3. Prayers before burning Little Houses
- With a Buddhist altar:
First, offer incense, then say the following prayer three times, “I express my sincere gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva.”
Raise the Little Houses slightly above your head, and then place it on your Buddhist altar.
Kneel down and say the following prayer: “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless me, <your full name>, help me to give these <number> Little Houses to <name of the recipient> (which can be your karmic creditor, a deceased person, an aborted or miscarried child, a karmic creditor of someone’s house or someone who resolves karmic conflicts).”
- Without a Buddhist altar:
You can burn the Little House on your balcony, near the window in your living room, or in your backyard.
First, offer “Heart Incense” (visualise yourself making incense offerings)*, then say the following prayer three times, “I express my sincere gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva.”
Then, recite the Great Compassion Mantra once and the Heart Sutra once.
Raise the Little House slightly above your head, and then perform three bows facing the sky (or facing a window so that you can see the sky), or visualise yourself kneeling down and bowing, and say the following prayer, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless me, <your full name>, help me to give these <number> Little Houses to <name of the recipient> (which can be your karmic creditor, a deceased person, an aborted or miscarried child, a karmic creditor of someone’s house or someone who resolves karmic conflicts.”
*Please refer to Q&A 094: Difference between offering Heart Incense and real incense in Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism: Your Questions Answered.