Wenda20200124 45:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE 108 TIMES XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU DAILY IN THIS YEAR Caller: Master, you mentioned that we should recite more of the Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou (Mantra to Disperse Calamities) this year. What is an appropriate amount in general? Master Jun Hong […]
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 THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) Question: Some Buddhist practitioners have previously made the vows to transfer part of their lifespans to their family members. Are they now able to extend their lifespans through making vows, recitation, life liberation and performing meritorious deeds, and supplement them […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Auckland, New Zealand 8 November 2019 ADDITIONAL DAILY RECITATION WILL BRING HUGE MERITS Question: A Buddhist practitioner recites 108 times of the Great Compassion Mantra and 168 times of Heart Sutra for his Daily Recitation, and he feels very good about it. Master Lu, may I ask […]
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) […]
Zongshu20190903 06:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKE A VOW TO RECITE AT LEAST 10,000 TIMES OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES WHEN FACED WITH IMPEDIMENTS Caller: Master Lu, a Buddhist practitioner, who was born in the year of Snake in 1977, has been jobless for one and a half years. Master Jun Hong Lu: Quickly […]
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 […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 329) 11 August 2019 RECITE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS AND LITTLE HOUSES IF YOU FREQUENTLY DREAM OF A PERSON Question: Master Lu once advised a fellow Buddhist practitioner to recite Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots and offer Little Houses to the karmic creditor of the person in his life that he frequently dreams of. This is […]
Wenda20190719 43:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN WE HAVE NIGHTMARES, WHAT SUTRAS/MANTRAS SHOULD WE RECITE? Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned before that if we have nightmares or dreams of being pinned down by foreign spirit, we will have to perform recitation right away, all through the night. This will help us evade […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 325) 28 July 2019 RECITE SHENG WU LIANG SHOU JUE DING GUANG MING WANG TUO LUO NI AFTER PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION Question: Master Lu mentioned before that, we may recite Sheng Wu Liang Shou Jue Ding Guang Ming Wang Tuo Luo Ni after performing life liberation. Does […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 323) 22 July 2019 IT IS MORE EFFICACIOUS TO STATE “I REPENT FOR (MATTER ON HAND)” FOR EVERY EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE WE RECITE Question: Master mentioned in the radio program that many people would have to say the prayer, “I repent for (matter on hand)” for every Eighty-Eight […]
Wenda20190707 01:04:42 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE RECITE 59 TIMES OF SHORT SUTRAS OR MANTRAS? Caller: Master has advised a few Buddhist practitioners on separate occasions to recite 59 times of short sutras or mantras such as the Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra and Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots. Is this […]
Wenda20190707 51:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA (WANG SHENG ZHOU) IF INSECTS ARE PRESENT IN THE HOUSE Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners shared that we may recite the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots if there are insects in the house. This is to resolve our negative karmic ties […]
Wenda20170407 01:21:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE OVERWHELMED WITH TROUBLES? Master Jun Hong Lu: At times when you are overwhelmed with troubles and you can’t even get yourself to perform recitations, let me tell you what to do. Say this, “Namo Guan Yin Bodhisattva, please help me, […]
Wenda20190503 18:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PRAYER WHEN RECITING THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS TO RESOLVE NEGATIVE KARMIC AFFINITIES FROM PAST LIVES Caller: In a recent radio program, Master asked the caller to recite more of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots with regard to his karmic debt in relationships from […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 315) 17 June 2019 RECITE ‘777’ FOR INVITING ONE OF THE TWO SAME BODHISATTVA IMAGES OFF THE ALTAR Question: On our Buddhist altar, we placed a ceramic statue and a portrait of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, both from 2OR. Now, we are thinking of relocating the portrait. In this regard, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 313) 7 June 2019 PRAYERS THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERED AS ASKING FOR WORLDLY AND HEAVENLY BLESSINGS Question: When we make incense offerings, if we pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva for good health, elimination of calamities and disasters, and smooth fortunes in our careers, is this considered as praying for […]
Wenda20190317 15:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO CORRECT BAD HABITS OF A CHILD Caller: A Buddhist friend has an eight year-old son who refuses to sleep at night and unable to wake up in the morning. He is late for school every day and the adults had to work against the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 306) 28 April 2019 PRAY TO BODHISATTVA IN ALL OUR UNDERTAKINGS Question: A Buddhist practitioner would specifically recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance once every day and make the following prayer, “May Bodhisattva forgive and help me to eliminate karmic obstacles from any imperfection and inappropriateness in my sharing […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 301) 9 April 2019 RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) CAN ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: Why Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (Lifo) is effective for eliminating karmic obstacles? Answer: Lifo is an extremely important mantra. There are a great number of Bodhisattvas mentioned in this mantra. Hence, whenever you pray […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Jakarta, Indonesia 22 April 2017 Q7: WHAT SHOULD A PERSON WHO IS HALF-HEARTED IN MAKING VOWS, AND PERFORMING RECITATIONS DO WHEN FACING KARMIC OBSTACLES? Q: For a person who has yet to have complete faith in Buddhism, or who hasn’t begun performing recitations, what should […]
Wenda20171210B 08:46 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) WHEN PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATIONS FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE, ONE CAN ONLY OFFER A SINGLE PRAYER RITUAL FOR THEM ALL Caller: Master Lu, when we perform life liberation for three people, should we recite three separate sets of the Great Compassion Mantra and Heart Sutra, or can we recite […]
Wenda20180603B 18:48 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REFRAIN FROM CHECKING OR TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE WHILE PERFORMING RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES Caller: A Buddhist friend, while in a state of being half awake at around 7am, suddenly saw a line of words in his mind which stated: ‘If one checks […]
Wenda20181109 34:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THOSE WITH HEALTH ISSUES MAY PRAY TO NANJING BODHISATTVA AND RECITE 108 TIMES OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS DAILY Caller: Master Lu, it is said that those with health issues can kneel in front of Nanjing Bodhisattva and recite 108 times of the Mantra […]
Wenda20181104B 03:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TO ALLEVIATE PAIN IN THE CERVICAL VERTEBRAE OF THE NECK, APPLY A WARM COMPRESS AND RECITE 79 TIMES OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS FOR THREE MONTHS Caller: Master mentioned before that, for pain in the cervical vertebrae of the neck, we can apply a […]
Wenda20170326B 41:27 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s Call-In Radio Program) RECITATION OF THE HEART SUTRA 108 TIMES FOR A CHILD WHO HAS A PROBLEM CONCENTRATING Caller: Master Lu, my daughter has begun the recitation of scriptures and Little Houses. She also participated in a group performance during the Singapore Public Talk reciting the Great Compassion Mantra. However, […]
Wenda20170409B 01:07:38 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) FEELING LIKE FIRES RAGING WITHIN THE BODY; REGULAR WALKING CAN HELP DISPERSE NEGATIVE ENERGY Caller: Master Lu, during the seasons of Spring and Autumn, I always feel that there are fires raging within my body. Why is this so and how do I resolve this problem? […]
Zongshu20161112 17:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA 7 TIMES BEFORE SLEEPING CAN HELP TO STRENGTHEN ENERGY AND PREVENT FOREIGN SPIRITS FROM OCCUPYING YOUR BODY Caller: Master Lu, I used to have thyroid and lobular hyperplasia when I was younger and would like to seek advice from you. Master Jun Hong […]
Wenda20170101A 15:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY DIGESTIVE DISORDER CALLS FOR THE RECITATION OF AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA (WANG SHENG ZHOU)? Caller: Master Lu, you advised one Buddhist practitioner who was suffering from stomach disorder to focus on the recitation of Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Zhou) to eliminate […]
Shuohua20160729 11:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IN CASES OF FEVER OR FLU – OFFER LITTLE HOUSES FOLLOWED BY SELF-CULTIVATION GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA Caller: How are you Master Lu? When one is down with fever or flu, is it advisable that he offers Self-cultivation Great Compassion Mantra or Little House? Which one will be […]
