Wenda20200524 34:27 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO PRAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Hi Master, how should we state our prayer request for the elimination of karmic obstacles? Master Jun Hong Lu: To eliminate karmic obstacles, simply pray to Bodhisattva and say, “Please eliminate my karmic obstacles. I will […]

Shuohua20180810 06:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IF WE SNEEZE WHILE RECITING THE BUDDHIST SCRIPTURE, SHOULD WE START THE RECITATION ALL OVER AGAIN? Caller: A Buddhist friend is asking if we happen to sneeze while performing recitation, do we have to start all over again? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is best to […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 75) 19 November 2015 PROPER HANDLING OF A FAULTY RECITATION TALLY COUNTER; IT IS FINE TO PLACE THE DEVICE IN THE PANTS POCKETS Question: Unaware that the recitation tally counter is a mini dharma instrument in the past, we had casually disposed of the device whenever one became faulty. […]

Wenda20170127 37:06 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) DO NOT BE DISTRACTED AND MAKE ERRORS WHEN PERFORMING RECITATIONS; RECITE DHARANI TO PURIFY KARMA FROM SPEECH TO CORRECT RECITATION ERRORS Caller: When reciting Little Houses, is there a difference in the severity of karmic retributions between cases where one lacks the sincerity and […]

Wenda20150524B 17:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN NEW PRACTITIONERS FEEL THAT THINGS ARE NOT GOING SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY RECITE THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA Caller: How are you, Master? May I know, other than the three major Buddhist scriptures – the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas […]

Wenda20201018 01:27:10 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITING MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS CAN BOOST OUR BENEFACTOR LUCK Caller: It is understood that frequent recitation of the Heart Sutra will help improve our luck in receiving help when in need. Recently, there have been more discourses related to the Mantra to Untie Karmic […]

Wenda20121228 51:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN THE KARMIC CREDITOR OF THE HOUSE AND ONE’S OWN KARMIC CREDITOR Caller: A few days ago, I dreamt of someone trying to break into my house. I blocked the main entrance, but he managed to come in through the skylight roofing. In my dream, […]

Wenda20120415A 00:53 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY ONE SHOULD NOT SIT IN LOTUS POSITION WHILE PERFORMING RECITATIONS Caller: Hi Master, you have previously advised against meditating and reciting Buddhist scriptures at the same time. In this regard, I’d like to know whether Master was referring to the lotus sitting position? Master Jun […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 132) 01 November 2016 THE CORRECT SITTING POSITION TO PERFORM RECITATIONS Question 5: Hi Master, is it alright to cross one’s ankles when seated to perform recitations? My mother has the tendency to do so during the course of her recitations. Answer 5: That’s not a problem at all. […]

Wenda20190201 39:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS REPAYMENT OF KARMIC DEBT BASED ON A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME? Caller: Is there a specific time frame for repayment of karmic debts? For example, a karmic creditor may demand someone to repay the karmic debts over two years, causing him to fall ill. Regardless if […]

Wenda20200823 03:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE NUMBER OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE REQUIRED TO EXPEDITE THE ELIMINATION OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Master has mentioned in a recent radio program that in the Age of Dharma Decline, one should recite more of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance, especially when one experiences frequent […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 413) 11 September 2020 PERFORMING RECITATION WHEN SWEEPING OR MOPPING FLOOR Question: Master mentioned that we can only recite Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots when dumping rubbish. May I know whether the same applies when we are sweeping or mopping the floor? Could we recite other sutras or mantras? […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 413) 11 September 2020 PERFORMING RECITATION WHEN SWEEPING OR MOPPING FLOOR Question: Master mentioned that we can only recite Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots when dumping rubbish. May I know whether the same applies when we are sweeping or mopping the floor? Could we recite other sutras or mantras? […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 408) 22 August 2020 WHAT ARE THE AGES THAT HAVE PREDESTINED CALAMITIES? Question: Other than when the last digit of our age ends with a 3, 6 or 9, and during the year when our Chinese zodiac sign of birth clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva for that year, what […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 406) 15 August 2020 DO NOT PERFORM RECITATIONS ALL NIGHT LONG DURING STORMY WEATHER AFTER THE FIRST INCENSE Question: If it keeps raining heavily on the day which we offer First Incense, are we allowed to perform recitations throughout the night after offering the First Incense? Answer: It is […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 396) 11 July 2020 RECITE THE SACRED NAME OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA TO PRAY FOR EARLY RIPENING OF AFFINITIES WITH BUDDHISM Question: Can I recite 100,000 times of the sacred name of Guan Yin Bodhisattva to pray for early ripening of my father’s affinities with Buddhism? Answer: Yes, you […]

Zongshu20200609 09:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE GEM OF ALL SUTRAS – THE HEART SUTRA Master Jun Hong Lu: Heart Sutra can change the molecular structures of our body‘s cells. A person who often recites Heart Sutra will find that his cellular molecules flow more freely, which is good for one’s blood […]