No 286 of Living Life Series 1
There may be some who wonder why those who know the doctrine or the truth of life shy away from spreading the word actively and may even prefer to go into obscurity.
On the other extreme, there are those who know little and have the heart to spread the word. Many in places of worship belong to a significant portion of this many but how effective are they?
To be fair, they are effective to draw in the crowd and are blessings to fellow men but they may often fail to put forth the essence and spirit of the inner truth.
Instead of bringing together men of faith, they may end up keeping them apart and cause dissension and disharmony amongst men in the name of God and divinity.
That is perhaps why there is no real succession for the founders and prophets of religions and sects. Let this be food for thought and not fodder for more dissent amongst men.
Verily, verily, our ancestors have said that the pioneers have told us that other than the initial bridge afforded by the pioneers and the prophets, God and Divinity will reach out to us direct through our respective lives.
Life is the living gospel. Whilst there is one same divine truth behind life, there is more than one gospel to reach out to all, not only the gospels of the main religions but also each individual life is a unique gospel tailored for that individual.
All faiths and men are united by the same God and God manifest to us all, every man and every creature and spirit. There is no chosen few or species. Even those in Hell are near and dear to Him, not just those in hell of Hell but hell on earth.
That is why there is the Divine or Holy Spirit or the "leng" in Chinese Hokkien dialect. The leng is the gift of God and saints for all beings
That is why even Lord Bo Tien was here to speak to us direct through the initial and temporary human mediator for a mere 13 years and not beyond, otherwise men will mistake that that particular man is the stand-in for the lord saint. That is why He stressed the difference between men and heavenly saints. Worship and pray to God and saints but not man though there is the God in man. Divinity do not need a stand-in amongst men.
That is why even Lord Bo Tien was here to speak to us direct through the initial and temporary human mediator for a mere 13 years and not beyond, otherwise men will mistake that that particular man is the stand-in for the lord saint. That is why He stressed the difference between men and heavenly saints. Worship and pray to God and saints but not man though there is the God in man. Divinity do not need a stand-in amongst men.
Cheers and be at peace that you are not alone. God is with you in your life and your individual life itself is the living gospel. God needs no intermediary.
You can join a group for fellowship but you have to garner truth and reap the fruits of truth through your own life and learn from the lessons of life not only your own but others lives as well.
Help from others and help yourself. God and saints too will help you. These are the three ways to handle issues in life. You do not have to kowtow to them or be in fear and awe of them. That is not the wish of God and saints.
We often wonder why but now we should know why there are many religions and sects and why the more enlightened prefer to be one with God in their own life and stay away from the hustle and bustle of the ways of men in the name of God.
God is and man is not. If that be the case, then be with God and not with the ways of men. Who says we need to fear God just because in the days of old, there were no civil rights of any sorts and people fear the ruler who was the emperor e.g. Roman Emperor and then men like to think that God is the equivalent of the earthly emperor in Heaven and His prophets are Kings.
Systems in Heaven cannot be the duplicates of Earth, for that will be odd and belittling God.
People might fear Roman Emperor but they should not fear God for God is loving and accommodating and allows us to learn at our own pace and comfort.
Just by wondering more and more and seeing the simplicity and oddities of life through simple logic, we can understand human nature and divine or God nature as well.
This is the inner truth we learn when we put logic to life. Nothing in life can fall outside the domain of simple and honest logic.
Saints tell us this and one champion of logic is Ji Gong The Living Buddha.
If there is fear of God and Heavenly saints, then there will be no place for logic beyond fear.
Despite outwardly not abiding by norms (yet not critical of norms), and being ostracised, Ji Gong persisted in logic and the honest application of logic to life and become enlightened.
He cuts across all boundaries, norms and religious dogmas and prohibitions to make men understand the ways of Heaven too apply to men and not the ways of men to Heaven.
That was why when Lord Bo Tien descended some decades ago, He reiterated that He is not here to display His glory, magnificence and majesty but like all heavenly saints, He is here to be our friend though He may be portrayed in the majesty and magnificence of ancient Chinese military general.
When He embodies love of all beings, how can He instill fear? That is the last thing He would want. Even those far from Him e.g. Hell netizens may be near to Him. The near may be far and the far may be near to Him. This is the same outlook of God and all heavenly saints.
Do keep wondering why and find the true peace that comes only with logic and freedom from fear and tears. Then we will be able to create our own Heaven on earth within our individual resources however limited and finite they may be.
We will have our own Shangrila or ideal world however imperpect it may be. Isn't that wondrous? So do keep wondering why and know more of the wonders of our own simple life.
Those who are far from the ideal may in fact be near to it so long as they be simple and keep wondering why.
Those whom others see as near to the ideal may be far and not at peace if they are hard on themselves and complicate their lives.
This is another perspective of the far and the near. "The far may be near and the near may be far" This Lord Bo Tien reminds us time and time again.
God is and man is not. If that be the case, then be with God and not with the ways of men. Who says we need to fear God just because in the days of old, there were no civil rights of any sorts and people fear the ruler who was the emperor e.g. Roman Emperor and then men like to think that God is the equivalent of the earthly emperor in Heaven and His prophets are Kings.
Systems in Heaven cannot be the duplicates of Earth, for that will be odd and belittling God.
People might fear Roman Emperor but they should not fear God for God is loving and accommodating and allows us to learn at our own pace and comfort.
Just by wondering more and more and seeing the simplicity and oddities of life through simple logic, we can understand human nature and divine or God nature as well.
This is the inner truth we learn when we put logic to life. Nothing in life can fall outside the domain of simple and honest logic.
Saints tell us this and one champion of logic is Ji Gong The Living Buddha.
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| Ji Gong The Living Buddha |
If there is fear of God and Heavenly saints, then there will be no place for logic beyond fear.
Despite outwardly not abiding by norms (yet not critical of norms), and being ostracised, Ji Gong persisted in logic and the honest application of logic to life and become enlightened.
He cuts across all boundaries, norms and religious dogmas and prohibitions to make men understand the ways of Heaven too apply to men and not the ways of men to Heaven.
That was why when Lord Bo Tien descended some decades ago, He reiterated that He is not here to display His glory, magnificence and majesty but like all heavenly saints, He is here to be our friend though He may be portrayed in the majesty and magnificence of ancient Chinese military general.
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| Lord Bo Tien |
When He embodies love of all beings, how can He instill fear? That is the last thing He would want. Even those far from Him e.g. Hell netizens may be near to Him. The near may be far and the far may be near to Him. This is the same outlook of God and all heavenly saints.
Do keep wondering why and find the true peace that comes only with logic and freedom from fear and tears. Then we will be able to create our own Heaven on earth within our individual resources however limited and finite they may be.
We will have our own Shangrila or ideal world however imperpect it may be. Isn't that wondrous? So do keep wondering why and know more of the wonders of our own simple life.
Those who are far from the ideal may in fact be near to it so long as they be simple and keep wondering why.
Those whom others see as near to the ideal may be far and not at peace if they are hard on themselves and complicate their lives.
This is another perspective of the far and the near. "The far may be near and the near may be far" This Lord Bo Tien reminds us time and time again.
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