Yes, nothing should come between us and the lord. The lord stands for God or any of the heavenly saints. Whilst it is the ideal that nothing should come between us and the lord, the truth is that there always will be.
Men and our distractions will come in the way and we will be far from the lord. Even if no men are in the way, we will be separated from the lord by the yin and yang - the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations in life.
Until we can surmount the yin and yang and gain supremacy of them by balancing the yin and yang, we will be separated by mountain ranges of yin and yang from the lord. Men of religion may think they have gained the upper hand by being in a church or temple.
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| A temple where the problem of yin and yang is certainly no doubt still a problem but much less of a problem. A torch for others to follow |
But reality soon bites hard when they realise life is still no bed of roses as they still have to contend with the yin and yang. Even if life is a bed of roses, roses have thorns.
Life is thorny and many will agree. Pastors and monks are such blessings in the church or temple but somehow men make monsters out of them. They become too big for their shoes when men egg them on and they take on the mantle of God and lord.
Men end up idolizing men and see the saints or gods in men at the pulpit. Men then literally worship men instead of God and saints.
Men separate men from God and saints. But in the hope of hopes, and in the prayer of prayers, men want nothing to come between them and the lord. But at every turn and corner, there will always be men blocking their access to God and saints.
The problem of men is other men but the flip side is that it is also men who originally bring them into the picture and let them gain access to the lord.
The basic problem is men themselves and not just other men. Men have to contend with global nature of yin and yang and other men are just part of the big picture of yin and yang.
It is from the mistakes and weaknesses of others that men can learn. If men can learn, they can be like torches of light to light up the way for other men.
Ji Gong in his lifetime as man let no other men come between him and sainthood. Instead of toeing the line, he was a non-conformist and was asked to leave the monastery. He succeeded and was far more accomplished spiritually than many who did toe the line and stayed on in the monastery.
He believed that "what matters is the heart and not what one does and what goes through the gut." He also fervently believes that God nature or call this Buddha or divine nature is to be found in the heart more than in the temple or on the altar table.
We too can follow him. The calling of God or Divinity is in the heart and not in the temple or church. No temple should come between us and God and saints.
Lord Bo Tien taught on the need to go to the upper stream for clear water.
We should go for the basic doctrine underlying and common to all religions and sects and not let the proliferation of dogmas, and later day add-ons in modern day religions and sects come between us and Heaven.
Nothing should come between us and Heaven so that we can grasp the basic truth common to and underlying all religions. That way we will save our souls simply and comfortably with no need for fanfare and complexity. Nothing should come between us and Heaven.
Omitofo provides the simplicity so that nothing comes between us and salvation. Just call his name and the rest will fall in place. We don't have to be subservient to him or belong to him. Seek and receive. Cultivation of Tao or Way will come naturally.
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| Even a medium, pastor or priest should not come between us and the lord |
The problem of men is other men but the flip side is that it is also men who originally bring them into the picture and let them gain access to the lord.
The basic problem is men themselves and not just other men. Men have to contend with global nature of yin and yang and other men are just part of the big picture of yin and yang.
Ji Gong in his lifetime as man let no other men come between him and sainthood. Instead of toeing the line, he was a non-conformist and was asked to leave the monastery. He succeeded and was far more accomplished spiritually than many who did toe the line and stayed on in the monastery.
He believed that "what matters is the heart and not what one does and what goes through the gut." He also fervently believes that God nature or call this Buddha or divine nature is to be found in the heart more than in the temple or on the altar table.
We too can follow him. The calling of God or Divinity is in the heart and not in the temple or church. No temple should come between us and God and saints.
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| Lord Bo Tien |
Lord Bo Tien taught on the need to go to the upper stream for clear water.
We should go for the basic doctrine underlying and common to all religions and sects and not let the proliferation of dogmas, and later day add-ons in modern day religions and sects come between us and Heaven.
Nothing should come between us and Heaven so that we can grasp the basic truth common to and underlying all religions. That way we will save our souls simply and comfortably with no need for fanfare and complexity. Nothing should come between us and Heaven.
Omitofo provides the simplicity so that nothing comes between us and salvation. Just call his name and the rest will fall in place. We don't have to be subservient to him or belong to him. Seek and receive. Cultivation of Tao or Way will come naturally.
