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!.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Rejoice in and not take credit for the Work of God

No 929 of Living Life Series 1

Who is doing the Work ? Men seem to take pride in the Work and they take credit for it. What is the Work? The Work is the work of God and heavenly saints to bring men to greater spirituality - to be more pure and not merely be good and avoid evil but still ever harboring ego and self interests at the expense of others.

Many are not pure and simple. They do good for their own worldly good and interests. They do good to inflate their own egos and end up making themselves less pure, less honest.

They should consider themselves blessed to come to the house of God and saints. But the irony is that when the house of God and saints is built, they take credit even they are well aware that the main credit should go to God and saints and their angels or warriors. At best, they are just intermediaries.

Worse still is when those men in the sidelines and who put in little effort come to the fore and take possession of the place. They rewrite history in a way. They claim all credit and with big egos blow their trumpets. The ego trip will down their spirituality by many notches.

Well, whatever it is, be reminded that God and saints are behind the miracles and not men. By the grace of God and saints, men are inducted to be in the process of the Work of God and saints so that men can take part in the good Work and rejoice in the Work of God and saints.

This is the story of the good Work of God and saints in any temple or house of God. The miracles of God and saints in any temple will continue and men who are in the know, do know that God and saints are behind the good Work in any temple.

Men should rejoice and join hands with God and saints, not take over credit for the good Work. God and saints are behind the good Work, not men. Men should rejoice in the good Work and not take credit in the good Work. By so doing, they purify their mind as they are able to rejoice in the good works of others, be it God, saints or men.

Rejoicing in others' good works is one of the saintly values as opposed to envy and jealousy the values of the devil of the ego. (The very opposite is to be jealous and take credit not only of the good work of God and saints but to change history and sideline the due roles of the pioneers.)

While the temple has done well, this principle applies too in the temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨. After all, it is meant to be a showcase for all temples.

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.