No 158 of Living Life Series 1
Consider the example of a very long dragon (the Holy Spirit) of God descending from heaven with a pearl (truth or doctrine) to the deep forest (the lost souls or beings lost in darkness of forest of ignorance due to ego) of the world. The dragon is here to pass the pearl to the world. But the wild trees (people) around the dragon tend to prick or jab at (step on) the dragon body without realising that the body belongs to the dragon. Some have seen the head but those who only see part of the body are not aware of the presence of the dragon, let alone welcome it. They even step on it and cause it discomfort. The dragon body has many legs (saints or messengers of God), and Lord Bo Tien is one of the legs to support the dragon body.
God wants to save souls. He sends down the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit descended with the host of saints or messengers of God to the souls who are lost in the forest of worldly life tainted by ego drives of selfishness, ill will and wrong views. They step on the body of the dragon without realising who they are stepping on.
The Holy Spirit is supported by the saints, one of whom is Lord Bo Tien. The pearl is the inner truth behind all religions or sects. Those who are ignorant will step on or degrade the faiths of others as they fail to see that the various religions and sects are actually portions of the long body of the dragon. The body of the dragon depicts the various religions and sects. The saints of these sects or religions are depicted by the many legs of the dragon.
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