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, September 18, 2014

Of peace, dreams, of being man and not yet saint

No 661 of Living Life Series 1

The man of peace would have more of peace and when he falls short of this he wonders if he has got it all wrong. That only tells that he has not enough peace and in a way not at peace with his attempt at being at peace.

While he can be a picture of peace by the day when even brickbats make no dent on his shield of peace, he complains of dreams by night that is not peaceful but are of the bad kind though short of nightmares.

This does not mean he is not at peace but that he may be physically tired and by night though he sleeps easily, he has physical aches and discomforts that manifest as unpleasant dreams. This is the reality that he has to contend by night what he needs not have by day when his mindfulness of wanting to be at peace takes over the reign of life.

Anyway, a man of peace should not grumble about not having enough of peace for that alone is a reflection of lack of peace but not a failure of making peace in life. He can have the peace in life come what may regardless of the ups and downs of life. That is indeed him but it is because he is who he is, there is no way he can have limitless peace of the saints for he is not yet one though on the way to be one.

That he could move on in life and stomach the rumble and tumble that is life without flinching, without loss of composure and without being ruffled and ever at peace, neither adding to the lack of peace in others nor the situation at hand, that is good enough and he should be content and at peace with that. At least for such moments, he is like the sages and saints of old - never mind the bad dreams or patches of life when he seems to lose his peace.

In Buddhist texts, this peace is termed Uppekha or Equanimity and is one of the four Brahma Viharas (sublime virtues) but attachment to any of these is again a hindrance to the enlightenment that is beyond these four.

The four sublime virtues are Metta (thoughts of loving kindness), Karuna (compassion - acts of kindness), Mudita (rejoicing in others joys), Upekkha (equanimity)

The need for peace of spirit in life is universal to all religions and sects and that is part of the inner truth behind religions which the good lord Lord Bo Tien dwelt at length with his following since his descent to the world at Singapore in 1969.

This message has to go beyond to all corners of the world or universe like the ocean to all the distant shores. This message of peace as integral to every religion will go down well with all.

Isn't the lotus a picture of peace?
The lotus is accessible to all,
so also is peace to all
regardless of religions or sects.

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.