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, November 26, 2013

Go to the upper stream for clear water

No 436 of Living Life Series 1

Go to the upper stream for clear water. This Lord Bo Tien said. In any religion or sect, if we want the basic and pure teaching, that is untainted and unpolluted by men, we must go to the upper stream for the original clear teachings. This is likely to be more refreshing and thirst quenching for the seeker of truth. This is likely to be the same teachings across all religions and sects. This is the inner truth behind all religions and sects.

Who God is and what he is like are best known by going to the upper stream. God is better portrayed as loving and less demanding with no strings attached for the love he has for all men and beings. God should not be portrayed as wrathful, jealous and intolerant. Such ungodly attributes belong to ignorant men and have nothing to do with God. God and saints are pure and free from such taints.

The same applies to the saints of Heaven as well, be they Jesus Buddha, Ji Gong, Lao Tse and Confucius. There will also be less mythical and metaphysical views of the saints.

We will see them as men as us, albeit more perfect and God-sent - awesomely pure, simple and saintly. Modern day images of them are far from the truths projected by men of faith who somehow make martyrs and bewildering but nevertheless worthy fantasies out of them.

Historically, they may be impressive and awesome but passive, humble, unassuming and tolerant accepting men of visions in their times. But modern men project them as activists, intrusive and even aggressive.

As they are as man as us but more perfect and Godly, we will feel comforted that we can indeed be like them and not distant from them spiritually or otherwise. We too can in our own ways harvest the fruits of cultivation of spiritualism or Tao.

They the saints are the ones chosen to show people that they were wrong. To do so they had to go against the norms and yet be with the masses. They had to win them over even when they the masses chose to trample on them. They were victims of vilification in their times.

Without going to the upper stream, we would not be able to know them better and know how we have been led to misconceive them. They are not what modern men paint them to be but they are truly somewhat better though the opposite of what they were portrayed to be.

Modern society portrays Ji Gong as well dressed in majestic robes but he was actually dressed and behaved like a beggar.

Ji Gong

Ji Gong is no beggar but he is a saint from within the heart. He was persecuted and disgraced as a monk and left the monastery. But he was cultivated and pure at heart. He won the hearts of men through his interactions. His teachings are actually simple.

There is no need for outward show and no need to seek approval of men. The heart matters and not what one does or what goes through the gut. Yes, he drank wine and ate meat. He still does. But he is way better than many who don't.

Lao Tse

Lao Tse is portrayed as a great immortal. Indeed he is but the truth is that in his life time as man, he was a relative unknown until age of around 60 when he retired as the keeper of the emperor's archives in ancient China. He rode on a buffalo into the wilderness after obliging to write his thoughts on request of a border guard. The book came to be known as the Tao Te Ching. He is said to be the first author of the book.

Bo Tien

Lord Bo Tien is no general just because he is portrayed in Chinese general uniform. His portrayal as such is to show that the image is the doctrine and the doctrine is in the image.

Modern society portrays Buddha as the greatest immortal unequal even by Heavenly God - the Jade Emperor. Buddha was born as Prince Gautama but he renounced royalty to be beggar ascetic. He disappointed his royal family who blamed him for disgracing them by being a beggar ascetic. After enlightenment, he continued to lead the wandering life walking around bare footed and in robes which were no different from those of ascetics.

Jesus was persecuted and downtrodden in his lifetime as man, both by the synagogues and the Roman Empire. He ever offers to save and is not a threat to men but modern men might think he is to be feared. This is not what it should be. On the contrary, he is meek, ever loving and lovable person. He is like the divine dove - the Holy Spirit.

Indeed, we need to go to the upper stream for clear water. Omitofo

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.