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!.

Friday, August 7, 2015

More religions and not just one for one and all

No 976 of Living Life Series 1

Is there the need to be at least one up above others in religion? Well, let us consider why in the first place we go to religion. We want to find peace and tranquility. We want to be away from the clinging to be atop of others.

But ironically in religion, we too end up trying to be at least one up above others. This is exactly what we want to get away from by turning to religion. Why the irony?

But this is life. Whether in a house of God or outside, there is ever the need to be better than others but in the end, where do we stand?

We will be better than some but we too will be far behind others. Why is there the need to compete and to feel lousy in the end? Why not just do what we can but no harm using others to pace us to make us know where we stand in life, be it spiritual or mundane?

There must be no clinging. There must be no ego to drive us against the wall of life. There will always be the wall somehow due to fate and circumstances.

Well the stark truth is this. No two are born equal. No two have identical life and opportunities. Everyone has the same life but life is different and never really same.

Even for religion, how on Earth or in Heaven can one religion be good enough for all? Even for the same religion, that one religion appeals to followers in different ways and holds special meaning unique to the individual.

It makes no sense too to have only one religion. We must have many as there are more people than religions can ever cater for.

God and saints are not like men. They provide choice and free-will for the benefit and advantage of all and their diverse interests and needs.

But all are one in God and saints. This is the message the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 set out to convey when he descended in 1969. Let there be more and not just one. It would not be realistic otherwise.

There will be those who need more than one religion and what's wrong with that as long as this is good and create no harm. Let there be more and not just one religion for one and all. That is so and so be it.

Somehow, like appetite for food, some have appetite for more and some could only cope with one or two. A few just won't have any. That's their choice so long as they can make good in life.

In time, people will have appetite for more. For the present, they are referred to as free thinkers but in time they may be cherished as among the more religious ones. This need not be a joke but a serious issue to eschew. Time will tell and let us wait and see.

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.