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!.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Bringing heaven to the world

No 138 of Living Life Series 1

Do not be the devil by seeing the devil in the person next to you, for all are in the cycle of rebirth because of the devil in them. Let us put this in another way.

Do not be driven by the personal ego (ugly self) by seeing the incompatible ego in the person next to you for all are in the cycle of rebirth because of the ego in them. Yet there is another way to rephrase this.

Do not be driven by attachment by seeing the negative clinging in the person next to you, for all are in the cycle of birth and death because of clinging or attachment.

Do not be driven by ill-will by seeing the ill-will in the person next to you for all are in the cycle of rebirth because of ignorance which gives rise to ill will, selfishness and wrong views.

Do not be driven by selfishness by finding fault with the selfishness in the person next to you. For the very selfishness, which you find unpleasant and decadent, which you find in your friend or foe to be out of place in the temple of the Lord is also what you sow.

We reap what we sow. If we plant corn, do not expect a harvest of wheat

If you pursue worldly values in the temple of the Lord, do not expect to reap a spiritual harvest of the Holy Spirit / 'Leng' * of God Almighty, the Jade Emperor

Do not cultivate ugly worldliness or ugly selfishness or dark egoism in the place of the Lord. Give only to the Lord not earth-bound attributes but divine attributes free from worldliness, ugly selfishness and free from ugly narrow-minded egoism. Give to Heaven the attributes of selflessness, humility (no-ego) and divinity by cultivating loving kindness for one and all, by having compassion, by rejoicing in others good deeds and thoughts, and by embracing the calmness and peace of the lotus (equanimity or inner peace)

Give unto Heaven what is due to Heaven, and if you can, you should give unto the world what you could offer to give to Heaven for this will bring Heaven to the world.

This is what our Lord Bo Tien expects of us. The minimum will be for us to make the wholehearted effort. We must make the start in the right direction. Dwell not on the past, ignore the 'sins' or imperfections of the past, free the mind from guilt, and move on to the present and future. Do not be bound up by guilt.

All beings are basically good, and should always try to do more good. This is essential for spiritual enlightenment. Man is not sinful through creation. It is by action and deeds that imperfections arise. The so-called wrong do not hurt God in the least but hurt the men themselves and should not be termed as sins. (In reality, there is no sin for God is above and beyond hurt.) Have no unnecessary guilt conscience, therefore, but strive to analyse oneself instead. It is important that one should analyse one’s own actions, and correct any not-so-right instead of being burdened by guilt. Only then will one be able to ascend higher spiritually.

Everyone is imperfect and will err at some time or other. If we can accept this, we should learn to tolerate, forgive and forget. Forgiveness is divine. Bearing grudge and hatred is the hallmark of the devil in us. Forgiving through loving kindness is the hallmark of the Holy Spirit, and when we adopt such attributes, we welcome the 'Leng' *or Holy Spirit of God to reside in us and guide us through His representatives via the various religions and sects (which are referred to by the Lord Saint through Four Pillar Doctrine). Each one of us can then truly bring a piece of heaven to the world.

*'Leng' is the word for Holy Spirit in Chinese Hokkien dialect

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.