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!.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Go for reality, not contradictions but be wise

No 722 of Living Life Series 1

Why is it that men only want to go to heaven and not only that, they think that the easy way to go there is to believe in a saint and by the grace or vast merits of the saint, be able to be there in the after life. Men are not happy that life as man is not eternal and they do think that by being in heaven, they can have eternity. To them this is fact and common sense.

But is this for real and if for real, then why not God and saint grant eternity of life for men in their lives as men? If this cannot be done and not at all logical, then why men deem it sensible that God and saints can grant eternal life after death and some even go to the extent that there is either eternity in heaven or in hell?

Why is there the paradox or contradiction? Let us not go for the contradiction but for the reality.

The sages of old did differ in thinking and they were the few who could see through that there is no eternity in heaven or in hell as the many and various levels of heaven and hell are additional realms or dimensions for beings to be reborn into.

Knowing this is the case, the sages advised men to open their mind to be aware that the solution is to stop the cause that leads to rebirths.

The cause is ignorance or wrong views or beliefs that promote clinging for all that are caused, created and conditioned.

We simply have to live life without going for life that is caused, created and conditioned. This does not mean ending life or giving up life. We cannot give up life thinking that there is no life if we do not go for the caused, created and conditioned.

Life that is caused created and conditioned will not be for eternity. Go then for the life that is not caused, created and conditioned and such a life is the real life that gives true inner peace.

It can be tasted even in the world of the caused, created and conditioned. We do not wait till the next life to taste the peace of life that comes from having life that has less to do with the caused created and conditioned. We should not procrastinate for that will be waiting till the cows come home or worst still for the sun to rise from the west

We can of course do so now at our own pace, slowly, steadily and incrementally. Why bother with all the talk of paradise or heaven in afterlife when we can live and walk the path of the saints in the present life?

In time, but no need to fret when this will be, we will be free from life of caused, created and conditioned and be like Gautama Buddha.

Do not daydream of eternity but live in the real life here and now if we do not want to be entangled in paradox and self-deception. Don't heckle or bargain for the life here after but for the life here and now that is of peace of the moment and for more moments to come.

Also it is better to be a bit of the saint than just to adore the saint. Gautama would rather we be like him than adore him. Adoring him and not living up to his teachings would be a contradiction isn't it? Go for the reality - the truth of life and live up to the truth - the doctrine. Be a Buddha and not idolize or be crazy over the Buddha.

No wonder the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says that what we see in his image should not be who he is but what it represents - the doctrine or Word. "My image is the doctrine. The doctrine is in my image. He who sees and knows the Doctrine sees and knows me."

There is the sense of purpose - that sense of mission. The mission is to save souls through teaching all to live in doctrine. This can only be achieved by minimizing contradictions - no idolizing please when what is needed is to live in doctrine which cannot be by idolizing the lord, his image or the man at the helm at any of his temples.

In short, go straight to doctrine as basis of life. Doing anything else other than this will be contradictions to the mission in life - the reality of the need to live up to the Doctrine or Word of God. This is the basis of all religions and is in life.

Go not for the contradictions but for the reality. But this is easier said than done. As in many aspects of life, contradictions and at times double talking are rife. We have to live with contradictions, might as well accept them and manage them. This may be the way for many as only a few can be live like sages and recluse.

Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨)

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.