No 58 of Living Life Series 1
Lord Bo Tien is a messenger of Heaven transcending all religious boundaries. He came down in 1970 period to provide guidance so that men regardless of religious affiliation or even if none can have insight.
He let us know that there are the teachings of God, the doctrines, to help the individual to be united with God.
He emphasises the practice of universal compassion is the cornerstone in any religion.
The guidance of a saint or prophet, the doctrines and the practice (of universal compassion) form the triangular framework of the thrust or role in Mission of God through the religions of the world. This applies too to the lord saint Lord Bo Tien, his portrayal of the universal doctrine of truth or the teachings of God, and the practice.
This framework alone is not enough and He is mindful that men in any religion or sect need some form of binding experience to convince them of existence of heaven and earth. If men cannot see at least men can feel and experience in addition to understanding the doctrines through messages
Hence in the1976 anniversary message, He gave out the following pointers.
The Temple is where the physical temple premises co-locate with the spiritual realm. This allows “harnessing of invisible forces existing alongside” (refer 1976 anniversary speech) i.e. harnessing in the form of spiritual learning and experiential art or cultivation which comes in two versions, sitting and standing.
Devotees who initiate themselves as members invoke the invisible force, which is actually the Divine Force or Spirit of God. The feel of the force coursing through the body is awe-inspiring and a truly out-of-this-world spiritual experience. It is the gift of the Divine Spirit through Lord Bo Tien.
Practising it should be enriching for a better “understanding of heaven and earth”.
But to the less informed with less insight, misunderstanding can arise. This will lead to the spiritual art to be sidelined as unimportant, and members may end up forgetting that it is the divine gift of God through Lord Bo Tien.
Followers of other saints or prophets would have their own unique gifts of God such as talking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, fire walking, clairvoyance etc
Let us now refer to the transcript of the Lord’s message by His emissary in 1976.meant for the immediate followers then but would be refreshing and meaningful to all others as well.
"Members of the Temple are involved in certain forms of spiritual experiential cultivation. These harness the invisible force existing alongside but have caused misunderstanding to some who are in the dark and fail to understand. Such experiential cultivation should reinforce the understanding of and faith in heaven and earth, and in God. With this divine experience, they should be able to spread the Word of God through the lord (Lord Bo Tien)"
Cultivate the divine experience unique to whatever religion you are in. Do so regularly in your life and feel the presence and guidance of Heaven. This will give faith to put you on the path of being united eventually with God in Heaven. It is the gift of the Divine Spirit, namely the gift of Divinity. It is the link with Divinity for more enriching and personal spiritual development.
The Divine Trinity framework and the Gift of God are present in unique distinct ways in all religions and sects.
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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨). The doctrine is in His image. The image is the doctrine. He who sees, understands and effects the doctrine sees and knows Him. He who does not see, know and effect the doctrine sees not and knows not the saint even if the saint or His image is beside him. The far may be near and the near may be far. Let the doctrine and the saint be part of our life. The lord saint in your life can be any heavenly saint of any religion, sect or school. The doctrine of truth is behind all and this is the Inner Truth that leads all (regardless of their religious affiliation or even if none) to inner peace and heaven on earth here and now and not just in the after life. The ideal worship and devotion is to know and effect the doctrine of God and the saints. The best gospel is the gospel of life. We learn from our life and the lives of others. The true temple is the world we live in. The sky is the roof of the temple and religions and sects are the pillars of the temple. All under Heaven are in the temple. Needless to say that all the saints we know are in this temple. Ji Gong Posat too is no exception. The whole wide world and web is the temple and must be regarded as a sacred place --- a temple for living and learning. It is more important that everyone that counts plays a role in this universal temple if due focus is to be given to the Mission of Heaven. Men must not be distracted by the agenda of men and end up serving the mission of man. That would be a far cry from the Mission of Heaven. We worship God and saints, not man however good that man may be. There should be no hero worshiping or idolizing of man whether he is a charismatic pastor, priest, monk, medium or lay leader. We don't even idol worship the image of any saint but reflect on what the image stands for. - the doctrine in the image. Omitofo 阿弥陀佛!.
