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, January 23, 2015

The long and short of the story of man and saint

No 802 of Living Life Series 1'

Everyone who cares to be in the house of God of a lord saint has a place in the heart of that saint so long as there is some goodness in him and the aspiration to be better never mind if for the present, he is out for the nectar of worldly personal agenda.

That is the only way God through the heavenly saints can reach out to the multitudes. The heavenly saints do not wait for beings to be good before reaching out to them. They reach out to all even when they are far from ready and prime for the Word - the Doctrine.

These are the very people who are running the houses of God and saints and though they are not prime for the job, they have done a pretty good job at being religious though there is much to be desired. At least they bring in the crowd but how this can benefit the crowd is a different matter.

But so long as an individual is in the house of God and he stands to gain somewhat from divine association. Though far from being spiritual, he is in the house of God and in that sense he is near to spirituality. It is obviously better that he is in the house of God than out there in the wilderness.

Any temple of a lord saint like Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) is really no different. It has to reach out to the many and to do so, it cannot reach out to the holy and goody ones but to the more numerous less than holy and not as good ones. They will flood and run the temple and mind you, they may paddle to the whims and fancies of the masses and not the holier than thou scarce minority.

But who deserve more attention? Of course, it is the majority and not the holier than thou scarce few. Need more be said. The affinity will be for those who are more far off the mark but who deserve priority attention from the heavenly saint.

The holier than thou kind may be near but if arrogant and carried away by pride may end up far though nearer than the less than holy. Then they too need more attention.

This is the long and short of the story of man and saint in the house of God.

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.