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. […]
