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 […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 2 4 March 2020 (An Excerpt) 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 […]
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 […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 365) 24 February 2020 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, […]
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 […]
Wenda20200320 57:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW MERITORIOUS BLESSING CAN BE TRANSFORMED FOR THE DECEASED Caller: If one has accumulated meritorious blessings in this lifetime via his life-long learning of Buddhism, cultivation and recitation of Buddhist scriptures and one had carefully conserved them, what will these meritorious blessings be transformed into upon […]
Wenda20200419 16:08 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESOLVING KARMIC CONFLICTS BY UTILISING MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS AND OFFERING LITTLE HOUSES Caller: Are utilising meritorious blessings and offering Little Houses dedicated to resolving karmic conflicts equally efficacious in resolving karmic conflicts? Is there a difference between them? Master Jun Hong Lu: Both serve […]
Wenda20160115 57:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) STUDYING BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS FOR SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION CAN INCREASE ONE’S MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS Caller: Will our meritorious blessings increase if we make an effort to study Buddhism in Plain Terms for spiritual cultivation? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, it will. Caller: Thank you, Master Lu.
Wenda20171222 01:18:06 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) READING BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS WITH A REMORSEFUL HEART HELPS IN SPEEDY ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Master, I had a dream whereby I was feeling remorseful as I was reading the Buddhism in Plain Terms and as a result, the elimination of negative karma was […]
Wenda20191124 55:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ONE WILL NOT ACHIEVE ANY SPIRITUAL STATUS BY MERELY PERFORMING VIRTUOUS DEEDS WITHOUT ELEVATING ONE’S STATE-OF-MIND Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned that a person’s merit is his token for admission to heaven, hence it is very important. In the case where one focuses on cultivating himself spiritually, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 373) 1 April 2020 TRANSFERRING MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS TO FAMILY MEMBERS Question: When we transfer merits to our family members, under what circumstances will it be effective or ineffective? Answer: If your parents are in ill-health, transferring merits to them is an act of filial piety and a positive gesture. […]
WHAT WILL CAUSE THE BURNING OF ONE’S FOREST OF VIRTUES? Caller: Master Lu, besides a bad mouth and a hot temper, what other factors would cause the burning of one’s Forest of Virtues? Please enlighten us. Master Jun Hong Lu: The burning of the Forest of Virtues is caused by negative flames within our heart […]