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.

.

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 9, 2014

Richness in life not wealth is what matters

No 513 of Living Life Series 1

It is strange that many men do know what they want but often go for money as though money is the end-all. Men know that money is the currency to get what is needed in the world of the mundane.

Money is the means to the end but not the end in itself. What is the end? It is the satisfaction in life.

Yes no doubt we may be satisfied if we have money but what is more important is how we live our life so that we look forward to each sunrise and sunset with peace at heart.

We must have less problems and even if there are problems, they are no issues to us and life is peaceful and ever a breeze amid the problems of the day and time.

Some problems are not meant to be solved but can only be contained or reconciled with. That way there is more amiable pace of life for us to have peace.

We must not do nothing or have nothing to do. We too must not have too many things in our hands.

Go for the doable and leave aside the rest for now. Do keep in view the rest. While we know there is the sky and the sky is the limit, we cannot fly or climb up to the sky. Surely, we will fall and be hurt.

But knowing that, many still reach for the sky and behave like rats. This they say is the rat race. But we are men, not rats.

We should not run along in life but we should walk and still move on in life. We must eschew each moment in life and be aware of each moment.

We must have time to appreciate life and its moments. We must have time to smell the roses or what have we. We must create time to count blessings and value life as it unfurls.

We must be mindfully aware and be at peace. But we must not be idle since time and tide waits for no man. Isn't that wonderful?

Don't rush through life and be crushed by the haste and flurry of life. That will stifle the daylight out of life.

Don't be blind to the richness of life which money cannot buy but which ironically still need currency of money to bring about. Money should not be the master but the servant.

We must not be held to ransom by lack of money. We must make do with what we can have and be thankful to God and saints above.

We must not be rich but yet poor, agonizing badly in wanting to have more and more. We must not be crushed by our lust for more.

When we want more and more, somehow we will feel we have less and less. More can be less and less can be more.

It is the richness in life and not wealth that matters. Are we rich in life? That is the big question.

The spiritual principle behind is that we do not crave more and yet more but we do not deny and shun life. We move on with life and make do, yet have gains along the way.

Whatever we can get and whatever we cannot get are immaterial. We just want to be happy and at peace in whatever situation we may be in.

Contentment is the best of all options. But complacency will get the better of us and will spell disaster.

These are principles that sages of old follow and they are referred to as the Way or Tao to divine peace but which if we apply them to mundane life, we will have no strife and no loss (emptiness) but more life and peace.

The image of Lord Bo Tien
exemplifies Tao with feet atop
the elements of yin and yang.
Tao if applied to either
spiritual and mundane
brings peace and results
This the lord saint did say

The Way involves balancing the polarities of life the yin and the yang. It is not running away and have nothing. It is not indulging and having more. It is how to value life and have more when we go for the optimum which is often less. Often more is less and less is more.

Richness in life not wealth is what matters. Ji Gong The Living Buddha in his life as man centuries ago was poor and in beggarly robes with patch works but he was rich in life and had more to spare even for those better endowed than him worldly wise.

He was poor and yet rich with more to spare for others. He is a saint and a blessing to all of life. That is why he is considered a wealth god in Taiwan. Omitofo

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.