BEING CALCULATIVE OVER THE AMOUNT OF MERITS GENERATED WHEN PERFORMING VIRTUOUS DEEDS WILL NOT TAINT OR WIPE OUT MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS ACCRUED Caller: Let’s say I have 100 dollars in my pocket and plan to utilise them for a meritorious deed. In deciding whether to use it for releasing captive lives or printing of sutra booklets, […]
WOULD REJOICING AFTER PERFORMING MERITORIOUS DEEDS TAINT OUR MERITS? Caller: A Buddhist friend is interested to know whether rejoicing after performing a meritorious deed, or taking delight after being praised by others would taint one’s merits? Master Jun Hong Lu: No, it would not as long as you are not haughty and arrogant. Caller: I […]
UNDERSTANDING THE “PERFECTION OF MERITS AND VIRTUES” Caller: Master, there’s a Buddhism phrase that says, “the perfection of merits and virtues”. How should we comprehend this phrase? Master Jun Hong Lu: When performing meritorious deeds, many people fail to achieve the perfection of merits and virtues. Let’s take the example you mentioned just now: By […]
ACHIEVE PERFECT MERITS AND PREVENT THE DEPLETION OF MERITS BY EMBODYING THE MIND OF A BODHISATTVA Question: When we persistently perform meritorious deeds for an extended period, we are bound to become physically drained. There are times in the midst of performing a virtuous deed, fatigue may overtake us to the extent that our mind […]
DAILY REPETITION OF VOWS TO BODHISATTVA WILL INCREASE MERITS Question: In the recent public talk in Kuala Lumpur, Master said, “If you have vowed to be a full vegetarian, you may confide to Guan Yin Bodhisattva every day by saying, ‘I, <full name>, am already a full vegetarian’. By repeating it daily, you will accumulate […]
PASSING ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS TO OTHERS IS A SIGN OF SLACKING IN CULTIVATION Caller: Is it considered a type of Giving when one passes on the opportunity to perform meritorious deeds to others out of great mercy? Despite having lesser merits, will the person gain new merits for giving the opportunity […]
RECITING SELF-RESERVED LITTLE HOUSES FOR MASTER Question: Hi Master, whenever we hear your husky and weary voice being transmitted through the radio programs, we will be overcome by emotions and can’t help but feel the pain and tear up. In the past, we had always thought that with the blessings of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Master […]
THE ASPIRATION TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: You must know how to transform the meritorious blessings that you are cultivating in this mortal world into one that is transcendental. One example of worldly meritorious blessings is when helping others, you embrace the heart of a Bodhisattva. You appear […]
ONE WILL GAIN MORE MERITS FOR CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS Caller: Is it true that one who creates opportunities for others to perform meritorious deeds will gain more merits? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s for sure. By doing so, he will gain boundless meritorious blessings. For example, you would like to […]
SIGNS OF HAVING ACCUMULATED GREAT MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: How do you determine that you have accumulated great meritorious blessings? Firstly, just like a healthy person will hardly catch a cold, the person won’t be down on his luck easily and his life will always be smooth sailing. Secondly, no misfortune will befall […]
IT IS BEST NOT TO EXPEND OUR MERITS IN ORDER TO SEND FOREIGN SPIRITS AWAY Caller: Hi Master, you have mentioned in one of the radio programs that merits can be used to eliminate foreign spirits. In this regard, can we transfer merits accrued from volunteering at dharma conventions to our karmic creditors? Master Jun […]
ACCRUING MERITS FROM RECITATIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: I would like to tell everyone that we can also derive merits from reciting Buddhist scriptures. Why do I say so? Many people may ask, “I’ve been doing nothing other than reciting Buddhist scriptures. How is it that I’m accumulating merits and virtues?” This is because when […]
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 […]
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, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Guan Yin Hall Sydney, Australia 28 February 2019 (An Excerpt) WHAT VIRTUOUS DEEDS CAN ONE PERFORM? Master Jun Hong Lu: If you are a person who always contemplates on the virtues of your inherent nature, your meritorious blessings will increase. Many people ask me, “Master, besides performing recitation, offering Little […]
TO REALISE THE ULTIMATE NIRVANA Master Jun Hong Lu: Intrinsically, we have the same Buddha nature. Hence, the Buddha is always with us. When our heart returns to its original state to be one and the same as the Buddha, this is Nirvana. When your heart is the same as the Buddha, are you not […]
DETACHMENT FROM THE PERCEPTION OF SELF AND FORM LEADS TO THE ACCUMULATION OF MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: Where do meritorious blessings come from? Is it merely from giving a little money? You have to get this concept right. I once told you a story: In the past, a very poor lady donated a pathetic […]
Wenda20130421A 28:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MERITS DERIVED FROM PERFORMING RECITATION AND HELPING OTHERS TO BECOME SPIRITUALLY AWAKENED Caller: Performing recitations, and propagating dharma to help others spiritually awaken will help accumulate merits. Apart from the difference in amount of the merits generated, are they essentially the same? Master […]
Wenda20200119 36:04 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORMING MERITORIOUS DEEDS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO RESOLVE CLASHES WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA Caller: Hi Master, you once said that the most effective way to resolve clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva is keep performing kind deeds. Does the phrase “kind deeds” refer to meritorious […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 422) 23 October 2020 COMPASSION IS A VIRTUE THAT REQUIRES FORBEARANCE Question: In Words of Wisdom Volume 8, Master Lu mentioned, “There is a price to pay for being compassionate, and that is forbearance.” Can Master enlighten us on this? Answer: There is definitely a price to pay for […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 369) 15 Mar 2020 LISTEN TO THE BUDDHA-DHARMA WITH YOUR HEART Question: In Buddhism in Plain Terms, it is mentioned that we must use our ears to listen to our own recitation of Buddhist scriptures to help us focus. Doing so will also generate huge meritorious blessings. I would […]
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 Paris, France 5 September 2019 (Question 24) CONTRIBUTING LITTLE HOUSES TO THE PRACTICE CENTRE IS A GIVING OF DHARMA Question: Is contributing Little Houses to the Practice Centre a type of giving? There are different views among Buddhist practitioners – whether it is a Giving of Dharma, […]
Wenda20141003 10:02 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE GONG DE BAO SHAN SHEN ZHOU FOR PERFORMING THE GIVING OF DHARMA ONLINE Caller: Hello, Master Lu! Nowadays, most of our Buddhist practitioners perform the Giving of Dharma online, by sharing Master’s discourses on social media sites like WeChat, QQ, Weibo and so on. Can […]
SETTING UP BUDDHIST ALTARS FOR OTHERS WILL ACCUMULATE ENORMOUS MERITS Question: Setting up Buddhist altars for others can accumulate significant meritorious blessings; does it encompass the Giving of Wealth, Dharma and Fearlessness? Answer: If you make monetary contribution towards the costs of the Buddhist altar, it is considered a Giving of Wealth. As Buddhist altars […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 36 (An Excerpt) WE HAVE TO CULTIVATE TO UNCOVER OUR BUDDHA NATURE The virtuous deeds you performed in the human realm is known as ‘virtue of the mortal world’. It is considered worthless, unless it is coupled with an ‘understanding of one’s mind and […]
Wenda20180909B 14:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT ARE CONSIDERED THE ACTS OF DHARMA GIVING? Caller: Master has always mentioned about the giving of Dharma, could you please elaborate what acts are considered Dharma Giving and the idea behind it? Master Jun Hong Lu: Helping others to awaken spiritually, isn’t that a form […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 36 (An Excerpt) VIRTUES THAT STEMS FROM OUR INHERENT NATURE Master Jun Hong Lu: Deeds performed after practising Buddhism are considered virtues. When you perform the deeds in the capacity of a Bodhisattva, it is entirely different from the concept of performing such deeds […]
Wenda20140117 01:17:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ON ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Are we actually shattering the block of negative karma in the process of its elimination? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is not about shattering the negative karma. Rather it is reduced gradually. For example, say you committed a particularly wrong […]
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 […]
