No 46 of Living Life Series1
Give to God what is due to God.
Give to man what is due to man.
The Lord Saint is not the man.
Man is not the Lord Saint.
Worship the Lord,
But not the man.
Do respect any man
For the good in him,
But let there be no worship.
Hold no man for the bad in him,
Or you will see the devil in all men.
Love the enemy,
For the good in him.
He will be your friend
And your foe no more.
Grudge not your brother’s wrong,
Or he may be brother no more
Forgive a friend for his slip
And a new brother you will gain
Easy to see is the dust in others' eyes,
But not the dust in one’s own.
Easy to learn from others mistakes,
But difficult to see one's own
Good begets good.
Kindness begets kindness.
Respect begets respect.
A kind thought is not kind enough.
A kind word goes a longer way.
A kind action speaks louder than mere word,
And goes a mile down God's Way.
Do be kind to one and all,
In thoughts, words and deeds.
For kindness is the way,
Even of God and His Saints.
It brings out the god in man
Be kind to yourself as well.
Be more contented in life.
Want less, strive less,
And you will be richer in cheer
Rich even when poor
Do be kind but not one kind.
Pleasant you will be to one and all,
And not just to yourself
Be down beat in discontent,
And you will be poor though rich
And be unkind to yourself.
How then do you expect
Heaven to be kind to you?
Even friends stay clear of you.
Best of all lead the lotus life,
Unaffected by the yin and yang
And have ease and peace always.
You will be beacon for men
Troubled and in turmoil
Who fail to see the God's Way.
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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!.
