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, February 2, 2014

The truth of life is universal

No 494 of Living Life Series 1

Lord Bo Tien says that when a strong wind blows at a temple, even those strong men who hold on to the tree of a temple will be blown away. But no wind will blow forever and men will return.

The strong wind represents the opportunists who want to take over the concrete building which the men strong in doctrine mission took years to build.

Lord Bo Tien

In another analogy the lord saint Lord Bo Tien says that the temple is like a flower. When ants and insects come to the flower, those who took pains to grow the plant and wait for it to flower will have to stay away or be bitten.

The insects come to it for their own agenda which is the nectar of personal gains or agenda. But the insects will move on, once they get what they want. However, if there is substantial nectar to last them a longer time, they will stay longer.

Only one strong man if at all there are any may want to come back to spray pesticide to rid the area of insects but such action if overdone may kill the flower as well.

As the lord saint Lord Bo Tien did say in one later message that in life and in mission, yin yang balance is necessary. This is as reflected in his image with his feet atop and balancing the elements and with his left hand bidding all to be mindful to balance yin and yang so as to have peace, be it in life or in mission.

This wraps up the doctrine of life for spiritual success and headway. The lord saint says that the same principles if applied to non spiritual life work wonders for a comfortable life that in turn can serve as a spring board for spiritual.

These are universal principles of life and apply to all societies, religions and all temples or churches. Yin yang balance is central to any spiritual practice and saint.

Ji Gong the living saint is one. He spent time reflecting on a pair of crickets. Many thought he was crazy to play with crickets.

We can learn from Ji Gong and his famous teaching is that what matters is what is in the heart and not what one does or what goes through the gut.

He might seem to be crazy to play with crickets. But he was not at all concerned by what others thought or said of him.

Ji Gong with crickets in bowl

That Ji Gong in his life as man was so fascinated with crickets may portray him as playful and childish but in his heart, crickets did tell him the story of life that of yin and yang at odds with one another in life. This is the very cause of the problems and issues of life. We can thus appreciate why God or Buddha thought was in his heart.

We must be like Ji Gong If we have heart for God and saints, God and saints are with us. There is no need to go to a temple or church if one has God and saints in one's heart.

This truth of life is universal to all religions and saints though how they are presented to men may differ. Thus we have many religions and many saints.

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.