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, June 30, 2015

Be the angels and saints of Heaven and Earth - not demons

No 908 of Living Life Series 1

All will agree that Heaven is a much better place than Earth. But the good there is in Heaven too can be found in some way on Earth. There is happiness in both places. So the saying goes too that, "As in Heaven, so also on Earth." and not just "As on Earth, so also in Heaven."

But if people indulge only in happiness, soon what is happy is no longer so but boring. But at least in heaven, this seems to last in perpetuity. Then again the boredom will set in and in Heaven, this can be even worse - many times more than on Earth.

Yes, happiness can be boring and bothersome. Those who meditate will know that the peace and joy of meditation is as long as it last. This will be so, be it on Heaven or on Earth. After some time, there will be the issue of what next.

Saints be they in Heaven or on Earth go for pleasures beyond the senses. On Earth there is the five senses and the mind sense which takes on mind objects and pleasures. In Heaven, the predominant sense faculty is the mind and this takes on the mental pleasures.

But then boredom will set in unless those in Heaven turn their focus or attention in serving those below Heaven or decide to start anew perhaps be reborn again. The same applies to the rich and affluent on Earth. Their lives will be boring if they do not help those who are less fortunate than them and indeed if they do not do so, they will find life boring like those in Heaven.

They need to help others. They need to love others as much as they love themselves. Thus the problems of Heaven are the same as on Earth but manifestly different yet the same.

If those in Heaven only love themselves and no one else, then they will be not loving to others. Then they will care less for others and when they do so, they end up as demons in Heaven.

Even on Earth, there are the rich who care only for themselves. They end up making the lives of others miserable so that they can be better off. They do so passively by not lifting a finger or actively by making gains at the very expense of those in need

Likewise those men of religion who guard their religion religiously and denounce those who are not with them may end up making the lives of others miserable with fear, threats and isolation. They may cause divides in families. They are like their counterparts in Heaven.

But luckily, be it on Earth or in Heaven, most are not like that. They turn their attention to help others without bargain - without barter trade. They expect no personal gain as well. They will not insist that others be with them before or after receiving help from them. These are the true angels and saints of Heaven and of Earth - not demons in disguise and camouflaging as angels and saints.

Like what Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that life is the living gospel and we must learn from the conduct of others and associate with the angels and saints in beings and not the demons in them. We too must be the angels and saints of Heaven and of Earth.

There is in most of us the angel and saint as well as the demon in us. This is so long as we are not good enough at doing good and avoiding the not-so-good. This is so long as we have not purified the mind from ignorance and be awakened or enlightened.

The path of purity is in every religion. There is oneness in religions in this aspect as well as in many other aspects of spirituality. This is as emphasized by Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.

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.