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

Heaven is a state of mind

No 907 of Living Life Series 1

The road to happiness and blessings start with feeling happy and having sense of blessedness. Only then will we be on the way to more happiness and blessings.

We must see life itself as the very reason to be happy. We must see life as blessing itself. To be alive and to be able to live is reason enough to be happy and to feel blessed.

We should never feel down because we have less. We should be happy with what we have for the less we have is good enough, never mind if others have more.

Contentment is the greatest wealth and wealth attracts more wealth. Contentment livens up our life and more will come our way.

But do not go for all. Decide what is best and go for less if we can. It comes down to how we want to be happy. Be peaceful and simple in life and in needs.

Let not life and worldly or even spiritual needs take over our being and be in charge. We should take charge of life and our needs.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 exhorts us to learn from life. Know and be happy with life here and now. Be aware of what we take for granted and feel that more blessed.

Life itself here and now is the heaven we often ignore and it is ironical that we ask to be in heaven. When we want more and more and never count our blessings, we end up yearning for heaven in afterlife when we can have heaven with whatever life we have now.

Religions of men are by men and when men want heaven beyond what they can have now and in the present life, they proclaim the heaven in afterlife. Heaven in afterlife becomes the yearning.

Happiness or heavenly life is a state of mind. If we do not have the correct state of mind and do not feel happy to begin with, even if we are in heaven in afterlife, we will feel cheated and think that well, we are not in heaven.

Heaven is a state of mind. Let the here and now be the heaven and we will have the bliss of the saints. Be happy and we will attract more of others who are happy and we will infect others with happiness. That will be heavenly, isn't it?

Just take a closer look at the photo of Buddha above. You could be the Buddha in the photo if you are happy even with less trappings of human civilization. See through life and you will be happy. Happiness follow you wherever you may be. Happy people too will be with you. You will ever make others happy and have more happy people to make you happier.

Heaven is a state of mind. If you don't have this happy state of mind, you may think that you are in hell when you are in heaven. If you have this state of mind that you are in heaven, you will experience heaven even in hell.

To Ji Gong (济公), this is ever so true. He experiences heaven while on Earth with men. He rather have the heaven on Earth and in Hell than be in Heaven above. At least, he could bring happiness to those on Earth and in Hell and that would be more heavenly than staying in Heaven.

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.