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!.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Tears are prayers too....

No 577 of Living Life Series 1

"Tears are prayers too. They travel to God when we can't speak." Psalm 56.8. Because of grief, the man is unable to speak out and reach out for help. He is just dead lost, speechless and unable to take the next step. Tears are words the heart can't say.

The praise verse in the Bible tells us how great Jesus is and that like the many saints in the world including of course the pure ones and the Buddhas, he ascribes to the principle of loving kindness and compassion. He speaks of a loving God and himself as "God the son".

God and saints will hear the cries of men, even if men in grief do not cry out in prayer to God. God and saints are not deaf and dead to the problems of men and will help men in pain.

But just because they appear silent and men do not see them, this does not mean they have no heart for men. They have given the word and they will live by the word that they will help those in need.

But there is the element of fate which men must at times try to understand. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien did say and he is echoing the views of God and all saints.

But have heart, he says that big problems will become small problems even if they cannot become no problems if men keep their faith and if men keep to the Word - the teaching of God and saints.

Lord Bo Tien
The Word is in his image
with feet balancing
the elements of life

The Word is Tao. It is the understanding of life and nature, that life tends towards change and change can disappoint and bring us to tears of grief and joy. Joy too can disappoint and bring grief when the joy comes to grief - to an end when men want it to last.

The man of God and saints is beyond joy and grief when he is able to have peace and purity of heart come what may - amid the yin and yang, the ups and downs out there and within him.

Cultivate this inner peace by living in the Word or Tao. The Word is the gift of God and saints.

But alas while men are new to Tao and yet to reap the fruits of Tao or The Word, he is still at the mercy of the upheavals of life. He can ask for the hand of God and saints and be sheltered by them. This as Lord Bo Tien says will shelter enable men to weather the storms of life. He reassured that storms do not last forever and will give way to calm seas.

But don't wait for the perfect moment to seek divine shelter and to cultivate Tao or The Word. Take the moment and make it perfect somewhat by seeking divine shelter and living in the Word - the gift of God and saints.

To the wiser ones, life is the balance of holding on and letting go but to the more adept at Tao, it is neither of both. Well, isn't that in a way splitting hairs? Well what matters is how to have peace without running from life or being saddled down by life.

It is not easy to be exact as such. It is about going about life placidly and be at peace while engaged with life in meaningful way. Then we can have less of tears of grief and joy but more of inner peace. Life is about seeing through life so that we can be like the saints - the enlightened ones.

For this, we can do so through any religion as any religion will do. Some can do so and be at peace even without religion. This is just common sense but some think common sense is wrong and that is a problem as well, isn't it?

That is why men even of same religion do differ in views and more would be expected across religions. The basic Word common to religions and that gives peace if men lived in the Word don't seem to be the same. This is because of men and not God and saints.

This is why Lord Bo Tien did set out in 1969 in the mission to save souls not through new religion or sect but through existing religions and sects - by simply enabling insight that all are one in truth of the Word. This will enable men in their lives through their respective religions to put them on the path to save souls - their own as well as those of others.

"The Word is his image and the image is the Word"
This quote is from Lord Bo Tien

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Peace of the dove or Holy Spirit
Isn't it Tao? When we have peace,
we can fly like the dove
and not be affected by yin and yang
by being with though above yin and yang

With respect to inner peace of Tao or Word, do also reflect on the quote below:-

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes;
and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain:
for the former things are passed away.

Revelation 21:4 KJV Bible

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.