Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 177) 22 Aug 2017 REPENT IMMEDIATELY WHEN NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ARISE Question: Master, you mentioned that when there’s excessive arising of negative thoughts, we should practise repentance within 10 seconds. May I know if we are supposed to pray for the withdrawal of the thought or to empty the thought […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 1 Chapter 9 (An Excerpt) ONLY WHEN YOUR MIND IS PURIFIED, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR FATE AND DESTINY Master Jun Hong Lu: There are evil, conflicting views and troubles in everyone’s heart. I hope that you will learn to adjust and govern your minds. […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Paris, France 5 September 2019 (An Excerpt) PRACTISING MODERATION IN THE NINE ASPECTS OF LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not covet personal gains excessively. Greed is like a dry well in the desert, capable of absorbing all rainwater but will never produce a single drop of […]
Shuohua20150717 15:03 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) STRICT ADHERENCE TO PRECEPTS; SAFEGUARD ONE’S MIND AND BODY Caller: Master has often used a white shirt with various degrees of soy sauce or ink stains as the metaphor to remind us that we must be an absolute morally-upright person and there’s no two-ways about it. […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 1 Chapter 9 (An Excerpt) CULTIVATING THE MIND IS ABOVE ALL ELSE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist practitioners should be mindful of the movements of their conscience and inherent nature. They should also learn to adjust the workings of their mind. We must examine […]
Zongshu20190105 12:38 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT WASTE TIME; CHERISHING TIME MEANS TREASURING LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Everything in life is like a dream, illusion, bubble and shadow. In the blink of an eye, it is gone for good. Do you think you can still afford to waste your time? […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Episode 32 4 April 2020 (An Excerpt) CONTEMPLATE, PURIFY AND ACHIEVE EMPTINESS OF THE MIND Master Jun Hong Lu: The Bodhisattva wants us to watch our mind and thoughts that could arise at any time. When there are greed, hatred, ignorance, scattered thoughts or narrow-mindedness, one will […]
Wenda20180608 37:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE COHERENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GREED, HATRED, IGNORANCE, ARROGANCE AND SUSPICION Caller: Master, with regards to the Five Poisons in Buddhism teachings: greed, hatred, ignorance, arrogance and suspicion, when greed is not satisfied, it will lead to hatred, which in turn breeds ignorance. The first […]
Wenda20160401 01:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PLAYING PRANKS ON APRIL FOOLS’ DAY CREATES NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: Hello Master, today is April Fools’ day. I was really ignorant in the past and was fond of playing pranks on others and creating hoaxes on April Fools’ day. Are they considered as false or frivolous […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 1 Chapter 15 (An Excerpt) OBSERVING THE FIVE PRECEPTS AND PERFORMING THE TEN KIND DEEDS Master Jun Hong Lu: A person who is able to observe the Five Precepts and perform the Ten Kind Deeds is one who is relatively more accomplished in his […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) FORMLESS GIVING Master Jun Hong Lu: “Formless Giving” means after the act of giving, you neither revisit the deed nor keep it in your mind. After you have given someone something or treated them well, just leave it behind you. Our practice […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 23 (An Excerpt) OVERCOMING SHORTCOMINGS THROUGH SPONTANEOUS AWARENESS AND SELF-REFLECTION Master Jun Hong Lu: Many girls have facial pimples, and the moment they catch sight of any tiny little red inflammation on their faces, they immediately know what needs to be applied on those […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) PRACTISE GENEROSITY IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD Master Jun Hong Lu: What you wish to give to others, you should just give and then forget about it. If you continue to remember this act of giving, do you call it […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 20 (An Excerpt) DETACHMENT FROM THE PERCEPTION OF SELF AND FORM LEADS TO THE ACCUMULATION OF MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: Where do meritorious blessings come from? Is it merely from giving a little money? You have to get this concept right. I once […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 10 Chapter 13 (An Excerpt) A CLEAR MIND IS A PREREQUISITE TO PURE LAND Master Jun Hong Lu: Next, let me go a little profound here. If a Buddhist practitioner perceives the notion of form, it means he is attached to his perception of form. What […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Guan Yin Hall Sydney, Australia 23 March 2020 (An Excerpt) A BRIEF DEFINITION OF THE FIVE HINDRANCES Master Jun Hong Lu: The fifth Hindrance is called the Hindrance of Doubt, a feeling of suspicion. When one is suspicious, it will give rise to a lot of afflictions. If you have […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk New York, USA 18 September 2016 THE MORE YOU GIVE, THE MORE YOU GET Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people keep demanding things throughout their lives, but are unwilling to give up anything. Please remember, if you intend to inhale the fresh air, you must first exhale the impure […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 29 (An Excerpt) WHAT IS THE NOTION OF FORM? Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhists, we should not be attached to form. In fact, we should rid ourselves the notion of form. What is the notion of form? When you are driven by a specific […]
Shuohua20170915 07:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) OVERCOMING DOUBTS WITH NON-BUDDHISTS OR PEOPLE WHOM WE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners fully trust our fellow practitioners without any doubt and feel at ease with them. However, they will always have a suspicious mind when dealing with non-Buddhists or people whom they are […]
Shuohua20140829 17:16 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN ‘SEEING THROUGH EMPTINESS’ AND ‘BEING CONCERNED’ WITH THE THINGS WE DO? Caller: Hi Master, you have advised us to see through the emptiness of things in our spiritual cultivation. But, humans have a lot of deep-rooted bad habits like […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 26 1 January 2020 (An Excerpt) YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED IF YOU’RE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE Master Jun Hong Lu: Guan Yin Bodhisattva treats all beings equally. But why do some of us manage to have our prayers answered while others don’t? Your prayers will […]
Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door practitioners may recite the Medicine Buddha Dharani (Yao Shi Guan Ding Zhen Yan) –Master Lu’s latest discourse, 23 Sept 2021 As we are in this Age of Dharma Decline, Master Lu, out of compassion, advises that Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door practitioners may add the Medicine Buddha Dharani (Yao Shi Guan […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 3 Chapter 1 (An Excerpt) THE KARMA OF BLESSINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: As long as a person propagates Buddhism or shares their personal experiences with others, there will be an automatic increase in their good fortune. This is the karma of blessings.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Audio – Episode 26 1 January 2020 (An Excerpt) TO ILLUMINATE OUR MIND Master Jun Hong Lu: If we are to condense the Heart Sutra into a single word, that will be ‘To Illuminate’, that is to be in the quest to watch over. Just like how […]
Wenda20191101 28:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ADVANCING ONE’S CULTIVATION SINGLE-MINDEDLY AND DILIGENTLY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR THE VOW OF SUCCEEDING IN SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION IN THIS LIFETIME AND THE VOW OF CELIBACY Caller: If we make a vow to succeed in spiritual cultivation in this lifetime or to lead a celibate life, is […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 3 Chapter 1 (An Excerpt) RESPECT THE MASTER AND REVERE HIS TEACHINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: All of you must respect the master, revere his teachings, and value the dharma door. You must cultivate diligently.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Audio – Episode 26 1 January 2020 (An Excerpt) APPLY THE BUDDHA’S WISDOM TO SEE THE EMPTINESS OF THE FIVE AGGREGATES Master Jun Hong Lu: “To illuminate and see the emptiness of The Five Aggregates” (i.e. form, feeling, perception, volition and consciousness) means we need to practise […]
Wenda20200830 01:31:00 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) RESERVING THE SPIRITUAL ENERGY OF BLESSINGS FROM MASTER Caller: Hi Master, we understand that meritorious blessings can be conserved for future use. May the same be done for the spiritual energy received through the blessings from Master? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. In fact, it is […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 3 Chapter 1 (An Excerpt) PRAYING FOR PERSONAL GAINS Master Jun Hong Lu: People who often pray for personal gains will increase their transgressions. The thought of praying for personal gains will result in transgression in a person’s mind in the form of greed.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 7 Chapter 31 (An Excerpt) PLUM TREES BLOSSOM IN EXTREME COLD, SYMBOLISING INDOMITABLE SPIRIT Master Jun Hong Lu: We should gain understanding of ourselves through our consciousness, not through our eyes. As humans, we commit a lot of wrongdoings through our thoughts. Hence, we must seek […]