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, July 31, 2014

Let us not let life have the better of us.

No 615 of Living Life Series 1

The root of all issues lies in the ego or self - the need to please self.

Even not wanting self is to please self. There are those who think self is bad such that they deny self and even punish self thinking that self is bad. Thus they think that they have wronged and must be crucified. They crucify themselves not to save others but thinking they can save themselves.

This is self-mortification and brings one away from peace of life. It is as bad if not worse than indulging in one's ego and making sure life works only for oneself and never mind even if to the detriment of others.

Thus it is necessary to know the true nature of life and that ignorance or wrong understanding of life is behind all.

If everything in life must come to an end, this does not mean that having them is pointless that we idle our time away and do nothing. That is self mortification or deprivation which would be inviting more woes than avoiding woes.

If there is to be an end in all the good things in worldly life, then living it up to the nines may seem the answer to some. But alas this only makes matters worse as the one who indulges in life wants ever the more.

Won't this create more strife and woes as well, more so when life and all the seemingly good things in life must end somehow. This is worse so if it ends abruptly usually to the so-called lucky few in old age. The abrupt change after many decades of good life can be a precipitous drop and hurtful to the core.

We cannot put off the day of reckoning which is the day good things in worldly life must end. We must be mindful in daily life that all good worldly things will not be forever. By doing so, we treasure life and these good things but do not greedily go for more than we could treasure.

This is good balancing act and gives us the space in life to be aware of the beauty of life as it goes by. This translates to having a pace of life that is optimal to peace in life and allows time for leisure.

We do not want to swing to life of nothing, doing nothing and wanting nothing. Wanting nothing is itself a want of sorts and is not practical and will cause issues rather than avert issues in life.

Wanting more means to be in rat race and to find no time for the peace in life. This is far from desirable. The mother of all problems is our wants. Can't we just live life and move on in life, having some worldly blessings but not go greedily for more and more?

That would be best and that will give time for us to notice and enjoy the smell of flowers and the wonders of life and nature. Then we will be at peace and neither want more nor want nothing.

We will still need the little things in life and a little more to enable life in the way that gives peace and allow us to come to terms with the mortal nature of life and not expect immortality of the flesh.

Let us know life better and not let life have the better of us. This the sages of old in China refer to as Tao.

The wonderful part is that we do not need to be Taoists to have Tao or balance in life. By having Tao here and now, we reap peace and this peace cultivation elevates us step by step to sainthood not just in afterlife but even here and now.

We often say we want a peaceful life. We wish to be at a place where there is no noise, no problem and no tough work. But this is not true peace. To be in the midst of all the chaos of life, and still be calm at heart is what "peace" is.

This is what spiritual life or Tao is all about. Tao is in all religions and the basics of Tao is the same behind all religions. This is the inner truth the good lord Lord Bo Tien referred to when he descended in 1969 in Singapore.

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.