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!.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

钱归银行, 人归天堂。 Money goes to the bank but man's goodness goes to Heaven.

No 350 of Living Life Series 1

Worldy wealth can go as far as the bank but the goodness of man go up to the Kingdom of Heaven. This captures the essence of the common Chinese saying, "钱归银行, 人归天堂。qian gui yin hang, ren gui tian tang."

We harvest what we sow and store the surplus. That is of this world will be deposited in the bank but the goodness of man is captured in the data bank of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Man's goodness last even beyond the life of flesh and blood. It goes beyond the confines of the world

The goodness puts him in good standing before other men, but most importantly, it puts him in good standing even before kingdom comes. It is deposited and documented in the data bank in the Kingdom of Heaven.

The goodness of man is like the fragrant smoke of the incense sticks and it rises to Heaven.

The fiscal wealth is like the ash that falls to the ground when the incense sticks burns away.

Every man is like the incense josstick. Like the incense sticks, man's life will burn away and the good he does will be like the fragrant smoke that reaches out to the limits of the sky and the earthly wealth he has will return to dust once man, like the josstick is no more there.

The josstick epitomises the saying - "钱归银行, 人归天堂。- qian gui yin hang, ren gui tian tang." Worldy wealth can go as far as the bank but the goodness of man goes up to the Kingdom of Heaven. Money goes to the bank but man's goodness goes to Heaven.

But some will say that if they have more money in the bank, they are in heaven, (钱在银行，人在天堂。qian zai yin hang, ren zai tian tang) but this is being myopic. Alas, this is the way of many men but not the way of those who want to walk with God and saints. It is the goodness and purity of being that counts in the individual's account balance in databank of Heaven.

Of what use is money when the individual is in heaven. The currency there is the goodness of man and not the paper currency he has in the bank whilst still a man

Lord Bo Tien

No wonder many saints like Lord Bo Tien remind that the ways of men are not the ways of God and saints. The poor may be rich if goodness he has and the rich may be poor if he is not good in the eyes of Heaven. The far down in wordly wealth may be near to God and saints if he is rich in goodness. The far may be near and the near may be far. This did Lord Bo Tien say.

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.