No 311 0f Living Life Series 1
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| Lord Bo Tien with feet atop and balancing the yin and yang Doctrine is in image and image is the doctrine |
The emissary of Lord Bo Tien in 1980 refer to the completion of 12 year cycle of the temple. This is the foundation and pioneer phase and that from thence on there would be the mission phase to save souls both in deeds and in doctrinal grasp.
As the temple is of Taoist origin with Buddhist centric orientation, one may wonder why the phrase "double dragon support pearl". This auspicious phrase signifies success and upliftment with the divine pearl of fulfilment.
Like with all sayings of sages of ancient China, the phrase has to do with the TAO or way to fulfilment and peace in life, be it for the organisation or individual. The upliftment by dragons to the sky gives feeling of being heavenly or being close to divinity, and having joy or peace that is heavenly.
Central to the Chinese temple cultural roots is the yin and yang, often depicted as the polarities in life and in nature and so typical or characteristic of the universe.
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| Bagua with yin and yang |
Yin is not negative and yang is not positive but yin is soft or passive and yang is active as referred to by late Senior Bro Philip on page 15 of Lord Bo Tien's Guidance edited by Pete of Bo Tien Temple.
Balance of both yin and yang brings harmony and peace and the individual or the organisation is at peace and life becomes smooth sailing. We refer to this as inner peace, and this is the goal of all, irrespective of sectarian or religious inclinations or even if none.
Balance of both yin and yang brings harmony and peace and the individual or the organisation is at peace and life becomes smooth sailing. We refer to this as inner peace, and this is the goal of all, irrespective of sectarian or religious inclinations or even if none.
History reveals that before there was the pakua or bagua, the phoenix symbolises the soft or passive yin and the dragon the yang.
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| Phoenix and dragon with pearl |
Later instead of this dragon and phoenix, we have the double dragon support pearl which adorns most Chinese temples. One dragon is yin and the other is yang. When we can harness and balance both, we have the pearl of divine peace . As we become more adept at this balance, our pearl is more refined and we are brought closer to divine heavens above.
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| Twin dragons with pearl on roof of a temple in Thailand |
The Tao Way is depicted in the bagua, the phoenix and dragon with pearl and the twin dragons with pearl as well as in the pose of Lord Bo Tien.
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