Like it or not, the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 descended in 1969 not just to set up a temple but to show that all religions are one in doctrine and mission to save souls.
There was then already one religion or sect too many. There was and still is one temple too many.
Charity is good and good works should take the lead but most important good work is to save souls.
In this spirit, like Elder Ling, we should never believe in making the world out of the temple but the temple out of the world.
After all, to echo what Lord Bo Tien says, "The world is the temple and heaven is the roof with religions as the pillars."
We must outgrow the cocoon of a temple to reach out to the world to save souls.
But some prefer to stay put and not reach out. This would not be in keeping with the wider mission of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.
Let not men deceive themselves and others in thinking that they are doing what the lord wants them to do. But alas there will always be some who want to rewrite and change history.
Even if they do so for whatever reason, so long as good is done, they will receive good in return. This is the assurance given by the lord.
So do not chide others but empathize with them as to why they are like that. At least they are good enough to do some good. One day, they will be better than the good they are now.
Remember, the representatives of the good lord say he is like the great ocean that reaches out to many a shore. His mission is more than just a concrete building .... and his purview is more than an island.
Charity is good and good works should take the lead but most important good work is to save souls.
In this spirit, like Elder Ling, we should never believe in making the world out of the temple but the temple out of the world.
After all, to echo what Lord Bo Tien says, "The world is the temple and heaven is the roof with religions as the pillars."
We must outgrow the cocoon of a temple to reach out to the world to save souls.
But some prefer to stay put and not reach out. This would not be in keeping with the wider mission of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.
Let not men deceive themselves and others in thinking that they are doing what the lord wants them to do. But alas there will always be some who want to rewrite and change history.
Even if they do so for whatever reason, so long as good is done, they will receive good in return. This is the assurance given by the lord.
So do not chide others but empathize with them as to why they are like that. At least they are good enough to do some good. One day, they will be better than the good they are now.
Remember, the representatives of the good lord say he is like the great ocean that reaches out to many a shore. His mission is more than just a concrete building .... and his purview is more than an island.
