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!.

Friday, October 10, 2014

The spiritual peace from death awareness

No 690 of Living Life Series 1

If men live but must still die, then there must be reason why this must be so. Life is impermanent and where there is beginning, then there must be the end. But the end is the beginning and the beginning the end. In the perpetual cycle, man is lost in the cycle of clinging and rebirth.

The man who wants peace may come to terms with every beginning and every end. He must not just look at sunrise but he must appreciate too the sunset. There is beauty in death as in sunset. The ugliness of death is not so to the one who is at peace and he finds life's meaning in death.

That is exactly why the duo Dua Di Ya Pek (大二爷伯) have immortalized their appearances at death as the images for men to remember them by. One was hanged so that as a court guard, he would no longer be instrumental to cause others to suffer and die through opium during the latter days of Manchu rule in China. The other too followed suit for same reason but he was drowned. So one looks pale and white with tongue protruding due to hanging and the other black and congested in the face due to drowning.

Dua Di Ya Pek (大二爷伯)

Do the men who regard them as deities find their appearances so distasteful. Far from it, they find it inspiring for they see through the rather gross appearances, the beauty of their hearts to help men. They have loving kindness for one and all.

Additionally for the more learned, the mindfulness of death as it unfurls in life, be it at end of human life as man or for that matter the passing of every moment of life, goes a long way to cultivate equanimity or inner peace comes what may - a peace that is unshakable even by death or the passing away of things that arise. This mindfulness of death is essential to every serious follower of the blessed one - the Buddha

The spiritual wayfarer is unfazed by death and is at peace. If death cannot upset his peace, what can? This peace is what man of any religion must hope and want to have.

Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm at heart. It would be a victory and awesome if one can be at peace with death long before it happens. This is the peace that all religions talk about.

There is that oneness of peace found in all religions and this oneness is the central message referred to as The God Knowledge by Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) in 1969.

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.