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!.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Ballad on Ji Gong for Vesak

No 543 of Living Life Series 1

Ji Gong entered a monastery in days of old
To learn what truth he already knew in life.
But what he saw he was appalled
Hipocrisy so rife in monks he knew
Did make him out to be not cut to be one.

How could he be one when he was not to be
A farce of sorts if he is to join the crowd
to make a mockery out of the holy trail.
He rather be with beggars, monkeys and the lot.

Ji Gong never a 'monk' but a living buddha.

Unfit for robes and draped in beggar rags,
he was more than a monk and no less a buddha.
Few could match up to him even if monks they were.

He is more than worthy of mention on Vesak Day
for one who never made it in a temple as monk -
defrocked and not given robes or markings of monks,
a fate no better than being crucified on the cross
but he became no less a buddha Ji Gong Huo Fo.

He was pure at heart despite drinking and merry making,

dancing and prancing with children and monkeys alike

but always right neither indulgent nor denying life,

going for token comforts to sustain purity of heart in life

never acting holy wholly and acting the part though he is one.

Can we be like him if not a little then even just a wee bit will do.

Then peace in life with vesak joy we have day on day

That would be nice and wholesome, won't it be so?

On Vesak day and for every day, let it be Vesak.

So we can in him see the light of life through the heart.

What matters is the heart and not what goes through the gut

What matters is what goes through the heart

and not one's outward empty show and manifest,

of what use if without substantiation from the heart.

That is how to be correct from day one we hope

and a Ji-Gong-let no less we will be, not just on Vesak Day

but day-on-day and from sunrise to sunrise we hope.

For everyday, Vesak will be always and ever more.

A Ji Gong in the making, no less we hope.

Eat meat and drink but with no love lost

for life and kindness too we hope for the lot.

It is the truth in heart that counts

We will make it if we have the heart of gold.

Ever happy and content even with less

For less is more and more is less.

Far is near and near be far

Didn't you know that sages said so?

Like Lord Bo Tien whom God sent to us

To bring out the truth in faiths

so more of Ji Gong in us there will be

and all days be Vesak for sure

When there is peace and joy from the heart

Let there be no outward show
that will disgust and rile our joy for life
and for one and all in life we know
Not of all days on Vesak Day.

Ji Gong will make the day
for Vesak Day and for all other days
No wonder God send us saints
to bring joy and peace to life for all
not just on Vesak but for all of days.
Every day is Vesak for the wise.

Omitofo

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.