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!.

Friday, January 17, 2014

Life rotates and that is why we live and die

No 485 of Living Life Series 1

The world rotates on its axis. Our life too rotates. Every rotation brings about changes. This is life.

There is day and there is night. There is up and there is down. There is birth and there is death. There is joy and there is sorrow. Birth is joy but it too is death from life before. The sorrow is the joy and joy is the sorrow. The rotation of life brings both joy and sorrow.

Why is there bitter sweet taste in life? Better to be at peace with both than to be both happy and sad. This is the choice of saints, more so when rotation of life is in keeping with the will of God.

Rebirth is needed to keep life going. Rebirth is the will of God to keep life going. This is as stated by Lord Bo Tien. Without life upon life, how is man going to learn and to be better off from the learning.

Rebirth is due to rotation of life and it keeps the world busy and going. This is not so that men will die again but so that men have more chances to learn and learn. Practice make perfect but the flip side is that many tend to day dream and just waste life away. This is a waste of time. Wake up and be good. Know the ups and downs of life. They are the yin and yang.

They are intertwined like fire and water to make life whole, complete and round, and to make life go on and on in lasting fashion. Fire and water like birth and death are opposites but yet complementary. This is tiresome and the fate of our lot. When will we learn and stay atop the yin and yang of life.

God puts in place the system of life which we refer to as nature with its cause and effect - karma. Nature has life of its own and is impartial. God and saints put in place this impartiality for beings to live in and to learn to liven up life by handling the yin and yang.

If we succeed, life may still rotate but we stay atop and have peace despite the rotation of life. One day, we rotate no more and we be saints. This will enable us to be with God and saints.

We do not have to be in Heaven just to come down again and again. Going to heaven is not good enough. Be a saint and not just be in Heaven.

Be at peace come what may. Don't bother if life still rotates but be sure to have peace and stay atop the ups and downs. Sainthood is the goal but suffer not and lose the peace just because we are not yet saints.

Overcome the bitter sweet taste of life when life rotates by cultivating Tao and have peace of the saints even before sainthood. Life rotates and that is why we live and we die. With Tao, we have peace even if we still live and die.

Life and death are of no consequence when we have peace moment by moment. Life may rotate but we do not rotate with the world. We stay on top of the world of life.

Tao is as depicted in the image of Lord Bo Tien with feet above the elements. Tao is in the image. The image is Tao. The left hand in salutation bids us to be steadfast in Tao. Tao is the doctrine as designated by the scepter in right hand.

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.