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, December 7, 2015

What have become of men today?

No 1029 of Living Life Series 1

Belittle not the man who has done wrong for he has done good too.

The man who through thick and thin bring up a temple so strong too need not be fawned for he has weak points that can bring a temple to its knees.

The bottom line is not to worship man. Man is not worthy of worship. Even God and saints who are worthy of worship would rather that men not worship them but just know the Word they stand for and live in the Word.

Then God and saints would come to live in flesh as that man. But God is not the man nor the man God they say. Man is man and God is God. What more need be said?

See the man from God and God from man. Isn't that what we are told time and time again?

But man is ever like that and see himself more like God than man. Oh, how he will swell in the head and no longer be well to lead others and pastor the flock.

That is the fate of many a temple we have on Earth. How can there be peace on Earth even if peace there is in Heaven above?

But let it be, let it be. This is ever the fate of men. Man often dig his own grave and as long as he has not arrived, always he will go from cradle to grave or at best be cremated than be created anew they say.

Man, man when will you learn and be still so as to have the peace all the way to the end and even beyond. That would be the day they say.

But instead men go to a temple to create hell of a noise and they call this heavenly and exhilarating. They find noise and din a welcome for their senses and say that this is how they can be with God above.

To them, the hell they created is heavenly and the traditional peace and quiet they used to have with God is like the cemetery. What have become of men today?

When indeed there is peace and quiet in a temple or church, be sure that those who prefer hell of action and noise will drift away. They cannot face God in divine silence and peace. They prefer hell of the din and noise instead.

If a temple or church is deserted and its portals quiet and forlorn beckoning for men to come, men just simply stay away. They want the din and noise of Earth and Hell than the quiet and peace of Heaven above.

The figure of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 cuts an imposing figure of quiet and peace for us to still our mind and have clarity of life. This is what we need and not the hell of the noise and action we find today. What are men up to with all the noise and din, God and saints will say? Isn't that not at all heavenly and more like partying all the way?

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.