The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord Bo Tien (武天). 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.
Lord Bo Tien |
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 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.
Ji Gong Posat |
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. Idol worshiping man would be disastrous and can lead to bigotry and terrorism. We don't even idol worship the image of any saint but reflect on what the image stands for - the doctrine in the image.
The Mission of Heaven must be for the good of the many, for one and all, for believers of all religions, sects and saints and even for the good of those with no spiritual connection.
There is need to be committed and commitment must come from the heart and not from lip service or just social and charitable services at local level. Lord Bo Tien wants to let the world rekindle the embrace of the inner truth common to all religions.
Ji Gong Posat too stresses that the heart must be there before we can embrace the world for the good of the world.
Ji Gong sets his sight on the world |
The mission is the same regardless of religion, sect or saint. You can uphold the spirit of the mission even if you are a Christian, Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim.
The simple reason is that anyone can let others know God in his or her own way through any religion. Let there be openness and sharing. Let there be oneness despite the diversity and variance of views not just from religion to religion but from sect to sect within the same religion.
This diversity is the will and design of God and his saints. Even the Vatican through Pope Francis (2013) holds out an olive branch to Christians who are not Catholics and to those who are of other faiths. The Vatican sees the need to extend God's presence in the various sects and faiths.
Vatican City - majestic and divine |
The divine charm of Vatican City is second to none though some would put the Potala Palace Lhasa Tibet in the same category. Both are like Heaven on earth for the many who seek to embrace Divinity |