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!.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

The way of ancient wisdom

No 113 of Living Life Series 1

Many years have gone by since the first descent of Lord Bo Tien. His representatives have repeatedly taught us to take stock of what goes on in our mind.

We are what we think. This is what we should know. They taught us to go further than that. Let not the thoughts in our mind get the better of us and lead us astray. It is better for us to rein in our thoughts and be the master of our thoughts.

Thoughts flow through our mind stream ad-infinitum even while we sleep. Thoughts may be bad or good. They may be positive or negative. Thoughts can make us more unsettled. Even so-called positive or good thoughts that are accepted norms may be based on egocentric arrogance e.g. we may want to be in the good books of divinity or our earthly employer and keep others out of the favor of divinity or our earthly employer. We may misconceive that to win the favor of divinity or our boss, we must by hook or crook make others submit to our beliefs or to play second fiddle or to have no role or share of the pie or glory. This is because of our greed, arrogance and ignorance. We may think that only we deserve and others are not deserving, that only our beliefs are right and others are wrong

Let us be aware of and reflect on our thoughts. Let us distance our inner self from the thoughts in us. Remember to feel no jubilance for the positive. Be unperturbed by the negative. Like an on-looker, analyse our thoughts for what they are. Be mindful of the repercussions of what we think. Let the inner self be neutral. Have neither guilt or blame be it for ownself or for others nor arrogance in ones abilities or achievements. Do not be over-indulgingly self-centred to point of depriving and robbing others of their blessings. Let there be the self without overboard and repulsive selfishness. Let there be the ‘me’ in us without the ‘I’ thoughts.

Like the Heavenly Saint Lord Bo Tien depicted by His image at the temple altar, we should step on the positive and negative (thoughts). In this way we can be the masters of our thoughts. Our mind will then be at peace, like the sages of ancient wisdom.

Let there be moment-to-moment awareness of our thoughts. Let us not be swayed by the thoughts, be they positive or negative. Practise detachment (from our thoughts), but not self-denial or escapism (from our thoughts). Ensure no ugly side of self-centredness but do not deny the self in totality. Cultivate the pure self. We should never go for self denial at one extreme or self ego-centrism at the other extreme.

He who can cultivate this experiences mental energy that is uniquely pure and calm. His mind is at peace, like the clear still pool untainted by the mud and unruffled by the wind or breeze. He walks through life and death with ease.

Praise be unto the Lord Saint, that is, Lord Bo Tien for expounding to us the Way of Ancient Wisdom. This way had been there all along and antedated religious institutions, religions and the saints. Praise be unto the religions of the world for meeting the spiritual needs of all beings.

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.