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!.

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Religion to bring out the smiles and cheers in all

No 1450 of Living Life Series 1

Always remember that we are not alone when we face imperfections in life. God too has to contend with Satan but he is at peace and not the least affected.

Look at what we have and not what others have which we have not. We cannot be others and others cannot be us. What we have others want to have. What they have that we have not, we too want to have. This is envy.

Envy makes us feel down and we frown at ourselves and think the worst of ourselves and of life. Life then becomes hell.

No wonder some say hell is man-made. Why would anyone want to have hell. God is the last one to want to have Hell for us.

Imperfection is hell to those in want and not happy with their lot. They are blind to their blessings. They are not at peace and whatever good they have or which come their way are just not good enough for them. These are not good at all for them. Why?

They chose to live Hell on Earth. That is the reason why. Do be at peace and be in Heaven here and now, or at least have some bliss of sorts which is fulfilling for the moment and the moments that follow.

We have to accept our lot as we have to accept imperfections. This applies to body and spirit - to worldly life and to spiritual life.

Appreciate ourselves. Accept ourselves and then there will be light and life in our life and we will smile.

Smile and others will smile at us. Smile will make us more lively and welcoming to others.

Do not wear our problems on our face. This will make us unwelcome by others. Our bodily and spiritual beauty lies in our facial countenance. Have peace and we will smile, come what may. Smiling face is a beacon to light up life.

Do we want others to smile or to frown? If we want them to smile, then we too must smile and be cheerful. This is how to spread the peace and cheer in life with cheers.

This too applies to religion. Who would want a wrathful and grumpy God? God is never like that. It is those who are grumpy, tormented and angry who will see themselves in God and project God as grumpy and wrathful.

That is why in religions, what represents God is often a smiling and cheerful character that all can identify with - that children will find fatherly and pleasant - like laughing Buddha or Santa.

The attractive and eye catching part of religion is often in characters like Santa or Laughing Buddha. The very thought of them brings cheers, peace and joy to all including children. Bells will ring aloud and add to the cheer for all, both for the better off and the worse off.

Let all smile and be cheerful. Ring the bells of cheer to bring on life even in desolate and chilly winter of life when life is confined to the fireplace at home.

Let us be like Laughing Buddha or Santa whose YO HO HO precedes him wherever he goes and announces his presence.

Go through the dirty sooty chimney of the lives of desolate others even if their doors are locked and tightly shut and they are isolated and cloistered around the narrow fireplace of life.

Bring out the life in them so that they will reach out to others who isolate themselves in the wintry woes of life. This is love that religions talk about.

Such divine love is in all religions and is centred on peace with life and its imperfections. Sometimes, we must realise that the greater imperfections in life is ourselves for not accepting life and not being at peace like God and saints.

This is the message of Bo Tien 武天 so that all regardless of religion, culture and community will be at peace and will always smile to bring out the smiles and cheers in others as well. Religion must bring out the smiles and cheers in all.

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.