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, February 7, 2012

The need for control of others is not the way of God and saints

No 342 of Living Life Series 1

Man has animal nature and tends to want to manipulate and control others, as like in a pack of wolves. This is clearly the case in many an organisation, temple or church. If men can live and let live, they would be saints and out of this world.

Even God does not control and allows freewill. He opens multitude of ways through saints. Only the ignorance of men portray God to be like man --- to have wrath and to be a control freak. He is Om and omnipresent with his benevolence, being the zenith of love and compassion. How can there be wrath and why must God exert control and fear --- effectively making puppets out of men? He rather we know what he expects us to do and leave it to us to learn and grow based on free will and goodwill.

In early years, a prophet or saint of God will coerce and use the stick as disciples were new but once they know all that were told, they need to practise what were taught and to live and roam life in any way they will. They need to learn and grow on their own. There will be no stick for wrong but cheers and blessings for right by God and saints above. All will reap what they sow and all will eventually learn and grow in God and his saints consciously or otherwise

There is no place for divine control through any saint or prophet once the religion or sect is established and the teachings promulgated and disseminated

This too is the way of the messenger of God - Lord Bo Tien. He too emphasized on the complementary roles of religions and sects There is the need for not one but many religions and sects to reach out to the many and out of compassion to the world so that more may know God and be one with Divinity. There is need to allow men to be free to think and to be even free thinkers, even to be atheists. For they too can live and grow in God-like ways without knowing God

Often, it is not God and saints who want to pit one religion or sect against another but it is men who see the need for control because of the animal nature of men. The divine nature will not embrace any place for control and manipulation that encroaches on ill-placed narrow mindedness, intolerance and ill will.

Lord Bo Tien

The need for control is the weakness of man and not God and saints. Man has animal nature and tends to want to manipulate and control others. This is clearly the case in many a temple or church as well. If men can live and let live, they would be saints and out of this world.

The need for control of others more so in matters on religion is not the way of God and saints. This applies not only to men but to beyond men. God does not see the need to control even the Devil for the Devil is also one of his own, albeit a fallen angel. Even the Devil will come to see the light but there will always be others to take over his place as the Devil. Isn't this a refreshing perspective? Also, the devil is not in the Devil but is inherent in the weakness or crude base nature of every a man or being.

God and saints have no need for control of others. Men have difficulty in following this divine way but for sure, men can do so in their own human ways but at least try to be a wee bit like God and saints by being more humane. Humans after all are like God but only if they are more humane. Man can take on the image of God by being more human and humane.

One day they will be closer to God and his ways when they are that divinely humane and no longer see the need to control others and learn to let go, guide and help those who help themselves and let many have the choice of options in life. This is so even if they do not see eye to eye. There is no need to control and use the hammer to enforce their understanding and ways on others.

Isn't this familiar with what modern society refer to as democracy but even for democracy there must be out of bound markers to serve as guidance. Control beyond guidance will kill life, initiative and growth of the spirit.

This does ring a bell in what Lord Bo Tien said. The principles of life that work for spiritual growth if applied to worldly life will also work for mundane life but perhaps not the reverse.

Shouldn't we agree, my dear friends? We have a choice not to do so. A saint sees no need to control but only to guide. How we live, we have to decide and we must and will.

God and saints help those who help themselves or rather God and saints bless those who bless themselves. But God and saints do not damn those who do not do right for themselves. They are always ready to guide but the choice is still left to men to decide how to live and grow.

The need for control is not the way of God and saints. Only wayward bigoted devout men in the name of religion, temple, God or saints will do so. Non-compliance is perhaps tantamount to blasphemy by some bigoted men but not by God and saints for they are divine and beyond human failings. Do not however consider this as the fault of religion, temple, God or saints. You cannot blame the flower if ants and insects come to it. This insight is what Lord Bo Tien wants us to know.

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.