Q&A 172. Making a vow to recite 100,000 times of a Buddhist scripture

Posted Posted in About Making Great Vows, About Performing Recitation, Buddhism Your Questions Answered (171 FAQ)

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? […]

HONOUR THE MASTER AND REVERE HIS TEACHINGS

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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 […]

DISCOURSE BY MASTER JUN HONG LU FOR SINGAPORE’S BUDDHIST FRIENDS

Posted Posted in About Making Great Vows, About Spiritual Cultivation

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 […]

IT’S POSSIBLE TO TRANSCEND THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH BY PRACTISING GUAN YIN CITTA

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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 […]

CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CALL FOR AND THINGS TO TAKE NOTE OF IN MAKING A VOW OF 108 EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE

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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, […]

WHAT SHOULD A PERSON WHO IS HALF-HEARTED IN MAKING VOWS, AND PERFORMING RECITATIONS DO WHEN FACING KARMIC OBSTACLES?

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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 […]

HOW TO OVERCOME HINDRANCE AFTER MAKING GREAT VOW

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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 […]

MAKE A VOW WHEN SEEKING URGENT GUIDANCE FROM BODHISATTVA, YOUR QUERY WILL BE ANSWERED IN A DREAM

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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, […]

GUIDE TO MAKING VOWS FOR BEGINNERS WHO ARE CRITICALLY ILL / STRICKEN BY CANCER TO HELP RECOVERY

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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 […]

THE ACT OF MAKING A VOW IS VIRTUOUS

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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 […]

A PERSON’S VOW OF BECOMING A FULL VEGETARIAN WILL BE AFFECTED BY UNINTENTIONAL CONSUMPTION OF NON-VEGETARIAN FOOD 

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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&A 78. Making and fulfilling Vows

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Q: Dear Master Lu, can you please explain the difference between making vows and fulfilling vows? What should we do? A: Performing recitations, making vows, performing life liberations are the Three Golden Buddhist Practices given by the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva. We must learn to use them well.  Among these, the power […]