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, June 25, 2015

Making it for the lower and higher callings

No 901 of Living Life Series 1

When we think we have arrived, we find that we are actually starting all over again in another phase of life. The end is the beginning and the beginning is the end.

But what if we heck care and decide that we don't even need to go for anything and just leave society and be with nature and God and saints. Well, think again as to be spiritual is even more lofty than just to be human and to be with the world of mundane.

If we cannot attain the lower calling, how can we attain the higher calling. All prophets from Buddha to Jesus were able to meet the lower calling before they go for the higher calling.

But the problem with many is that they get stuck with the worldly calling and never had the chance even to think of the higher calling.

There are those who think they can do away with the lower calling and go direct into the higher calling.

Even those who became monks in childhood need to learn the ropes of worldliness in a monastery before they can better know and be adept at spiritual know-how.

They attend to mundane worldly needs of the monastery like house keeping and area cleaning. It is in attending to the far from spiritual aspects of life that prepares one to be near to spiritual matters.

The far may be near and to be near one must first be far. In fact those who do not attend to lower calling first are never able to be prepared for the higher calling.

If they go direct for the higher calling and think they are near to spirituality, they may not make it . They may mess things up and be worse off. They may think they are near but are far from spirituality.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that the far may be near and the near far.

There is often the need to be far before one can be near to spirituality. How can one succeed in higher calling if one cannot make it for the lower calling?

We can learn spiritual values from young and apply it to achieve the lower calling and if it all go well, then proceed with same values for the higher calling.

The very values for spiritual will work for both callings. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 wants us to know.

Know the world well first and by knowing the world we will be in better position to know spirituality. Know how to be man before we can learn how to be saint.

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.