ONE WILL GAIN MORE MERITS FOR CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS Caller: Is it true that one who creates opportunities for others to perform meritorious deeds will gain more merits? Master Jun Hong Lu: That’s for sure. By doing so, he will gain boundless meritorious blessings. For example, you would like to […]
DO NOT BE A SLAVE OF YOUR DESIRES Master Jun Hong Lu: As humans, we should never enslave ourselves by falling to the temptations of carnal desires – what you desire enslaves you. If you desire money, you will exert yourself at work and learn to earn as much as you can. If you like […]
DO NOT LET GREED CONTROL YOU Master Jun Hong Lu: As humans, we are filled with greed for pleasures our entire life – wanting this today, and that tomorrow; desiring this today and that the next. Essentially, this is the damage that we inflict on our minds every single day. Therefore, no matter what it […]
CONTEMPLATE THE THOUGHTS AS IMPERMANENT; CONTEMPLATE THE BODY AS IMPURE Master Jun Hong Lu: Bodhisattva urges us to contemplate our thoughts as impermanent. Many of our shortcomings are centered in our bodies. Hence, Bodhisattva wants us to know that our bodies are impure and our minds are always in a state of flux, that is, […]
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Deepest Gratitude to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha! Deepest Gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva! Deepest Gratitude to all Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors! Deepest Gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu! Good afternoon to all Buddhist friends. I am Yani from Jambi, Indonesia. I am 72 years old this year. In retrospect, […]
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QUIT GRASPING; BE FREE FROM DESIRES Master Jun Hong Lu: The human realm has always been a place that taints our inherent nature; a realm where all the contamination takes place that causes our innate nature to be clouded. It is not that our Buddha nature is lost. In fact, its presence can be likened […]
THE OBSERVATION OF ONE’S THOUGHT HAPPENS AT WHICH LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS? Caller: Hi Master, after practising Buddhism, we have been reminding ourselves to guard against our arising thoughts, that is, we should always observe our thoughts. Such self-awareness can be likened to having someone constantly watching over our thoughts. When an unwholesome thought arises, we […]
SIGNS OF HAVING ACCUMULATED GREAT MERITORIOUS BLESSINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: How do you determine that you have accumulated great meritorious blessings? Firstly, just like a healthy person will hardly catch a cold, the person won’t be down on his luck easily and his life will always be smooth sailing. Secondly, no misfortune will befall […]
IT IS BEST NOT TO EXPEND OUR MERITS IN ORDER TO SEND FOREIGN SPIRITS AWAY Caller: Hi Master, you have mentioned in one of the radio programs that merits can be used to eliminate foreign spirits. In this regard, can we transfer merits accrued from volunteering at dharma conventions to our karmic creditors? Master Jun […]
A TRUE STORY OF THE INFALLIBLE WORKING OF THE LAW OF KARMA – THE COW SHE BRUTALLY KILLED IN HER PAST LIFE REINCARNATES AS HER HUSBAND, WHO RUTHLESSLY TORTURES HER IN THIS LIFE Question: Can you verify the authenticity of this anecdote? Here’s how the story goes: I rang my youngest aunt today and from […]
THE TRUE PRACTICE OF COMPASSION Master Jun Hong Lu: We must be devoted to the welfare of others. Once, there was a traditional Chinese doctor, who would prepare a pocket-size hot water bag during winter. Every time his hands turned cold, he would immediately replace the water in the bag with boiling water. During every […]
PRAY TO REPENT PRESENT-LIFE’S KARMIC OBSTACLES WHEN RECITING THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (LIFO) Caller: A Buddhist practitioner sent me a template of prayer requests for online group study and the recitation of some Buddhist scriptures a few days ago. It is allegedly shared by Australia Oriental Radio and is being circulated online. I would […]
IT IS BEST TO OFFER LITTLE HOUSES IN ODD NUMBERS Caller: Master, when offering Little Houses, is it alright to offer in even numbers, such as two, four or six? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes, you may do so. That’s not a problem. However, it is best to offer in odd numbers. Caller: Okay, thank […]
STAY ROOTED TO THE REALITIES OF THIS WORLD Master Jun Hong Lu: If you detach yourself from the realities of life in search of the dharma, you are in reality setting yourself farther apart from the dharma. This is because ‘The Path’ is in one’s heart. Many people like to say this: “I must find […]
TO CONTEMPLATE IS TO ILLUMINATE THE WISDOM WITHIN Master Jun Hong Lu: To ‘contemplate’ is to reflect and illuminate the wisdom that we inherently possess. When you observe the consciousness of your spiritual being, wisdom arises in you. A person, who is capable of being accomplished in his spiritual cultivation, will unceasingly reflect on the […]
TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ENERGY, SUFFICIENT LITTLE HOUSES MUST BE SET ASIDE FOR ONE’S KARMIC CREDITORS WHEN HELPING OTHERS RECITE Question: A Buddhist friend started practising Guan Yin Citta sometime end of June this year and she has since recited more than 600 Little Houses, of which only 10 of them were for her own karmic […]
THE MEANING OF THE LAST SENTENCE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE (I.E. NA MO DA XING PU XIAN PU SA) Caller: Master Lu, the last sentence of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) is ‘Na Mo Da Xing Pu Xian Pusa’ (Samantabhadra Bodhisattva). Why does it end with the name of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva? What […]
THE RECITATION QUALITY OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE WILL AFFECT THE QUALITY OF LITTLE HOUSE Master Jun Hong Lu: The quality of the Little House is closely related to that of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO). With an impure mind, one’s recitation of LIFO will be of questionable quality. Bear in mind that […]
BUDDHISM PRACTICE IS AN EDUCATION ON ‘THE WAY OF LIFE’ Master Jun Hong Lu: I hope all of you can be awakened to the truth of “suffering, emptiness and impermanence”. You need to truly understand that there is nothing we can gain from this world and put this understanding into practice in your daily life. […]
VIEW OUR WORRIES AND TROUBLES AS BODHI Master Jun Hong Lu: It is important for us to view our worries and troubles in a different light; we need to make use of them to generate Bodhi that aids in our spiritual cultivation. In this way, your whole being and life is immersed in Bodhi. A […]
THOSE WITH HEART ISSUES SHOULD ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH AND BE DILIGENT IN PERFORMING RECITATION Caller: Hi Master, some people would experience symptoms of an impending heart attack like chest pain. In a typical case like this how many Little Houses do they need to offer to their karmic creditors? Master Jun Hong […]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RECITING THE HEART SUTRA AFTER OFFERING LITTLE HOUSES TO THE DECEASED Caller: Hello, Master. A few days ago, Master said that we can recite one time of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) or three times of the Heart Sutra for the deceased, after offering Little Houses to them. In that case, […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION DURING MEALTIME? Caller: I happened to overhear Master’s discourse that we can perform recitation during mealtime. Is it true that we can recite while having meals? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is alright for vegetarians to do so but not for those who are not. However, you should not recite the […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION WHILE DISPOSING TRASH? Question: With a trash bag in our hand, can we perform recitation on our way to dispose it? Answer: Do not recite the long sutras such as the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra, etc., only recite the Mantra To Untie Karmic Knots. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s […]
AFFLICTION IS EQUIVALENT TO BODHI Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are the experts in mental afflictions. They are engineers in the ‘mind’ field; the Doctors and Professors who can help us break free from our worries and see through the reality of things. Bodhisattvas are the ones who have gained wisdom from their […]
PRACTISE FORBEARANCE AND ELIMINATE RESENTMENT Master Jun Hong Lu: Everyone has negative emotions. What is the clinical expression of negative emotions in the modern context? It’s anger and hatred. Therefore, once a person harbours anger and hatred towards someone, it means that he is having a negative mindset and is no longer upright. In fact, […]
CAN WE PERFORM RECITATION DURING MEALTIME? Caller: I happened to overhear Master’s discourse that we can perform recitation during mealtime. Is it true that we can recite while having meals? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is alright for vegetarians to do so but not for those who are not. However, you should not recite the […]
NEVER HOLD ON TO ONLY ONE PERSPECTIVE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist practitioners should not insist on a single perspective regarding any issue. We should never hold onto our own views stubbornly; otherwise, it is considered as ‘attachment’ and this inflexibility will lead us to ignorance. When you say, “He is so detestable, I just […]
