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!.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Worship all life if we love life.

No 1079 of Living Life Series 1

Worship in cultural sense refers to high respect. In Asian culture, there is the utmost respect not only for God and heavenly saints but also for the ruler, parents, elders, colleagues, neighbors and even the servants. This too is captured in the discourse by Buddha to Sigala.

Obviously, this is more civil and refine than just respect or worship of God and none other. God would have expected all to accord high respect to one another and not just to him alone. He is a loving God and not given to jealousy, greed and ill will. He will not hoard respect for himself alone.

Men shall respect all lives and even their subordinates. Thus in Chinese culture, there is respect for lost souls during the Seventh Month Festival, the worship and respect of the guards of Hell, respect for departed ones and the earth bound Earth God.

Ji Gong Buddha altar often on the floor
He prefers to be at the level of men
and be treated like one

The Earth God
His altar often on floor
at the feet of men
but ever the grand old man
of the village of men
He prefers the ground shelter
than the temple by men.
With mother earth
the grand old dame
the pair holds sway over men

大二爷伯
Dua Di Ya Pek
- the Hell guards
of one of the courts of Hell
They would rather
you not be in any Hell
and will meet your Earthly needs.
More popular are they
than the gods and saints above
They are the beloved of almighty God

We must help one another. We must respect or if you like worship one another. This is logical and common sense. This is Tao 道. But this is unthinkable in monotheistic thinking. Worship begets love and love for all beings will bring peace to all. This is not contrary to God belief.

Worship and love go hand in hand. Worship all life if we love life. During traditional Chinese marriage ceremony, the bride and groom bow to each other. They show their love by worshiping one another.

Man and woman
must worship each other
on their great day
they say
They epitomize
the union of yin and yang

Love is the beginning, the middle and the end of all that is in life. Love is the basis of all levels of spirituality. This is present in all religions but many in their adulation for their God and saint turn a blind eye to this.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨reminds us on loving kindness behind spirituality in all religions. With loving kindness, there will be more peace especially inner peace of the self.

The good lord says that the far may be near and the near far. Those who think that men shall not worship anyone else except God may end up far from God than those who believe in love for all life and worships all life.

Lord Bo Tien
a heavenly saint
yet not one in any religion
He favors none
but is for all
yet belong to none
Far though near to
any religion of the day
they say.
Far is near
and near far
or is this the case\
or not so?

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.