller: How are you, Master? If a person has made a vow to recite 10,000 of the Amitabha […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) – Question 12 Tokyo, Japan 7 October 2016 THE RECITATION OF LITTLE HOUSE DEPENDS ON THE POWER OF VOW Question: Hi Master, does the recitation of Little Houses depend on the power of a person’s vow? Answer: Reciting the Buddhist scriptures is in itself a […]
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 Discourse (Question 57) 15 May 2013 CONQUER THE DEMON ON ONE’S BODY BY MAKING GREAT VOWS Question: A Buddhist practitioner has a weak constitution. He often experiences sweating and panic attacks in the middle of the night. It is so serious that he is unable to continue with his recitation and […]
Wenda20200925 07:02 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN DAILY GIVING OF DHARMA BE CONSIDERED AS A GREAT VOW Caller: A Buddhist friend persists in online giving of Dharma daily. Is this considered as a great vow? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, but he has to specifically make the vow before performing online giving […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 October 2019 STATE SPECIFIC PRAYER REQUEST WHEN YOU VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS Question: Recently many Buddhist practitioners have made vows to recite 10,000 times of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots, praying to resolve the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 419) 9 October 2020 VOW TO PERFORM 100 GOOD DEEDS IF YOU ARE EXPECTING CALAMITIES Question: Master has mentioned recently that if we are expecting calamities, we may make a vow to Bodhisattva to perform 100 good deeds, and keep a record for each good deed performed. May I […]
Wenda20200918 23:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE A VOW TO OFFER 108 LITTLE HOUSES WHEN WE ENCOUNTER A HUGE DISTRESS OR KARMIC OBSTACLE Caller: In the recent <Journey To Heaven And The Underworld> series, Guan Yin Bodhisattva gave a discourse which says, “My child, let me tell you today, you may make […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 355) 1 January 2020 A QUESTION REGARDING THE EXTENSION IN FULFILLING VOWS Question: Recently, as soon as my husband gets home, I would have a headache and experience extreme discomfort in my body. As I keep having the dreams of different karmic creditors, I am worried that if my […]
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 […]
Wenda20200117 44:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WILL MAKING GREAT VOWS HELP TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR RECITATION? Caller: Hello, Master Lu. Will the quality of our recitations be improved after we have made a great vow? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s for sure. Those who have the resolution will advance closer […]
Q: Master Lu has mentioned that if we wish to make a vow to recite 100,000 times of a particular Buddhist scripture, the effects will be especially good. May I ask which Buddhist scriptures may be considered for such a vow? How should we perform and count the recitation, and how do we state our prayers? […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Melbourne, Australia 7 December 2019 Question 32 HONOUR THE MASTER AND REVERE HIS TEACHINGS Question: Master, recently in your radio program, you mentioned that the Disciple’s Code of Conduct is a representation of a disciple’s resolution. In that case, does that mean that there is […]
Wenda20130804B 27:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DISCOURSE BY MASTER JUN HONG LU FOR SINGAPORE’S BUDDHIST FRIENDS DHARMA PRACTICE IS THE WAY TO END SUFFERING Spiritual relief can only be achieved when one is free from suffering. When a person starts cultivating through practice of Dharma, they will be able to overcome their […]
Wenda20150213 01:43:04 (Master Lu’s call-in radio program) IT’S POSSIBLE TO TRANSCEND THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH BY PRACTISING GUAN YIN CITTA Caller: A Buddhist practitioner dreamt about hearing a voice telling him: “ A Buddhist practitioner known as XX has only 4% of karmic obstacles now.” In his dream, he thought to himself, this means the […]
Wenda20180302 48:03 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CIRCUMSTANCES THAT AFFECT THE POWER OF A PERSON’S VOW Caller: Master Lu, what are the circumstances that will affect a person in realizing his vow? Master Jun Hong Lu: When he has too many distracting thoughts! A person whose mind wanders restlessly is not focused in […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Q&A Session with Buddhist Friends Brisbane, Australia 16 June 2018 CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CALL FOR AND THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF IN MAKING A VOW OF 108 EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE Question: Master Lu, you mentioned before in one of the radio programs that for the recitation of Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Jakarta, Indonesia 22 April 2017 Q7: WHAT SHOULD A PERSON WHO IS HALF-HEARTED IN MAKING VOWS, AND PERFORMING RECITATIONS DO WHEN FACING KARMIC OBSTACLES? Q: For a person who has yet to have complete faith in Buddhism, or who hasn’t begun performing recitations, what should […]
Wenda20150628B 30:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program] HOW TO OVERCOME HINDRANCE AFTER MAKING GREAT VOW Caller: After a person makes a great vow, he will be endowed with the blessings from Bodhisattva and Dharma protectors. At the same time, it will also be accompanied by varied hindrances and assessments. How do we persist firmly […]
Wenda20161028 53:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE A VOW WHEN SEEKING URGENT GUIDANCE FROM BODHISATTVA, YOUR QUERY WILL BE ANSWERED IN A DREAM Caller: When we need to deal with some critical matters, if all attempts to get through Master Lu’s line for totem reading and prayers to Bodhisattva proved futile, […]
Wenda20160527 22:57 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) GUIDE TO MAKING VOWS FOR BEGINNERS WHO ARE CRITICALLY ILL / STRICKEN BY CANCER TO HELP RECOVERY Caller: There is a discourse being disseminated on the internet that goes, “Master Lu advises those with health issues, including critical illnesses and cancer, that if you wish to […]
Wenda20151127 08:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE ACT OF MAKING A VOW IS VIRTUOUS Caller: When we are releasing captive animals, how do we pray to transform our blessings into virtues? Can we say, “May Guan Yin Bodhisattva help me to resolve negative karmic ties, and eliminate my karmic debts. I will perform […]
Wenda20160124B 22:04 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO LIVE UP TO THE ROLE OF A BODHISATTVA? THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING SUCH A VOW AND NOT MAKING SUCH A VOW Caller: Master Lu, please enlighten us, what are the requirements for someone who wishes to make a vow to live up to the […]
Shuohua20161209 20:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) A PERSON’S VOW OF BECOMING A FULL VEGETARIAN WILL BE AFFECTED BY UNINTENTIONAL CONSUMPTION OF NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD Caller: Master Lu, I heard in your previous programs that there were Buddhist practitioners who breached their vows of practising vegetarianism unknowingly till you performed Totem reading on them. […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, is it okay to have a habit of keeping records in daily life? For example, tracking daily expenses, the number of fish released for life liberations, and the number of Little Houses recited, etc. A: It is best not to keep records, as the ancient Chinese saying goes, “The more records you keep, the […]
Q: Master Lu, may I ask you, before practising Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, I made a vow to Bodhisattva in front of the altar that I would recite a certain sutra 100 times for my parents and myself to eliminate our karmic obstacles. This sutra is not included in Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. I […]
