16 August 2019

Question: In my dream on 8 August 2019, the music of Amitabha Buddha’s holy name was constantly ringing in my ears. In an instant, Guan Yin Bodhisattva appeared in mid-air and brought my soul to the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land.

The Buddha said, “People tend to lust after beauty. To me, beauty is as venomous as a snake”.

Guan Yin Bodhisattva said, “Vengeance has a way of rebounding upon oneself. Children, your negative karmic affinities in this life are due to the fruition of seeds sowed in past lives. The only way to break this endless cycle of vengeance and rebirth is through reciting sutras to resolve the negative karmic affinities, while not incurring new karmic debts nor forming new enmities.”

Here’s an account of what I saw.

In a 17th century-like setting, a rich merchant and his beautiful young wife were very devout and often prayed in places of worship. The rich merchant would ask a priest to pray for his safe trip every time he travelled for business. Once, the rich merchant left home and did not return for several months. His wife was very worried. She visited the priest every day and asked him to pray for her husband’s safe return soon. She also sent people to search for her husband’s whereabouts, but to no avail for half a year. Meanwhile, the priest had already fallen for the beauty of the rich merchant’s wife. Thus, he took this opportunity by asking a reputable person in the village to persuade her to remarry.

With constant persuasion by the matchmaker, the rich merchant’s wife married the priest. More than a year later, the merchant returned to the village, but in a distressed state. Upon knowing that his wife had remarried, the merchant was very furious and beat the priest with a stick violently. As a result, the priest’s legs were broken, and the wife was also feeling very ashamed upon seeing her former husband. Ever since his legs were broken, the priest had been living in depression. He never expected himself to end up in such a state, as his intention of marrying the wife was only to take care of her after the merchant went missing, while not knowing whether he was alive or dead. A few months later, the priest’s depression ultimately led to his death.

Subsequently, the merchant’s wife gave birth to a son and after which, the merchant married a concubine as he insisted that his wife was unfaithful to him. A decade later, the wife died. The resentful wife’s spirit came to the rich merchant’s bedside every night and clutched at his throat. The rich merchant was frightened throughout every night until the spirit of his wife left in the morning. Less than a year later, the rich merchant also died.

The rich merchant’s wife was reincarnated as a handsome man in the next life. When he grew up, he met a woman who was the reincarnation of the priest. They developed an affection for each other and soon became husband and wife, living a harmonious married life thereafter. Meanwhile, there was a nobleman in the village (the reincarnation of the rich merchant) who coveted the woman’s beauty. Therefore, he tried every means to arrange for the man to work for him permanently at his house. He then took the opportunity to enter the woman’s house and molested her while her husband was out of town to collect payment for him. The woman was molested several times by the rich merchant. Though distressed, she was too scared to tell her husband about the incidents.

One day, the husband returned home earlier than usual and found out the scandal between his wife and the rich merchant. The husband, who was afraid to speak out because of the rich merchant’s power and influence, hid in a dark place and wept. He then harboured thoughts of killing the rich merchant and thus instructed his wife to poison the rich merchant’s meals every day. Six months later, the rich merchant died. After his death, the rich merchant knew that it was the man who poisoned him, and therefore took revenge by possessing the man’s body and made him fall into the river, causing him death. Since then, his widowed wife wept every day, and soon became insane and drowned herself as well.

After multiple lifetimes of rebirth, all of them had reincarnated as animals – the rich merchant had reincarnated as a dog (due to the karmic effect of harsh speech and immoral acts driven by lust), while both the priest and the rich merchant’s wife died in the water and reincarnated as turtles.

My deep gratitude to Master Jun Hong Lu,

My deep gratitude to Guan Yin Bodhisattva.

A disciple from Malaysia

8 August 2019

Master Lu’s reply:

Throughout this lifetime, do not presume that you have a predestined affinity with anyone you met simply because of their good look. Having a predestined affinity might not be a good thing as it means that the karmic affinity from your past lives, which was not resolved, is brought forward to this present life and you will continue to suffer from it. Vengeance has a way of rebounding upon oneself.

Everything in this world has its own cause and effect. This person is the reincarnation of the rich merchant, while the other is the reincarnation of the priest…How confusing can it be? As long as you cause the death of a person, he can hound you in your dream. We must be conscious of the law of cause and effect in every action we take, so we won’t fall and be reborn in the animal realm. As you can see, these three people did not come to a good end, with one being reincarnated as a dog while the other two as turtles, which is really pitiful. So always think twice before doing anything in this human realm.

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Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (265), 17 November 2018

Question:

I would like to share my experience of the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land. On 21 October 2018, when I was praying to the Buddhas and reciting sutras at the Guan Yin Citta Centre, the landscape painting behind the Buddhist altar suddenly came to life. The whole image seemed to slowly emerge from the painting and drag me inwards. A fluttery feeling came over me.

The Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

Looking down from the sky, the Land was covered in mountains. Palaces and pavilions stood proudly all around, the architecture resembling designs that existed during China’s Ming dynasty. It had a traditional and antique charm, but there were also some modern-looking buildings interspersed around the site, a bit like a modern-day university town. All of the buildings radiated a golden glow that occasionally changed into the colours of the rainbow. It looked like the depictions seen on TV of the Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land, but with some notable differences.

There was a huge open square, where the floor and railings were all made of  solid white jade. At the centre stood a tall, circular tower, with bell ornaments hanging from the side of the rooftop. A pleasant sound of bells accompanied the blowing of the wind, and an even closer listen revealed murmured recitations of the Buddha’s holy name.

Soon after, the voice began to alternatively morph into that of Master Jun Hong Lu, while Bodhisattvas quietly recited sutras and Master Lu’s words of wisdom in the background. Every breath felt incredibly pure, and the entire realm seemed to be a serene, peaceful void where it was impossible to be disturbed by any kind of affliction.

It was the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land, where practitioners of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door who have attained fruition will be taken to chant Buddha’s holy name, recite sutras and listen to the Dharma.

When looking down from the sky, the Pure Land was truly enormous. Bodhisattvas approached a pool not far from the empty space, and inside were dozens of divine lotuses blooming luxuriantly – some already as big as the wheels of a cart. They all belong to Bodhisattvas who diligently cultivate themselves and perform meritorious deeds in the Human Realm. Although they have not yet attained nirvana, their divine lotuses are already in Heaven. Some have bloomed luxuriantly, while others are still budding, all in different colours. On closer inspection, the floral scents from the divine lotuses were incredibly fragrant; something I could not find any words to describe.

The Bodhisattvas were reciting Buddha’s holy name and observing the scenery of the Land around the empty space. Whenever a Bodhisattva loses focus slightly and can no longer focus on reciting, the bells will ring to remind them to lower their heads and recite sutras in a renewed and immersive state of concentration. In one building, a Bodhisattva gave a Dharma talk to Heavenly Children, who put their palms together to pay respect.

Every day in the Pure Land, Mandarava flowers are scattered, filling the air with fragrance. The Bodhisattvas in this aromatic place chant, recite and listen to the Dharma. Here, all the Bodhisattvas possess supranormal powers, such as the ability to create a divine lotus beneath their feet to carry them wherever they desire to venture.

Master Jun Hong Lu’s reply:

Are we able to go wherever we desire just like that? Our thoughts behave like the way Bodhisattvas travel: when we think of a place or image, our mind goes there. The Guan Yin Citta Pure Land and the Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land are very similar, where Mandarava flowers are scattered across the sky, and those who dwell there are immersed in recitations.

When a person ascends to Heaven, they suffer no afflictions. They cultivate their minds and nurture their nature every day, reciting sutras, bowing and paying respect to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and going wherever they please on their divine lotuses. Just like when you are in a dream, you can go wherever you desire.

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Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (263), 4 November 2018

Question:

Over the past few days, Guan Yin Bodhisattva gave me the privilege to observe the wondrous scenes of the Pure Land.

My writing skills are limited; it is impossible for me to describe and depict the Pure Land in requisite detail. I pray for forgiveness from Guan Yin Bodhisattva, all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and the Dharma protectors.

23 October 2018 – About the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

Soft clouds and mist drifted over a mountain range, golden-coloured phoenixes flying and dancing in the sky, their long tails glistening in gold.

Bodhisattvas passed by in the sky towards a pagoda that sat atop the mountains. Inside, the higher-ranking Bodhisattvas were teaching lower-ranking Bodhisattvas. The golden roof of the pagoda was sparkling, with the railings made of white jade, so was the pavement in its untainted, glossy white colour. Outside the corridor was a small pool of incomparably pure water, and at the bottom was a bed of silky, glittering, golden sand. Within the empty pool, a school of carp appeared out of nowhere, their colours all different and their bodies gleaming. After swimming around the pool several times, they disappeared into the bed of golden sand.

With a wave of the high-ranking Bodhisattva’s hand, an ethereal image of the universe and its galaxies appeared atop a white jade table – it was part of a lesson.

Some Bodhisattvas flew towards a massive practice venue to practise amid the mountain range. Outside the entrance, a plaque was inscribed with the words “Guan Yin Village”. At the centre of the village stood a gigantic statue of Guan Yin Bodhisattva of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. The Bodhisattvas knelt and paid their respects to the statue shining in an array of dazzling colour.

Outside the place of practice, more Bodhisattvas recited sutras while sitting, standing or walking. In the Pure Land, Bodhisattvas can assemble and recite sutras together or discuss the Dharma, or choose to meditate and cultivate their concentration alone. This is where the disciples who have attained fruition will go in the future.

The Bodhisattva said she wished that all Buddhists would sincerely and wholeheartedly chant the Buddha’s holy name and practise Buddhism in order to enter the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land when they pass away. Many other wondrous things will be made known to the disciples in the future.

24 October 2018 – About the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

The Pure Land was surrounded by mountains covered in white clouds. Golden lights flickered within the mountain ranges, drawing eyes to a grand palace, many of which were scattered throughout the Pure Land. In the middle of one palace were a few huge pools giving life to divine lotuses and surrounded on both sides by long corridors. Monks brought to the Pure Land after their death immersed themselves in the fountain, the pristine water emitting a ray of golden light that bathed and enveloped the sages. As the golden light retreated, divine lotuses emerged from the bottom of the fountain, providing a place for the monks to sit.

Inside the pavilions, Bodhisattvas congregated and dined together, conjuring, consuming and enjoying exquisite dishes and fresh fruits with a single thought.

Bodhisattvas’ thoughts and words are pure, and they would never think about consuming meat because it would mean forfeiture of rebirth in the Pure Land. Unlike in the Human Realm, cooking requires no tools as everything readily appears by way of pure thought.

The Guan Yin Villages located throughout the human world have direct access to the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land, with the Guan Yin Village practice centres manifested in the Pure Land.

25 October 2018 – About the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

It is morning, but day and night are not differentiated in the Pure Land and the sky is always bright. When a day passes, the morning bell rings to signal the beginning of another. Bodhisattvas who are in deep meditation may not even hear the bell as they are immersed in their own mental realm. In the Pure Land, Bodhisattvas never feel tired; rather, they cultivate, learn the Dharma and recite sutras at any time of day. The Bodhisattvas’ lifespan in the Pure Land is infinite, which is not something human beings can comprehend.

Somewhere in the Pure Land was a huge stone pillar crafted in white jade, a shiny golden dragon wrapped around its girth. Walking closer, the dragon slowly descended the pillar as a Heavenly Child climbed onto its back and flew towards a distant mountain peak. At the summit sat a Guan Yin Village practice space and a large pavilion, and this was where the dragon stopped by wrapping itself around a new pillar. Inside, many other Heavenly Children and dragons were listening to a high-ranking Bodhisattva who was explaining the sutras.

Not far away were an artificial mountain and a flowing river. The river was separated into two streams flowing into a glistening pool at varying paces. In the depths were many schools of large carp, all shiny and golden and flickering periodically. Soon, the golden lights disappeared and the carp retreated into the bed of golden sand.

Everything in the Pure Land is created with the power of thought. The mountains, rivers, and golden carp can be transformed as per the thoughts of the Bodhisattvas.

In the pool, a lotus flower-shaped fountain shot into the air jets of pristine water that transformed into a golden mist, which either stayed in the air or danced in circle in an array of vibrant and wondrous colours.

Peacocks roamed on the grassy field, raising their tails to form a shimmering golden fan and singing the sutras that resonated through the air. None of the exotic and magnificent creatures of the Pure Land have a physical body, nor are they formed by sentient beings from the Lower Realms (Evil Paths).  

Petals of Mandarava flowers – pink or white – scattered and drifted in the air throughout the Pure Land. Beneath a great tree, Bodhisattvas entered a meditative state, increasing their level of spirituality according to the Dharma sounds resonating in the background.

26 October 2018 – About the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

Roaming the Pure Land were peacocks, golden dragons and phoenixes that sang cheerfully and constantly. There were Buddhas, sages and venerables arriving from the Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land. The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in this Pure Land had been invited to listen to the Dharma somewhere in the Land.

Suddenly, they stopped reciting, and those who were meditating awakened.

The Bodhisattvas who possessed complete supranormal powers stood atop their divine lotuses and flew towards an open square, where a crowd gathered and was seated high in the sky.

Petals scattered across the sky and light fragrance filled the air as sages of the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land respectfully greeted the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas coming from the Western Pure Land. All of them were glowing and Dharma sounds resonated continuously – the entire realm was filled with Dharma bliss.

27 October 2018 – About the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land

In the distance, golden light beamed at the entrance of the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land. A lay Buddhist practitioner who had recently passed away in the Human Realm was brought to the Guan Yin Citta Pure Land.

The practitioner was blessed by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and escorted to the Merit-Virtue Pool to bath. The Eight-Treasure Merit-Virtue pool, with its vast expanse of water, glistened in golden light. The practitioner stepped into the pool and stood atop the water as it began to churn beneath his feet. As the water began to swirl, it slowly engulfed his ankle, then his legs, and finally his entire body. All of his spiritual body’s defilements, accumulated in the mundane world, were cleansed until it had recovered its original brilliance.

This lay practitioner-turned Bodhisattva had for all his life been a permanent vegetarian, duly reciting sutras and cultivating in calmness. Firm in his desire to be reborn in the Land of the Buddha, his thoughts were always wholesome and he was perpetually diligent in performing meritorious deeds. After passing, he was blessed and protected by the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. With a single thought, he was reborn into the Pure Land.

Once cleansed, this lay practitioner-turned Bodhisattva beamed with an expression of compassion and joy. Every wrinkle on his face disappeared, and his complexion was smooth and vibrant.

Inside the pavilion, an elderly Bodhisattva lightly touched a white jade stone table, and ethereal images of the Saha World and the state of the sentient beings who lived there appeared. Lower-ranking Bodhisattvas listened attentively to the wondrous teachings of the Dharma. Witnessing the sentient beings’ delusion and confusion about what was right and what was wrong caused the Bodhisattvas to feel a deep sense of lament and pity.

Every thought of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the Pure Land is completely pure. They harbour no ill will, nor do they speak evil, as every single thought is incomparably pure. Those who desire to be reborn in the Land of the Buddha must cultivate a state of pure mind and speech. There are no unwholesome forms in the Pure Land.

Master Jun Hong Lu’s reply:

Every clean city is the same. Like two clean cities located in two different places, Guan Yin Citta Pure Land and the Amitabha Buddha’s Western Pure Land are alike. How could any unwholesome form appear in the Pure Lands? But in the Human Realm, there are many unwholesome forms, left and right.

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Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (243), 2 August 2018

22 June 2018

Question:

I recently received a thought message regarding the gruesome scenes in the Hell associated with sexual misconduct.

Seated on a lotus, the Master’s Dharma body appeared mid-air in the Guan Yin Citta Centre. In the sky, Guan Yin Bodhisattva, the Buddha, Nanjing Bodhisattva and the Dharma-protecting Bodhisattvas all appeared. The Master was examining a case regarding a disciple who had breached the Buddhist precepts. A large display suddenly emerged in the air, detailing to me the horrifying scenes in the Hell associated with sexual misconduct.

The Hell associated with sexual misconduct

In a pitch-dark cave lay a deep and gigantic pool as large as three or four soccer fields. Many souls, male and female, were submerged, with only their heads visible above the surface, and they all screamed in agony and terror. These horrifying howls were beyond the imagination of human beings, and it made my hair stand on end as the cries echoed around the cavern. It was terrifying.

On the display, the scenes changed. One soul, in obvious pain and thoroughly soaked in stinking liquid excrement, was sent to the pool’s edge. He wailed: “The moment I was thrown into the pool of excrement, my ears, nose and mouth were immediately filled with the liquid. It was so overwhelming that I almost passed out!

“The excrement pool was similar to the septic tanks used in the Human Realm – full of faeces. We (the offenders) felt a piercing pain as soon as our bodies touched the liquid. Small worms and other unknown creatures were biting us. The excrement pool was wide and deep with no boundary. Even if you could swim to the edge, there was no way you could scramble out as the excrement made our bodies far too slippery. The only option was to endure the suffering in the pool.”

The scene on the display switched to another Hell. It was a huge cave. This Hell was burning red and the air was extremely hot. A lot of iron beds lay below, with sharp spikes glowing red hot on the surface and fire burning underneath. Male and female offenders, their cries echoing around the Hell, lay naked on these torturous iron beds, undergoing their punishment. The Hell was enormous. People involved in adultery and sexual misconduct will be punished here.

As I woke from my sleep, the scene ended.

Master Jun Hong Lu’s reply:

That’s totally correct.  There is indeed an Excrement Hell. It is too late to scream if you end up there.

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Excerpt from Master Lu’s Q&A (247), 16 August 2018

Question:

On 3 August 2018, after praying to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at the Guan Yin Citta Centre, I received a thought message regarding the Hell associated with defaming Buddhism (the Unintermittent Hell). Guan Yin Bodhisattva told me that I was permitted to share my spiritual experience with the Master, and once verified by the Master, I should share it online to warn people against defaming any practices of Right Faith or Right Dharma (including any other religions).

“A person should not defame any propagators of any Right Dharma, as any of those descending into this Hell will experience excruciating pain and suffering. It is important to bear this in mind!

“Buddhist practitioners must not defame the Triple Gems (the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha) with unwholesome intentions, nor should they collect money by illegitimate means or for personal use. Even if they do not follow the Buddhist practice, they still must not smear propagators of any Right Dharma.”

The Unintermittent Hell (associated with defaming Buddhism)

A display appeared from thin air and stretched across the front of the Buddhist altar in the Guan Yin Citta Centre, and it began to reveal the scene of the Hell.

A few souls were forced by Dharma protectors to kneel in front of Dharma-protecting Bodhisattvas, who appeared solemnly stern, while an army of heavenly and dignified-looking soldiers appeared in the sky above the Guan Yin Citta Centre. After the Underworld officials pronounced the verdicts, a dark passage appeared on the ground of the Guan Yin Citta Centre. When it opened, I heard echoes of terrifying screams from within. There are no words to describe how horrifying these screams were, as even the most spine-tingling cry from a horror film pales miserably in comparison. It was truly frightening. Every hair on my body stood up out of pure fear.

The souls were taken into the dark passage, which teleported them to the Unintermittent Hell.

The Dharma Protector told me that, no matter who you are, any person – so long as they have defamed any practice of Right Faith or Right Dharma, or of any religion – will be taken and punished in this terrifying Hell.

After these terrified souls descended into Hell, their thoughts were transmitted onto the display in the Guan Yin Citta Centre. I could feel all of their sensations, including the Hell’s searing heat, what they saw, their fear and pain – it was as though I were there personally. Because it was the Underworld, what I witnessed was not something that could be invented even by the most advanced modern technology in the Human Realm.

An enforcement officer suddenly appeared before the souls.

Enforcement officers differ according to their respective jurisdictions. Those in other Hells look similar to the people in the Human Realm, though some are dressed in clothes from the ancient past, others wear the attire of the modern day. But this particular officer was different. He stood at the height of seven or eight men, his skin red and black, and with a ferocious appearance. No matter who looked at him, they would be terrified. His face was unlike that of a man – he was more like a bull, with a man’s body.

Previously, I shared what I experienced on my journey to the Unintermittent Hell, describing it as an extremely hot place surrounded by red-hot slag and molten lava. The enforcement officer grasped the soul firmly, shouted a few words at the sky and waited for the echoed response. The voice listed all the crimes committed by the soul, and for how many years the punishment should last. I heard that the offender would spend 10,000 years in Hell.

As I didn’t know how Hell-years were calculated, I asked Guan Yin Bodhisattva: “How many years in the Human Realm equate to 10,000 years in the Hell Realm?”

Guan Yin Bodhisattva said nothing, but tears were welling up in her eyes.

The enforcement officer was incredibly powerful and strong, as he blasted a hole into the slag with his fist. As molten lava seeped out, he took a large cup by the handle, dipped it into the lava with one hand, and with the other pried open the soul’s mouth. The soul struggled and tried to break free but to no avail, as the officer’s strength was immense. The molten hot lava was poured into the offender’s mouth.

At the top of its burning lungs, the offender let out a terrifying scream. The suffering from punishment in other Hells paled in comparison. Their thoughts were transmitted to the display: “It’s too painful, Guan Yin Bodhisattva! I wish that I could die! The lava is like liquid flames burning through every organ, and my skin is blackened with the smoke from my pores. Blood and pus are seeping from my eyes and ears. It’s unbearable! Every moment feels like 10,000 years – I don’t want to stay in this Hell for a second longer. I shouldn’t have defamed the Bodhisattvas and Dharma Protectors of the Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. I shouldn’t have spoken so irresponsibly and committed such severe verbal misconduct. I shouldn’t have said that Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door was an evil cult. I was wrong!”

Every offender in this Hell appeared charred, their faces indistinguishable to the point of facelessness. Whenever the lava in the soul’s body cooled, the enforcement officer would pour in another cup of fresh molten liquid. In this Hell, the punishment is inflicted every single second until the sentence is over. The display then disappeared; that was the thought message I received at my most clear-headed.

Master Jun Hong Lu’s reply:

All those who defame the Buddha-Dharma will be punished – it’s just a matter of time. Have you heard me criticise any religions since I propagated the Dharma? This Hell for defaming Buddhism is retribution for irresponsible speech. Even when dreaming about this Hell, wouldn’t you be scared? You will realise the consequence of defamation through the punishment. When a person’s karmic retribution manifests, even the Bodhisattvas are unable to save them. Hell’s huge enforcement officers belong to the Underworld, tasked with executing the punishment. Their faces are like a horse, and their horns like a bull.

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