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, November 6, 2011

The way forward in the mission of life

No 321 of Living Life Series 1

The way forward for the seeker of truth is to believe that truth alone is the master and not to take anyone as the master. This is the teaching of all heavenly saints.

Lord Bo Tien is no exception. He makes himself known to us through a human medium but He stressed to us many times before not to mistake man as a saint and not to mistake saint as man. Man is man and saint is saint.

Man has free will to be good and bad but the bad man is good at times and the good man can be bad at times. There is the active and the passive what is known as yang and yin of the pakua (ba gua)

There is the black and the white side in men. Whoever is chosen by a heavenly saint to communicate spiritual message and principles is the decision of the saint. Men should not worry on the credibility and standing of that man but should instead be concerned if they could understand and grasps the spiritual principles.

There is one Divinity but many saints. There is one God Almighty but many prophets and their religions. Each religion has many sects and each sect has many schools and each school many leaders.

What is important is the truth behind the saint, religion, sect, school or a teacher. We need not know more of who is the saint or who is the man but we need to know more of the truth he conveys and whether it is good and meaningful and whether it makes life more meaningful and purposeful.

While man may be attracted to a saint or to a sect or school or even to the man who leads, what is important is the nectar of truth and not the flower in the form of a saint, a man or a sect or religion.

The flower may be a beauty to behold and not only look nice but smell nice. But its individual parts may not be so. The man in a temple may portray the spiritual approach effusively and well but do remember that though that man may appear good and nice, what made up his character may not be that nice if you know him long enough.

Moreover like the flower, the niceness in him will not last and like the flower, he will wither and become unattractive. What is important is the nectar that the flower has.

What is important in a man or a saint is the truth and the way to realise truth in life that is important. For a man of religion, don't go for him as a person or you will be disappointed in no time but go for the substance of truth he presents.

For a saint, don't be awed by His sainthood or image but go for the refuge and spiritual values He stands for. Lord Bo Tien says that the truth is in His image and His image tells us the truth.

He bids us to stay the course and be steady with his left hand in salutation.

We need to be atop the ups and downs of life, the yin (passive) and the yang (active) so as to be at peace with life and not be tossed around by life. This is depicted by the lord saint in His image with both feet atop and balancing the elements of yin and yang.

We must hold on with right hand to the promise of God and saints the sceptre of hope and salvation as depicted by the right hand of the lord saint holding on to the sceptre of the mission to overcome difficulties and to save souls.

We must be the embodiment of spiritual values (the precepts, the pure thoughts, loving kindness etc) as much as we can. That way we be the pearl of truth supported by two dragons.

The dragon chair Lord Bo Tien is seated on is made of two dragons supporting the lord saint. The lord saint is the pearl supported by twin dragons. He is the embodiment of the truth in life and the way to overcome difficulties and the way to be at peace in world of yin and yang.

We need only know all these about the seated image of the lord saint and we need not know more of the saint. Need we know more beyond the doctrine in any religion?

We do not need to do so but in reality we go for the details and the presentation and the material trappings that that religion can give us and worst still, we go for the men who lead.

We forget that man should not worship man but God and saints and more importantly the way or Tao they represent. The way forward is in truth and nothing but the truth. This is the way forward in the mission of life.

Mission Flags

Thus far, we have dealt with life from the more spiritual perspectives. Can the principle of how to handle the black and white in man and in life by balancing the yin and yang in that man or life apply to the mundane worldly life?

Yes the lord saint would like us to know. We must learn from the strength and issues in not only our own life but the life of others. Know the man and you will know the universe of yin and yang better.

Go for life of peace by balancing yin and yang. Associate with the wise or good side but do not deny that he has the black or not so good side. Bring out the good in him and do not fan up the bad in him. Go for the good in a man but not expect the world out of that man or you will be disappointed once too often.

This is the way forward in mundane life by using the same principle of balancing the yin and yang, not denying the yin and the yang and not being the victim of yin and yang but being master of yin and yang, be it spiritual or mundane life. Life is rich with learning and a truly living gospel.

Thank GOD and saints like Lord Bo Tien for their guidance. There will be times when our efforts alone will not be enough to handle issues. No man is an island and even an island is subject to the whims and mercy of the elements.

We need to seek the shelter of saints so that when we are are yet to have better balance of yin and yang and have issues, the saints will help us. Big issues will be small issues even if they cannot be no issue and small issues be no issue. Our candle of life needs to be sheltered by the saints so that it will not flicker in the wind. Lord Bo Tien reminds us on this ever so often.

The way forward is to be the pearl of the dragons by living the doctrine in our life and make life of yin and yang work for us be it for spiritual life or for mundane life. Such a person is at peace with life and with all in life both yin and yang. He is the treasure to the world and is liked by both gods and men. He is the pearl of the dragons.

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.