DO NOT COMPARE BETWEEN MERITORIOUS DEEDS Question: Similar to setting up of Buddhist altars for others, performing life liberation also encompasses the three forms of Dana (the practice of giving). What then are the differences in merits accumulated from both deeds? Answer: Do not make such a comparison. With so many Bodhisattvas in heaven, which […]
RECTIFY OUR SHORTCOMINGS AND ADMIRE THE VIRTUES OF OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: What is the true meaning of human life? It is to reform our shortcomings, and we must do this constantly for our virtues to shine. Everyone has their virtues and shortcomings. If we allow our virtues to shine through, won’t we all […]
YOU ARE JUST A STEP AWAY FROM GOOD FORTUNE Master Jun Hong Lu: Most people do not realise that good fortune is just one step away before they give up. The same goes for Buddhist practitioners – it takes perseverance to amass meritorious blessings. Only when the accumulation reaches a certain level that our prayers […]
DO GOOD DEEDS TO ACCUMULATE MERITS AND VIRTUES Master Jun Hong Lu: We sorely lack self-awareness. This is highlighted by how we strive to fulfil our desires and obtain pleasures of the human realm, often at the expense of others. As Buddhist practitioners, we must not be deluded by material gains — doing good deeds […]
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 […]
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. Source: Wenda20160115 57:20, 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 remarkable; I sensed that the elimination of karma was […]
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 […]
WITH EACH EVIL ACT, MORE MISFORTUNE AND EVIL WILL ACCRUE When one performs meritorious deeds, multiple folds of bliss and good fortune will accrue. Similarly, when one performs evil deeds, more misfortune and evil will accrue. This is why there is saying that goes, “An unfortunate man could be drowned in a tea-cup” and the […]
VIRTUES AND KIND DEEDS Question: Master Lu, if a person accumulates a lot of virtues from their actions, but does not undertake spiritual cultivation or perform recitations, what would the ultimate result of their lives be like? Answer: You may have performed many virtuous deeds, but without spiritual cultivation or recitations, would you even consider […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Hong Kong 2 July 2016 VIRTUE IS GIVING OTHERS HOPE Master Jun Hong Lu: Someone once asked me, “What is Virtue?” Let me tell you that virtue is giving others hope, in other words, imparting wisdom to others. Virtue is not an external pursuit. It originates intrinsically from our […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Belgium 10 May 2016 CHERISH YOUR GOOD FORTUNE Master Jun Hong Lu: Wealth and fame are acquired from the good deeds and merits accumulated by us in our cycle of reincarnations. If you still have some wealth and fame in this life, including those who are able to lead […]
