No 36 of Living Life Series 1
Water quenches thirst and sustains life.
It is everywhere for there to be life and hope.
It can take three physical forms be it liquid water, solid ice or steam.
We know it as streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, seas, and oceans. These are distinct entities but yet same in that they are presentations of water.
There is also the less obvious such as water in our bodies and in the world around us, in vegetation, in fruits, in soil and in the mountains.
Water is everywhere and nature as we know it in this world is sustained by water.
God quenches thirst for divinity and sustains spiritual life.
He is everywhere for there to be life and hope.
God nature can take three forms - God, the divinity, God the son (saints or messengers or buddhas), and God the Holy Spirit.
We know truth of God as sects, religions, and culture of people and their creed. These are distinct entities but yet same in that they are presentations of truth of God.
There is also the less obvious such as God in us (man in image of God) and God everywhere in nature, the universe and in the dimensions, both visible and invisible, and form and formless.
Truth or God is everywhere and all as we know it in this world and in the dimensions bear witness of truth. All without exception need to be sustained by truth.
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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!.
