When those who congregate at a temple are of different hues and color but still on the anniversary of a saint like that Lord Bo Tien can be of one voice and one color, that is already marvelous. But why only on the anniversary day? Lord Bo Tien did ask. Why not on other days?
Of what use to men if only one or two can have their say and others who disagree not even be allowed to stand on the ground they are on? But this can happen in a temple or any house of God and we wondered why this is the case. We ask if this is what it should be?
If a man allows only his voice to be heard and runs the place as he likes with others coming only on the great days to make the crowd but not call the tune, is this what should be of a temple of a saint?
The lord saint of a temple wants to see more and bless more in a temple of his name. This too can be said of the good lord Lord Bo Tien.
But a man or two may think otherwise and make sure many cannot have a say but can only be strangers in the temple of the saint. They are no strangers of the saint but treated by man as strangers only to be seen on occasions that need the crowd.
If the lord saint handles some men the way men handles men, then the saint is no saint at all. But if some men see fit to do what they like so that only they are privy to the place, then what have they done to the place and to the mission of the lord saint?
But a man or two may think otherwise and make sure many cannot have a say but can only be strangers in the temple of the saint. They are no strangers of the saint but treated by man as strangers only to be seen on occasions that need the crowd.
If the lord saint handles some men the way men handles men, then the saint is no saint at all. But if some men see fit to do what they like so that only they are privy to the place, then what have they done to the place and to the mission of the lord saint?
Any saint would like to see more to come to a temple even if the more are not of one creed, color or voice on most days other than on anniversary day. If these men can just be together even though not of one mind, that alone is enough to say they are in a way still one in the lord.
If these men can operate what they believe and want to do in the temple without hindering what others want to believe and do, that would be even better. But then they may not see eye to eye and look at one another in disdain.
But if they can let live and from the bottom of their hearts live and let live, then all can share and bask in the blessings of the lord, then that would be even better and great.
But if all can believe and act as one, that would be out of this world. Even in Heaven, there is diversity. Don't expect uniformity of men at a temple but only oneness in diversity in a temple of a lord saint. A temple of Lord Bo Tien is no different or is it?
Talk of cooperation and we will be taken aback and shake our heads in disbelief. All it takes is for every man to be able to do what he wants to do. Every man can operate in the place. If all can do so , that is co-operate at the place, then there is oneness but such oneness is in diversity and not oneness in uniformity.
We see this at the world stage. There is oneness in diversity. There are many religions but oneness in Heaven or God. How then can there be no oneness in diversity, oneness in differences in thinking in the temple of a saint, more so in the temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien?
A temple of the lord saint is meant to be different so as to be a temple for others to emulate. But worry not for a temple of the lord saint being no different from others will serve as a temple for others to learn and be better off and be wary not to have the same woes.
But then some queer events and ways of men do come to past. When they start out, trancing was all the craze. But with time they end up saying trancing is the bane of society and not be a practice.
If so, they may need to think hard. How did they come to know of the good lord had it not been for trancing? Men are strange and queer and they will always be so.
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| With regards to trancing, the good lord said, "Know who is man and who is saint. Man is man and saint is saint" Pastor / trancer is man and not God |
Lord Bo Tien says that the problems of men are many and plentiful. Really and truly speaking, men dislike trancing for it can be abused. But like many things in life, trancing is amoral but men may far from moralise it.
Men can be the bane of society and not trancing. So why ban trancing and not men? Well a man or two may actually decide to ban men and that may be exactly the problem. Cooperation cannot be operative in such event, can it?
Now then perhaps we can better empathise with the good lord when he said that the problems and issues of men are many and plentiful. Now we can empathise why the good lord said that why men cannot be of one voice, one color and one mind 365 days a year other than on his anniversary day.
But at least men can be like religions of the world. They are different and not of one voice but there is oneness in God and humanity in the diversity of religious ways.
All must come together and move as one though as different as yin and yang may be, like the Taiji of the Ba Gua below. This did saints and sages taught. This did Lord Bo Tien remind with regards to oneness or cooperation.
There can still be oneness even with differences among men, just like the yin and yang. Men can move as one though different and maintaining differences but they must somehow respect differences and revolve as one.
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| Taiji of yin and yang revolving as one though different Synergy in differences |
