24-09-2016, 11:24 AM
Wenda20151004A 05:33
(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
*NOT WISHING FOR ANYTHING WHEN DOING RECITATIONS IS ACCUMULATING MERITS*
Caller: Master had mentioned before that recitations without wishing for anything generates the greatest merits. Some Dharma practitioners will wake up in the morning and start doing their recitations without mentioning their names or making any wishes. Is this appropriate?
Master Jun Hong Lu: When you perform recitations without seeking anything in return but merely to fulfil your homework, you will gain great merits. If today, for example, you are doing your homework because of your forthcoming exam, then you would be wishing. When you do your daily homework for the sake of its goodness, you would be accumulating merits. It is as if you are consistent in doing your homework, you would be able to pass your school exam.
You will be compromising on the quality of your recitations if you keep pondering on the unfulfilled wishes. If you are not seeking for anything today, it means you are free from desire. Cite a simple example, if you have a close friend whom you socialize daily without any hidden agenda, he will be easy going with you. Should you encounter a problem and need his help one day; he will help you without hesitation. Isn’t it right?
Caller: Yes, it is right.
Master Jun Hong Lu: If you harbour selfish thoughts when you enter into a friendship and try ways to win his favour by treating him to lunches and so on, he will naturally feel the pressure from you and will face the dilemma of whether to help you, right?
When you view from the above analogy, accumulation of virtue is derived from non-seeking and it will be transmuted into merits eventually. This explains why we frequently refer to merits as an accumulation of virtuous deeds. When you wish for something, effectively you are converting merits into blessings. Am I right?
Caller: Oh, I understand now. Thank you for answering my question, Master Lu.
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(Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program)
*NOT WISHING FOR ANYTHING WHEN DOING RECITATIONS IS ACCUMULATING MERITS*
Caller: Master had mentioned before that recitations without wishing for anything generates the greatest merits. Some Dharma practitioners will wake up in the morning and start doing their recitations without mentioning their names or making any wishes. Is this appropriate?
Master Jun Hong Lu: When you perform recitations without seeking anything in return but merely to fulfil your homework, you will gain great merits. If today, for example, you are doing your homework because of your forthcoming exam, then you would be wishing. When you do your daily homework for the sake of its goodness, you would be accumulating merits. It is as if you are consistent in doing your homework, you would be able to pass your school exam.
You will be compromising on the quality of your recitations if you keep pondering on the unfulfilled wishes. If you are not seeking for anything today, it means you are free from desire. Cite a simple example, if you have a close friend whom you socialize daily without any hidden agenda, he will be easy going with you. Should you encounter a problem and need his help one day; he will help you without hesitation. Isn’t it right?
Caller: Yes, it is right.
Master Jun Hong Lu: If you harbour selfish thoughts when you enter into a friendship and try ways to win his favour by treating him to lunches and so on, he will naturally feel the pressure from you and will face the dilemma of whether to help you, right?
When you view from the above analogy, accumulation of virtue is derived from non-seeking and it will be transmuted into merits eventually. This explains why we frequently refer to merits as an accumulation of virtuous deeds. When you wish for something, effectively you are converting merits into blessings. Am I right?
Caller: Oh, I understand now. Thank you for answering my question, Master Lu.
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