DO NOT USE AMULET CARD WITH BODHISATTVA’S IMAGE AS A BOOKMARK Caller: Can we use an amulet card with the image of Guan Yin Bodhisattva as a bookmark for our Buddhism In Plain Terms book? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is inappropriate and disrespectful to do so, as it contains the image of Guan Yin […]
4.1 Different styles of an altar 1）An open altar This is the recommended style. 2）An enclosed altar When conditions don’t allow, say, if the environment is messy or if the altar is close to the kitchen or a couple’s room due to limited space, it’s recommended to use an enclosed altar with a […]
8.3 Moving and Changing Altars Questions about changing altar Wenda 20120422B 41:53 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) An Excerpt Caller: The location of my current altar was advised by Master. It’s a small cabinet located in the living room. I’ve found this cabinet too short and it made me uncomfortable. I want […]
LEARN TO WALK THE MIDDLE PATH; ATTACHMENTS WILL ONLY BRING HARM UPON ONESELF Caller: Hi Master, could you please give me some advice? I feel honoured to be able to get through your line today. I really miss you, Master. Master Jun Hong Lu: You must not think too much as you can’t afford a […]
8.2 How to Deal with Incense Boxes that have Bodhisattvas’ Image on them Wenda 20120629 01:18:19 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) An Excerpt Caller: My question is about paying respect to Bodhisattva. I offer sandalwood incense at home. But on the box, there are Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s images. I have around four […]
8.1. Regarding Lotus Lamps <On lotus lamps> Wenda 20161113A 39:22 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) An Excerpt Caller: Both practitioners X and Y are helping new practitioners set up an altar. X thinks that, unlike Bodhisattvas’ images, incense burners, cups, vases, and lotus lamps are optional. However, Y believes that the lotus […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 5 September 2010 When paying respect to the Buddhas, offering flowers will improve your appearance, and offering oil is good for our eyesight and for gaining wisdom. Some wise people suggest children spend their pocket money in buying a bottle of oil as an offering to the […]
7.1 Tending Buddhist Instruments, the Offered Fruit and Fruit Trays Fruit should be washed and labels removed before offering. Wenda 20111225 01:01:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) An Excerpt Caller: Should we wash the fruit before offering them on the altar? Master Lu: Of course, it is a way to show respect […]
WHAT YOU SOW MAY NOT BEAR FRUITS IMMEDIATELY Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, for every ‘Amitabha’ we recite, we are sowing the seed of kindness in us. However, it may not bear fruits immediately. It is the same when we pray to Guan Yin Bodhisattva to help relieve us from various calamities, its […]
FENG SHUI READING THROUGH THE EYES Master Jun Hong Lu: The eyes are the most important; if you feel exceptionally comfortable the moment you set your eyes on a place, it signifies that it has very good feng shui. Conversely, if you have a feeling of aversion and are reluctant to revisit the place, it […]
DO NOT BE ENTANGLED IN THE RIGHT AND WRONG OF THIS WORLD – HOW TO BREAK FREE FROM IGNORANCE? Master Jun Hong Lu: Like how I always tell you, the most important thing that a Buddhist practitioner should learn is to never allow yourself to be ‘entangled’. Things can be right and wrong in this […]
DO NOT TURN ON THE LOTUS LAMP ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR WHEN NO INCENSE IS OFFERED Caller: Hi Master, should we leave the lotus lamp on the Buddhist altar lighted at night? Master Jun Hong Lu: You should not. Caller: Despite having a lamp that is left lighted permanently at the entrance of my hall, […]
BE PRUDENT IN GUARDING OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE Master Jun Hong Lu: As we embark on this new year with a new outlook, everyone should be prudent in guarding their spiritual life. By doing so, it means not to allow yourselves be immersed in the worldly five desires and six senses. Instead, you should dedicate yourselves […]
IT IS NOT ADVISABLE TO USE ONE’S PORTRAIT AS PROFILE PICTURE ON SOCIAL MEDIA Question: Master has advised against using the landscape painting meant for the Buddhist altar as computer wallpaper, because of the risk of unwholesome content in the computer. What about using a picture of us standing before the landscape portrait as a […]
Wenda20150524B 17:13 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN NEW PRACTITIONERS FEEL THAT THINGS ARE NOT GOING SMOOTHLY, THEY MAY RECITE THE AMITABHA PURE LAND REBIRTH MANTRA Caller: How are you, Master? May I know, other than the three major Buddhist scriptures – the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas […]
HOW DO WE PRACTISE DHARMA BEYOND THE HUMAN REALM IN THIS WORLDLY REALM Caller: Master, can you please enlighten us, how do we practise dharma beyond the human realm in this worldly realm? Master Jun Hong Lu: ‘Dharma beyond the human realm’ means to let go of our attachments and to see through the nature […]
WHAT IF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA PENDANT FALLS ONTO THE FLOOR Question: When changing clothes in my bedroom to get ready for a shower, my Guan Yin Bodhisattva pendant slipped through my fingers as I was removing it, and fell onto the floor. I picked it up immediately and repented to Guan Yin Bodhisattva. The pendant […]
ALL PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED? Caller: It is said that Guan Yin Bodhisattva answers all prayers. However, if we are not destined to have certain things in life, will our prayers still be answered? Master Jun Hong Lu: You are absolutely correct! Generally, if you do not sow the seed then there is no ‘cause’. […]
Wenda20201016 17:29 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN TWEEZERS TOUCH THE RED DOTS WHEN BURNING LITTLE HOUSE? Caller: Hi Master Lu, when burning Little House, can the tweezers used for holding the Little House touch the red dots? Master Jun Hong Lu: Tweezers should be used to hold the edge of the Little […]
Wenda20140815 05:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYING THE RECITATION OF LITTLE HOUSE DESPITE KNOWING THE EXISTENCE OF KARMIC CREDITORS Caller: What would happen to a Buddhist friend, who is aware of the existence of his karmic creditors – based on experiences of being pinned down by foreign spirits, or through […]
PONDER EARNESTLY WHEN STUDYING THE BUDDHISM IN PLAIN TERMS; PRAYER REQUEST TO BE MADE PRIOR TO TAKING DOWN NOTES Caller: Master has mentioned before that studying Buddhism in Plain Terms in itself is a meritorious deed and as such it will be recorded by heaven. The same applies to taking down notes on it. I […]
Wenda20140103 28:32 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) SHOULD LITTLE HOUSE BE OFFERED ON THE EVE OR THE FIRST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR Caller: Hi Master, should we offer Little Houses on the eve or the first day of Lunar New Year? Master Jun Hong Lu: Either of these days is fine. As […]
Wenda20170728 34:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MAKING GREAT VOWS AND PERFORMING LIFE LIBERATION IN LARGE QUANTITIES CAN HELP RESOLVE MATTERS OF GRAVE CONCERN Caller: Master Lu, when we pray for something, which method is more efficacious –performing the Three Golden Practices (performing recitations, life liberation and making great vows) concurrently, or focusing […]
