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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, December 6, 2017

Finding religion within the religion we mess up

No 1593 of Living Life Series 1 




Where is religion
within the religion?

Do we not get it? We are stranger than we think we are. We talk about being spiritual. But when we are in religion, what we do can be no different from if we are without religion. 

We bring the world of wants to where we should not have wants. That is we bring the world into religion. 

In fact, religion becomes the  excuse for us to be greedy and have more of what we cannot have outside religion. We end up with more conflicts and problems in religion. 

We must find the solution to religion. Can this be a religion within the religion we are in? 

Yes, we create problems in religion and we need find religion within the religion we have messed up. 

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

Men wants happiness. But happiness is lacking in life. We turn to religion only to create unhappiness which requires us to find religion within the religion we are in. 

We lack inner peace and even with religion, without inner peace, we will only create more problems in religion. Bo Tien 武天 says that if we flow downstream with the tide in life, our life will be muddied even more and even if we turn to religion. 

We may say that what we need is to do the unconventional, the road less chosen by many. Bo Tien 武天 says we need to go upstream against the current against the rush by many to go downstream. 

We need to go to the upper source of the stream of life for clear water. What Bo Tien 武天 says applies to all religions and cultures. 

What Bo Tien 武天 says will always amaze us. Isn't he amazing and awesome in his message to bring us to basic common sense thinking on how to be good and peaceful? 

Truth is simple but difficult to perceive. This he says is the nature of life, what he refers to as the Inner Truth common and behind all religions and cultures. Now you know why there is need by many to find religion within the religion they are in.