SEVERE KARMA OF KILLING BY ANCESTORS RESULTS IN MENTAL ILLNESS AND CANCER OF DESCENDANTS

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SEVERE KARMA OF KILLING BY ANCESTORS RESULTS IN MENTAL ILLNESS AND CANCER OF DESCENDANTS Caller: My father rears and sells snakehead fish. He has also killed a lot of animals. My mother and brother suffer from mental issues, while my second sister’s son contracted bone cancer, and my eldest sister’s son, who had depression, killed […]

INFERTILITY DUE TO THE KARMA OF KILLING

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INFERTILITY DUE TO THE KARMA OF KILLING Master Jun Hong Lu: Here are the two reasons for infertility: First, ancestors’ lack of virtue. Ancestors who did not accumulate virtues will cause the descendants unable to produce offsprings. In the modern-day context, it is termed as “to die childless”. Second, present-life retribution relating to the karma […]

WAYS TO AVOID MAJOR MARITAL CONFLICTS

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WAYS TO AVOID MAJOR MARITAL CONFLICTS Master Jun Hong Lu: From the Buddhism perspective, forbearance is the key to maintaining family harmony. Let me share with everyone several ways to avoid major marital breakdown. Firstly, when a couple is having a row, do not criticise your spouse’s parents or someone he/she respects, as it could […]

HOW SHOULD BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ELDERS?

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HOW SHOULD BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ELDERS? Caller: Filial piety and respecting the elders are traditional virtues of the Chinese. Many Buddhist friends know about these morals. However, in real life, it is hard to maintain a harmonious relationship with the elders at all times. May Master teach us how Buddhist practitioners should […]

SUSPICION CAUSES A FAMILY BREAKUP

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SUSPICION CAUSES A FAMILY BREAKUP Master Jun Hong Lu: This is a real-life story. There was once a wealthy lady, who reared a pet parrot at home. For a period of time, whenever she got home, the parrot would, without fail, regurgitate this phrase, “Be patient…hang on right there, be more patient…” This evoked her […]

WOULD DAUGHTERS RECEIVE DIRECT KARMIC RETRIBUTIONS OWING TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT COMMITTED BY THEIR MOTHERS?

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WOULD DAUGHTERS RECEIVE DIRECT KARMIC RETRIBUTIONS OWING TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT COMMITTED BY THEIR MOTHERS? Caller: How are you, Master? You once said that when mothers commit sexual misconduct, their sons will have to bear the karmic retribution. A Buddhist practitioner is interested to know, what about in the case where there are only girls in […]

SECRET TO EASIER ATTAINMENT OF ONE’S WISH: RECITE MANTRAS DURING FLIGHT

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Wenda20150904 06:03 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SECRET TO EASIER ATTAINMENT OF ONE’S WISH: RECITE MANTRAS DURING FLIGHT Caller: Master, which mantra or sutra is better to be recited on board an aeroplane? Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s fine to recite the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra or any other mantras or […]

PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE NEGATIVE KARMIC TIES AT WORKPLACE

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 344) 13 November 2019 PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE NEGATIVE KARMIC TIES AT WORKPLACE Question: If we would like to make a vow to recite 10,000 times of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots (Jie Jie Zhou) to resolve negative karmic ties at […]

WHEN WE UPSET SOMEONE, BUT THE OTHER PARTY WAS ABLE TO GET OVER IT, WILL WE STILL BE FACED WITH KARMIC OBSTACLES?

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Shuohua20181207 10:26 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN WE UPSET SOMEONE, BUT THE OTHER PARTY WAS ABLE TO GET OVER IT, WILL WE STILL BE FACED WITH KARMIC OBSTACLES? Caller: Master Lu, when a Buddhist practitioner does something that upsets another but the latter is able to get over it subsequently, would the […]

PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 287) 18 February 2019 PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS Question: For Buddhist practitioners who have made the vow to transcend the cycle of rebirth within this lifetime, they may state the following prayer when they recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, “May the Greatly Merciful […]

WHEN FACED WITH DEBTORS WHO DON’T PAY UP, RECITE MORE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS AND HEART SUTRA

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Wenda20170113 01:23:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHEN FACED WITH DEBTORS WHO DON’T PAY UP, RECITE MORE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS AND HEART SUTRA Caller:  Suppose someone owes my friend money, and the friend requested me to help recite the Heart Sutra for the debtor. I understand that by doing so, it […]

AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, ADJUST THE NUMBER OF ‘MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS’ RECITATIONS 

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 190) 21 November 2017 AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, ADJUST THE NUMBER OF ‘MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS’ RECITATIONS  Question:  In a recent radio program Master Lu mentioned that after reciting the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots 49 times per day for one month, it should then be reduced […]

EXUBERANT LUCK IN ROMANCE MAY LEAD TO EXTREMELY BAD LUCK IF ONE DOES NOT EXERCISE CONTROL 

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Wenda20170806B 48:08 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) EXUBERANT LUCK IN ROMANCE MAY LEAD TO EXTREMELY BAD LUCK IF ONE DOES NOT EXERCISE CONTROL  Caller:  Master Lu, you mentioned that both good and bad affinities exist in our interpersonal relationships.  There are people who we are indebted to, and others who are indebted to […]

PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE REPEATED NEGATIVE ROMANTIC SITUATIONS CAN RECITE THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS 108 TIMES ON A REGULAR BASIS

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Wenda20170618A 23:58  (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE REPEATED NEGATIVE ROMANTIC SITUATIONS CAN RECITE THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS 108 TIMES ON A REGULAR BASIS Caller: A Buddhist friend of mine has encountered a lot of negative romantic situations  in his life.  He is asking if he can  consistently recite […]

USING VIRTUES TO ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COUPLES

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Singapore April 22, 2016 USING VIRTUES TO ENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COUPLES Question:  Can we use virtues accumulated from the recitations of the Great Compassion Mantra and Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, the performance of life liberation, being volunteers etc. to pray for good karmic relationships between […]

ALLOCATION OF RECITATION OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS IN REGARDS TO RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS

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Wenda20170205A 01:01:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ALLOCATION OF RECITATION OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS IN REGARDS TO RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS Caller: Master Lu, during the Public Talk in Sydney, you advised us to take extra precaution in relationship problems on the second half of each month. As such, when we recite the Mantra to Untie […]

THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHO HAVE THEIR ELDERS DO THEIR LAUNDRY WILL MEET WITH OBSTACLES IN THEIR CAREER

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 105) THE YOUNGER GENERATION WHO HAVE THEIR ELDERS DO THEIR LAUNDRY WILL MEET WITH OBSTACLES IN THEIR CAREER Question:  Will a mother and father-in-law who cook for their son and daughter-in-law gain any merits?  If so, will there be any depletion in the good fortune of the son and […]

Q&A 158. Offering Little Houses to resolve karmic conflicts

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Q: I hurt the feelings of several boyfriends in my previous relationships. Now I have realised my mistakes, and I am reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance as well as the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots to repent my wrongdoings. Do I also need to offer Little Houses? What should I do? A: The recitation of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots is […]

Q&A 144. Things to be aware of when planning a wedding

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Q: Master Lu, I am about to get married. What should we be aware of? A: It is best to have the wedding on a date that is an even number according to both the lunar calendar and the Gregorian calendar. You should be mindful of your speech before the wedding, and when you are in […]

Q&A 111. How to resolve predestined calamities related to one’s love life

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Q: Dear Master Lu, I previously went to see a fortune teller and he told me that I am unlucky in love. In reality, I have been experiencing problems with my marriage and my husband is having an affair. I am now following Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door, reciting Buddhist scriptures and cultivating my mind. I […]

Q&A 109. Sexual misconduct and adultery

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Q: Dear Master Lu, I frequently commit sexual misconduct and I started masturbating when I was young. I often have unwholesome thoughts and I cannot control myself. Even though I am now performing recitations and learning Buddhism, I am still having disrespectful thoughts towards Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. It is as if I have been possessed by […]