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!.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Go beyond the God, the Man and the Dream Factors

No 966 of Living Life Series 1

Why are people of religion in the past so negative and then almost in the same breath said that all would be well if we could do this or that? Well that has to do with the business of religion.

If all are well, who need religion? So the best is to tell us why we need to listen and accept? The only reason to make us embrace religion is to show that there are problems and the problems will be solved if we accept religion and do as told.

But this approach is nowadays out of favor. It no longer works and people avoid religion. The next best thing is to show that people can be happier than if they do not enter into religion. They can have better joy of fellowship if they join the crowd at a house of God.

This certainly is a better option. But then a few question this and decide to have Godless Sunday assemblies minus God. Then, what is the hold and rallying factor. This need to be there.

There is need for the God factor and there too is the need for the proxy of God in a charismatic man at the rostrum. There is need for audience willing to go along with the dream factor.

The three factors are God, his proxy in man, the dream factor in the congregation. There is no longer the fear or negative factor and this is replaced by the love factor. Let love and not fear abound.

Religion is about life. Life is religion. Life is the ultimate gospel. By understanding life and men in life, we know better why some men need religion and some don't.

We can understand how far men can go with popular religion or without religion. We can see that to go beyond, they need to go beyond dreams and go for real and greater joy that popular religion could find it hard to offer for men who go for dreams.

They must know what is true religion or spirituality. They must go for the inner truth underlying popular religions and men must seize the inner truth and go beyond popular religion to have greater heights of spirituality.

This is how the message of Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 will open up religions to greater spirituality through developing the inner truth beyond popular religion that men are passionate about. Popular religions have their place but men must go beyond this.

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.