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, July 30, 2017

Wait not for no problems before we can be happy

No 1461 of Living Life Series 1

Friends, more so casual friends do not like to talk of their own individual problems. They just want to be happy and when interacting with us, they dwell on happy issues.

They want to be away from their own problems, let alone hear or dwell on our hot button issues. Hearing our problems will only remind them of the problems bugging them. They want to get away from the problems of life, not just those of their own lives but also those in our lives.

All are like that and are often up to the neck with problems. So they delight in giggling and laughing away on casual matters and put at back burners the sore parts of life. They lack inner peace.

Sunset brings tiredness after a whole day's life. We must rest to have the inner peace to reap more out of life with sunrise.

As is the truth in life and this was stressed by Bo Tien 武天, the problems of man are many and plentiful, with one following closely at the heels of another.

We cannot wait for no problems before we can be happy and at peace. We must be at peace with problems and the problems will not seem overbearing. So-called big problems will be small problems even if they cannot be no problems.

Problems are here to stay. They come like rain pouring down at us. Problems loom large and hinder our life if we are not at peace. We must be more positive when facing problems or rain. Without rain, how can we appreciate the rainbow. Why not dance in the rain?

The beauty of life lies in being at peace with life. With inner peace come what may, we feel the presence of God. The problems become no longer roadblocks or barriers of life - no longer mountains to climb only to face droughts and searing heat of the sun of life. The problems become like pebbles for us to step on and move forward in life for better pastures.

Time is the best gift we have in life. See not and be not blinded by problems. Do not make mountains out of mole hills. Go for peace and we will be at ease with otherwise problematic friends and life.

While time is precious, we do not live as though there is no more time left. We must not rushed into overdoing and end up drained mentally and physically. This will give us no peace and without peace, we end up with problems and more problems.

Who don't have problems in life? All have. What matters is whether we accept life as it is and move on. We do what we can and continue to harness blessings and be at peace.

Health is the most important in life. But there is no perfect body and health as we move on in life. Are we to make ourselves depressed and down and out just because of this imperfect body.

We can only do the best and go on to many other blessings in life. We often get obsessed with a problem or two and have no time for the rest of life. We end up neglecting life and worst of all with lack of peace, we create more problems and add on with the woes of life. We neglect the good things in life which can bring on the wows of life.

Be focussed on life and not get stuck to the problems at hand. Life is more than what we don't have and what we have. We can have that much more life and pep for life if only we have inner peace come what may.

If we meet or talk with friends, and both we and friends talk of own problems and nothing else everytime we talk or meet, then we and friends will no longer enjoy one another's company though initially we and friends feel good at ventilating. Who wants to see and feel the problems of others when everyone has own problems as well.

Best philosophy is to keep the mind happy. We don't know whether success in life gives happiness or not but a happy mind can always lead to success.

Wait not for no problems before we can be happy. Members of any temple of Bo Tien 武天 should likewise wait not for no problems before they can do the mission of Bo Tien 武天 to let all know how to be happy even if there are problems.

There are those at a temple with his name who just wait till kingdom come before they think it is time for the doctrine mission. They take pride in helping to provide the physical needs of a finite few near them when they are supposed to not only help physically the infinite many but the souls of the many out there and everywhere.

We are not to only help those who are with us in every belief and action, who are in our same church or temple but we are to help and save those who are not with us and who are not in the same religion, church or temple. That is the true essence of God - the ultimate and true good or mission.

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.