- Introduction to the Little House
The Little House (or Xiao Fang Zi in Chinese) is a combination of four classic Buddhist scriptures (sutras and mantras).
There are two kinds of illnesses from the Buddhist point of view. One is caused by your body itself, and the other is caused by foreign spirits. Spirits and ghosts are commonly associated with the spirit world. Foreign spirits that occupy a living person are usually deceased relatives, aborted or miscarried children, deceased close friends or foes, and foreign spirit(s) from their house. If foreign spirits occupy a person’s body for an extended period of time, this person can experience physical illness, bad temper, misfortune, and difficulty in career or studies.
Buddhist Master Jun Hong Lu, an Australia-based Chinese Buddhist cultivator, has obtained transcendental abilities, thanks to the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. Under the guidance of Guan Yin Bodhisattva, Master Jun Hong Lu gives people advice on how to change their lives for the better, be free of suffering and attain happiness. He teaches people to recite sutras and mantras, as well as the Little Houses, to help spirits ascend to a higher spiritual realm, so that they can recover from the illnesses caused by foreign spirits. The Little
House can also be used to help deceased relatives ascend to higher spiritual realms, including heaven.
The Little House is one of the Buddhist Practices the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva bestows upon us to help spirits ascend to a higher spiritual realm and to eliminate our karmic obstacles in this Age of Dharma Decline.
In the spirit world, the Little House is like a high value cheque. With the recitation of Little Houses, we are able to repay karmic debts from previous lives. They provide spirits, including deceased loved ones, with the power to ascend to a higher spiritual realm. Therefore, the Little House is a great tool for helping ourselves as well as others. It works miracles!
- The Composition of a Little House
• The Little House is a combination of four classic Buddhist scriptures:
o The Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhou, or Ta Pei Chou in Chinese), recited 27 times;
o The Heart Sutra (Xin Jing, or Hsin Ching in Chinese), recited 49 times;
o The Amitabha Pure Land Rebirth Mantra (Wang Sheng Zhou or Wang Sheng Chou in Chinese), recited 84 times;
o The Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan (or Chi Fo Mieh Tsui Chen Yan), recited 87 times (refer to Figure 1).
• The Buddhist scriptures and the format of the Little House is not to be arbitrarily changed.
• Only the current version of the Little House should be downloaded and printed from the official website of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. The effectiveness of other versions cannot be guaranteed. As of 2016, all other versions of the Little House were deemed invalid.
- Functions of the Little House
• The Little House can be used for several purposes, including helping the deceased ascend to a higher spiritual realm, resolving karmic conflicts with others, and eliminating karmic obstacles. Accordingly, it helps us improve our lives and resolve calamities. Once we pay off our karmic debts in the human realm, we will be able to transcend the cycle of death and rebirth, ascending to the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, or the Four Sagely Realms when we pass away.
• According to Chinese tradition, it is very common to ritually burn spirit money (joss papers) in an offering to the deceased. Spirit money is considered low-value currency in the underworld, while the value of a Little House is equivalent of between $30,000 and $50,000 AUD. Thus, the Little House is remarkably effective in helping spirits ascend to a higher spiritual realm. - Types of the Little House
As of the writing of this book, the Little House can be used for the following functions:
• Offering to karmic creditors seeking karmic debts
At a certain point in life, the karmic debts and negative karma accumulated from past lives will manifest in the form of illnesses and obstacles that cause our suffering. This is when karmic creditors (spirits) demand repayment of karmic debts. With the Little House, a lot of these problems would be resolved after we help our karmic creditors ascend to a higher spiritual realm.
When you are unable to identify your karmic creditors, you can write the recipient as “Karmic Creditor of “your full name”” on the Little House. “Karmic Creditor” is a respectful title for spirits. The underworld has its own set of laws. Karmic creditors will only come to us in accordance with these laws and their affinities with us. The rightful karmic creditors will receive their dues once the Little House is burnt.
• Offering to the deceased
The Little House can help your ancestors to ascend to a higher spiritual realm. If you dream about the deceased, you should offer the Little Houses for them, otherwise you may be down on your luck.
• Offering to aborted or miscarried children
Generally, it is difficult for these deceased children to be reborn as humans. Therefore, their spirits can wander around in the human realm, among their families. This could lead to issues like poor health, disobedient children, discord, career impediments, etc. within the family. Little Houses can help these spirits ascend to a higher spiritual realm. Once this is accomplished, various problems will be resolved.
• Offering to the spirits in the house
Spirits exist in the houses of many. This may result in problems in their households such as malfunction of electrical appliances, sewer blockages, and poor health and domestic disputes among its occupants. Little Houses can help the lingering spirits to ascend to a higher spiritual realm.
If spirits exist in shops, offices, or business premises, this may lead to poor business, career impediments, etc. Little Houses can also help to address these issues.
• Resolve karmic conflicts
When reciting the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots does not effectively resolve family disharmony, neighbourly disputes and workplace animosity, etc., you may recite the “Little House to resolve karmic conflicts” in order to dissolve any feelings of resentment. While reciting a Little House of this nature, you should recite Little Houses for your karmic creditors as well.
• Reserve for future use
If you are able to recite more than enough Little Houses for yourself, you may reserve the extras by wrapping them in a red envelope or a piece of red fabric for future use.
