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!.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Truth is just as sweet in whatever form or religion it is in

No 249 of Living Life Series 1

A rose or lotus by any name is just as sweet. The principles for inner peace can be effected in any religion, or with or without a religion.

Painting by SBP

There is no need to be a deity worship follower to practice the inner truth to taste tranquility of inner peace.

There is form and substance in spirituality. You can go for substance and this is universal to all and within reach to even those outside religious domain.

But man cannot stand alone and must choose the social domains he needs to live in, such as work domain, religious domain, socio- cultural and even political domain. These are the forms to enable him to effect the substance and learn best how to better the peace in life.

The substance is the rose or lotus and it can take any form. The form is left to preference. What can we learn from life - our own and from others lives so as to be better at peace with life and many may say to be at peace with God.

Go for domains with people you can identify with, some common traits e.g. same age group but expect not perfect fit.

Otherwise, you will be misfit and far from peace. You would end up wondering why no one agrees with you and why you have no friends when many you can have, albeit at more or less casual level. You will end up feeling unreal when you want to stay away from ills of society and often wondered why you are not yourself. Obviously, you will find that to feel real, you must be with society but yet above the ills of society.

Incidentally, self confidence is the best friend and faith in God and saints make this even better. Buddha Gautama did say that "health is the highest gain, self confidence the greatest kinship, contentment the greatest wealth and enlightenment the greatest bliss."

This short article is for all and the rest is for the readers to learn from gospel of life.

You can practise the universal principles to have peace in life but you can do so in any religion, sect or even in other domain.

You don't need to worship God to be Godly and to be with God and saints. You who have peace because you see the inner truth in life is near to God and saints like Lord Bo Tien even if you do not belong to any of the religious sects and far from them. The far can indeed be near and the near can be far. This did Lord Bo Tien say. But take heart that form is also useful to grow the peace as well. God bless.

However, if the seeker of truth stays away from society, the peace he can have is more elusive but if he stays with society but maintains the divine truth in life by not being swayed by worldly contingencies of men such as the ups and downs, gain and loss, honour and dishonour, joy and sorrow, then the peace he can have will grow and grow. Of course, he must stay the course and not crave, rave or stave off life.

Lord Bo Tien has reminded us that we should practise spirituality and that the principles that augur well for spiritual pursuits will enamor us to society at large. He encourages us to be spiritual and to be with society, family and with the world.

The very principles of truth of life what we refer to as the inner truth will make us better religionists in whatever religion we are in. We will then welcome all religions and identify with all religions. Cheers to the unity of men in diversity of faiths.

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.