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!.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

You cannot confine God and saints in a temple or church

No 380 of Living Life Series 1

We should go for the universal temple with religions as pillars and Heaven as the roof. This the messenger of God in Lord Bo Tien reiterated not once but on many occasions.

Going for a concrete building may often be futile as such a concrete building can end up as the tombstone of many a man.

Go for the universal temple which is made of doctrine. Unlike concrete, it will not confine and entomb man but liberate man.

At best, a concrete temple can serve as gateway to the universal temple and doctrine. There are however many doors to problems at a concrete temple but only one door to liberation via doctrine.

That is why many men risk being lost in a concrete temple or church. Men tend to open doors of personal and societal agenda instead of the divine truth - doctrine common as the original basis of all religions, the truth of God and saints. There is the need to balance the hard and soft attributes of life and nature, to balance the yin and yang, so as to have the ultimate peace and be seated with God and saints.

The yin and yang are like the twin dragons supporting the pearl of divine peace. Sometimes they are depicted as dragon and phoenix or goat and dragon by the sages of Tao (Way).

No wonder saints like Ji Gong the living Buddha like to roam free to reach to many a being or man. He will never like to be emplaced in a lofty shrine but prefer the floor and the wide open space under Heaven.

Men like to enshrine a saint in a temple or church but can men really do so? How absurd can this be but then again, saints never said that it is not right or wrong but tell us to probe and look beyond a concrete temple and shrine - to look at doctrine instead.

If men want to be with saints they must know the doctrine and then they will know God and saints. The doctrine is everywhere. God and saints are everywhere. They are omnipresent and men must not have the narrowness of mind to think they can enshrine them in a concrete building like the majestic mission related temples of Lord Bo Tien.

The true temple or church is everywhere and is in us as well. Doctrine like God is everywhere.

This is very true of Ji Gong Posat. He is everywhere. If you have the heart, he can be in you and with you.

You cannot confine God and saints in a temple or church. A saint like Lord Bo Tien and his messages do not belong to and are not the monopoly of a select few, are not to be edited by a select few and cannot be confined to a concrete building. He or his tou-li (doctrine) is everywhere and for everyone under Heaven. For he is in the universal temple and cannot be confined solely to the shrine of a concrete temple.

No man can outlaw another from his temple even if that man to be outlawed is a criminal. That would not do justice to a saint like Lord Bo Tien.

You cannot confine God to a religion. God is in all religions and for all religions. God is not the monopoly of any religion or sect. God is present also for those without a religion. This is the essence of the Four Pillar Doctrine extolled by Lord Bo Tien with 'four' signifying the religions in the four cardinal directions

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.