Unpacking Guan Yin Citta: The Deep Dive

[Ep 20] Regulate Your Mind, Transform Your Life

“An awakened person must possess a clear and cool state of mind.” In this episode, we explore Master Jun Hong Lu’s teaching Regulate Your Mind: Cultivate Your Body and Nurture Your Nature. We delve into practical tools like group cultivation, the power of repentance, and how karmic force operates across lifetimes, affecting our emotions, health, and even external outcomes. This episode offers insights on overcoming emotional debt, reshaping character, and steadily walking the path of transformation—starting with the mind. Source text of this episode: ⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-28/ [https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-28/] ⁠Learn more about Master Lu: Achievements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://richardlu.org/⁠ [https://richardlu.org/] Official Website (Simplified Chinese): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lujunhong2or.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Official Website (English): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Publications: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/publications/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

[Ep 19] Burnt by Hatred or Lit by Wisdom? Navigating Karma and Inner Growth

“When the fire of ignorance flares up, all merits will be burnt to ashes.” Drawing on vivid analogies—like comparing hatred to a blazing fire and thoughts to thieves in the mind—Master Jun Hong Lu offers a guide for how to purify the heart, overcome afflictions, and cultivate spiritual wisdom. We discuss: * Why understanding your thoughts is key to recognizing your true nature * How karma unfolds across lifetimes and why “good people” may still suffer * The spiritual danger of hatred and how it blocks your path * Letting the mind lead the body, rather than being ruled by impulses * The role of joy, humility, kindness, and compassion in building lasting peace * How even the smallest act of patience can ripple into future blessings Master Lu’s teachings invite us to look inward, to pause before reacting, and to actively create karmic conditions for harmony—not just within ourselves, but through meaningful connections with others. Source text of this episode: https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-26/ Learn more about Master Lu: https://richardlu.org/ [https://richardlu.org/] Achievements: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I%E2%81%A0] Official Website (Simplified Chinese): ⁠https://lujunhong2or.com/⁠ Official Website (English): ⁠https://guanyincitta.com/⁠ Free Publications: ⁠https://guanyincitta.com/publications/⁠ We’d love to hear from you! For comments, suggestions, or topics you’d like us to cover, please email: ⁠info@charitywellbeing.org

[Ep 18] Grow Through What You Go Through: Resilience the Buddhist Way

“For those who have begun to live a life of spirituality, learning the Dharma helps you become a virtuous person.” In this episode, we explore Essentials of Practicing Buddhism, a foundational teaching by Master Jun Hong Lu that brings ancient wisdom into everyday relevance. We discuss the law of cause and effect, the illusion of permanence, and how every thought you choose can lead you closer to happiness—or deeper into suffering. From the idea that setbacks are hidden blessings, to the insight that even happiness can turn to sorrow if clung to, this episode challenges how we understand growth, pain, and peace. Source text of this episode: ⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-26/ [https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-26/] ⁠Learn more about Master Lu: https://richardlu.org/ Achievements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Official Website (Simplified Chinese): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lujunhong2or.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Official Website (English): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Publications: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/publications/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

[Ep 17] Why It May Make Sense to Thank the Person Who Hurt You

“Your worst enemy might just be your greatest teacher—if you know how to see the lesson.” In this episode, we explore Master Jun Hong Lu’s powerful teaching on repentance, and the unexpected role of adversity in spiritual growth. We reflect on the concept of difficult people as spiritual teachers, gratitude as a powerful antidote to negative karma, and deluded thoughts as thieves that rob us of peace. episode invites you to see your inner and outer challenges in a whole new light. Source text of this episode: ⁠https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-24/ [https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-24/]⁠Learn more about Master Lu: Achievements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Official Website (Simplified Chinese): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lujunhong2or.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Official Website (English): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Publications: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/publications/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

[Ep 16] Buddhist View: Why Leaving Money May Not Be the Best Inheritance

“What we cling to as real—wealth, emotions, even our own body—is often the very thing that clouds our true nature.” In this episode, we explore Master Jun Hong Lu’s teachings from Ability to See Through the True Nature, a profound reflection on impermanence, attachment, and the path to genuine spiritual clarity. Master Lu explains why the physical world, including our own emotions and material possessions, lacks fixed self-nature. We discuss how clinging to these illusions—especially in family dynamics or during hardship—can obstruct our inner growth. This episode invites you to rethink what truly matters. Is it money we should leave behind—or a legacy of wisdom, compassion, and virtue? And when life becomes difficult, could those challenges be the very signs we need to start cultivating the mind? Source text of this episode: ⁠https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-23/ [https://guanyincitta.com/bhff1-23/]⁠Learn more about Master Lu: Achievements: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp20wLFk9JM&list=PLE1VygjqwQCwvQoclrz9BI-ImXl_tIH_I%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] Official Website (Simplified Chinese): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lujunhong2or.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Official Website (English): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Publications: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://guanyincitta.com/publications/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠