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, July 2, 2015

Move on and not hang on needlessly

No 911 of Living Life Series 1

In life and even in death, we must move on and not hang on. We can never hang on to time and the good old days. We simply have to move on and make do.

We cannot grumble about problems we have but make do with life and move on even if little we can do with regards to the problems. We can just do what we can but we cannot just hang on and on. We must have the composure and calmness to move on. This they refer to as equanimity.

There will be better days. Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 reminds that storms do not last forever and calm seas will return. While in a storm which we cannot do much about, we just stay calm and hang on. But once the storm has past, do not hang on to the losses we have but pick ourselves up and move on even if latter on, more storms come our way. Move on and do not hang on.

Even if there was no storm, of what use is it to hang on to the past. At best, the past can be good memories but we must live for the present and the future. We must move on and not hang on needlessly. We must not live in the past and be dead to the present and the future.

This principle of moving on and not hanging on needlessly works well both as a spiritual principle as well as a principle for worldly life.

Spiritually, it is good to have ideals to achieve but if we cannot arrive at the ideals soon, do not lament. Do not hang on to our inability to reach the ideals as yet. Do not feel let down and be guilt ridden. Do not hang on to the ideals and be devastated that we still have weaknesses or worldliness. Rome is not built in a day.

Do what we can spiritually. Do not be downcast if we are far off the mark but move on doing what we can. Even if we backslide, so what? Just pick ourselves up and move on. Do what we can. The little we can do spiritually is better than not doing at all.

So what if we continue to do what is not expected of us from the spiritual viewpoint. Do not have guilt as guilt stifles. Move on and do not hang on.

Even in death, do not hang on but move on. As long as there is more of life and this they refer to as rebirth, there is hope and opportunities even if there are problems and issues as well. Move on and do not hang on.

That is why in traditional Chinese funeral, there is much fanfare and pomp even if there are tears and grief. The idea is to give good feeling to both the departed and the living to move on and not hang on. There is hope and opportunities aplenty for both mundane and spiritual. If possible, have less of tears and grief and move on.

Give cheer to the departed and the living. Move on and not hang on needlessly. There is always more to life than we think.

This principle of moving on and not hanging on is encouraged by all religions in some way or other. This again illustrates the oneness in diversity of religions that the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 descended in 1969 to remind mankind and all beings to be aware off.

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.