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!.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

The two doors of Tao for more of peace

No 649 of Living Life Series 1

Where there are men, there will be problems and issues of men. The issues and problems of men are many and plentiful. This too did the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) say.

Where men gather even in a house of God and heavenly saints and even if they do so for God and in the very name of God and saints, there will still be problems - not just the problems men want God and saints to intercede but problems created by men in the flock who want divine hand to get things going.

As God and heavenly saints are seemingly silent to the majority, men at the pulpit are too eager to speak forth for God and heavenly saints. What they speak they say are from God and by so doing, they instill awe and submission supposedly for God and saints but invariably for themselves who speak forth on behalf of God.

The truth however is that this may often not be the case and the majority sadly are led by the nose and this is how cult come about.

Men who come supposedly to worship God (玉皇上帝) and saints end up hero worshiping and idolizing the men who are also of God. So there is need to take stock on how one should have communion with God and saints.

Do men need other men to intercede on their behalf ? Why is there the need? Why depend on others when we can go direct to God and saints? But if all the men go direct, then is there the need for house of God and saints?

Yes, there is still the need for fellowship is necessary and as the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) did say, a collection of candles is better than one to shine the way to attract others so that others see the light and come out of darkness. But bright lights may attract the very dark sides in men and bring out the ugliness of men.

Like the flower, the house of God do attract insects to come to it for nectar. But blame not the flower for insects coming to it. Blame not God and saints for men of darkness coming to the house of God and cast doom and gloom for the many in the crowd.

We need to go direct to God and saints with no men to intercede on our behalf. Then there will be no cult and no gloom for the faithful.

We do need to come together like a collection of men to attract and shine the way for others to see the light of God. As God is the Word and the Word or Tao (道) is God, we need to collectively shine the way for others to see Tao.

Tao (道)

There is this twin or dual needs and the peaceful balance of this too is part of Tao or what Tao (道) is about. We need to embrace the dual needs or doors of Tao. There is more peace if we can open these two doors of Tao.

The two doors of Tao
for more of peace

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.