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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!.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

The lesson of the flower in our life

No 35 of Living Life Series 1



The flower is beautiful and is attractive both by looks and by scent. 

But the flower if taken apart is not attractive and the parts of odd shape and sizes are not beauties on their own. 

Even as a whole, the flower appears wholesome but it has a life span and a purpose. While it is still wholesome, make full use of its wholesomeness. Once time takes its toll, it is past and gone. 

Such is the nature of all things in life in the world we know and in the world of come-and-go, in the world of quest for ultimate peace and ease which is to be with God.

We are born again and again, what some refers to as the cycle of rebirth. Rebirth is good but yet not so. We have the opportunities to make good to be with God not just once but many times over. The learning experiences in rebirths may often be far from pleasant and are usually painful or far from satisfactory. 

The life of a being like the human as a whole is beautiful and is attractive in more than one way. 

But life if taken apart is not attractive and the odd parts and events of life are not beauties on their own. There are both direct pain (from illness, disease, age and physical pain) and indirect pain from loss of gain, fame and ends, which are transient and do not last, but are as good as they last. 

Even as a whole entirety, life appears wholesome but it has a finite span and a finite purpose. We are reborn with a purpose. While there is life, make full use of it to fulfilment of the purpose, which has to do with making oneself good to be with God, and his saints like Lord Bo Tien.  Once time takes its toll, it is past and gone, and for many who whiles away their time, they may have to start from ground zero.




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