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!.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Who is Lord Bo Tien?

No 108 of Living Life Series 1

Lord Bo Tien is a heavenly arahat or saint. The 13th day of the 9th lunar month is the anniversary day of His descent. He is a Divine messenger of God for the Inner Truth of life and the oneness of faiths. He is neither here to start a new sect or faith nor to be worshipped as a household saint. "Who is He ?" and "How to know him?" are not concerns. What He represents is more important and of greater impact. Those who see and perceive the Inner Truth see, know Him and are close to Him even if far. The far may be near and the near may be far. Thus hath He said time and again.

A heavenly saint from up high
The messenger of Heaven
For the divine Inner Truth
behind all faiths, sects and ways
Not here to start a new religion
But to rejuvenate religious thought
His temple is not limited to a building
The whole wide world be one temple
for the Mission of Heaven on earth
To spread the message of Inner Truth
The Sky and Heaven is the temple roof
Religions and sects are the pillars
of this one vast universal temple
His Mission is not Mission of Man
But the Mission of Heaven above
Men may not be ready and can wait
But heavenly ones are and cannot wait
To move on with the Mission for www
The whole wide world and web
All can come for the divine nectar
Even ants and insects amongst men
So blame not the flower and saint
when access open to one and all
Thus worship heaven and not man
In this open house of the lords
See neither the saint in man
nor the man in lord saints
Man is man and saint is saint

The Inner Truth Sermon is His first sermon. This is also the Four Pillar Sermon that there is oneness of divinity and all heavenly saints behind the diverse religions and sects.

The house of God or Divinity is simply compared to a house with four pillars or religions supporting the heaven or roof and all under heaven are in this house and its compound.

Of course, there are more than four religions and the number will increase for sure. Hence the writer prefers to refer to his original sermon as The Inner Truth sermon.

Image of marble above is from writer's residence. Do take note of the divine body language of the majestic pose. It has to do with how to effect inner truth in our life through balanced approach as depicted by his feet on the elements of life and be at peace with life with its swirls of yin and yang.

There is need to persevere, to be steady, to be steadfast and to stay the course as reflected by his left hand.

His septre in right hand is to let us know he is only a messenger to carry out the mission of Heaven to invigorate realisation of commonality of truth behind all sects and religions, to stress the complementary and synergistic roles of all sects and religions and he is here NOT to start a new sect or religion.

Many have misunderstood. Thus conflicts and misperceptions are not suprising amongst religions and sects. This is cause for concern.

Mission is to correct this and the truth is termed thus the inner truth and has to do with peace and satisfaction in the present life as well as in the life hereafter, perhaps in a heaven or elsewhere.

What is important is the impact on the present as the present is a present and if well tended to will pave way for a better tomorrow in this life and the next.

PS As per 1980 anniversary message,

Lord Bo Tien's 1980 Anniversary Message (click to access)

Followers should not mistake the majestic military attire to conceive that He is a general. He is a heavenly saint and not a general. There is no need to know who He is but to know what He represents and the values He wants to share with all.

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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.