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!.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

More effort than beyond that for belief.

No 793 of Living Life Series 1

What many want in life is to be blessed and they pray to God and saints for that. With the shelter of God and saints issues will be no issues. Even big issues will be small issues if they cannot be no issues. This the good saints like Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) say. But there is the element of fate which even saints may not be able to help.

Thus even in religion, it comes as no surprise that there is the consumer mentality. People want to know what they can get in religion. They are not interested in the ideals but merely want God and saints to give them a blessed worldly life so that they can have semblance of paradise or heaven even on earth.

But if this is correct, then why did Siddhartha Gautama born a prince into a heavenly life on Earth find the need to renounce his worldly life of plenty to be a spiritual ascetic in search of ultimate spirituality. He wanted to know why men must live just to die and even before they die, they cannot escape illness and ageing? Why are people not able to find satisfaction in life and go for more and more? He is different from us and that is why he became the Buddha.

Most of us just want more of the worldly life and its blessings never mind if these are material and worldly - never mind if we are far from the princely life of Siddhartha, let alone spirituality.

Knowing this, instead of awakening people to the right view, religions created by men may at times be poised instead pander to the needs of the masses. They encourage them on in their quests for more worldly blessings and even promise that heavenly paradise in life after is for their asking.

Ask and you will be enlightened and be a Buddha or even better. No effort beyond belief is needed. Is this what is, even if this is what we want? Surely all will want that - instant spirituality or enlightenment by mere belief. May this be true but will this be realistic?

Religion will always attract people with such belief that all will be theirs just by asking. For religion to be popular, this is the way but it is often more difficult to be simple.

Popular religion may oddly pander to the whims and fancies of men through simplicity. But simplicity too may be difficult and onerous for men to grasp, act on and attain.

The questioning mind of course is both an asset and liability. The unquestioning mind may even be worse than that. So where do we stand. Let it be. All roads lead to Rome.

The mind will have to question even if there is need to believe in a sage or saint. Right believing after all is not blind belief. Even dogs do not believe blindly in the alpha leader - the pack leader. Right believing means to be won over by the teachings of a sage or saint. The Word is God and saint.

But even the devoted who cannot go beyond devotion can often be more at peace than those who can reason and not just believe. This gives credence to the saying that all roads lead to Rome.

All religions too lead to inner peace and salvation of souls. This is stressed by the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨).

While it may be true that no effort beyond belief is good for some, some effort too is needed to believe and there must be reasoning or rationale behind belief. Effort must be focused that is convergent and not divergent so that men are not lost in spirit.

When there is divergence, effort is futile and as such there should be no effort beyond effort to believe. Isn't that double talking? Well, it may be to those who are out to argue till kingdom comes.

There is always two sides of the coin and without the two sides, a coin is no longer a coin. This they say is dualism - the yin and yang which the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) did refer to as well.

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.