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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, November 3, 2010

The four ways of life

No 140 of Living Life Series 1



There are four ways of going about life.

First way is to follow the mainstream and be like the Joneses.  This is general way to be with society and to worldly success

Another way is to go against the stream, an uphill task. This is the way of those who are misfits with society – can be Einsteins or be criminals

Yet another way is to leave the stream. This is the way of the ascetics and hermit monks. Renunciation starts with staying away from society and the world.

A fourth way is to go with the stream most of the time, to contribute to the stream and be rooted in stream but to keep flowering above like the lotus. This is the way encouraged by Lord Bo Tien. Live the spiritual life but carry on in society.

The method or formula used for spiritual pursuit puts one on path of spiritual success and the same modus operandi if applied to social or family life makes us succeed and be in harmony with society.

Here the formula is to develop awareness of one's own thinking, the negative and the positive, to open up the divine self to tread the life towards purity and oneness with God.

Such a person is not affected by the yin and the yang, the positive and the negative, the ups and the downs, and the contingencies of life such as gain / loss, blame / praise, honour and dishonour.

Though rooted in water of life with yin yang currents, he remains with the stream and is rooted well but yet able to bud and flower above like the lotus.

Such is the lotus way of life that Lord Bo Tien wants us to lead

Lord Bo Tien exhorts us to lead the spiritual life without giving up the family life, without denying the worldly life and without cutting off links with society.

It is His teaching that the one who follows closely to His Way will, if he properly applies the same principles succeed both spiritually and in the mundane world.



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