PRACTISE FORBEARANCE AND ELIMINATE RESENTMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone has negative emotions. What is the clinical expression of negative emotions in the modern context? It’s anger and hatred. Therefore, once a person harbours anger and hatred towards someone, it means that he is having a negative mindset and is no longer upright. In fact, […]
Wenda20180318B 40:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) THE MEANING OF “TAPPING INTO OUR INNATE BUDDHA POWER TO END THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH” Caller: Hi Master, you once mentioned, “There are innumerable dharma methods, but to end the cycle of rebirth, we must tap into our innate Buddha power”. Citing an example, you gave […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 40 (An Excerpt) HOW DOES ONE CULTIVATE THE MIND? Master Jun Hong Lu: How does one cultivate the mind? First and foremost, one should learn to differentiate between the good and the evil in this world. To do so, one must use one’s intelligence […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 3 Chapter 22 (An Excerpt) SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT IS THE KEY TO EARNING MERITS Master Jun Hong Lu: If a person casually talks about Buddhas and Bodhisattvas without truly understanding and putting Buddhism into practice, his merits would be reduced to almost nothing. If a person lacks […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 11 Chapter 28 (An Excerpt) PRACTISE BUDDHISM TO RID MORTAL TRAITS Master Jun Hong Lu: The Dharma theories we learn today are meant to help us mortals to transform our mindsets. If a practitioner perceives Buddhism learning and practice as two separate entities and continues to […]
Shuohua20130823 20:17 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN RECITATION BECOMES HABITUAL AND LACKS EMOTION, IS IT A NATURAL CONDITION? Caller: Hi Master, I am confused and would like to ask this question: When I started out performing recitation, I had always recited off a sutra booklet as I had yet to familiarise myself […]
Wenda20160313A 17:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT KIND OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE IS SUITABLE FOR BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS? Caller: Master has mentioned that yoga has a special energy field in it and it is best that Buddhist practitioners like us not practise this form of exercise. Would Master please advise us what kind of […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Radio Program) Volume 2 Chapter 18 (An Excerpt) BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS NEED TO BE ALTRUISTIC Master Jun Hong Lu: Some people only cultivate themselves on the exterior, not on the interior. In the end, they neglect their inner cultivation altogether. What does this mean? They only know how […]
Wenda20130526B 01:07:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG FOUNDATION IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE Caller: Some fellow practitioners think that they are more advanced in their spiritual cultivation than others. They are of the opinion that some of the Master’s teachings are mostly for other people and have nothing […]
Wenda20170203 00:51 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) ATTITUDE TOWARDS FILIAL PIETY Caller: Hi Master, I would like to ask about certain aspects of filial piety towards our parents. Some parents do not practise Buddhism. Hence, as children, what we can do is to offer Little Houses and perform life liberation for […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Macau, China 13 Feb 2016 EVEN A PERSON WITH HIGH LEVEL OF INTELLECT COULD NOT CHANGE HIS BAD HABIT Master Jun Hong Lu: Once there were three small animals, a crab, an owl and a bat. They went for tuition classes with the objective of eliminating their bad habits. […]
Wenda20170303 01:18:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE DEMON OF ADDICTION Caller: Mobile phones and computers have now become a necessity for many people. Some even develop mobile phone addiction and suffer from insomnia due to the excessive use of mobile phones at night. Master, can we say that there is […]
Wenda20171217A 09:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF “FILIAL PIETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT VIRTUE” Caller: Master teaches us that “Filial piety is the most important virtue”; Buddhist practitioners should regard filial piety as a foundation in Buddhism practice. Oftentimes, all of us are diligently practising the spirit of filial […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Buddhism In Plain Terms 14 August 2021 (An Excerpt) GUAN YIN CITTA’S ‘FIVE GOLDEN BUDDHIST PRACTICES’ Master Jun Hong Lu: In view of the ‘special circumstances’ in this Age of Dharma Decline, it is my hope that from now on, all Buddhist friends of Guan Yin Citta will apply the […]
Wenda20120812B 21:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE RIGHT MENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EIGHT SUFFERINGS OF LIFE Caller: At times, we may develop a sudden realisation that our parents or those who have been with us for many years will depart eventually. Perhaps, they would end up in a better place […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Episode 56 (An Excerpt) UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: There are many Buddhist practitioners who are good at reciting the scriptures and their understanding of the Buddha’s teachings is superb. However, their behaviour is not even close to that of a human; all […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk New York, USA 14 October 2018 (An Excerpt) WHAT IS FILIAL PIETY? Master Jun Hong Lu: In this lifetime, if you have parents who are poor, you must practise filial piety by providing for them financially; if your parents are old, fragile and sickly, practise filial piety by taking […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Milan, Italy 25 September 2017 THE EIGHT SUFFERINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: The Buddha taught us about the Eight Sufferings in life. Birth, Ageing, Sickness and Death are the first four sufferings. 1. Birth Isn’t it painful when a child is born? The suffering already begins even […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 9 Chapter 18 (An Excerpt) OVERCOMING THE NOTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG WITH OUR INNATE NATURE Master Jun Hong Lu: When you suspect another person, you will develop a sense of right and wrong in your mind. If you trust a person, such notions will not […]
Wenda20150710 53:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF WE HAVE DEVIATED FROM THE RIGHT SPIRITUAL PATH? Caller: Greetings, Master. How do we determine if we have deviated from the right path in our Buddhism practice? Master Jun Hong Lu: Despite your spiritual practice, you feel increasingly hateful and troubled; […]
Wenda20171103 35:34 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) REGARDING “NOT TO PURSUE MATERIAL DESIRES WILL RESULT IN ASCENSION OF SPIRITUALITY” Caller: Master, you mentioned in Buddhism in Plain Terms that we have to cultivate, both spiritually and consciously, and we have to cultivate ourselves to the point of “allowing our heart to […]
THOSE WHO CAN’T THINK THINGS THROUGH LACK WISDOM THOSE WHO HURT OTHERS ARE IN FACT HURTING THEMSELVES Master Jun Hong Lu: In actual fact, it’s easy for one who lacks wisdom to have mental block. Conversely, if one can often understand and think clearly, it means that one has enduring wisdom. One who often hurts […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 264) 10 November 2018 THOUGHT THAT IS ELIMINATED WITHIN 5 SECONDS WILL NOT GENERATE KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: Master Lu, you mentioned that our evil and unrighteous thought would not generate karmic obstacles within 5 seconds of its arising if the thought is controlled and suppressed quickly at that moment. […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Guan Yin Hall Sydney, Australia 26 February 2020 (An Excerpt) BE WORTHY OF YOUR SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL LIVES Master Jun Hong Lu: You have to stand on your own feet to become awaken spiritually and observe the precepts. Only when you do so, you are worthy of both your spiritual […]
Wenda20180909A 51:07 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SUCCESS REQUIRES NOT ONLY ONE’S DILIGENCE BUT ALSO OPPORTUNE TIMING AND KARMIC AFFINITY; CHERISH THE TRUE DHARMA IN THE AGE OF DHARMA DECLINE AND STRIVE TO BREAK FROM THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH Caller: It is stated in the Buddhist scriptures: In the True Dharma and the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism Propagation Manual Chapter 7 (An Excerpt) SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION IS ABOUT ACHIEVING A TRANQUIL STATE OF MIND Master Jun Hong Lu: Spiritual cultivation is about achieving a tranquil state of mind – this is of the utmost importance. When the heart is calm, all distracting thoughts, grasping, negative beliefs, and thoughts […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism Propagation Manual Chapter 7 (An Excerpt) CULTIVATE WITH OUR UTMOST SINCERITY Master Jun Hong Lu: Spiritual cultivation is not an easy task. We need to cultivate with our utmost sincerity, both body and mind; aim to uproot all the deep-rooted bad habits and never to allow any residue of these […]
Wenda20180819A 48:35 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT DOES IT MEAN BY “HAVING A DHARMA PROTECTOR WITH US”? Caller: Hello Master, how are you? Can you please explain what it means by having Dharma Protectors with us? I apologise for my ignorance as I am unable to figure out. Some fellow practitioners mentioned […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 12 Chapter 60 (An Excerpt) PERSEVERANCE IS KEY TO OBSERVING PRECEPTS Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people have the intention to quit smoking, yet they would say, “Just let me finish this last cigarette first before I quit smoking”. Do you think they would succeed in […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 141) 6 January 2017 WHEN BEING SCOLDED OR BULLIED, ONE REPAYS HIS KARMIC DEBTS Question: Is it true that being scolded by someone else has the effect of repaying one’s karmic debts? If that’s the case, does it mean that the person being scolded may recite fewer Little Houses? […]