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, April 1, 2012

Consensus and cooperation

No 357 of Living Life Series 1

Lord Bo Tien in 1975 mission day said, "Every devotee and being here assembled and including those not here tonight but elsewhere is a candle flame to nurture the divine light in them. Some flames may be near to Heaven and heavenly saints. Some are more distant or remote. Candle flames may be different - some smaller while others are bigger and brighter. Nonetheless, bear in mind that the total collection and amassing of candle flames emits brightness to effectively light the way for the those in shades of darkness, more so for the less endowed and not so fortunate."

It must be remembered that that the lord saint Lord Bo Tien is all for cooperation and consensus even if people like candles are different and hold differing viewpoints.

The amassing of candle flames emits brightness to effectively light the way for the those in shades of darkness, more so for the less endowed and not so fortunate.

Cooperation and consensus will bring together the various people, temples and groups motivated by the teachings Lord Bo Tien touched on, even if they adhere to different levels of practice and even if they hold on to their respective saints and prophets.

Consensus and cooperation will be good even for those who do not see eye to eye.

That will be good for the mission of the lord saint to awaken more to the inner truth.

But few are on top of situations and mission needs only one or two or at most a handful to move on and make headway while many get stuck in less wholesome issues.

There will be more realisation of life if men can see the contrasts amongst men. Learn from the lives of fellow men the correct way so all will progress and make good.

Learn too from the mission history for the good of the many and for the benefit of the future generations.

But do not end up washing dirty linen in public, for that is not and never should be.

Should the unthinkable happen, as it might, then mine mine what can the matter be? What have gone astray? Shouldn't there be some semblance of consensus and cooperation amongst men inspired by their saint? Those in the know should know best what they should and should not do and that the name of the good lord will be untainted for He is like the great ocean...

Like it or not, He had foretold what could be that should not be in any temple, church or group in this world.

But in many a temple or church, once a concrete building rises and there is acclaim that men of the church or temple has arrived albeit the wordily way, many opportunists want to come to the fore and play some roles. This would be a step in the right direction provided men like candles of different sizes and shapes can come and work together to pull resources, complement and not contradict and evict those they cannot see eye to eye with.

Alas. however, men think they know better and take over bids by opportunists groups will take place. There is no spirit of 'live and let live', let alone 'let's live together' for the good of all. What happens is there is the disturbing attitude that 'we know best and you jolly well listen' and worse still there is 'listen or get lost' or even 'we live and you die.' There is no spirit of let us all work as one even if men may differ in many ways.

Is this what men should have in a temple or church of the lord or of any saint? What have gone wrong? Have the teachings of God and saints been swept under the carpet to be unceremoniously swept or vacuumed away? Have divine advice fallen on deaf ears? Or have men outvoted God and saints because they have the numbers behind them or the right strategy to have the upper hand? God knows. Hopefully men must not think they know better.

Consenusus and cooperation do not require all to adopt the same view but this is still difficult. That is the very reason why there is the need to have many religions and not one. We can thus know why even for a religion there are many sects, and in any sect there will be many schools.

There must however be oneness in diversity so that all can work for the good of the many in their differing ways. This itself is one level of consensus and cooperation albeit at helicopter level.

Man is too imperfect to have only one religion, one saint and one temple or church. If there be no consensus and cooperation to have only one religion or one temple or church, then let there be many but there must still be some form of consensus and cooperation amongst the many otherwise where is the harmony and the oneness in diversity? Let all work together as one even if they differ in some ways or more. As the saying goes, " Rich in tolerance, rich in fortune 大量，大福。 da liang, da fu "

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.