INCORPORATE BUDDHISM INTO YOUR LIFE Question: A fellow Buddhist practitioner is a business owner. To win more business, he constantly needs to come up with all sorts of ideas, which causes a competitive mindset to arise. As such, he finds it difficult to attain a tranquil mind. What should he do? Answer: It’s almost unavoidable […]
WISDOM IS FOUND THROUGH DISCIPLINE Question: What should we do to achieve a more profound, higher and stricter level of discipline? How can a state of absolute discipline be attained? Answer: To gain wisdom and the power of concentration, one must observe the precepts. The level of wisdom that one gains is in proportion to […]
THOSE WITH SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION MUST PERFORM RECITATION AND LEARN TO RELAX Master Jun Hong Lu: If your mood is easily affected when you hear negative comments from others, you are already suffering from depression. In this case, you must perform daily recitation including Little Houses, release captive lives and make great vows. If you […]
NOTHING MORE THAN THREE CHANCES Question: The Dharma Protectors said, “We, by the decree of Guan Di Bodhisattva and Tai Sui Bodhisattva – General Xie Tai – summoned the spirit of the Heavenly Child to Heaven. We, the Dharma Protectors, would like to forewarn all Buddhist practitioners of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door not to […]
FOLLOW-UP EFFORT ON NEW BUDDHIST FRIENDS SHOULD ONLY BE DONE BY BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS OF THE SAME GENDER Question: Hi Master, you have long emphasised that we should not propagate Buddhism to the opposite gender. In the course of my work, I tend to have more interactions with men. As and when I cross paths with […]
MINDFUL USE OF VISUALS IN DHARMA GIVING Question: Should we avoid using photos of real individuals, including those of novices, monks and nuns, in all dharma materials? Answer: It is advisable to avoid using such visuals. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 379), 27 April 2020
SUCCESSFUL SHARING OF THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS IS EQUIVALENT TO HAVING LIBERATED A HUGE AMOUNT OF FISH Question: I saw the following statement on the official account platform which goes like this, “Every sharing of the Buddha’s teachings online will result in meritorious blessings equivalent to the merits of liberating a fish”. Is this statement appropriate? […]
INTENT MUST BE PURE TO SHARE MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM BODHISATTVAS OR MASTER LU Question: A Buddhist friend always receives messages or teachings from Bodhisattvas and Master through dreams and divine connection in front of a Buddhist altar. Without fail, he will painstakingly jot down the divine information received before approaching some fellow practitioners to disseminate […]
IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO USE GRAPHICS THAT EVOKE FANTASIES Question: In an effort to spread the dharma, some fellow practitioners will match Master’s teachings with a caricature of a beautiful girl. Is this appropriate? Answer: It’s never ideal to use anything that evokes fantasies. This explains why you should always go for a decent […]
IMAGES OF BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS USED FOR ONLINE DHARMA SHARING SHOULD HAVE A SOLEMN APPEARANCE Question: In their effort to propagate the dharma online, some Buddhist practitioners will modify the images or appearances of Amitabha and Guan Yin Bodhisattva to be human-like. Is this appropriate? Answer: Such actions are disrespectful and sacrilegious towards the Bodhisattvas, […]
REFRAIN FROM KILLING, LIVE A SMOOTH LIFE Tai Sui Bodhisattva for 2020 – General Lu Mi: “The acts of killing and sexual misconduct are the most damaging to one’s fortune. They are the gravest sin committed by sentient beings in this Age of Dharma Decline. If any of you can strictly adhere to the Buddhist […]
BE TOLERANT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERZEALOUS IN THEIR DHARMA GIVING Question: We have a dedicated platform primarily to broadcast Master’s latest discourses and notification on the activities of Guan Yin Hall. In the group, there is an overzealous disciple who diligently forwards Master’s discourses that he receives from other social media platforms, including Words […]
SUDDEN DEATH AND DESCENDING INTO HELL: RETRIBUTION OF USING DHARMA PROPAGATION AS A PRETEXT TO DEFRAUD FELLOW PRACTITIONERS’ MONEY MEANT FOR LIFE LIBERATION The King of Hell pointed at a male offender on the left and said, “Confess honestly”. The male offender said, “I was not from [country name] but was brought by the underworld […]
THE BUDDHA’S WORDS OF ADVICE ON CHARITY AND FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES Shakyamuni Buddha says, “There are myriads of charity to collect donations in the Saha world. If performed with a charitable intention that is founded on a Bodhi mind, and if one goes about doing it selflessly, without regard for reputation or recognition and free from […]
DOES CEASING OF THOUGHTS LEAD TO CEASING OF KARMA? Question: When a person ceases to have any thoughts, karma shall cease too. Is this true? Answer: Can it even be stopped? This is the foundation of a theory. What does it mean to cease one’s thought? It is about being down to earth and going […]
ONLY GRATITUDE AND COMPASSION CAN ELIMINATE ALL KARMIC OBSTACLES Question: Master Lu has mentioned in Buddhism in Plain Terms that every passion and desire within the Seven Emotions and Six Sensory Pleasures has the effect of creating karmic obstacles and it is only through gratitude one is able to exterminate them. Why is gratitude the […]
DEALING WITH OFFICE GOSSIPS Question: If I do not wish to partake in my office gossip, can I just say, “I’m sorry, I need to excuse myself as I need to attend to something”? By making claims like having ‘something to attend to’ when I have none, is it considered telling a lie? Answer: Do […]
CAN WE MOVE HOUSE IN THE FIRST LUNAR MONTH? Question: Can we move to a new house in the first lunar month? Is it alright to do it after the 15th day of the first lunar month but still within the first month, say 17th or 18th day? Answer: It should be fine to do […]
WHICH PERIOD OF A MONTH SHOULD LITTLE HOUSES TO RESOLVE CLASHES WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA BE OFFERED? Question: Should Little Houses meant for resolving conflict with Tai Sui Bodhisattva be offered at the beginning, middle or the end of the month? To be exact, should we base it on the lunar or solar calendar? Answer: […]
IN THE YEAR WHEN YOUR ZODIAC CLASHES WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA, THE WEEKLY OFFERING OF LITTLE HOUSES TO PRAY FOR SAFETY SHOULD CONTINUE AS PER NORMAL Question: To resolve conflicts with Tai Sui Bodhisattva, we are advised to offer either a certain number of Little Houses that matches with our age, or at least 27 […]
THE RECITATION OF LITTLE HOUSES FOR KARMIC CREDITOR AND TO RESOLVE CONFLICT WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA SHOULD BE PERFORMED ALTERNATELY Question: For elderly Buddhist practitioners who need to recite a larger number of Little Houses, should they focus on completing the recitation of Little Houses to resolve conflict with Tai Sui Bodhisattva, before channelling the […]
YOU MAY VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU IN TIMES OF CLASHES WITH TAI SUI BODHISATTVA Question: In times of clashes with Tai Sui Bodhisattva and the “3,6,9” predestined calamities, is it alright to make a vow to recite 10,000 times of Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou and […]
IT IS OUR RELENTLESS EFFORT THAT MAKES CULTIVATION, ENLIGHTENMENT AND PERFECTION IN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE POSSIBLE Question: During His time in the human realm, the Lord Buddha practised extreme asceticism for more than 10 years and yet, He failed to come to any spiritual awakening. However, when He meditated with His eyes shut under a Bodhi […]
ARE YOU SOWING DISCORD THROUGH “NON-VERBAL” COMMUNICATION? Question: For a person who does not lie, is not deceitful nor hypocritical in his speech, but chooses to adopt a weird tone when speaking, beating around the bush and seems to be trying to sow discord between others, is this still considered as double-tongue and false speech? […]
IS IT ALRIGHT TO TELL A WELL-MEANING LIE? Question: I have a question about not telling lies. Assuming one’s spouse strongly opposes the idea of practising Buddhism. When performing life liberation or other meritorious deeds, if asked by the other half, the Buddhist practitioner may give excuses to disguise the truth. Is this considered lying? […]
HELPING NON-BUDDHIST FAMILY MEMBERS Question: I dreamed that one of my family members who is a non-Buddhist would be faced with calamities. I understand that we can help our family members by applying the Three Golden Buddhist Practices. However, according to some Buddhist practitioners, helping our family members would affect us negatively, and they may […]
REPENTING OF THE KARMIC OBSTACLES SHOULDERED FOR OTHERS Question: When introducing Buddhism to others, there is a likelihood that we may shoulder their karmic obstacles and thus, we will usually offer Little Houses to eliminate the karmic obstacles shouldered. In such an instance, some Buddhist practitioners will recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance to repent […]
BE DISCIPLINED IN ORDER TO GAIN WISDOM AND THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION Master Jun Hong Lu: In order to gain wisdom and the power of concentration, one must be disciplined. In fact, the level of wisdom that one gains is in proportion to their strictness on discipline. Lacking in discipline makes the attainment of wisdom […]
CONTENTMENT IS THE WAY, GRATITUDE IS VIRTUE Master Jun Hong Lu: Contentment is the Way, gratitude is virtue. Only when you are content, will you search for salvation in Buddhism and seek the path to Buddhahood. Being grateful towards others is a virtue. How does one become virtuous? It is when he is content and […]
BE THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SENTIENT BEINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: Those who aspire to become a Buddha or a Bodhisattva must have great resolutions. I hope that you will have a great resolution to help sentient beings in the future, just like me, your master. Do not be preoccupied with your personal […]
