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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, May 29, 2017

Make religion great again, perhaps more than great

No 1428 of Living Life Series 1



There should be the call to make religion great again. Religion must be with the people, by the people and for the people to make them be with God, live by God and for God. 

As God is the Word and the Word is good, religion must be with all the threefold goodness. These are the three - religion with goodness in mind, religion must be by goodness of men and also the third aspect is religion for the goodness of men. 

It must stay clear of that which is bad. There must be no ill-will and dislike for other men. That will not be good. Do not damn others but help them. Do not wish them hell. This will be worse if done in the name of God and saints. There must be good feeling all round for all, even those who do not believe in God or view God and religion differently. 

Religion must be good for the far and the near. As Bo Tien 武 天 says, far and near is relative. 

The near to God if they are only good to their kind and creed and not good to all fellow men are far from God. 

The far from God who do not go to any temple or profess any religion can be near to God if they are good to all fellow men. 

Do not trample on other men. This will never be good and make religion far from great. 

Do not go to religion for entertainment or to be fellow schemers to highjack religion for far from religious causes. 

Do not do in God's name for ungodly gains of self and one's own kind. These have been making religions not so great though still good as some good is still done. 

But let us go the mile and make religion great again by staying clear of the not so good and living in the goodness of truth that is God. God is the Word. 

God is the unlimited goodness - good even for those who are not good. 

Religion can be great again if we judge not, lest we be judged. See not the dust in other's eye yet not seeing the dust in one's own eye. 

Religion can be great again if people in religion can learn from their own shortcomings and learn from the good and the weaknesses of not only one's own religion but from all other religions. 

Life is the greatest teacher. Bo Tien 武 天 says we can learn from our own lives and from the lives of others. We can learn from our own religion and from all the other religions and their sects. That way every religion will be better and greater. Do make religion great again. 

Any temple of any religion should strive to be great again by embracing all factions, big or small, worthy or not and let not anyone fraction or agendum monopolise the temple to the exclusion or expulsion of the rest. 

Respect the have-been beacons of a temple who are no longer able to contribute because of one reason or another. 

Do not crucify them just because you think you know better. They may still be better but you may not agree because you tend to fractionalise and monopolise. You want to take all the credit. That is far from good

Make religion great again by honoring and respecting the have-beens, the elders and the parents. Let them play some role to lead if you can for without them, there will not be the today, be it the today of a religion or a temple. 

May the elders listen and incorporate the views and ways of the young and come to some consensus and cooperation. Live and let live. Share and all will be more aware. That is the way to make religion great again.

Make religion great again by ensuring all comply and respect the laws of the land. Then both religion and the land can grow and flourish in goodness for the common good.

Dear all, there are so many ways to make religion great again. Make religion great again. 

Religion must raise us up when we are down and resurrect anew the zest and hope ever the more. Isn't that the intent of any religion? 

Make life great again and again through the fervor of religion. Recharge religion with love for all without bias and favor to bring more life to all and not just the select few. 

Make religion great again and life will be great as well. Do not give up with religion. Do not give up with life. 

Religion must give hope and love to renew and resurrect life. We must make religion great again for all to be great ever the more with life. 

Favor no one or any one religion. Love and cherish not just one or few but all, be this be religion or man we refer to. This is the way. 

Make religion great again. Our life too will be same as well. Make religion great and life too will be great. 

Do not live as though we are the only ones in this world and our religion is the only religion when we are with many others and their many religions. 

If we love ourselves and our religion, we too must love others and their religions. This will make life great, make religion great and everyone feel great. 

Make religion great again. Make life great again. Make all feel great again. 

We seem to have lost this feeling of greatness in life, in religion and in all that live and are with us in this world. 

We need to get this back and feel great again. All that is needed is to embrace all and love all the way we embrace and love ourselves.

As Bo Tien 武 天 says, a saint like him is like the great ocean that reaches out to many a shore. Religions together must promote love, peace and boundless goodwill that reaches out to many a man and shore like the great ocean. 

Religions must show that they have the same love and concern for men. The love religions promote is same whatever the religion. 

This is just like the taste of salt. The taste of salt in the great ocean regardless of which area or location of the ocean is the same. Regardless of the ocean of religions and their practices and ways, there is but one taste, the taste of same divine love. 

This must be understood and accepted. Then we can make religion great again. Do make religion great again. 

Do so meaningfully and make it happen. Men become greater in their own religion if they respect and love all religions and learn more from other religions so as to be better in what they are in their own religion. 

There is need to be better in being good. Goodness is common to all religions and inside all religions. This is the Inner Truth Bo Tien 武 天 refers to. 

We know better and can be better in Inner Truth in our respective religions if we can learn more perspectives of this same inner truth in other religions. 

Won't that make religions greater than great again? This is the mission of Bo Tien 武 天 not just to make religions great again but to be greater than great. 

Focusing and capitalising on the Inner Truth can make religions greater than just being great. Make religions greater than just being great again.  

There is no better time to do so than in the here and now of the life of men in all religions. This can be achieved through any religion and no religion is better than another for this end.