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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!.

Friday, April 7, 2017

The solution and not the problem through common space

No 1380 of Living Life Series 1




We must be the solution and not the problem. Then we will be asset to ourselves and to others as well. Be the solution and all will welcome us and give us less problems. 

Be the solution and not the problem rather than be the problem that creates more problems or make problems worse than ever. 

Religion likewise should be the solution and not the problem. If ever religion is the problem, the problem lies not in God and saints but in men. 

The best way is for religions to dwell in more common space. The common space will include the teachings that are common to all religions and which politicians in multireligious and multiracial countries refer to as essential for harmony and common good.

Religions must be one with the nation they are in. They must recognise that they still have to serve and obey the nation they operate in and definitely not nations in themselves. This too is one big area of common space for all religions in a nation. 

This is stressed by saints of all religions and Bo Tien 武 天 points to this. All must comply with the laws of the land and give to the land what is due to the land and give to God and saints what is due to Divine. 

Religions must work for the interests of all people even those who are of other religions. This will be what God and saints in any religion expect. The goal of any religion is to help all even those who are not their adherents in the same way God and saints want to help all even those who do not believe them or who have transgressed.

To all intents and purposes, the common space of religions and societies is what Bo Tien 武 天 refers to as Inner Truth that promotes peace in the world and in the self - inner peace. Then religions will be the solution and not the problem that causes more problems not just to all but to the individual as well.