Wenda20190517 20:09 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO SEE THROUGH THE REALITY OF THINGS WON’T SPEND MUCH TIME ON APPEARANCE Caller: I dreamed that a Buddhist practitioner was wearing a pair of red sunglasses and looked very fashionable.

Wenda20190324 16:56  (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   HOW SHOULD WE INTERPRET THE IDEA THAT SPIRITUAL CULTIVATION REQUIRES US TO FORM POSITIVE TIES EXTENSIVELY Caller: In volume one, chapter 32 of Buddhism in Plain Terms, Master mentioned that spiritual cultivation is not simply about cultivating itself, but would also require us to forge [...]

Zongshu20190427 15:14 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   THE GREATEST PAIN IN LIFE IS WAITING TO REAP WHAT ONE SOWS; ONE WILL NOT SUFFER IF ONE DOESN’T SOW THE SEEDS OF CAUSE Master Jun Hong Lu: The greatest pain in life is waiting for your actions to bear karmic fruit..  Thus, you will [...]

Wenda20190407 15:54 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   ONE SHOULD NOT PERFORM GOOD DEEDS WITH THE INTENT TO COVER UP HIS OWN WRONGDOINGS Caller: A Buddhist practitioner is in debt.  In the event that he has money to perform life liberation, but is not repaying his debt, is the virtuous achievement gained through [...]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 306) 28 April 2019   PRAY TO BODHISATTVA IN ALL OUR UNDERTAKINGS Question: A Buddhist practitioner would specifically recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance once every day and make the following prayer, “May Bodhisattva forgive and help me to eliminate karmic obstacles from any imperfection and inappropriateness in my [...]

Wenda20190421 56:01 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   THE MORE MAGNANIMOUS YOU ARE, THE MORE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE Caller: Master Lu, please give me a few words of advice.

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?

Wenda20190407 52:03   (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   ONE WHO USES WISDOM TO HANDLE MATTERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCORD WITH CONDITIONS Caller: When handling matters, should we strive to use our acquired wisdom in making choices and facing issues or should we strive to accord with conditions? Alternatively, can we say that [...]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Singapore 9 May 2019   YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL IT’S GONE Master Jun Hong Lu: Please remember this – speak more kind words and let there be mutual understanding among all. One of my classic words of advice goes like this “Cherish those who are good [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Singapore 9 May 2019   THE THREE POISONS ~ GREED, HATRED AND IGNORANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: Greed, hatred and ignorance are the three poisons that will hurt our souls like venomous snakes.  Greed can lead to obsessive desires and put a strain on our spiritual well-being when such [...]

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, Singapore 10 May, 2019   CHERISH OUR FAMILY Master Jun Hong Lu: Our karmic affinity with our families is limited to this life. We won’t see them again in our next life, no matter how much time we have spent together, or whether we love them or not, so [...]

Wenda20190317 21:55 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRANSCEND THE CYCLE OF REBIRTH WITHOUT PERSEVERANCE IN BUDDHIST PRACTICE AND CULTIVATION Caller: The duration of your radio program has become shorter.  Is it because you are very busy, Master Lu?

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Public Talk, Singapore 10 May 2019   EMBRACE OUR INHERENT NATURE Master Jun Hong Lu: Life is short. Why waste our precious moments worrying? Just like Guan Yin Bodhisattva, we should choose to return to a life that embraces our inherent nature. Let compassion reside in the deepest level of our [...]

Wenda20190310A 17:39 (Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)   SHOULD WE PRAY TO BODHISATTVA IN THE PRESENCE OF A RAINBOW Caller: Master Lu, you mentioned in your discourses that rainbows are the seven-coloured lights of Bodhisattva. You have also stated that if we gaze deeper into rainbows, we may be able to see Bodhisattvas. [...]

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: [...]

Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 220) 12 April 2018   RECITATION OF LITTLE HOUSE IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PRACTICE Caller: A fellow Buddhist friend has been practising Guan Yin Citta for some time.  He has stopped performing recitation of daily homework and Little House despite him being proficient in reciting Buddhist scriptures.  However, [...]