The Four Boundless States

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THE FOUR BOUNDLESS STATES Master Jun Hong Lu: In Buddhism, loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy and equanimity are known as the Four Boundless States. To constantly think about the suffering of others is known as loving-kindness. Compassion is to feel the suffering of others. To give others strength and help them with a joyful heart is […]

The Right Effort

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THE RIGHT EFFORT Master Jun Hong Lu: The word “right” within “Right Effort” means, everything is done right. “Effort” here means putting in the hard work. For Buddhist practitioners, it means promoting righteousness, recognising what’s evil, concentrating on cultivating the mind, being single-minded in our practice and being bold in our ascend to the Four […]

The Noble Eightfold Path

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THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH Master Jun Hong Lu: The Noble Eightfold Path is to prevent us from doing the wrong thing and creating karma in the many aspects of our undertakings including our career. Based on the law of cause and effect, when a negative cause is planted, it will give rise to undesirable consequences. […]

The Four Noble Truths

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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS Master Jun Hong Lu: The basic doctrine of Buddhism is to show us the way towards liberation from Birth, Ageing, Sickness and Death, by understanding The Four Noble Truths: “Suffering, The Cause of Suffering, The Cessation of Suffering and The Path towards the Cessation of Suffering”. There is a tremendous amount […]

The Notion of Self

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THE NOTION OF SELF Master Jun Hong Lu: The “Notion of Self” is when you make yourself a priority where you always go, “This is what I think…” “This is what I believe, etc”. Everything revolves around the word “I”. This is a typical case I often come across when I answer questions from the […]

The Right View

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THE RIGHT VIEW Master Jun Hong Lu: We need to have the Right View to properly see through all the wrong views and thoughts, our vexations and ignorance. To give a simple example, today, you are told your neighbour is spreading a rumour about your family. Upon hearing it, you immediately give rise to the […]

The Threefold Training of Morality, Concentration and Wisdom Is the Key to Non-Outflows

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THE THREEFOLD TRAINING OF MORALITY, CONCENTRATION AND WISDOM IS THE KEY TO NON-OUTFLOWS Master Jun Hong Lu: Perfection and non-outflows are tantamount to the cultivation of morality, concentration and wisdom. Only with a mentality that is always perfect, you are able to free yourself from outflows. In other words, when you do not allow any […]

Contemplate Death

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CONTEMPLATE DEATH Master Jun Hong Lu: To Contemplate Death. This may not sound too pleasant to many people. No one would even entertain negative thoughts like, “Gosh, I am going to die!” as they are deemed to bring bad luck. However, if you are constantly contemplating the impermanence of life, don’t you think you are […]