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!.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

To be a beast, man or saint

No 268 of Living Life Series 1

What makes us a man and not a beast is when we take care of the weak, be they sick or on wrong path.

We do not put people down or belittle them. We do not judge lest we be judged. We nurture and be supportive but do not impose.

What makes us a saint is when we are able to want to help even those others would want to leave one side to be in hell. Do be a saint and be loved by all - both gods and men.

Even ants and insects have access to the nectar of a flower. The flower cannot choose who can come to it for nectar. This parable of the flower and the ants was elucidated to us by Lord Bo Tien.

A saintly man must accept all men even the insects and ants amongst men if they want to come to him.

Likewise, God will not turn away the wrong or those who have erred. How then can there be eternal hell and damnation? Alas, it is due to the poverty of human imagination that men conceive that there is eternal hell.

Only men in their ignorance and lack of wisdom will ever conceive that there is eternal hell. Even if a man is wrong, he can be rehabilitated and be right again. So hell is not the creation of God but the fanciful thinking of unwise men.

God would not put people down even if many wrong they do. We too must do likewise and grow the goodness in fellow men even those who may be devils amongst men.

Life always is a learning process. Learning never ceases and continues from cradle to grave and into the next life. We learn from life, our own life and the life of fellow men. This did Lord Bo Tien tell us time and time again.

The saint Lord Bo Tien

We have that much more to learn from the folly of men and less from the goodness of men. If that be the case, we somewhat owe to them for the lessons we learn from their lives. Thus, we should help out such men of folly so that they find their way back to goodness and to God.

To be a beast, man or saint, the choice is ours. Often we are at times beast, at times man and at times saint. This is not ideal and we need to improve our lot.

Meanwhile, we need to accept ourselves for what we are and not be filled with fear, guilt and self condemnation. We need to work on our life.

We need to find balance and peace like the feet of lord saint's image balancing the changing attributes or like the pakua where yin and yang ever interplay endlessly.

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.