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!.

Monday, September 29, 2014

Die to self, not to life and we will have peace

No 675 of Living Life Series 1.

There is need to go for the root of the problems of life and they have to do with self and the need to satisfy the self more and more and at all cost. This sets in place a vicious circle. The more we have, the more is the need. The rainbow ever recedes to a new horizon and we will forever be in want. More seems to be less and that is the issue.

So what is the problem. Of course, we must not center life on self and we must have less of wants and know when enough is enough. But some may think, we must not want at all and in addition to die to self, they die to life. Then there is denial and we try not to live when we are still alive.

Isn't this paradoxical? How can there be satisfaction that gives peace? We need to live life of satisfaction and peace and this pivots on having enough in life to provide the level of comforts which allow for pursuit of the higher calling which is spiritual calling not out of this world but of this world as well.

We must die to self so that we are not victims of the self and the loser in life all because of self. We must want to live but not live to suffer from wants due to self.

We must die to self but live to life - a life beyond and yet with the world of flesh and blood. Give this some thought and you will appreciate why the good lord Lord Bo Tien speaks of the inner peace of spirit that comes from being at peace with the ups and downs of life without denying the ups and downs.

We need certain level of worldly necessities and this level may differ from one person to the next and in different stations or phases of an individual's life.

We cannot afford to die to life. We must live to life but die to self. We cannot want to die to life. We must still find joy in life in terms of having peace with the ups and downs such that the downs will not put us down and the ups will not throw us off our feet and balance.

This art of living life is called Tao or Way. This is how we can die to self, live to life and we will be at peace. This is reflected in the image of the good lord Lord Bo Tien with feet atop and in dynamic balance of the ups and downs of life. We should be atop and not be overthrown by the ups and downs - the yin (passivity) and the yang (activity) of life.

武天菩萨
Lord Bo Tien

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.