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!.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Truth in Universal Prayer and Universal Friend

No 668 of Living Life Series 1

To all heavenly saints I greatly adore

I believe in your existence

And thy glory is in the thought of men.

I seek for thy protection and guidance

So as to live better for the time to come.

There is truth behind the universal prayer and it is best that we believe in all heavenly saints and their teachings which are purpose directed to the context of the times and the people they are meant for. That they may seem different is not the issue but that they are based on truth of Divinity and need for more peace in men matters. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) refers to as the Inner Truth in The God Knowledge sermon in 1969.

Ji Gong (济公) is one who upholds truth beyond religions. He rather follows his heart and stresses that what matters is what goes through the heart and NOT what one does or what goes through the gut. He has the gut to say this openly and forthrightly but mind you it is not that he does not believe in religions but rather he believes in truth across and beyond religions.

He is accepted by many religions and proclaimed a saint by at least three. He is the personification of the truth behind the universal prayer - the embodiment of the Inner Truth.

He is after all Ji Gong (济公). He is a friend to all and many regard him as one. He rather be a friend than a saint to you and to me.

There is truth behind the Universal Prayer. There too is Ji Gong (济公) behind the Universal Prayer. Ji Gong (济公) is welcome in all religions and he welcome all religions - in fact people of all religions and also those of no religion.

Like God and Buddhas, he looks after all even those who do not believe in him so long as there is the opportunity and affinity of sorts with him. He cannot reach out to all but he does what he could and can.

If there is the Universal Prayer, then Ji Gong (济公) is the Universal Friend - a universal saint to be more respectful to him but he would rather we regard him as friend rather than saint. He does not want us to be awed by him and to idolise him.

济公 Ji Gong

He would rather be on the floor, on earth rather than be up there on a table or in heaven. Heaven and bliss follow him where he goes. He brings taste of peace and heaven to all.

He is like Jesus a friend to even the downtrodden and forgotten. You may say he is a messiah but please note that he only want to be a friend - a saintly one at that. This is the truth.

济公
Ji Gong

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.