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!.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Do not make awful men out of awesome God and saints

No 1139 of Living Life Series 1

The emphasis on humility is pervasive across religions. At least this is the message of the saints of all religions. At no time did any saint want to lord over men, let alone harm men even if they are wrong.

They want men to be good and law abiding not only to the law of God and saints but to the law of the land. Give to God what is due to God and to Man what is due to Man.

Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 stresses thus. Comply with the ways of God and the ways of the land. This is in all religions.

With regards to the law of God and saints, unlike the law of the land, there is no such thing as a pound of flesh for a pound of flesh or an eye for an eye.

This sounds absurd - all too uncouth and harsh. Hatred is reciprocated with hatred by the powers that be. By right, hatred and violence should be countered by love and harmlessness. This is the way of God and saints.

God and saints return hatred with love, harmfulness with harmlessness, lies with truth, blame with praise.

So if men of religion portray religion in the wrong light, then be aware. They are not doing justice to God and saints.

No God or saint would wish problems for men let alone impose problems for men. The problems of men are many and plentiful. This did the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 lament.

This is due to men and not God and saints. Men are not peaceful and collected. They need to cultivate peace and calm amid the ups and downs of life - the yin and yang. They need to be more like God and saints.

But men of religion end up portraying God and saints like men - ever wrathful, seeking vengeance or ever loving but jealous if we spurn their love.

God and saints are not like that. They are not men. Men should be like them.

But sad to say, many men of religion are even making God and saints seem so petty, so jealous and so unreasonable. The more loving God and saints are, the more jealous they are and they will react adversely if their love is spurned.

Men make the worst of men out of God and saints. Isn't that awful and far from awesome?

In their love for God and saints, they wish awful consequences for those who do not go along with them. The more their love, the worse this will be.

If such men want to be awful, for Godsake, do not make awesome God seem awful. Do not cast the awesome with awfulness. Do not glorify ourselves as awesome when we are in some ways still awful.

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.