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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 25, 2013

A saint is for all and not just for worshipers

No 434 of Living Life Series 1




Thus have we heard that if it is said that someone claims that to have salvation, men must believe in a saint and only in him and no one else, then this cannot be the teaching of the saint but of unsaintly men who idolise him. 

No saint will say that if he has the heart to reach out to as many beings in all dimensions. A saint has no jealousy and no ill will. A saint is not hurt by the wrong we do but he will feel for us and if we are indeed wanting in behavior, the saint would even want to help us more and bless us unconditionally. No conditions will be set. That is for sure if he is a saint. 

He will show us the need to be unfettered by the issues of men and why we should not run away from yin and yang nor be fettered by yin and yang, 

A saint will want us to sample the taste of deliverance. Only a devil of a man will tie others down in conditions that are binding and enslaving the minds of men. This will be far from deliverance.

As in the great ocean, there is but one taste, the taste of salt, so also with refuge in a saint of saints like Amitabha, there is but one taste, the taste of deliverance. 





Amitabha assures that he will be for all beings who call out to his name. No preconditions or bargains are set, for he is a saint of saints. We just need to call out his name. We do not need even to belong to any religion or to worship him as the master. 

In the vast ocean of life, should we feel lost and appalled, despair not, just call out his name OMITOFO. Lo and behold, whatever issues we face will seem to be no issue or at least no longer be big issues. Big issues will be small issues even if they cannot be no issue. 

This is the promise or vow of Amitabha to all and not just to those who worship or idolise him. This dear friends is surely and truly wholesome, unsurpassed and unconditional compassion. We do not sell our souls to him before he will come to us. 

The good that we reap from his blessings will however be more if we can make good even better by growing the good he bestowed on us. We can do good to others. Better still, we can grow the seed of his goodness and make good even better. 

Amitabha is with us. Amitabha is for all and not just for those who idolise him. We only need to call out his name. A saint is for all and not just for worshipers.  Namo Omitofo.