Merits Will Be Used When Making Prayer Request During Recitation; Dreaming About Buying Food Symbolises Merits Have Been Expended in Exchange for the Fruits of Meritorious Deeds

Posted EloisePosted in About Dream, Call-in Radio Program

MERITS WILL BE USED WHEN MAKING PRAYER REQUEST DURING RECITATION; DREAMING ABOUT BUYING FOOD SYMBOLISES MERITS HAVE BEEN EXPENDED IN EXCHANGE FOR THE FRUITS OF MERITORIOUS DEEDS Caller: Master Lu mentioned previously that dreaming about buying vegetarian food, fruits, ice cream and so forth is an indication that merits have been expended in exchange for the […]

Dreamt of Underworld Having a Book of Merits That Records Little Houses Offered to Karmic Creditors. Good Quality Recitations Will Score High Marks

Posted EloisePosted in About Dream, About the Little House, Call-in Radio Program

DREAMT OF UNDERWORLD HAVING A BOOK OF MERITS THAT RECORDS LITTLE HOUSES OFFERED TO KARMIC CREDITORS. GOOD QUALITY RECITATIONS WILL SCORE HIGH MARKS Caller: Master Lu, a Buddhist practitioner dreamt that he descended to the underworld, and noticed that there is a Book of Merits that records the quality of Little Houses recited by us. […]

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

Posted EloisePosted in About Dream, About Performing Recitation, 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 and recitations are very important and the accumulated energies […]

A Bodhi Mind Sprouts Forth Lotuses With Every Step

Posted EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

A BODHI MIND SPROUTS FORTH LOTUSES WITH EVERY STEP Caller:  Master Lu, could you explain the phrase, ‘when the mind is harmonious with Bodhi, every forward step will sprout lotuses’? Master Jun Hong Lu: ‘When the mind is harmonious with Bodhi’, like Bodhisattva it correspondingly must be filled with compassion, embodied wisdom, diligence, and courage. Whereby, […]

Suffering Is a Way of Repaying Our Karmic Debts; “Happiness Comes After Suffering”

Posted EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

SUFFERING IS A WAY OF REPAYING OUR KARMIC DEBTS; “HAPPINESS COMES AFTER SUFFERING” Caller:  Master, occasionally when you were reading totem you commented that a certain person had gone through a lot of suffering, but was keeping mum about it.  May I ask, for cases like this, is it because the person was indebted to […]

Greed Can Easily Lead a Person to Illicitly Acquire Gains

Posted EloisePosted in About Spiritual Cultivation, Call-in Radio Program

GREED CAN EASILY LEAD A PERSON TO ILLICITLY ACQUIRE GAINS Caller:  From which aspect are Buddhist cultivators most likely to succumb to the acquisition of illicit gains? Master Jun Hong Lu: Greed! It is most vital that, as Buddhist cultivators, we overcome our sense of greed.  Constantly examine ourselves, ‘Have I been greedy?’  When we […]

Wisdom Equates Humility and Being Cautious

Posted EloisePosted in Call-in Radio Program, Excerpts from Buddhism in Plain Terms

WISDOM EQUATES HUMILITY AND BEING CAUTIOUS Caller: A Buddhist practitioner thought that he was not diligent in cultivation.  However, other Buddhist practitioners who know him very well had dreams that he cultivated well.  For example, they dreamt that he became a Bodhisattva, brought a lot of delicious food for other Buddhist friends, or had a […]

Dreaming of Folding Clothes Indicates the Removal of Karmic Obstacles

Posted Dennice TayPosted in About Dream, Call-in Radio Program

DREAMING OF FOLDING CLOTHES INDICATES THE REMOVAL OF KARMIC OBSTACLES Caller:  Master Lu, I know that (dreaming of) washing or throwing away clothes means karmic obstacles are being removed.  What about folding washed clothes?  What does that mean? Master Jun Hong Lu:  It’s all the same, representing the removal of karmic obstacles. Source: Shuohua20160129  17:33, […]

Can We Make Prostrations at Guan Yin Temple After the Oil Lamp and Incense Have Been Extinguished?

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

CAN WE MAKE PROSTRATIONS AT GUAN YIN TEMPLE AFTER THE OIL LAMP AND INCENSE HAVE BEEN EXTINGUISHED? Caller: This is a question on behalf of our Guan Yin Citta practice centre. If the oil lamp has been extinguished while the incense is still burning, are Buddhist friends allowed to make prostrations? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]

Bodhisattva Will Appear Regardless of What Time We Set up a Buddhist Altar During the Day. However, Do Not Do So After 10PM

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

BODHISATTVA WILL APPEAR REGARDLESS OF WHAT TIME WE SET UP A BUDDHIST ALTAR DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER, DO NOT DO SO AFTER 10PM Caller: Master Lu mentioned before that Bodhisattva appears whenever one sets up a Buddhist altar. Does it mean Bodhisattva will appear any time during the day when we set up the altar? Master Jun Hong […]

Collective Recitation of Buddhist Scriptures During the Setting up of a Buddhist Altar Adds Solemnity to the Occasion

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

COLLECTIVE RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES DURING THE SETTING UP OF A BUDDHIST ALTAR ADDS SOLEMNITY TO THE OCCASION Caller: Master Lu, when performing the ritual of setting up a Buddhist altar, some Buddhist friends prefer to collectively recite the Buddhist scriptures out loud. Is this alright?  Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, as it is a […]

It Is Advisable Not to Directly Face Bodhisattva in the Guan Yin Hall When Taking off Our Jacket or Drinking Water

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

IT IS ADVISABLE NOT TO DIRECTLY FACE BODHISATTVA IN THE GUAN YIN HALL WHEN TAKING OFF OUR JACKET OR DRINKING WATER Caller: While we are inside the Guan Yin Hall, is it better for us not to directly face Bodhisattva when we take off our jacket or drink water? We should instead, step aside if […]

May We Offer Fruits That Are Round in Shape To Pray To Be Accommodating and Unhindered in All Aspects?

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

MAY WE OFFER FRUITS THAT ARE ROUND IN SHAPE TO PRAY TO BE ACCOMMODATING AND UNHINDERED IN ALL ASPECTS? Caller: Master Lu, may we offer fruits such as melons which are especially round in shape to Bodhisattva, and pray for us to be more accommodating and unhindered in conducting ourselves in society and propagating Buddhist […]

Does Bodhisattva’s Blessed Aura Still Exist in Partly Rotten Fruits Removed From the Altar?

Posted EloisePosted in About Buddhist Altar, Call-in Radio Program

DOES BODHISATTVA’S BLESSED AURA STILL EXIST IN PARTLY ROTTEN FRUITS REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR? Caller: Master has mentioned before fruits offered to Bodhisattva contain a positive aura. However, after these fruits have been removed from the altar, and before we had a chance to consume them, they may partially go bad  due to the recent […]