Wenda20190203A 53:56 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT CONSIDERED A GREAT VOW TO ABSTAIN FROM WATCHING MOVIES, DRAMA SERIES AND ENTERTAINMENT NEWS? Caller: A Buddhist practitioner has made a vow to abstain from watching movies, drama series and entertainment news, is it considered a great vow? Will there be any merit gained […]
Wenda20190203A 12:49 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE DISPOSE OF PAPER WITH THE HOLY NAME OF THE BODHISATTVA PRINTED ON IT? Caller: How should we dispose of paper with the holy name of the Bodhisattva printed on it? Master Jun Hong Lu: Shred it with a paper shredder. This is what […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 6 Chapter 47 (An Excerpt) RIGHT MINDFULNESS IS THE FORTRESS AGAINST AN INTRUSION OF EVIL THOUGHTS Master Jun Hong Lu: As Buddhist practitioners if you become complacent, that is to say, when you fail to be diligent in your spiritual cultivation, all the toxins would enter […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Episode 60 (An Excerpt) VALIDATE THE DHARMA THROUGH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE Master Jun Hong Lu: All our endeavours in this world must accord with the dharma (the “right way of living” and the “path of rightness”). The viability of the teachings can only be proven through one’s […]
Wenda20141205 00:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WILL THERE BE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE HOUSE’S ENERGY FIELD BY PLACING A SHOE RACK AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE? Caller: Hello Master. Gratitude to Master, Gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva! We will usually place a shoe cabinet at the entrance of our newly renovated house. Does […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk Macau, China 13 Feb 2016 EVEN A PERSON WITH HIGH LEVEL OF INTELLECT COULD NOT CHANGE HIS BAD HABIT Master Jun Hong Lu: Once there were three small animals, a crab, an owl and a bat. They went for tuition classes with the objective of eliminating their bad habits. […]
Wenda20180202 01:34:52 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WILL THE EFFICACY OF ONE’S RECITATION BE AFFECTED WHEN RECITING OUTSIDE WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF BODHISATTVA? WHEN ONE RECITES THE BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES, IT PENETRATES RIGHT INTO HIS EIGHTH CONSCIOUSNESS TO GET STORED Caller: Every day, many Buddhist practitioners will complete their daily homework while at work, […]
Wenda20170303 01:18:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE DEMON OF ADDICTION Caller: Mobile phones and computers have now become a necessity for many people. Some even develop mobile phone addiction and suffer from insomnia due to the excessive use of mobile phones at night. Master, can we say that there is […]
Wenda20171217A 09:36 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF “FILIAL PIETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT VIRTUE” Caller: Master teaches us that “Filial piety is the most important virtue”; Buddhist practitioners should regard filial piety as a foundation in Buddhism practice. Oftentimes, all of us are diligently practising the spirit of filial […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Buddhism In Plain Terms 14 August 2021 (An Excerpt) GUAN YIN CITTA’S ‘FIVE GOLDEN BUDDHIST PRACTICES’ Master Jun Hong Lu: In view of the ‘special circumstances’ in this Age of Dharma Decline, it is my hope that from now on, all Buddhist friends of Guan Yin Citta will apply the […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom 15 March 2021 (An Excerpt) A TURTLE AND THE DRIFTING YOKE Master Jun Hong Lu: “To be born as a human is as rare as the chances of a blind turtle popping its head through the hole in the drifting yoke as it rises to the ocean […]
Wenda20120812B 21:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) (An Excerpt) THE RIGHT MENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE EIGHT SUFFERINGS OF LIFE Caller: At times, we may develop a sudden realisation that our parents or those who have been with us for many years will depart eventually. Perhaps, they would end up in a better place […]
Wenda20150906B 52:18 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) IS IT MORE MERITORIOUS TO RELEASE CAPTIVE LIVES FOR MASTER LU OR ONESELF? Caller: Hi Master, is it more meritorious to perform life liberation for ourselves or for Master? Master Jun Hong Lu: When you do it for yourself, you eliminate your own karmic obstacles. However, […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Episode 56 (An Excerpt) UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: There are many Buddhist practitioners who are good at reciting the scriptures and their understanding of the Buddha’s teachings is superb. However, their behaviour is not even close to that of a human; all […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 7 Chapter 33 (An Excerpt) ACCEPT MASTER’S CRITICISMS WITH GRATITUDE Master Jun Hong Lu: As your master, I am sharing the Dharma teachings with you every day, just like a father, constantly pointing out your flaws. Therefore, you must be appreciative of my efforts and understand […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk New York, USA 14 October 2018 (An Excerpt) WHAT IS FILIAL PIETY? Master Jun Hong Lu: In this lifetime, if you have parents who are poor, you must practise filial piety by providing for them financially; if your parents are old, fragile and sickly, practise filial piety by taking […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 4 Chapter 38 (An Excerpt) LIBERATION FROM SUFFERINGS IS THE OBJECTIVE OF BUDDHISM PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: Tell me, is there anyone here who is free from attachment? You are either attached to your child, yourself, money or fame. Every one of us has our […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting Milan, Italy 25 September 2017 THE EIGHT SUFFERINGS Master Jun Hong Lu: The Buddha taught us about the Eight Sufferings in life. Birth, Ageing, Sickness and Death are the first four sufferings. 1. Birth Isn’t it painful when a child is born? The suffering already begins even […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 9 Chapter 18 (An Excerpt) OVERCOMING THE NOTIONS OF RIGHT AND WRONG WITH OUR INNATE NATURE Master Jun Hong Lu: When you suspect another person, you will develop a sense of right and wrong in your mind. If you trust a person, such notions will not […]
Wenda20150710 53:37 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) HOW DO WE DETERMINE IF WE HAVE DEVIATED FROM THE RIGHT SPIRITUAL PATH? Caller: Greetings, Master. How do we determine if we have deviated from the right path in our Buddhism practice? Master Jun Hong Lu: Despite your spiritual practice, you feel increasingly hateful and troubled; […]
Wenda20170730B 47:00 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ONLY BUDDHIST FRATERNITY IS ENDURING; BE OF GREATER HELP TO OTHERS Master Jun Hong Lu: Let me reiterate what I’ve said before: In life, family love cannot be compared with Buddhist fraternity. What do you think Buddhist fraternity is? It’s the love that Bodhisattva bestows upon […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms (Audio) Episode 7 (An Excerpt) REGARD THE MASTER AS A BUDDHA Master Jun Hong Lu: Only when you take the minds of sentient beings as your own, you are perfecting yourself for the benefit of others. In Buddhism, it is often said that one must learn to […]
Wenda20190125 15:31 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) WAYS TO AVOID SHOULDERING THE KARMIC OBSTACLES FOR NON-BUDDHISTS PARENTS WHEN PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THEM Caller: Parents who use money from their children to commit acts of killing or consume non-vegetarian food, will cause their children to shoulder their karmic obstacles. A Buddhist friend would […]
Caller: Master, how does impermanence (non-permanence) come about? Master Jun Hong Lu: ‘Non’ (无) means ‘nothingness’; ‘Permanence’ (常) means long-lasting. Hence, putting them together, ‘impermanence’ means, it appears that there is something and then there is nothing – now you have it, then you don’t. Is this simple enough for your understanding? Caller: Yes, I […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s 4th Discourse to Disciples Worldwide II (An Excerpt) WISDOM IS THE KEY TO LIBERATION FROM SUFFERING Master Jun Hong Lu: A person who is able to eradicate suffering, is one who does not put himself in the midst of the suffering. This is when Prajna or wisdom is gained. Should someone […]
Shuohua20130816 00:57 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) CAN WE ONLY OFFER LITTLE HOUSES TO THE DECEASED WITHOUT PAYING RESPECT TO THEM AT THE CEMETERY? Caller: If a Buddhist friend has never visited the grave of his deceased relative at the cemetery, neither has he made any flower offering whatsoever. He would only stay […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom 3 April 2021 (An Excerpt) THE IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE Master Jun Hong Lu: Buddhist practitioners should place emphasis on nurturing their morality and innate attainment. There must be a unity of knowledge and practice. If you only talk about theories, without putting […]
Wenda20180513A 33:59 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program) ONE WHO DIED BY SUICIDE CAN, AT BEST, BE REINCARNATED INTO THE HUMAN REALM Caller: A close relative of a fellow practitioner committed suicide, and needless to say, the deceased must have descended to the City of Innocent Death now. Since he has started practising Guan […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 274) 22 December 2018 THE IMPORTANCE OF BED FROM THE METAPHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE Question: As most housing units nowadays are generally not spacious, when it comes to interior decoration, multi-functional furniture is preferred. This is because it is both convenient to use and space saving. For example, there is a […]
Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms Volume 11 Chapter 45 (An Excerpt) HOW CAN WE ESCAPE THE FOUR SUFFERINGS AND BE TRULY HAPPY? Master Jun Hong Lu: Birth, old age, sickness and death are inevitable. Suffering starts at birth and it goes on to old age. The suffering from ill health is unspeakable; […]
