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!.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Peace matters more than works, faith and grace

No 634 of Living Life Series 1

In life, there shall be no place for regret. Regret disrupts the peace and we wallow in misery. Instead we must to make better choices in future We must pick ourselves up and move on. We must be more mindful to make better choices in future.

Even if a not-so-good choice was made, so what if it is not so good. We are still what we are, must accept ourselves and must be at peace with what we are, never mind if we could be better.

What counts is that we have arrived at the here and now. We are able to make do and make good. This applies to us as individuals and as a society or as a temple.

The present is good enough a stepping stone for the future and that matters more than that it could have been better, had it not been for the choice we made in the past. Be at peace with self, with our past and with our present. Value them, learn from them and move on in peace and in one piece. That is the way of the ones who are in Tao or of Tao.

The man of Tao is ever at peace and comes to terms with anything that is in his life or that comes his way. He neither denies life nor wants all in life, for going for either will put an end to any semblance or shade of peace he may have. He balances life and seek the peace ever the more.

He breathes in peace, lives in peace, sleeps in peace, eats and drinks in peace. What more can a man want to have?

When Kingdom comes, he moves on in peace as though life is as before. He is after all the embodiment of peace in every sense and in every bit.

Be the embodiment of peace. Are we at peace? That is how God and heavenly saints want to know in us and of us.

It matters not what creed or religion we are from, or who is our master. What matters is that we are at peace?

Go for the peace rather than good works, faith or grace in both spiritual life and secular life. Good works, faith and grace are good only if they are not based on self gain at expense of others or self sacrifice for others.

We are no sacrificial lambs for others gains and we too should not make others sacrificial lambs for our own gains. Good works, faith in God and saints and harnessing the grace of God and saints must arise from a good heart rooted in peace with no self denial or self wanting.

What matters is peace more than good works, faith and divine grace. Give this more thought. May peace be with you. Be a picture of peace in every sense of the word.

May God reside in you and add to your peace. This may be another way to augment peace in life.

When the emphasis in spiritual is on peace and good works but not on faith and idolizing of God and saints, there is less risk of men rising against men in the name of God and religion. Then there will be no bigotry, war and terrorism in name of religion. That would be nice.

Men must realize that kowtowing (prostrating) to God is not the answer but how to be peaceful and godly is what God and saints want to see in us. We are not to be crazy and possessive over God. We are not to promote our self-centered ego in God and justify our ego excesses in distasteful ungodly way.

Glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace among men. This must be and this is so if God has its way.

Alas there is freewill and men takes charge of their own actions. Men are in charge, not God.

Though this is good in a sense, it is also the problem. Men decide on issues in the name of God. So men end up arguing over God and there will be less peace when they are at loggerheads once too often.

Men of religion who are not at peace in the heart will often create less peace for others and cannot handle the lack of peace in society. This in turn boomerang back and they will have less of the precious little peace they have at heart.

All the good works, proclaimed faith and divine grace of God and heavenly saints will be less worthy and wholesome without having more peace at heart. Have heart for peace within and that matters more so when there is lack of peace around.

Good works, faith and divine grace are never enough. We need more of the peace at heart.

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.