"OMG, there is a criminal and schemer in the temple! " Read on to know more...
The schemes of men are often not good and are rooted in personal motive. These if happen in a temple or house of God will be contradictory to the teaching of God and saints.
Why is there the need to scheme? Why go for personal motive in a temple when the good of all men and beings must take center stage? How can the schemer hold his head high in the house of God?
Why is there the need to scheme? Why go for personal motive in a temple when the good of all men and beings must take center stage? How can the schemer hold his head high in the house of God?
That is exactly what is happening despite the best efforts to keep a temple or church on track and in line with the will of Heaven for the good of all.
But the lord saint Lord Bo Tien did say that men should not blame the flower for insects coming to it for nectar and keeping others away*. How profound can this be and how meaningful!
Among the schemes of men at a temple is the often repeated scheme to devise a plan to keep out the old-timers, the pioneers or elders so that the schemer can have a free hand and field day to take over the reins.
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| Lord Bo Tien |
Among the schemes of men at a temple is the often repeated scheme to devise a plan to keep out the old-timers, the pioneers or elders so that the schemer can have a free hand and field day to take over the reins.
For those who are otherwise not schemers and who are at the helm of a temple and spiritually motivated, the standard practice is to allow all those in arrears of membership payment to pay up just before the annual general meeting.
This will activate membership and enable more to participate at the AGM. This is in keeping with the heavenly principle that all are near and dear to God and saints. There are no chosen few.
*We need all both the yin and the yang in the society be it at a temple or outside a temple. Yin and yang coexistence and balance is referred to by Lord Bo Tien so that men and the temples of men can have peace and true progress.
But for a schemer, all that is needed is to meticulously ensure that the membership roll of a temple is deliberately trimmed off those who fail to pay up their annual membership fees. He does not subscribe to yin and yang diversity for oneness and wholeness in a temple.
Often there is no verbal cues for members in arrears of membership subscriptions to pay up. There is also no written reminders by those at the helm of the temple. These are obvious signs of scheming.
Then what remains of the membership are those with the schemer. The schemer can put in more yes-men who are often in his camp - his friends, kith and kin.
This will activate membership and enable more to participate at the AGM. This is in keeping with the heavenly principle that all are near and dear to God and saints. There are no chosen few.
*We need all both the yin and the yang in the society be it at a temple or outside a temple. Yin and yang coexistence and balance is referred to by Lord Bo Tien so that men and the temples of men can have peace and true progress.
But for a schemer, all that is needed is to meticulously ensure that the membership roll of a temple is deliberately trimmed off those who fail to pay up their annual membership fees. He does not subscribe to yin and yang diversity for oneness and wholeness in a temple.
Often there is no verbal cues for members in arrears of membership subscriptions to pay up. There is also no written reminders by those at the helm of the temple. These are obvious signs of scheming.
Then what remains of the membership are those with the schemer. The schemer can put in more yes-men who are often in his camp - his friends, kith and kin.
Then lo and behold at the annual general meeting, the schemer can have his field day. His take over and monopoly of the house of God is complete but what he gets is not the hearts of men but his isolation in world of his own creation.
The schemer can take over the management of the temple or church after purging and cleansing the membership roll off those who hold views different from him and often these are the old hags or pioneers. This is the way the schemer can get what he wants and have peace his way.
Yes the doctrine of God and any saint is to enable men and beings to have peace and be at peace with life and all. The schemer's concept of what this peace is and how to achieve it is very warped though he thinks he has achieved the peace.
He may be in the house of God and saints. Though he is near to God, he is far. No wonder the lord saint stresses that the near may be far and the far near*.
Though he is far from God and the lord saint of the temple, he is still accepted by God and saints. But the irony is that he will not accept those men and elders who are far from him in views and approach.
Though he is far from God and the lord saint of the temple, he is still accepted by God and saints. But the irony is that he will not accept those men and elders who are far from him in views and approach.
Forgive him for he does not know what he does, or perhaps he does know after all.
Other accounts on schemers in life of men occur too outside the house of God and in life out there in society and in the world under the blue sky.
Lord Bo Tien did say that the world under the sky is the universal temple or church with the sky or Heaven as the roof and religions as the pillars. Can schemers too have their field day in the universal temple? Readers should know better.
Do not forget that a schemer at a temple is there because of the affinity from past lives he had with God and saints even if he has erred and continue to err. Those others who are seemingly better than the schemer somehow have not the same affinity.
So do not judge God and saints. Please do not think God and saints are dumb. Perhaps it is we who are dumb. Judge not lest we be judged.
Affinity determines if one is able to be in the orbit of a heavenly saint in this life and the next. It is not because he is favored or a prodigal son. It is just affinity.
Moreover as what Lord Bo Tien did say a heavenly lord saint could choose to select a criminal to be a medium or a leader if he decides to train him*.
Though the criminal has weakness, he may have certain abilities and in fact be a more capable and refreshing subcontractor* to work on the temple. He may be an asset in some way. This too the lord saint did say.
Do also look towards any temple named after the lord saint if you want to learn more of how a society or a temple should be and should not be. We can learn from the strengths and weaknesses of fellow men*. This Lord Bo Tien did say.
But this is different from judging. Judge not lest we be judged. Do not be critical and pass offensive remarks. That would be unkind and unpleasant. We will be far from the peace that God and saints want us to have.
Do not retaliate and scheme against the schemer, more so in the house of God. Do be kind in words, thoughts and deeds to those who have erred. Do just be empathetic and learn so that we can improve our lot spiritually and otherwise.
Do have loving kindness* which all saints including Lord Bo Tien dwell in depth. But there must be wisdom and the best wisdom requires us to correct the schemer. That too is to really practice loving kindness. To let him continue to do wrong is unkind and not loving kindness,
As said, it would be even better if we can make good those who have erred. Let there be abiding peace all round and this is best. That way we stand to even gain the heart of the one who schemes.
This is even more so relevant and necessary in the house of God. We have better chance to ensure he schemes no more and turn him round to the straight and honest-to-goodness path.
Alas however, for the stubborn schemer with no iota of spirituality and no heart in God and saints but bent on having his way and making mockery out of the house of God, there is need to be firm and show we mean business. There is need to send him to hell to wake him up and rehabilitate him thereafter.
This is what God and saints will do in afterlife for a schemer and that is why there is Hell. If, however, a temple elder can mete the hellish wake-up call in this life, won't that be better that he reforms in this life and does not need to have to wait till afterlife to face hell and be reformed. He should then rightly be thankful to the temple elder. Omitofo.
Other accounts on schemers in life of men occur too outside the house of God and in life out there in society and in the world under the blue sky.
Lord Bo Tien did say that the world under the sky is the universal temple or church with the sky or Heaven as the roof and religions as the pillars. Can schemers too have their field day in the universal temple? Readers should know better.
Do not forget that a schemer at a temple is there because of the affinity from past lives he had with God and saints even if he has erred and continue to err. Those others who are seemingly better than the schemer somehow have not the same affinity.
So do not judge God and saints. Please do not think God and saints are dumb. Perhaps it is we who are dumb. Judge not lest we be judged.
Affinity determines if one is able to be in the orbit of a heavenly saint in this life and the next. It is not because he is favored or a prodigal son. It is just affinity.
Moreover as what Lord Bo Tien did say a heavenly lord saint could choose to select a criminal to be a medium or a leader if he decides to train him*.
Though the criminal has weakness, he may have certain abilities and in fact be a more capable and refreshing subcontractor* to work on the temple. He may be an asset in some way. This too the lord saint did say.
Do also look towards any temple named after the lord saint if you want to learn more of how a society or a temple should be and should not be. We can learn from the strengths and weaknesses of fellow men*. This Lord Bo Tien did say.
But this is different from judging. Judge not lest we be judged. Do not be critical and pass offensive remarks. That would be unkind and unpleasant. We will be far from the peace that God and saints want us to have.
Do not retaliate and scheme against the schemer, more so in the house of God. Do be kind in words, thoughts and deeds to those who have erred. Do just be empathetic and learn so that we can improve our lot spiritually and otherwise.
Do have loving kindness* which all saints including Lord Bo Tien dwell in depth. But there must be wisdom and the best wisdom requires us to correct the schemer. That too is to really practice loving kindness. To let him continue to do wrong is unkind and not loving kindness,
As said, it would be even better if we can make good those who have erred. Let there be abiding peace all round and this is best. That way we stand to even gain the heart of the one who schemes.
This is even more so relevant and necessary in the house of God. We have better chance to ensure he schemes no more and turn him round to the straight and honest-to-goodness path.
Alas however, for the stubborn schemer with no iota of spirituality and no heart in God and saints but bent on having his way and making mockery out of the house of God, there is need to be firm and show we mean business. There is need to send him to hell to wake him up and rehabilitate him thereafter.
This is what God and saints will do in afterlife for a schemer and that is why there is Hell. If, however, a temple elder can mete the hellish wake-up call in this life, won't that be better that he reforms in this life and does not need to have to wait till afterlife to face hell and be reformed. He should then rightly be thankful to the temple elder. Omitofo.
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| No need for stubborn schemer to go to Hell if only the temple elder could deal with the schemer firmly and in no uncertain terms and reform him......... |
* refers to the teachings of Lord Bo Tien. Total of seven mentioned in this post
