MASTER LU’S GUIDANCE ON THE ULLAMBANA FESTIVAL
Caller: Hi Master, in light of the upcoming Ullambana Festival, it’d be good if you could say a word or two about this festival.
Master Jun Hong Lu: By offering the Little Houses, we are helping the spirits. In actual fact, we are also helping our deceased relatives. The Ullambana Festival is the day we make offerings and pay respect to the deceased. It is a day to honour the memory of our loved ones.
In this world, there are many things that can give us a myriad of enlightening moments upon recollection. They serve as a revelation that we must not venture into uncharted territory or do things that cause harm to others.
Caller: Master, the Ullambana Festival is also a time to honour the memory of our deceased relatives. In this regard, how many Little Houses should we offer as a gesture of gratitude and remembrance?
Master Jun Hong Lu: You must offer a minimum of 21 Little Houses.
Caller: I see – 21 Little Houses as a gesture of goodwill.
Master Jun Hong Lu: By doing so, you are in reality offering those Little Houses to your karmic creditors even though they are meant for the deceased. They are the same. That said, it also depends. It’s best to only offer to those you have dreamt about to express your kind intention. If you offer Little Houses to a deceased who has reincarnated, you may attract other foreign spirits who may well take up the ‘vacant spot’ upon seeing one.
Caller: I see.
Master Jun Hong Lu: So, you must exercise prudence when extending your gesture of good intention.
Caller: I can understand it right away with Master’s explanation. In the event that we have no dreams about the deceased, Little Houses should be offered to our karmic creditors. Am I right to say so?
Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s correct. As long as the deceased appears in your dreams, you must offer Little Houses to them. In the absence of such dreams or the deceased no longer visits you in your dreams, chances are he or she has already reincarnated.
Source: Wenda20170820A 18:31, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program