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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, November 5, 2010

Blessing, the raft of life, is not just for keepsake

No 148 of Living Life Series 1



Like the raft, blessings are to help us to cross the sea of existence, to have full life here and now and in the future. They are not for us to behold and to analyze why they are ugly or beautiful.

The raft may appear ugly at times, but it can serve its purpose. We do not hold on to the raft but use it to reach the opposite shore.

The raft too does not last forever. Put it to good use and the benefits are obvious. Leaving it aside will not preserve it. It will be subjected to ravages of time and folly of un-use.

We too should not hold on to old blessings. For if the old blessings do not go, the new ones may not come.
Blessings like flower do have to come and go.

We may not be able to handle too many blessings at one go. Old blessings must make way for new. Do not lament therefore of past blessings but move on in life to harness more blessings.

A temple of the Lord or any saint is a blessing. If you do not make use of it, do not leave it idle. Let others make use of it.

A temple is not just for the old faithful or disciples but for the new and the others yet to be reached by a saint or the lord messenger of God, the Jade Emperor.