Q&A 173. Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival)

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Q: Master Lu, I would like to ask about the significance of the Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) and what we should be aware of on this special day. A: ● The Dragon Boat Festival is one of those festivals where we can pay respect to the deceased. It is the day to remember and […]

Q&A 172. Making a vow to recite 100,000 times of a Buddhist scripture

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Q: Master Lu has mentioned that if we wish to make a vow to recite 100,000 times of a particular Buddhist scripture, the effects will be especially good. May I ask which Buddhist scriptures may be considered for such a vow? How should we perform and count the recitation, and how do we state our prayers? […]

RESOLVING PREDETERMINED CALAMITIES YEARS AHEAD

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Wenda20191215 54:09 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RESOLVING PREDETERMINED CALAMITIES YEARS AHEAD Caller: Master mentioned that we could resolve our predetermined calamities at ages ending with ‘3,6,9’ one year in advance through performing recitations. In that case, what about doing that three years ahead?  For instance, can one do so to resolve his […]

THE RECITATION OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA AND THE HEART SUTRA CAN HELP TO ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES OF BOTH THE BODY AND MIND

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 374) 7 April 2020 THE RECITATION OF THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA AND THE HEART SUTRA CAN HELP TO ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES OF BOTH THE BODY AND MIND Question: The recitation of the Great Compassion Mantra helps to eliminate karmic obstacles of the body while the Heart Sutra is able […]

STRENGTHENING OUR RECITATIONS & STUDYING OF BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS CAN ELIMINATE DISTRACTING THOUGHTS

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Wenda20171022A 17:55 Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program STRENGTHENING OUR RECITATIONS & STUDYING OF BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS CAN ELIMINATE DISTRACTING THOUGHTS Caller: Master, we offer Heart Sutra Self Cultivation Record Form to pray for wisdom.  Under normal circumstances, when we have impure thoughts, wrongful desires and difficulty in controlling our selfish distracting thoughts; can […]

TOMB-SWEEPING DAY: RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE AND OFFERING OF LITTLE HOUSE

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Latest Discourse 2OR Secretariat 1 April 2020 TOMB-SWEEPING DAY: RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE AND OFFERING OF LITTLE HOUSE On Tomb-Sweeping Day, you may recite up to 21 times of Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance. As for Little Houses, you may offer a maximum of 49 to your karmic creditors and […]

AMITABHA BUDDHA BIRTHDAY (12 DECEMBER 2019)

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An Excerpt From 2OR Secretariat 9 December 2019 MASTER JUN HONG LU’S LATEST DISCOURSE AMITABHA BUDDHA BIRTHDAY (12 DECEMBER 2019) Little Houses to be offered on this day (to own karmic creditor, aborted children, deceased person, House Karmic Creditor) should not exceed 49 in total, and up to 69 (under special circumstances). Little House for […]

SPECIAL NOTE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA BODHISATTVA AND KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 327) 6 August 2019   SPECIAL NOTE ON THE BIRTHDAY OF MAHASTHAMAPRAPTA BODHISATTVA AND KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA   Question: On the birthday of Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva (Great Power Bodhisattva, Da Shi Zhi Pusa) and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Earth Store Bodhisattva, Di Zhang Wang Pusa) this year (which falls on 13th and 29th […]

IN THE ABSENCE OF KARMIC CREDITORS, WHERE DO THE OFFERED LITTLE HOUSE AND SELF CULTIVATION RECORD FORM GO?

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Wenda20200202 44:12 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IN THE ABSENCE OF KARMIC CREDITORS, WHERE DO THE OFFERED LITTLE HOUSE AND SELF CULTIVATION RECORD FORM GO? Caller:  When a person has neither karmic creditors nor foreign spirits on his body, where would his offered Little Houses and Self Cultivation Record Forms go? Master Jun […]

CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA TO HELP CONVERT THE EXTRA NUMBERS OF SUTRA/MANTRA RECITED FOR LITTLE HOUSE INTO DAILY RECITATION?

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Wenda20191227 01:13:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA TO HELP CONVERT THE EXTRA NUMBERS OF SUTRA/MANTRA RECITED FOR LITTLE HOUSE INTO DAILY RECITATION? Caller:  Master Lu, I would like to seek Master’s advice on the appropriateness of an approach to prayer.  If it is appropriate, other practitioners may follow […]

RECITING MORE XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU (MANTRA TO DISPERSE CALAMITIES) CAN ALSO BOOST IMMUNITY

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Wenda20200103 11:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITING MORE XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU (MANTRA TO DISPERSE CALAMITIES) CAN ALSO BOOST IMMUNITY Caller: A Buddhist practitioner, when performing recitations, received a thought that ‘reciting more Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou can not only disperse calamities but also boost immunity’. Master, is this […]

CAN WE RECITE THE ‘SPIRITUAL CODE 7829’ FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS?

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Wenda20200308 33:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE RECITE THE ‘SPIRITUAL CODE 7829’ FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS? Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners are critically ill and would like others to help them perform recitations. Some help to recite the Great Compassion Mantra while others recite the ‘Spiritual Code 7829’.  Can we recite the […]

CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON TO UNDERSTAND US BY RECITING MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS (JIE JIE ZHOU)?

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Wenda20200216 28:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA FOR A SPECIFIC PERSON TO UNDERSTAND US BY RECITING MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS (JIE JIE ZHOU)? Caller: Master Lu, can we pray to Bodhisattva for a specific person to understand us by reciting Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]

ALTERNATIVE TO STANDING UP AT THE END OF THE RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse  (Question 351) 16 December 2019 ALTERNATIVE TO STANDING UP AT THE END OF THE RECITATION OF EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE Question: When we recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance on board a flight, it may not be convenient for us to stand up at the end of each recitation.  What […]

PRAY TO ELIMINATE CALAMITIES AND EXTEND LIFESPAN BY RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO)

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Melbourne, Australia 7 December 2019   PRAY TO ELIMINATE CALAMITIES AND EXTEND LIFESPAN BY RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO)   Question:  Some Buddhist practitioners vowed to transfer part of their lifespans for the benefit of their family members in the past.  Are they able […]

INCREASE THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE KARMAS FROM KILLING

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Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 346) 21 November 2019 INCREASE THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED NEGATIVE KARMAS FROM KILLING Question: For those who have accumulated negative karmas from the act of killing, do they still have to recite Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Zhou) […]

RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE KARMIC CONFLICTS WITH ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD

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Wenda20190728 22:46  (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE KARMIC CONFLICTS WITH ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD Caller: The birthdays of a Buddhist practitioner and his one-year-old daughter are three days apart.  He would like to know if he could make a vow to recite 10,000 times […]