LIVING LIFE SERIES 1

A BO TIEN (武天) MISSION INITIATIVE LAUNCHED ON 28TH SEPT 2010 BY INNER TRUTH NETIZEN 2. THE MISSION IS TO SHOW THE WAY TO HOPE, INNER PEACE AND ULTIMATELY SALVATION FOR ALL BEINGS. THE PURPOSE IS TO SAVE SOULS. IT IS WAY BEYOND NORMAL GOOD WORK LIKE CHARITY AND WELFARE ACTIVITIES. NO ONE SHALL BE SAVED BY GOOD WORKS ALONE BUT BY MORE THAN GOOD WORK. THERE IS NEED TO BE IMBUED WITH THE BASIC DOCTRINE COMMON TO AND BEHIND ALL RELIGIONS AND SECTS. LIVE IN DOCTRINE. DOCTRINE IN LIFE IS PARAMOUNT.

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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

Live life by being good in doing good

No 33 of Living Life Series 1

Time and again have we been reminded that religions are the pillars of Truth. In fact this is the recurring message of the Heavenly Saint Lord Bo Tien.

All religions are good. They tell us to do good and avoid evil. Beyond that, they also warn us that doing good and avoiding evil may not be enough. In some religious texts, reference is made to the folly of self-righteous fools. Religions teach us to surrender our ego or self to Divinity by not being arrogant but at same time not giving up on oneself.

We must do good, not just to please others, not just to feel arrogance for doing good, not just to claim credit for it but we do good to extend the goodness of God or Divinity amongst men. In fact, we should not be arrogant for doing good, but we should be thankful to Heaven that we can do good, that divinity has enabled us to partake in doing good. The pleasure in seeing happy faces should be enough for us. Do not expect gratitude or even a simple “thank you”.

There must therefore be wisdom in doing good. Doing good does not mean pleasing others, or making oneself popular. When we want to please, we may be made use of by others to further their not so good intentions. There must be wisdom when we want to be good and to do good. A person who wants to do good may have to take unpleasant steps. These may not be welcome by others in the short term.

Doing good for goodness sake, without expecting any returns is far better than doing good expecting praise, honour or rewards. The former is noble and not result of pride greed selfishness or ego. The latter is ignoble heavily influenced by selfishness, pride, greed and ego at expense of others and directed primarily for self-benefit.

Lord Bo Tien advises us to be good, to do good and to be wise and selfless in doing good. He is, in fact a role model for us to follow. (Selflessness does no mean denying oneself and not taking care of one's own welfare. It means we must take care of oneself and only then can we be in best position to help others.)

Let us live life by being good in doing good. It is god-like to be good in doing good.

Lest you forget

Do not make the mistake of idolizing any man who tells you about the Word. He is in the same boat as you even if religion refers to him as a religious leader. Mere mention of a religious leader is as good as encouraging idolising of that man. Why must there be hierarchy in religion? Hierarchy is conventional but may end up as liability rather than a necessity or asset. There should be no caste or hierarchy system in religion. No one is to be considered above another in religion. A religious leader or follower is a servant to serve you and not a leader to be idolised. Do not put him on the pedestal and make a monster out of him.

MAY ALL BE WELL AND HAPPY

May all be well and happy. May they have peace. May our departed friends and kins be well, happy and have divine peace. The main writer wishes the best for all for those near and far. Our kins may be far when they had passed on to better lives but they are near though far. He remembers and wishes his parents Mr Siow Soo Koh and Mdm Tay Hung Siang, his uncles and aunties like Mr Tay Koon Huay, his cousins like Mr Tay Chong Sim and his friends like Mr Philip Png well and have abundance of life. May they be rich in spirit for without such ancestors, there will be no posterity - no us and no you and me. They have blessed us and we must blessed them in return forever and ever.