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!.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Condemn not if you believe in love.

No 882 of Living Life Series 1

Let us live life without guilt and fear. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 reminds us that there cannot be love if there is at the same time guilt and fear.

No God or saint will create fear in those who look up to them for guidance and blessings. It would be worse still if there be guilt. Guilt kills and stifles the spirit of life.

In fact God and saints are out to remove fear and guilt so that we can be liberated to bask in love and have love for life. The word sin is a misplaced word.

When we are in the wrong, we wrong others and not God and saints. When we harbor ill-will and self-interest, we hurt others and in the long run, we harm our own self-interest as what long term good can there be if actions are based on self-interest at expense of others.

Condemning oneself or others is never good as it is rooted in despise, the wanting to run down, and wanting to put down self or others whoever is the object of ridicule. How can God or a heavenly saint hold such demeaning stance?

Men may make them appear to be so but God and saints are not like that. It would be blasphemous to imply that such is the case. It would be bigoted to do so.

But let us not be critical and empathize with such people for they know not what they do, or even if they do know what they do but still do so. We must love them and try to let them see the more noble viewpoint - from the angle of true love.

We must share with them the need to love even the less lovable. Love that is partisan and not for all is not love enough. Love is for all even for those who speak ill of us and act against our interest.

Yes, love is not blind and cannot be so. We should not be choosy but extend loving thoughts to all. That is divine love which we as men are capable off.

We can be saintly if we want to and we can be with God and saints. Just be loving. Create no guilt and fear in others and above all we too must not have guilt and fear. We should not run down others and less so our own selves.

We must love others as much as ourselves. We must love ourselves as much as we love others. This is the way to live life. Then bliss of heaven will be with us here and now and one day we will be even beyond the heavens that men talk about and yearn for.

But one word of advice is relevant here. If we love life, we go for the bliss here and now. That is more useful approach than waiting for kingdom come and the promised land. Don't live as though life today is useless and futile and we will have to wait for the afterlife of afterlife.

Love knows no limits and sets no limits. Love is not for select few or for the privileged some but for all.

Condemn not if you believe in love for all beings. That is true love. How can there be love that goes along with hatred?

How can there be love if with the same breath, there is talk of condemnation, guilt, fear and wrong? That is unthinkable but the unthinkable can happen at our doorsteps if we let our ego clinging have the upper hand and the better of us.

Then even God and saints may be of no help to us for now. They will wait for us to open our eyes, wake up one day and open wide the doors of love to all.

But love wisely and do not end up blind in love and be taken advantaged off. We neither wish to take advantage of others nor be taken advantaged off by others. Yes, we must be loving but we need to be wise.

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.