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!.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Reflections on Bo Tien Day

No 1062 of Living Life Series 1

13th day of 9th lunar month

The issues of men are many and plentiful. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 said.

But because men are problematic, they will even deny that the good lord said so. The good lord added that the day may come when there will be those who think he is the concoction or imagination of man.

Men cannot separate God and saints from men and men from God and saints. Men are men and God and saints are God and saints. This was stressed by the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.

Thus the moment the teachings of a religion is expounded, it will be diluted as life goes on. The good lord says that if we want the pure and early teachings we must go upstream to the upper source for clear water.

Good works are always good but how good they are depends on what is behind the good works. Is there the ego agenda? Is the good work secondary to primary gain of the doer.

Like what the good lord says, that some do good for personal motive but all the same, no matter what, they will still be rewarded and blessed for the good work.

But ideally, there should be the purity of intention behind good work. There must be pureness of spirit.

But alas even in any temple, the good lord says men come like insects to the flower for nectar. Well, the good lord says that we don't blame the flower for this.

Good works, for example, help the destitute to have three square meals a day and a decent shelter in an aged home, so that they can live life as humans in some decency.

But the problems of man are many and beyond decent shelter and three meals. Men are not contented. Men cannot be at peace.

All men, be they destitute or well-off must have peace by balancing the pulls and push of life - the yin and yang. Only then can they reach ultimate inner peace and save their souls so as to be able to save others' souls. That is why good works though good are not good enough.

Religion too is the good work of men. But religion itself is not good enough if it ends up as the vehicle for the personal gains of men - the worldly appetites of men for ego needs.

But please don't blame religion or God and saints for that. Blame not the flower for insects coming to it.

Blame not any heavenly saint if the men who do work in his name disappoint you. Men will ever be men. See the men from God and saints and the God and saints from men. Know who is man and who is God or saint.

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.