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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!.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Insight into the way of the lord saint

No 60 of Living Life Series 1



If Lord Bo Tien is not here to start a new religion, why talk about His doctrines, worship Him and have a temple for Him?

He vouches for the need and place for all religions.

He did not start a new religion, or a new version of an old religion. 

He introduces Truth to us through our existing old traditions.

He injects the perception of truth in traditions.

We should neither discard nor blindly embrace (the old practices) but take an enlightened approach.

The doctrines and precepts as He stated are not new. The traditions need not be new or be scorned at.

We pray to Him for guidance in all aspects of life.

The same principles, which guide us on truth behind religions, should also make good for our social, family and working life. 

There is no need to renounce this or that but only need to renounce the bad principles and ways

A temple building of Lord Bo Tien is a physical convenience and a congregating or reference point.

The true temple is where He, Lord Bo Tien, could help beings. The sky or heaven is the roof of His temple, and all under heaven that need His assistance are in His temple, which stretches in all cardinal directions – north, south, east and west.



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