Wenda20151127 26:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO GAUGE ONE’S PROGRESS IN SPIRITIUAL CULTIVATION Caller: Master Lu, you always emphasize the importance of spiritual cultivation, as our mental states will determine our conduct. Could Master enlighten us on the guidelines and traits which we can reflect upon to gauge our progression? Master […]
Shuohua20160603 17:19 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IN THE CASE WHERE KARMIC OBSTACLES HAVE ERUPTED, CAN WE UTILISE OUR VIRTUES TO ELIMINATE THEM? Caller: Master Lu, when we dreamed of having karmic obstacles, and on top of that we felt that the karmic obstacles have indeed erupted in real life, if we are […]
Wenda20160605 55:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO CHANGE OUR FIXED KARMA CREATED FROM OUR GOOD AND BAD KARMIC DEEDS Caller: Master, please enlighten us: Is fixed karma referring to our bad karmic debts? Master Jun Hong Lu: No, it is not. Fixed karma arises from both our good and bad karmic […]
Wenda20160529B 39:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DO NOT READ UNNECESSARY BOOKS AND LISTEN TO DECEASED SINGERS’ SONGS, ADVANCE YOUR CULTIVATION SINGLE-MINDEDLY AND DILIGENTLY! Caller: A fellow practitioner admired a very well-known deceased person who was also good and knowledgeable. Sometimes, this fellow practitioner would read the articles written by the wise man. […]
Zongshu20160528 50:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) A CALLER ENQUIRED ABOUT HIS LIFESPAN AND MASTER JUN HONG LU ASSURED EVERYONE THAT HE WILL NOT FORSAKE HIS DISCIPLES REGARDLESS OF THEIR SITUATIONS Caller: Master, please enlighten me on my lifespan. How many more years do I have to continue helping others? Master Jun Hong […]
Wenda20160605A 03:06 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO KARMIC RETRIBUTION IN THEIR CURRENT LIFETIME? Caller: Is it true that Buddhist practitioners are more susceptible to karmic retribution in their current lifetime? Master Jun Hong Lu: This statement has a certain degree of truth to it. Buddhist practitioners are […]
Wenda20160605A 46:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TO COMMENT ON OTHERS BEHIND THEIR BACK IS A SERIOUS KARMA OF SPEECH Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned that “One is half way to achieving Buddhahood when he is able to guard himself from creating karma of speech”. May I ask if karma of speech includes […]
Wenda20160529 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WITH EACH EVIL ACT, MORE MISFORTUNE AND EVIL WILL ACCRUE When one performs meritorious deeds, multiple folds of bliss and good fortune will accrue. Similarly, when one performs evil deeds, more misfortune and evil will accrue. This is why there is saying that goes, “An unfortunate man […]
Shuohua20160429 11:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SEEING MANY SPIRITS INSIDE THE SUBWAY, AND NEEDING TO BE CONSTANTLY MINDFUL OF SENTIENT BEINGS’ SUFFERINGS TO ENABLE ONESELF TO BE PERPETUALLY ADVANCING Caller: A Buddhist practitioner is vaguely aware that he has a mission in this life. There was a time when he slackened a […]
Wenda20160403A 50:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT BETTER TO FOCUS ON ERADICATING NEGATIVE KARMA FIRST BEFORE APPLYING FOR DISCIPLESHIP? Caller: Master Jun Hong Lu, is it better for us to first focus on our own cultivation and reduce our negative karma to a lower level before applying to become your disciple? […]
Shuohua20141128 08:23 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PRECEPTS TO BE ADHERED TO BY LAY PRACTITIONERS Caller: Master Jun Hong Lu, when we, as lay practitioners, make a vow to have the Bodhisattva and Dharma Protectors watch over us, what are the precepts that we should adhere to? Do we really have to adhere […]
Wenda20160327B 28:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CULTIVATE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICAL TRAINING; HELP OTHERS AS WE PRACTISE ALONG Caller: Master Lu, we have been cultivating our mind and conduct for quite a while but we are still not sure if we are able to put it to use. When nothing happens, we […]
Wenda20160325 29:12 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW SHOULD WE DHARMA CULTIVATORS REACT TO THE HARM INFLICTED ON US? Caller: Master, you have said before that even Guan Yin Bodhisattva had often been deceived by people. We emulate the Bodhisattva in doing good to others but instead, our kindness has been exploited. How […]
Wenda20160313B 01:00:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DISCOURSE REGARDING MERITS BEING DEPLETED BY OUTBURST OF FURY Caller: Master, there is a saying that “Anger is like a fire which will burn off the forest of merits and virtues”, could you enlighten us on how it happens? ? Is it true that a fit […]
Wenda20160122 01:12:44 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) KARMIC CREDITOR WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY OCCUPYING ONE’S BODY WHEN THERE IS HALO ABOVE THE HEAD Caller: Master, if there are halos on our heads, will our karmic creditors be able to occupy our bodies? Master Jun Hong Lu: When there are halos above our heads, karmic […]
Zongshu20160126 43:36 (Master Lu’s call-in radio program) SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION IN THE SIZE OF KARMIC OBSTACLES WITHIN TWO YEARS DUE TO ACTIVELY HELPING OTHERS Caller: Master Lu, please help me check on the status of my lotus flower in Heaven as well as my health condition. I was born in 1968, the year of the Monkey. I […]
Wenda20151127 07:16 (Master Lu’s call-in radio program) MASTER LU’S DISCOURSE ON “NON-SELF” AND “EQUANIMITY” Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned “Be free from all thoughts and no karma will be generated” in “Buddhism in Plain Terms”. However, in everyday life we are bound to generate numerous thoughts. When you mentioned “Be free from all thoughts”, do […]
Wenda20131213 1 01:17:57 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PUTTING BOTH PALMS TOGETHER AND USING A SINGLE HAND WHEN PAYING OBEISANCE Female Listener: The gesture of “putting our palms together” requires the use of both hands. When, however, do we use one hand instead of both hands? Master Lu: Usually you […]
Wenda20150306 14:24 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT IS CONSIDERED ‘TRUE CULTIVATION’ Caller: Master Lu, on the radio programs you often mentioned that there are many people practicing Dharma nowadays, but many are not truly cultivating. What is considered true cultivation? Is persistently performing recitation daily considered true cultivation? Master Jun Hong […]
Wenda20151011B 03:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PRACTISING BUDDHISM IS ABLE TO CHANGE UP TO 70% OF A PERSON’S FATE & FORTUNE Male Listener: We are able to change our fate and fortune through practicing Buddhism. However, Master Lu, you mentioned before that some fates can not be changed at all. Can you […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 WE NEED TO HAVE A SENSE OF CRISIS Master Jun Hong Lu: Once, there were two men who ran into a tiger in the forest. Immediately, the first man squatted down, took out a pair of sneakers from behind him and put them […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 BEING MINDFUL OF OUR SPEECH IS AS GOOD AS GUARDING OUR MINDS Master Jun Hong Lu: Most of our negative karma is derived from our speech. There is a traditional Chinese saying, “misfortune finds its way out through the mouth; illness finds […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 HOW SHOULD WE ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONDITIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: An objective of Buddhism is for us to learn to let nature take its course and bear with all vexations, setbacks and failures we meet with in the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE BUDDHIST MENTALITY OF LETTING GO Master Jun Hong Lu: We live in agony because we care too much; we hurt ourselves and others because we are filled with doubt. Take things lightly and we will live life happily; learn […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTIVATING COMPASSION Master Jun Hong Lu: Compassion can increase one’s longevity and nurture one’s positive energy. When we witness the compassion of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we learn that one should always aim to be free from the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Los Angeles, USA 5 October 2018 MAINTAIN A HUMBLE MENTALITY Master Jun Hong Lu: When our Buddhism practice tells us to give in to others, it is not an act of conceding that we are inferior to them; rather it is a mental attitude that […]
Shuohua20180223 13:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE SIX PERFECTIONS IN BUDDHISM IS A PRACTICE THAT TAKES A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH Caller: The Six Perfections i.e. the perfection of generosity, morality, tolerance, diligence, concentration, and wisdom are the guides in Buddhist practice that take a progressive approach, am I right to say that? For […]
Wenda20190208 07:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WILL BEING PUNISHED BY DHARMA PROTECTORS AFTER COMMITTING WRONGDOINGS HELP US TO ELIMINATE NEGATIVE KARMA Caller: As Buddhist practitioners, we will have Dharma Protectors watching over us. If we commit any wrongdoings, we will be punished. After receiving this punishment, will a portion of […]
Zongshu20190105 09:06 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE STEADINESS OF MIND Master Jun Hong Lu: In life, having a calm and steady mind is of the utmost importance as when one develops this ability, he is able to eliminate most of his worries and overcome a lot […]
Shuohua20190125 21:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHY DOES ONE STILL HAVE HEFTY KARMIC OBSTACLES DESPITE MANY YEARS OF SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION? Caller: There are many who have been in spiritual cultivation for a good number of years. As such, the elimination of their karmic obstacles should have been a continuous process. […]