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!.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Go for the big picture of Divinity

No 510 of Living Life Series 1

Go for the forest and not the individual trees. For the tree, see the tree as a whole and not the leaves and twigs. Always have an overview and not be myopic. In modern life, we refer to the need for helicopter vision and that we have macroscopic approach and not go for micro approach.

In the words of Lord Bo Tien, we should go for the basic principles or truth underlining life and this means that we go for the underlying same truth or principles behind religions. The truth is the truth of Divinity or God, call it what we may.

If we do not do so, but go for the trees and twigs, we will find religions often very conflicting and even divisive. But if we go for the big picture or the forest, we will realise that all belong to the same forest or that one Divinity and the purpose is how to reconcile with Divinity and be divine ourselves.

We need to be like God and saints. The way to do so is to understand life as having polar opposites, the passive and active, the male and female, the odds and evens, the yin and yang.

We know we need to handle the polarities, the yin and yang, to be atop and balance them so that we be at peace though we are part of nature or life and we too have yin and yang.

This way to do so is referred to as The Way or Tao. It is inherent in all religions or sects though not referred to as Tao. It is depicted by the image of Lord Bo Tien with feet atop the elements.

Lord Bo Tien

Then we will have peace and this must be cultivated over time. Then we experience semblance of the peace of God and saints. When we reach the zenith of peace within us, we are one with God and saints. We are one with Divinity.

Religions are like the different trees of the forest. They may be different but they attract men but once in the forest, men must be able to conceptualise the whole forest to get overview. Men of religions must be able to know how to see the big picture of Divinity and not the small picture of men and their religions.

It is just like in the fable of the blind men and the elephant. We are like the blind men in the fable. Men of various religions and sects can argue till kingdom come that their religion or sect is the correct one and others wrong. This is sad and pathetic.

It is also said by the lord saint that religions and sects are like the various tributaries and down stream segments of a river. All originate from the upper source at the top of the mountain. To get clear water, Lord Bo Tien said we must go to the upper source. But before we can go to upper source, we must find our way to the river, its tributaries or downstream segments.

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.