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

The doctrine is in life. Life is the doctrine

No 963 of Living Life Series 1

There will always be change in life and we too will change. What is important is for change to be better. But can we do so all the time?

We must go for change. Change is a necessity but change can also be there when we are not ready. How do we be ready for change?

One way is for us to be the architect of change and be in the seat to decide the change. That is not realistic at times.

Another is to make ourselves that much more adaptable to change so that we will not be at the receiving ends of change. We should not be if we know how.

The ultimate reality is that life as man is not for forever and the most important change is for us to face this. We cannot do so by running away and denying life. We will always be in life.

We must cope with change by being adaptable at at the same time be the architect of change where we can and in realistic sense. We have to be somehow.

While we are at these, we must be at peace with life and not end up in pieces because of life. If we have the peace, we can handle life.

We cannot wait for things to happen before we can have peace. We must have peace before things happen in life. That way we can face the storms and calm seas of life as they unfurl. The sages say this is the doctrine of life.

Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says the doctrine is in life and life is the doctrine. This is parallel to what he says that his image is the doctrine and the doctrine is his image.

All religions teach us how to face and handle life and to count our blessings in life even during a storm. Indeed we should grumble less and treasure life as blessing even more so in a storm. We still have life and have God and saints.

We must abide by God and saint in us. Then as said by the good lord, issues will be no issue and even if big issues cannot be no issue, they will at least be not as big. It all depends on how we view life. It all depends on us and we can depend on God and saints as well.

Those who pray in earnest to God and saints through any religion or even through none, God and saints do know and they will respond. They don't even need to be good enough to qualify. There is no conditions attach except that that they be earnest. There is no bargain chips.

God and saints are magnanimous and not petty like men. God and saints hope is that when men can be better off, they can be at peace and learn from life. The doctrine is in life. Life is the doctrine

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.