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.

.

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, December 29, 2013

Right of way can be no way

No 465 of Living Life Series 1

Namo Omitofo

This post is about the topic of Right of Way.

Right of way in life is based on what is good or right. This is difficult to define but in current mundane society depends largely on conventional thinking. But not all will agree with the majority or what are set by convention.

Thus right of way can at times, perhaps even more often than that, be no way and if one insists to have right of way, one will be at odds with others who do not see the same way. Then there will be discord and no peace.

The man of God is one who is at peace come what may. He knows what is wise or right but will not insist on right of way. Thus he will establish concord with those who do not see eye to eye with him and he will endeavor to minimise ill will and misunderstanding not only in the other party but in himself as well.

In that way he creates not only his own blessings but also is a blessing to those who disagree with him just because he was wise not to insist in right of way.

The lord saint Lord Bo Tien says that his followers who are near to him may be far from him if they know not how to practise the doctrine. If we are shallow in practice and not so adept in doing so, we may insist on right of way and create a mess of life for ourselves and for others.

That brings us to another teaching of the lord saint that we can learn from our own life and from the lives of people around us and be more informed and learned spiritually. Truth is in life and life is the living gospel.

Just because we know we are right does not mean we have right of way. It is also important that others see the same view. If they do not we must know how to reconcile the tricky situation and have a pleasant and yet acceptable outcome that may not be ideal from our viewpoint but that we do no wrong even if we cannot do right.

We must not end up creating wrong outcome by insisting right of way and ruffling feathers just because of that. Both parties that is ourselves and the other party will not be at peace.

There must be harmony or balance of yin and yang as explained by Lord Bo Tien and depicted by his image with feet stop the elements. The doctrine is in the image.

Opposing views can coexists and harmony can still be possible. This illustrates how to effect Tao in life.

Tao is the way to have peace and is not static. What applies to one situation nay not work for another. Right of way can be no way. There is always the need to go to the source of a river for clear water as said by Lord Bo Tien.

In a specific situation, what is right of way may not work and we have to go to the roots and know what roots are working and ensure that the roots of ill-will pride and wrong views are not operative otherwise the outcome will be far from peaceful.

Tao is for peace and peace is what ultimate enlightenment is all about. But there is more than that. It is that we not encourage the roots of greed, hatred and delusion as the Buddha Gautama taught in the Abhidharma or Higher Doctrine.

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.