Wenda20200207 20:45 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) OFFERING GRAND INCENSE EVERY DAY Caller: Offering of grand incense is an act to invite Bodhisattva. Can Buddhist friends perform this act daily even though they do not have any important prayer requests to make? Master Jun Hong Lu: Yes. If you offer grand incense, Bodhisattva will […]
Wenda2020202 32:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PROSTRATION IS THE INGENIOUS WAY TO ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES Master Jun Hong Lu: Putting our palms together signifies our practice of Buddhism while kneeling on our knees is a sign of repentance. When we kneel down with our palms together it means that we are repenting […]
Wenda20200117 27:27 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ON WIPING THE INCENSE BURNER FOR BETTER WEALTH LUCK Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned that wiping the incense burner has the effect of attracting wealth. In doing so, do we have to take the incense burner down from the altar, place it on a table or […]
Wenda20190922 10:10 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHEN WE LOSE COUNT ON THE NUMBER OF PROSTRATIONS DONE, DO MORE, NOT LESS Caller: When offering incense and paying respects to Bodhisattvas, we will usually perform seven prostrations at the beginning and at the end of the process. However, at times, we may be too […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Amsterdam, Netherlands 11 September 2019 DO NOT PUT ASHES THAT FELL OUTSIDE THE INCENSE BURNER BACK INTO THE BURNER Question: Master, when we are cleaning ashes that fell outside the incense burner at the Guan Yin Hall, should we put it back into the burner or dispose […]
Shouhua20190215 20:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY. BE MINDFUL AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR SPEECH, THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS Master Jun Hong Lu: As I have frequently mentioned, ‘where there is a will, there is a way’. This is true regardless of all endeavours. We […]
Wenda20190419 34:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN THE DOWNLIGHT THAT SHINES ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR BE SWITCHED ON FOR 24 HOURS? Caller: Can the downlight that shines on the statue or portrait of Bodhisattva on the Buddhist altar at home be switched on for 24 hours? Master Jun Hong Lu: It is […]
Wenda20190113A 19:15 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT WRONG TO OFFER FRUITS TO BODHISATTVA BASED ON OUR PERSONAL LIKING? Caller: Master Lu, is it wrong for a Buddhist friend to choose the best fruits to be offered to Bodhisattva but at the same he gives consideration that the fruits are something they […]
Zongshu20190418 07:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) PERSEVERANCE IS THE KEY TO BUDDHIST PRACTICE AND CULTIVATION; WE SHOULD LET GO OF OUR EGO AND OVERCOME OUR SHORTCOMINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: Perseverance is the key to Buddhist practice and cultivation. One will not succeed in this journey without perseverance – an essential aspect […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 324) 24 July 2019 DO NOT LEAVE EMPTY CUP ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR Question: If we will be away from home for a period of time and there is no one available to change the water offerings, is it alright to leave the cup used for water […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE PERFECTION OF HUMAN INTEGRITY LEADS TO THE ATTAINMENT OF BUDDHAHOOD Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners, we should understand that ‘the perfection of human integrity leads to the attainment of Buddhahood’. In the human world, there are two aspects of success: success […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 EXPECT NOTHING IN RETURN Master Jun Hong Lu: When you invest your energy or time on others, do not expect others to respond with similar benevolence. ‘Requite evil with good’, be indifferent to reciprocity, and be rest assured that you will be in the […]
An Excerpt Reply from 2OR Secretariat to a written enquiry 3 July 2019 WHAT TO DO IF THE INCENSE WE OFFER IS TILTED? Question: If the incense we stick into the incense burner is tilted, can we remove then reinsert it? Thank you. Answer: Generally, you may make some adjustment to straighten it.
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 304) 16 April 2019 TIMINGS FOR DAILY OFFERING OF MORNING AND EVENING INCENSE Question: What are the timings for daily offering of morning and evening incense? Answer: Morning incense is not to be offered past noon. Only incense offered before 10am is considered as the morning incense. Between 10am […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 26 January 2019 THE METAPHOR OF AN UMBRELLA AND RAIN BOOTS Master Jun Hong Lu: In conducting ourselves, we should be like an umbrella; in the way we work, we should be like rain boots. After all, an umbrella who shelters others in times of storms would […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 303) 13 April 2019 PLACING OF PENDANT WITH IMAGE OF BODHISATTVA ON BUDDHIST ALTAR Question: If we wish to place our pendant with image of Bodhisattva on the Buddhist altar before going to bed, which side of the altar should we place it on? Is there any sutra/mantra […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO CAN ENDURE HARDSHIP Master Jun Hong Lu: Up on a mountain, there were two identical looking stones with very different endings in life after a few years. The first one was carved into a Buddha statue and was regarded […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Sydney, Australia 27 January 2019 HOW SHOULD WE LEAD OUR LIFE? Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me tell you, if you wish to lead a happy life, practise Buddhism; if you wish to lead a blessed life, learn to be contented; if you wish to be worry-free, do not […]
问：师父，最后做一个小小的分享，也发秘书处请示师父验证了。还是吃素，天上的菩萨都在劝我们吃素，这可是妈祖菩萨说的。妈祖菩萨说：“不伤害生灵多食素者得妈祖护佑，若伤害生灵还心生欢喜，我妈祖实见恶人不护佑，众生本是一家亲，为何还要贪心食家亲。若有福报应食素，福报积得满满来，人间事事得顺利。若还伤得众欢喜，妈祖不佑此恶人，贪多食腹难下咽，恶报还需自承受。恶病得此恶果报，理应忏悔不食肉，多多食素福气来，身体健康且自在。”（很好）碧霞元君：“我碧霞元君庇荫九州华夏子孙，见众生吃众生还开心得不得了，来此为大家说法，望大家多吃素少吃荤，你们不要以为吃荤是补身体，实则是损害自己的慧命。以为吃荤补充各种营养，太无知了。你可知众生吃的是什么来滋养？都是化学饲料，实在是伤人身体。末法时期人们利欲熏心，为了挣钱不择手段。你们可知伤害众生乃是伤害自己？冤魂起于腹中餐，好客请人伤众生，若能多加食素食，事业成功乐欢喜。”师父，讲完了。 答：是啊，多好啊！菩萨着急啊，人在造孽。人在做，天在看，不能再造孽了，要赶快广行慈悲，明白了吗？（明白了，谢谢师父的慈悲开示）
Wenda20200320 09:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s radio call-in program) LITTLE HOUSES VOWED BY THE DECEASED MUST BE COMPLETED Caller: How are you, Master? You have mentioned in yesterday’s totem enquiry radio programme that there is no need to offer Little Houses to one who has ascended to the heavenly realm. However, if the deceased had vowed […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 369) 15 March 2020 FILLING OUT THE LITTLE HOUSE WITH BLACK PEN Question: After a Buddhist friend filled out the Little House with a blue pen, he dreamt of Bodhisattva telling him to use black pen instead. May I ask is it best to use a black pen to fill out […]
Wenda20200202 44:12 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IN THE ABSENCE OF KARMIC CREDITORS, WHERE DO THE OFFERED LITTLE HOUSE AND SELF CULTIVATION RECORD FORM GO? Caller: When a person has neither karmic creditors nor foreign spirits on his body, where would his offered Little Houses and Self Cultivation Record Forms go? Master Jun […]
Zongshu20200104 29:28 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ENHANCE OUR ENERGY LEVEL BY RECITING GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA BEFORE OFFERING LITTLE HOUSE Caller: Some Buddhist practitioners would like to recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance before offering the Little House, is this a proper method? Master Jun Hong Lu: If you feel that your energy […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 358) 21 January 2020 RECITE LITTLE HOUSES TO RESOLVE KARMIC CONFLICTS WHEN THERE ARE OBSTACLES IN ATTENDING DHARMA CONVENTIONS Question: A Buddhist practitioner would like to attend and help out in the Dharma convention but is facing some obstacles. Can he recite Little Houses to resolve karmic conflicts, and […]
Wenda20191227 01:13:05 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA TO HELP CONVERT THE EXTRA NUMBERS OF SUTRA/MANTRA RECITED FOR LITTLE HOUSE INTO DAILY RECITATION? Caller: Master Lu, I would like to seek Master’s advice on the appropriateness of an approach to prayer. If it is appropriate, other practitioners may follow […]
Shuohua20170602 26:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) DRAWING CONCLUSIONS ON MATTERS WHICH WE DO NOT HAVE A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING ARE CONSIDERED AS CREATING SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING AND HAS HEAVY KARMIC RAMIFICATIONS Caller: As a Buddhist practitioner, how do we avoid drawing conclusions or stereotyping someone or some matters which we do […]
Wenda20160624 01:07:11 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WHAT KIND OF ACTS ARE CONSIDERED AS FEARLESSNESS DANA (ABHAYA DANA)? Caller: Master Lu, there are different types of Dana, namely Wealth Dana (Amisa Dāna), Dharma Dāna and Fearlessness Dana (Abhaya Dāna). Most of our Buddhist friends are only familiar with Dharma Dāna and Wealth […]
Wenda20130405 05:41 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) MERITS FROM GIVING THE TEACHINGS OF BUDDHA (DHARMA DANA) Caller: I wish to better my self-cultivation and to dedicate myself to progress. Though I do not perform much life liberation, I do my utmost to help others awaken spiritually, and with every person I helped, […]
Wenda20170618A 10:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CEASELESSLY AUGMENT OUR GOOD FORTUNE; MUST NOT ALLOW ANY “LEAKAGE” TO TAKE PLACE Master Jun Hong Lu’s: We talked about preventing any leakage of our good fortune as it is a very dreadful thing to happen. It is as though, you are working very hard […]
Zongshu20170401 24:32 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IMPORTANT DISCOURSE FROM MASTER LU: DO NOT TRANSFER ALL YOUR MERITS TO FAMILY MEMBERS WHEN THEY FALL ILL Master Jun Hong Lu: Lately, there are many cases where people, who are seemingly cultivating very well, passed away after making vows to transfer all their merits […]
