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 23, 2010

Richness in life

No 210 of Living Life Series 1

There are two types of riches - richness in life of spirit and richness in life of flesh and blood. Can we have both or must we choose only one?

Obviously there must be a balance between reality of now and posterity of the life hereafter. Richness be it of any form must be within reach here and now and not wait till we reach the horizon and beyond.

To go for the richness of life of flesh and blood without care of life beyond flesh and blood is myopic that is short sighted.

To go for the richness of heaven or rather to have notion that we can heap riches in heaven while still on earth and to disregard our life on earth of flesh and blood is to deny the reality of now and daydream of life beyond. Often we will end up far from reality and end up having a mirage instead.

There must therefore be a balance as depicted by the seated image of Lord Bo Tien with feet astride the elements or polarities - richness of flesh and blood and richness of spirituality or heaven.

From the perspective of the truth behind and common to all sects and religions, what is significant is the richness of life principles. These if applied to spiritual life and mundane life alike will reap harvest of contentment, clarity and comfort in life. There must be the acute and lasting awareness of the need for peace here now and in the future by being atop of the vicissitudes of life like happiness and sorrow, repute and disrepute, hunger and indigestion, loss and gain, health and ill-health.

The world of nature, of yin and yang, that is, the polarities seems beautiful as a whole like a flower and for that matter like the rest of nature and the universes.

Even the spiritual endeavors of men collectively are diverse and provide a kaleidoscope of variety of sects and religions, each of which is uniquely distinct and yet complementary.

Together, they form the flower of collection of religions. Each is distinct like the parts of a flower but yet all belong to the same God or divinity and must coexist, complement and augment to capture the attention of the diversity of beings, otherwise there will be no wholesome and complete spirituality under and across the heavens.

Thus, there is that richness too in life with regards to religions as with personal life of any individual.

We must appreciate the richness of life holistically, both spiritual and mundane life. We too must appreciate holistically the richness of religions not just the religion we are in but also the roles and values of other religions to meet the diverse needs of societies across the world. Religions together are like a flower.

A flower is a beauty to behold but not the different parts of flower on their own. Each part of the flower serves a purpose and contributes to the wholeness and beauty of the flower.

The creation of nature is however never perfect. For example however beautiful a flower is, it will wither.

Religions like the parts of a flower and like the rest of nature and world of man will wane and wither. New flower and forms of religions will arise from time to time. New ways of worship, new sects, new meanings and even new prophets (e.g. second coming of a buddha or messiah) will come to the fore.

All these were as reminded to us by heavenly saints and Lord Bo Tien did so in 1983 anniversary message.

(Incidentally, the second coming of a buddha or messiah must require the prophet concerned to reconcile the diversity and yet oneness of sects and faiths. Inner truth netizen 2 is of the impression that the mission of Lord Bo Tien has to do with paving the way for the second coming because in the modern world, with modern globalisation, a new prophet has to address global concerns and ramifications)

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.