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!.

Monday, November 20, 2017

The truth is that all are one and yet individuals

No 1570 of Living Life Series 1

One or of one kind?

People are miles apart in what they want and expect in a temple though outwardly they say they go for worship.

They are one in this aspect but yet diverse in their needs.

After all, they are individuals. All individuals cannot be identical.

That is why though the goal of goodness is one and same, there are many religions.

Even members of family are one in family but they are still individuals.

Bo Tien 武天 reminds us that despite the diversity and individuality of religions, sects and temples, all are one in basic goodness.

It is good for us to know that. He refers to this as the Inner Truth.

Truth is that all are one and yet individuals. They live differently and will go separate ways but yet can be together.

Bo Tien 武天 adds that they should be assets and not liabilities to one another, with each complementary to the rest for what he has that the rest have not.

Truth is that all are one and yet individuals. This truth must sink in.

If they come together and add value to one another, that will be ideal.

If they cannot and are critical of one another, then that will be not good and there will be problems.

Bo Tien 武天 says that the problems of men are many and plentiful.

Truth is simple. All are one and yet individuals.

But all may not feel that they are one and think they are right and others wrong.

Men tend to be one kind and think their kind is alright but all other kinds not.

They do not realise they are of same kind and think unkindly of all others. If everyone thinks that way, then they will be unkind to all others and kind only to himself. What will happen to the world?

The truth is that all are one and yet individuals. As individuals, people must differ in thinking. But they must know the truth that all are one in goodness.

But everyone have their own perspectives and approaches. Is there the need to say others are wrong and we are right?

We are never perfectly right and we can learn from others who are not so right so that we can be more right.

It would be the day for heaven to shed tears if those in the mission (to let the world know this inner truth of life that all are one and yet individuals) fail repeatedly to work with all as one.

When it does rain on mission day at the temple for the mission, it would be like heaven shedding tears because even men in mission fail to be one

Men are lost in their individualities and fail to be one, let alone spread the mission like the ocean to many a shore.

Heaven cannot wait for this day for men in mission to do so. Heaven cannot wait for men. Heaven will forge ahead with the mission of the inner truth . Heaven cannot wait. Men can wait.

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.