Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Toronto, USA  5 September 2016 A CONTENTED MIND IS A PERPETUAL FEAST Master Jun Hong Lu: In this world, we would have to carry the weight of what we have gained.  It is because, for all that we have gained, it is inevitable that we will have to bear […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Madrid, Spain  14 May 2016 ANGER MANAGEMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: There are many parents who frequently lose their temper.  Their faces are very unsightly and they experience health problems.   One day, there was a girl who told her mother, “Mommy, you look very pretty today”.   The mother said, […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Malacca, Malaysia 20 August 2016 (An Excerpt) THE 3 MORAL ATTITUDES AND PRINCIPLES TO CULTIVATE IN LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Three Life Lessons: 1st: Learn to admit mistakes; 2nd: Learn to be gentle towards others; 3rd: Learn to let go. Three Moral Principles: 1st: To be patient; 2nd: […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Malacca, Malaysia 19 August 2016 A DROP OF WATER Master Jun Hong Lu: Someone asked Lord Buddha, “As human beings, how do we prevent our single drop of water from ever drying up, especially when it tends to evaporate even more rapidly under the sun”. Lord Buddha […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Malacca, Malaysia 16 August 2016 DO NOT LIVE BY MERE LUCK Master Jun Hong Lu: The journey of life is impermanent, and so is life and death. A person should not live by mere luck.  It is often mentioned in Buddhist scriptures, “there are tens of thousands of calamities”. […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse Question 119 24 July 2016 WHAT IS THE TRUE ESSENCE OF GUAN YIN CITTA DHARMA DOOR? Question: When introducing Dharma to people, if we are asked what the true essence of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door is, how should we answer it?  Answer: The true essence of Guan Yin Citta […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Hong Kong 2 July 2016 VIRTUE IS GIVING OTHERS HOPE Master Jun Hong Lu: Someone once asked me, “What is Virtue?”  Let me tell you that virtue is giving others hope, in other words, imparting wisdom to others.  Virtue is not an external pursuit.  It originates intrinsically from our […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Los Angeles, USA 2 May 2015 A HEART WITHOUT DESIRE WILL NATURALLY BE AS CALM AS WATER Master Jun Hong Lu: A happy man is one without desire. One who is unable to satisfy his insatiable desire will always live in agony. The path of practising Buddhism is not […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Hong Kong 5 July 2016 BEING A BRAGGART WILL HURT OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: There are people saying, “There is nothing wrong with showing off and being proud of myself. I did nothing to hurt others, thus, why am I prohibited from boasting?”  A disciple said, […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s  Public Talk Hong Kong 3 July 2016 AN INGENIOUS WAY SHARED BY MASTER JUN HONG LU ON HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS BY COOLING OFF FOR SIX (6) SECONDS Master Jun Hong Lu: Based on research done by psychologists, before information enters into the consciousness of the brain and is […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Hong Kong 1 July 2016   USING WISDOM AND ADOPTING INGENIOUS APPROACHES TO HELPING PEOPLE   Master Jun Hong Lu: As winter approaches, many people are saying, “I would like to save people, but I’m worried that they might not believe in Buddhist teachings, or he is wicked. Instead […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Belgium 10 May 2016 CHERISH YOUR GOOD FORTUNE Master Jun Hong Lu: Wealth and fame are acquired from the good deeds and merits accumulated by us in our cycle of reincarnations.  If you still have some wealth and fame in this life, including those who are able to lead […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Madrid, Spain 13 May 2016 POINTERS FOR LIFE  Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me share with you a few pointers for life as Buddhist practitioners: Exercise, even if you are healthy Drink water, even if you are not thirsty Clear your thoughts, even if you are troubled Let others […]

Zongshu20160521  (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) START PRACTISING DHARMA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me reiterate, it is pointless when people only realise the urgency of becoming a vegetarian, reciting sutras/mantras, and performing life liberation, only upon being hit by serious illnesses. Why can’t you start practising all […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 23 April 2016 TAKE CONTROL OF OUR EMOTIONS The most important factor in the practice of Dharma is the ability to control one’s emotions. Causing hurt to others verbally is the most ignorant behaviour. Our many vexations stem from the negative emotions inside us. As such, never allow […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 23 April 2016 CONTROL YOUR ANGER Master Jun Hong Lu: In this world, no matter how intelligent, wealthy or powerful a person is, they will lack judgement when they are in a state of anger.  Let me share a tip with you – the next time you are […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 22 April 2016 LEARN TO TAKE HARDSHIPS IN LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: Hardships in life are nothing.  I have always told you, we have to learn to endure two types of hardship.  Number one, learn to take losses; number two, learn to take the shorter end of […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 22 April 2016 CUT DOWN ON OUR WORLDLY DESIRES Master Jun Hong Lu: In truth, all the happiness in this world stems from human beings’ desires.  The pleasure of eating stems from our desire to consume food, the pleasure of wealth and fame stems from our greed; our […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 22 April 2016 DO NOT LET THE IGNORANCE OF OTHERS AFFECT US Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, we should not allow the ignorance of others to cause suffering or vexation in us.     Once, when the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr Harold Wilson, was […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Singapore 22 April 2016   DO NOT LET OUR LIVES PASS US BY   Master Jun Hong Lu: It takes a person repenting and reflecting on his whole life to reach his life’s final destination. Do not let your life pass you by in the sighs that you let […]

Words of Wisdom Master Jun Hong Lu’s Online with Belgium and Spain Buddhist friends 10 April 2016 A FALSE SENSE OF SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope that we will not have a false sense of self-consciousness as this will be deceiving ourselves.  Many people deceive themselves by looking for justification when they know […]

Words of Wisdom  By Master Jun Hong Lu’s Online with Belgium and Spain Buddhist friends 10 April 2016 A HEART FILLED WITH VANITY Master Jun Hong Lu: Many people have asked Master Lu, “Master, why do we have a heart filled with vanity?  The Master tells them that vanity surfaces when you are too conscious […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Auckland, New Zealand 22 November 2015 NEGATIVE KARMA IS DERIVED FROM OUR SPEECH  Master Jun Hong Lu: Negative karma is derived from our speech. There is a saying in traditional Chinese culture: “Disease goes in through the mouth; trouble comes out of the mouth”.  A successful custodian of the […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Macau, China 12 February 2016 WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR ONE TO START BEING DILIGENT IN THE PRACTICE OF DHARMA? Master Jun Hong Lu: A disciple once asked Lord Buddha, “Lord Buddha, there are many who are lax and are not diligent in their practice of Dharma. What should […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk  Singapore  22 April 2016 LIVE IN THE PRESENT MOMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: Lord Buddha teaches us to live happily in the present moment as the present moment is all that we have.  The moment a person decides to stop pursuing the blessings in this secular world, he is […]

Words of Wisdom  by Master Jun Hong Lu (Question 20) 11 January 2015 PRECEPTS AND BLESSINGS Question:  Is there a correlation between a person’s blessings and how well he observes the precepts? Answer: There is definitely a correlation between a person’s blessings and how well he observes the precepts. The better a person observes the […]

Buddhism in Plain Terms Vol. 1 (sharing with disciples on the topic of supernatural power) HOW TO CONTROL OUTBURST OF BAD TEMPER Let me share with you today on “Ways to change your habitual outburst of bad temper”.  The best method, of course, is to recite Buddhist sutras and mantras. The other method is to […]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Jakarta, Indonesia 21 February 2016 FORBEARANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: Be forbearing. Do not take others’ faults to heart. Please remember, when you forgive others, you are holding an umbrella to your own soul, shielding you from the harm others may cause you.