No 14 of Living Life Series 1
Many adherents of faiths are keen to share the passions of their beliefs with others. This is out of love and should be praiseworthy but at times can go overboard and unpleasant, more so when the practitioner of the beliefs are not rooted correctly in their practices and principles.
Simply doing good is good enough for some but may be considered not good enough by others. Obviously, this adds dimension to the saying that one man's meat is another man's poison.
Some say believe and you will be on your way.
Others may say test what they tell you as gold is put to test by fire and do not believe in mere here say.
Both ways have their merits and useful to different people and during different stations of their lives.
There are many ways to have spiritual reflection.
Simple prayer and spending quiet time is one way.
Group prayer and adoration via hymns and even incantations are other ways of living life with reflection.
There is also meditation for us to reflect on life. This is done either alone or in groups. Objects of meditation can differ. Techniques may involve concentration or one pointedness on one hand and mindfulness cultivation on the other hand. Some even employ both in varying combinations.
You can even be mindful, reflect and meditate on life without being an adherent of any sect or religion.Yogic practices need not be religious in approach.
There will be no new sects and new approaches if men do not reflect and re-think about life and how to live life meaningfully and holistically.
Lord Bo Tien's pose portrayed in His image is one of reflection of life so that we can have optimised and balanced approach to life.
Let us live life with reflection..
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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!.
