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!.

Friday, January 3, 2014

The silence of Heaven may be the making of men

No 471 of Living Life Series 1

Have not we noticed that for all religions that we know, God and saints have only been openly vocal and manifest through their prophets in the opening years? Thereafter they were active behind the scene.

Before the coming of the prophet, there is of course the backdrop history or culture upon which we could learn what were the beliefs and spiritual norms and traditions.

There were of course imperfections and the prophets came to correct them and right the wrong. This they did.

After the coming, what remained for men of religion to do was to understand, elaborate and to create the more elaborate ways or traditions to revolutionize the platform for dissemination of the teachings of the prophets.

The prophets in their times set forth the out of bound markers and have their own ways to bring people to their fold. These became the basis of what we knew as the beginnings of religions.

Once the institution of religions were formalised over the years and matured by men over the centuries, the link with God and saints is through the world of men and by men with men.

There is then more of silence of Heaven but the men of religions do not seem to think that this is so. They think the silence of Heaven is the way Heaven communicates with them.

There is the Word of the prophets and despite the silence, they hear the call of Heaven loud and clear. Who says heaven is silent when men still hear the prophets loud and clear through the written word and through the deliberations of men of the prophets over the centuries?

But amid the noise and loudness of men with the apparent backdrop of heavenly silence, there will be some who want to know why they cannot keep their heart silent and peaceful. They want to know why they seem to be unsettled by the noises that are the making of men of religion.

Men become the barrier that separates them from God and saints above. They have to know God and saints through other men and the makings of men. They want in their hearts to get to God and saints direct but God and saints seem silent but they do hear noises of men loud and clear. This is good but not as good.

They must go upstream away from the noise and mud of the downstream. Lord Bo Tien said that men should go for clear water and can only do so by going to upper source.

Lord Bo Tien

Then they will no longer think Heaven is silent and they will hear not the noises of men but they will hear Heaven loud and clear. Heaven then is no longer silent and then they realise for the first time that the silence of Heaven is the making of men.

Men drowns out the voice of Heaven with the chatter and clutter they bring with them as the practices and traditions in religion. Traditions, conventional practices and dogmas are good for the day but with time, they can drown away the voice of Heaven.

We then think Heaven is silent and the only way to hear Heaven loud and clear is to go away from the chatter of men to the upper source. The silence of Heaven may be the making of men.

Saints like Ji Gong and Bo Tien try to bring the voice of Heaven by coming down from time to time to be with men and let men know that Heaven is not silent but that it seems so because of the chatter of men.

Ji Gong

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.