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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, August 4, 2015

Believe and be on the way is good but not enough

No 968 of Living Life Series 1




It is so easy to think that all be well and happy but thinking alone is not good enough if this does not translate to reality. Reality must at least be knowing for real that people are indeed better and happier. 

It is easier to convince those young and in the prime of life but not those on the wane and past the post. It is therefore easy for religion to tell the young and those in the prime that God provides. 

This is the state of affairs and that is why religion appeals more to the young. It is not a dream to be happy for the young for they can be happy that more easily at their age and station in life. 

Religion will appeal to them if they harp on this. God provides and that is it. This is popular religion. Popular religion must be populist in approach. Belief and be on the way. 

That is how religions are like flowers to attract insects to them for nectar. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says. Belief and be on the way. It is as easy as that and not to go along is odd. 
But to the more discerning who want to go further than that, they have to get serious and go the whole works. They have to get real and know life in depth. They must know first hand the very nature of life. They must sweat it out. There is no free lunch. 

Believe and be on the way is good but not enough. We must not just be on the way. We must arrive. It is easy to believe and to be on the way but to arrive is another matter. 

 It is easy to read the scriptures but to make the scriptures come to life in our life is what matters. Just reading and believing is good but not enough. We must live in the gospel of life. 

 For believers of the Buddha, they must do what the Buddha did at least in spirit. Isn't this more than just believing? Believe and be on the way is good but not enough. There is need to arrive. 

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