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!.

Monday, March 9, 2015

The quest of life

No 830 of Living Life Series 1

Whatever religion we are in and even if we do not have one, what matters is whether we are at peace with people and with life full of ups and downs and twists and turns. We must be like the lotus at peace with and nourishing from the mud and water of the pond.

To be not at peace and to be muddied is the nature of life due to the ups and downs which sages refer to as the yin and yang - the worldly contingencies like praise blame, gain loss.

Life flows on downstream and picks up more additional along the way. It may seem nice and progress but the more we gain along the way, the more there is the hassle and buzz with the attendant lack of peace. As we grow older, we lose our child-like innocence and simplicity. The problem is that children in modern times are often denied the simplicity and child-like innocence very much earlier on in life.

There is need to stand still but near impossible to do so. It is far better still to move against the downstream flow and move upwards if we want clear water, less of the unrest and be able to have more of the peace.

This some will refer to as renunciation. But is this renunciation of life? Surely it is not as what we want is to go for more peace in life of dis-ease.

It requires much effort just to try to stand still and not be swept downstream mercilessly by the current of life that gathers more and more strength and complexity the more we are swept downstream.

We need to make the effort to want to be at peace come what may. We need to move up against the current and go upstream to as close as possible to the upper source where there is clear water and where there is stillness and peace.

The quest of life is the quest for peace. All the worldly trappings we go for are the means to this end but if we do not have the correct mind set, we end up not having peace. We cannot deny the need to have them for now as sort of means to an end but let not the means become the end.

If we want peace, let not life take control of us but let us take control of life. We must have life but then, for life to be meaningful it must go beyond just the worldly trappings and we must be in control and have peace in life often punctuated by storms to disrupt whatever peace we may have.

Isn't this life? Isn't our unconscious goal in life is to have the peace? The good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) teaches us on the need to go upstream for clear water and on the need to be atop life of yin and yang.

If we want more of peace, we must seek the shelter of God and saints. While we must live among men, we must gravitate ourselves towards God and saints rather than towards men and the beasts in men. We must learn from the lessons of life of men. Life is the living gospel and the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) did allude to this. The quest in life is to enable the peace and be with God and saints.

Remember there are already more than enough storms in life and do not at any time create more storms of our own, even if they may only be storms in a tea cup. This will only rob away from us any precious peace we may have.

Many issues within families, temples and societies are often storms in tea cup. This applies to any institution including any temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨). These occur among kinship or brethren, turning brother against brother and friend against friend. These are needless problems to begin with and only waste precious time and resources. Precious is life as men. Live on with diligence. Go for peace. This then is the quest of life.

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.