Wenda20171217B 30:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) TRANSFERRING MERITS IS THE FASTEST SOLUTION TO HELP SOMEONE WHO IS ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS Caller: The child of a fellow Buddhist friend is going to sit for a major exam. Every day the father recites Cundi Dharani (Zhun Ti Shen Zhou) 49 times and the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 3 December 2017 SUFFERING IS PREVALENT, SO HOW CAN WE BECOME LIBERATED? Master Jun Hong Lu: Do not lose your bearings in the midst of your worries in the hustle and bustle of this mortal world. We are haunted by worries every day. We are […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 3 December 2017 PERSIST AND NEVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME NEGLIGENT IN YOUR BUDDHIST PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: I once said we came to this world crying, and at the end we are going to leave this world in tears. Do not be disheartened […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Milan, Italy 25 September 2017 BECOME A BODHISATTVA IN THE HUMAN REALM Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope all of you will become more beautiful and kind-hearted as you progress further with your spiritual cultivation. It is also my hope you will be safe and well […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 December 2016 BUDDHA ONCE SAID EVERY ACT OF MERIT MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY ONESELF Master Jun Hong Lu: Presently, many people request others to liberate lives, or to perform recitations on their behalf. Some are not vegetarian, but then recommend the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Jakarta, Indonesia 21 April 2017 QUESTION 5 LANGUAGE IS NOT A BARRIER TO LEARNING BUDDHISM. TRANSLATING MASTER LU’S DISCOURSE AND BOOKS IS ANOTHER WAY TO ACCUMULATE MERITS AND VIRTUES Question: Due to the language barrier, many Indonesian Buddhist friends of mine can’t fully understand Master […]
HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF WE ARE GENUINE IN OUR SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION Caller: Many Buddhist practitioners are looked upon by their fellow practitioners to be spiritually well cultivated, and yet calamities and karmic passes are bound to befall them at such an untimely manner, rendering them helpless. Master has said that it is not possible […]
Wenda20171022A 45:30 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW TO BE STRICT WHEN YOU DISCIPLINE CHILDREN Caller: There is a two-and-a-half-year-old child who due to lack of awareness at such a tender age, is overbearing, unwilling to share, and likes to push others around. This child is particularly domineering, and especially poor […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Melbourne, Australia 12 November 2017 DO NOT OFFEND OR BE HOSTILE TO OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: All the people around us are our friends due to our similar values. Our encounters with them would not have taken place if not for these shared affinities. Those who befriend […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Paris, France 30 September 2017 FAITH IN BUDDHISM DRIVEN BY ONE’S WISH Master Jun Hong Lu: A large number of sentient beings wish for peace and prosperity, hence their belief in Buddhism. They assume their faith in Buddha is deep, but in reality, hovers around […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Dharma Sharing Session Singapore 20 October 2017 HOW DO WE OVERCOME EGOCENTRISM? Master Jun Hong Lu: How do we overcome egocentrism? It can be done through understanding the law of causation, and by cherishing our affinities. Think about it, ‘Why do others dislike me?’, ‘Why do they fail to understand […]
Wenda20171105A 13:50 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MENTALITY WHEN BESEECHING BODHISATTVA Caller: A Buddhist friend is worried that the matter he is praying for will not materialise. Although he is confident, ‘all prayers shall be answered’ by Guan Yin Bodhisattva, he is also worried his karmic obstacles may be too substantial, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting (Q&A Session) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 December 2016 Question 28 DESIRES AND DISTRACTING THOUGHTS WILL DEPLETE MERITS AND VIRTUES Question: As long as we wish for something, whether we pray for it or not, our merits and virtues are used. Does this mean as […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Toronto, Canada 6 September 2016 THERE ARE TWO PATHS FOR SENTIENT BEINGS IN THIS WORLD Master Jun Hong Lu: Illnesses stem from our mind, as our health is directly affected by the worries, miseries, and fears we have to face on a daily basis. To cultivate the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 2 December 2017 INTEGRATE BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES IN OUR BEHAVIOUR Master Jun Hong Lu: Learning the Buddha’s teachings is worthless without concrete efforts; Reciting the sacred name of Buddha is ineffectual without upholding its observance; and understanding Buddhism theories is pointless without action. Hence, spiritual cultivation is essentially […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Melbourne, Australia 10 November 2018 THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION Master Jun Hong Lu: Is spiritual cultivation a working of miracles? No, there is nothing miraculous about it. Spiritual cultivation is the good deeds that we perform and our accumulation of merits little by little. It is […]
Wenda20160501B 54:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA’S (DI ZHANG WANG PU SA) DISCOURSE IN A DREAM: DAILY CULTIVATION AND RECITATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT; LAGGING BEHIND IN DAILY HOMEWORK WILL NOT PRODUCE RESULTS IN THE FUTURE Caller: Two days ago, a Buddhist practitioner dreamt of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva giving her guidance: Daily cultivation […]
Wenda20180622 01:21:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE REASON BEHIND GAMING ADDICTION; DO NOT DO ANYTHING EXCESSIVELY Caller: At the beginning of this year, gaming addiction has been classified as a mental health condition by the World Health Organization. The symptoms of gaming addiction include impaired control over gaming activities; where the frequency […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Jakarta, Indonesia 9 March 2018 HOW DO WE TRANSFORM FATE AND DESTINY? Master Jun Hong Lu, “While we practise Buddhism, we need to have faith in whatever situations. Many people let fate dictate their lives. Please remember, fate is predestined by the heaven. Thus, people who do not cultivate dharma […]
Wenda20151002 17:58 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WAYS TO MANAGE OUR TIME EFFICIENTLY TO ACCUMULATE MORE VIRTUES Caller: Master Lu, in one of your discourse you mentioned that in the Age of Dharma Decline, “Time is Life”. To waste our time is to waste our lives. It is our aim to accumulate more virtues […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 December 2016 THROW OUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO NOT NEED IN OUR LIVES A teacher once asked his students, “What do we do if we want to boil some water but do not have enough firewood?” Some said they should go look […]
Q: Master Lu, I made a resolution to help people become spiritually awakened by introducing Buddhism to them, but I have not been successful in my attempts. I also have headaches and become ill every time. Is it because my approach is inappropriate, or is it because I should not be doing this? A: There are […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, from your radio programs, it seems that the highest realm that a deceased person can reach as a result of performing recitations would be heaven. However, as Buddhist practitioners, we hope that we will be able to be reborn into the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. We would like to ask, […]
Q: I just started following Master Lu’s Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door to practise Buddhism and cultivate my mind. As I have a busy job with limited spare time, can I focus only on performing the Three Golden Buddhist Practices of Guan Yin Citta — performing recitations, making vows, and performing life liberations—without listening to the […]
Q: Master Lu, many fellow Buddhist practitioners, including me, want to introduce Buddhism to others and help them become spiritually awakened. We want to make vows to do so but are afraid that we will not be able to fulfil our vows. Could you please advise how we should make such vows, and how we can […]
Q: I am now practising Master Jun Hong Lu’s Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. I perform daily recitations, recite Little Houses, and have experienced many positive results. My question is: Can I continue to practise multiple Dharma Doors (methods) at the same time? Or can I post Master Lu’s teachings on my blog, along with teachings from […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14 December 2015 PROPER WAY TO PRAY Many people do not know the proper way to pray. Please keep this in mind: When you bow down, close your eyes as this will help you to concentrate and stay free from distracting thoughts. When you lift up your […]
Wenda20150329A 24:20 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WITH BODHISATTVA IN YOUR HEART, ANY PLACE IS A GOOD PLACE FOR AN ALTAR Caller: How are you Master? Please excuse me, as I am not sure if my question involves dream interpretation or a Totem enquiry. On a few occasions my daughter has dreamed that Guan […]
Q: Dear Master Lu, according to traditional Chinese folklore, those who are destined to be pure children usually experience extreme difficulties in life. What sutras and mantras should they recite? A: The idea of “pure children” or “pure boys and pure girls”, originated from the Chinese countryside in ancient times. There is a saying that they […]
Q: Master Lu, the Ullambana Festival is approaching, what should we be aware of? A: The Ullambana Festival is also known as the “Hungry Ghost Festival” and it is celebrated on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month. During the 7th lunar month, or similar occasions such as Ching Ming (Tomb Sweeping Day) and Winter Solstice, people tend […]