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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!.

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

The intents do matter in religion or in life

No 1510 of Living Life Series 1

On a serious note on life
When there is doubt, there must be reason for the doubt. According to Bo Tien 武天, it is alright if someone who is with us has doubts. Doubts arise because there is need to understand and find out more. 

 Those who don't have doubts may actually know and understand little - too little to be able to ask questions to clarify. 

 Those who ask many questions are more likely those who in fact know and understand more to be able to raise clarifying questions.

 There is need for some caution with regards to issue of doubts. When is doubt a doubt and when is doubt not a doubt but gossip with ill-intent.

 There is fine distinction between doubt and gossip. Doubt is for good intent to find out more. Gossip is to talk ill of others whom a person cannot see eye to eye with and person has desire to put them down for he felt he has been put down by the others. 

 Old timers or leaders be they at a religious place or at place of work may think they know best and may be carried away by their need to be on top and to be in control. 

 They are likely to mistake doubt as gossip and affront to their authority. They also tend to judge but cannot accept if those under them judge them back. 

 This is contrary to the learning organisation concept of 360 degree appraisal. Supervisors appraise those under them. 360 degree appraisal requires that they be appraised by those under them for how good they are as supervisors. 

 There is need to be impersonal and to be objective. But with individual ego, this is difficult. The intent then changes from objectivity to subjectivity. Then hurt and anger arise. 

 When this happens in religion, there is no peace and more discord. People within the same religion, sect or temple, like in any workplace can end up locking horns. This is not good. 

 Doubt of course is good but know what is doubt and what is pettiness and gossip. Bo Tien 武天 points out that all religions are one in goodness and peace for the world. But religion or a temple can end up as the stage for the battling of the egos of men. 
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