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!.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

A timely reminder. What is our calling in life?

No 803 of Living Life Series 1

For many, there must be the two callings of life.

We have the worldly calling. What do we want to do in life? This is the lower calling. What is our goal as man?

Then there is the higher calling which is the spiritual calling.

For some, there is only the spiritual calling right from the start. These are those who start out as religious people - born into monk-hood of sorts.

Then, there are those too involved with the world or simply too neglected by the world that what matters is the worldly life and heaven is just not their cups of tea. They either have too little unable to have two square meals a day or simply just want too much out of this world despite having many times more than two square meals.

For many of the young, the spiritual calling, if at all there is one for them, is to make good their worldly calling. How successful they can be when they grow up?

Will they make it to their aspirations and if they don't, will they find some meaningful worldly fulfillment as adults.

But worldly calling will satisfy not for long and when the wake-up call comes years later perhaps in old age or when troubles come knocking, the need for spiritual or higher calling heightens and people scurry to find meaning in life through the higher calling of spiritual. This they say is the call of God through the saints of God.

Hope this higher calling comes early and for the good few the two calling is one - the spiritual calling. So do give some thought on life. What is our calling in life?

When death comes a calling, make sure we have made it in life and don't let death be the last bugle call. Do answer to our calling in life.

Some only wake up when they are in the next world and regret that they did not seriously address the calling in life.

That is why we have many heavenly saints like Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) and many religions and not just one religion, sect or temple to help us to wake up earlier and make it to the calling of life.

Dua Di Ya Pek 大二爷伯 the duo deity guards of Hell would rather spend more time on Earth with men to assist men in their calling in life than to meet them down there in the after life. This shows their love for men and hopefully men would make it in life while very much alive to life.

Dua Di Ya Pek 大二爷伯
The duo deity guards of Hell
leave no stone untouched
to assist men in their problems
so better men they be
and fit for Heaven above
more so in the after life.
All deities are equal in goodness
but to their following
an equal to them there is not

Hope the stack of dollar notes below is not our calling in life but of course somehow any calling in life inevitably requires worldly resources so long as we of of this world and in the flesh. That is why the duo deities grant monetary windfalls where are necessary.

Even spiritual calling requires monetary support. Just look around at the mega churches and temples. They would not be what they are without substantive financial support. But prudence must hold sway where swathes of cash are involved. Let not money be the end but only one of the means. Then there is hope that the higher calling will not end up as not so high after all.

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.