Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 142) January 13, 2017 THE QUANTITY OF HEART SUTRA RECITED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT EXCEED THAT FOR OURSELVES Question: My daily recitation comprises of 21 times of the Heart Sutra. I recite 21 times and 11 times for my husband and son respectively. A Buddhist practitioner told […]
Wenda20170113 28:47 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION PRIOR TO WASHING FACE AND BRUSHING TEETH? Caller: When performing recitations, we should dress neatly and recite scriptures with reverence. Let’s say if we are to perform recitations prior to brushing teeth, washing face, or even while changing, is it considered too disrespectful? I […]
Wenda20170101A 02:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SCRIPTURES MAY BE PLACED ON THE PRAYING MAT ON THE SPOT WHERE YOUR FOREHEAD MAKES CONTACT WITH DURING PROSTRATION; DO NOT SIT ON PRAYING MAT Caller: Are we allowed to place scriptures on the praying mat? Master Jun Hong Lu: You may do so, as that […]
Wenda20170101A 00:50 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ARE WE ALLOWED TO SIT ON OUR HEELS WHILE KNEELING ON THE PRAYING MAT? Caller: Master Lu, there are some Buddhist practitioners who sit on their heels while kneeling on the praying mat. Is this alright? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is alright. No problem at all. […]
Wenda20161216 0:24:35 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO OFFER EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE IN SELF-CULTICATION FORM TO OTHER BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS Caller: A Buddhist practitioner has saved some Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance in self-cultivation form. Can he offer it to other Buddhist practitioners in need? Master Jun Hong Lu: I […]
Wenda20161211B 23:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DREAMT ABOUT MESSAGES SENT FROM GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA RECITE THE THREE “PILLARS” OF SCRIPTURES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO LAY A SOLID FOUNDATION Caller: A Buddhist practitioner dreamt about messages sent from Guan Yin Bodhisattva compassionately: As soon as you wake up in the morning, […]
Wenda20161118 57:50 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT BETTER TO RECITE THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA OR THE XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU IN CASE OF EMERGENCY? Caller: Master Lu, in times of emergency, should one recite the Great Compassion Mantra or is it better to recite the Jvala Mahaugra Dharani? Master Jun Hong […]
Wenda20160619B 24:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) COMPARING A PATIENT WITH ACUTE SICKNESS AND A HEALTHY BUDDHIST PRACTITIONER WHO BOTH RECITE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE 5 TIMES DAILY, IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF SIGNIFICANCE? Caller: Master Lu, in your radio programs, you usually advise patients with acute medical condition to recite […]
Wenda20161125 01:01:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERFORM RECITATION DILIGENTLY WHILE IN GOOD HEALTH Caller: Some cancer patients encounter difficulties in performing recitation due to physical weakness, despite having a willing heart. In this case, how should they say their prayers to Guan Yin Bodhisattva, so that they can have the energy to recite Little Houses for […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 133) November 5, 2016 RECITATION OF ADDITIONAL AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA FROM WINTER SOLSTICE TO THE THIRD DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR Question: In one of your radio programs, it was mentioned that from this Winter Solstice till the third day of Lunar New Year, we could recite […]
Wenda20140413A 37:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY IS IT NOT ADVISABLE FOR LAY BUDDHISTS TO RECITE SOME MAHAYANA SUTRAS? Caller: Master Lu, I recalled that you did not recommend we recite some Mahayana sutras. Now I understand the rationale behind it. Undeniably these sutras/scriptures are really great and contain infinite energy and immense […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (112) June 18, 2016 SHOULD WE WRITE THE DATE OF “OFFERING” OR “COMPLETION” Question: Master Lu mentioned previously in one of the radio programs that for Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance Self-Cultivation Form, we should fill the date of offering instead of completion. However, I had written the date of completion for those […]
Wenda20151003 56:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE FOR BREAKING THE PENDANT OF BODHISATTVA, OTHERWISE MISFORTUNE MAY BEFALL Caller: If my husband has broken the pendant of Bodhisattva, what should he do? Master Jun Hong Lu: Tell him to recite 11 times of Eight-eight Buddhas Great Repentance. Caller: […]
Wenda20150424 18:25 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) REASON FOR HAVING TOO MUCH DISTRACTING THOUGHTS DURING RECITATION Caller: When carrying out certain tasks, why we often feel particularly anxious, as though we wish to accomplish several tasks at once? When we perform scripture recitations hastily, our minds are perpetually thinking of other things. Master […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Q&A Session with World Buddhist Friends Taipei, Taiwan October 3, 2016 DO NOT PERFORM RECITATION WHILE SHAVING, TRIMING NAILS OR PICKING EARS Question: Is it appropriate to perform recitation while we shave, trim our nails or pick our ears as long as we are not doing it in the washroom? Anawer: Do you […]
Wenda20141123A 01:04:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RUBBING HANDS WHILE RECITING THE GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA WOULD IMPROVE BLOOD CIRCULATION Caller: At times, I felt movement of energy in my palms. However, I am not sure if the energy is moving outwards or coming inwards. However, at times it feels warm but sometimes it feels cold. In this case, is […]
Wenda20160923 30:39 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE REACTION TO RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE RECITATION DIFFERS WITH VARIANT DEGREE OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller: Why there are some who recite many times of the Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance without the slightest reaction, while others who will start feeling uncomfortable and having dreams […]
Wenda20160722 59:04 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT PROPER TO PERFORM RECITATION IN SILENCE, WITH ONLY MINOR MOUTH AND THROAT MOVEMENTS Caller: Master Lu, a fellow Buddhist friend always feels pain in the throat while performing his daily recitation. Thus, can he perform recitation in silence with only minor movement of the […]
Wenda20160722 01:05:43 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ARE WE ABLE TO CONNECT TO BODHISATTVA’S ENERGY FIELD IF WE WEAR A HAT WHEN PERFORMING RECITATION Caller: Master Lu mentioned previously that we’d better not wear a hat when reciting sutras/mantras. However, for some Buddhist friends, they have to put on safety helmets when working […]
Wenda20120302 59:54 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SOFT-HEARTEDNESS STEMS FROM AN UNSETTLED HEART – RECITE MORE HEART SUTRA Caller: At times, I find myself to be rather soft-hearted. May I know what sutras/mantras should I recite? Master Jun Hong Lu: In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you are soft or cold-hearted. The crux […]
Wenda20151004A 05:33 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) NOT PRAYING FOR ANYTHING WHEN DOING RECITATIONS IS ACCUMULATING MERITS Caller: Master Lu, you once said that we would generate the most merits if we don’t ask for anything specific before we perform scripture recitations. Some Buddhist practitioners will wake up in the morning and start […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Penang, Malaysia (Question 17) IN THE EVENT THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE OUR DAILY RECITATION, WHAT SHOULD WE DO? Question: Our daily recitation can be rather substantial. Is it allowable for us to recite part of a certain type of scriptures a day before and we complete the remaining […]
Wenda20150213 01:01:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LI FO DA CHAN HUI WEN) IN AN EVEN MORE PIOUS MANNER ON CLOUDY DAYS Caller: Master Lu, one night you appeared in my dream with a lot of discourses, but when I woke up in the next morning, I could […]
Wenda20160603 21:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) OUR PRAYERS WILL BE MORE EFFICACIOUS WITH 13 PROSTRATIONS Caller: Master Lu, will it be more efficacious if we say our prayers followed by 13 prostrations? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. Caller: If we have three matters to pray for, do we perform 13 prostrations for […]
Wenda20160129 01:18:53 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN TIME SPENT ON WORK AND RECITATION Caller: Greetings to you Master Lu! I am new to the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door and I would like to seek your advice on how to achieve and maintain a balance between time […]
Wenda20160612B 37:00 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HAVING DISTRACTING THOUGHTS DURING RECITATION IS A SIGN OF KARMIC OBSTACLES – RECITE MORE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE Caller: Master Lu, we have an elderly lady Buddhist friend who has been practising Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door for several years. She mentioned that previously when she […]
Shuohua20160610 16:31 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO RECITE SUTRAS/MANTRAS WITH “FEELING” Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned that we should recite sutras/mantras with “feeling”, how are we able to tap into the energy field of Bodhisattva, and enhance the effectiveness of our recitations? Master Jun Hong Lu: In answering this question, let […]
Singapore Guan Yin Hall Consecration Discourse April 21, 2016 HOW TO ENHANCE THE EFFICACIOUSNESS OF OUR PRAYER I feel that all of you present here today are blessed immensely. Many do not know the proper ritual when praying to Bodhisattva. Usually, after offering incense, they will kneel down, start crying and wailing. Please remember, should […]
Wenda20160410 06:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PROSTRATING THREE TIMES IN PLACE OF STANDING UP AFTER FINISHING RECITING EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE EACH TIME Caller: When I recite the Eighty-eight Buddhas Great Repentance, I would kneel all the way. After I have recited the last sentence –“Namo Da Xing Pu Xian Pu Sa” […]
Wenda20140615B 58:31 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RECITATION IS TO AWAKEN OUR INNATE BUDDHA-NATURE Caller: Why does the practice of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door require us to recite so many Buddhist scriptures? Is it to awaken our innate Buddha-nature? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, what you just said is correct. Why do […]
