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!.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Sunrise and Sunset, Living and Thinking

No 1431 of Living Life Series 1

When we have sunrise, we look forward to sunset. When sunset comes, we look for sunrise. The one who has inner peace is content and at peace, come sunrise or sunset.

He never waste time and when he has sunrise, he is with sunrise and never asks for sunset. When he has sunset, he is with sunset and never asks for sunrise.

He who treasures not what is at hand is always in want. He never treasures the blessings of the moment and asks for tomorrow's blessings. Isn't he dead lost to blessings?

Come tomorrow, he thinks of what he wants for the tomorrow of tomorrow.

Take care of today and not waste away the today thinking of tomorrow.

It would be worse still if he thinks of the bygone days.

Be mindful that today cannot be forever.

But this does not mean we live today as though we have not enough time for today. Then we will want to jam into the today to do far too many for the day.

For sure, we cannot be at peace, be it for today or for days past and the days to come.

Life will change like sunrise and sunset. It will never be the same but make sure we have the same inner peace, come what may.

Do not be troubled when there is rain. Why not dance in the rain?

Do not be put off when troubles rain on us, nor rush around like there will be no tomorrow.

Do not be ruffled when life rain on us with many issues. What matters is to be at peace and at ease.

What has to be just have to be. But we need not be troubled by the unpleasant nor overjoyed by good that come our way. Do not be down by troubles and rush around trying to gluttonize the good. Either way, how can there be peace?

Just move on. Do what we can at our own pace and time so that we can be at peace as much as we can, come bad or good in life.

We are not perfect. Life too is more imperfect.

At least, we can be better off if we have the peace in us. Then what are troubles seem small issues instead of big issues. This is the awesomeness of inner peace. With it, life is no longer awful. There is then more life in life.

Sometimes, we think we can be saints and think too much and waste time on this. Then we will regret and have no peace.

Doing and living without thinking too is to be blind to life. Then there will be problems and no peace as well.

We need to juggle. Good to think but don't let the world go bye and live in our thoughts and not in life.

Be what we are but try to be better. Never think we are saints.

Readers must not spend too much time reading this post and thinking or else they will be living in thoughts and not in life.

There is need to juggle. There is need to balance. There must be allocated time set aside for thinking (quiet time) and more time to live.

Bo Tien 武天 points out to us all the above. He tells us of sunrise and sunset and the need to have inner peace. We need to juggle and find our balance.

Don't just live and not think. Don't just think and not live.

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.