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, November 24, 2014

Stop day dreaming and go for peace of the moment

No 746 of Living Life Series 1

It is the wish of God and saints that all be well and happy. But if all are not well and happy, then why is this so? Is there the problem with God and saints? Obviously this cannot be the case. Then the problem lies with men. Why is it then some men don't see it that way and think that God and saints are slack and not living it up to their promise for men?

'Goodness gracious me!' will be what comes to the mind of some men. What has become of the will of God and saints? But those in the know will think thus. What have become of men and the thinking of men?

Well, men expect that what they cannot do, God and saints can do for them. They did not know that this is a tall order or rather to be more prudent and not rude, an unrealistic expectation. The obvious inequalities of men and beings attest to this.

Men expects God and saints to substantiate life with substantial happiness when life from cradle to death is not substantial, ever impermanent, transient and never really satisfactory for long. When they realize this, they somehow still expect that God and saints can make up to them in the next life - in an eternal heaven. But is an eternal heaven a reality or just a pipe dream?

Well Gautama had his great insight on this and go beyond pipe dream to know for sure that if there is the caused, created and conditioned in life which is insubstantial, impermanent and not satisfactory, then there must be that which is not caused, created and conditioned which is substantial, permanent and satisfactory.

If we want to go the way of Gautama, then realize the nature of life and be at peace with the reality here and now even at this moment. Never mind if we cannot be Gautama in this life or the next but at least accept reality, come to terms and move on but ever try to have the peace of the moment.

A moment of peace is like the bird in hand better than the birds in the bush. Go for the peace of the moment and day dream no further - not even enlightenment and to be a Buddha will be even more far fetched. Many such moments of inner peace will add up and make enlightenment moments nearer than we think.

Religion is there to bring inner peace and not make us daydream on and on for what we cannot have for now. That would defeat the purpose of religion.

If religion is for the love of life, then there must be the love for peace. Peace and love are what God and saints expect from us and in us.

This is central to the message of the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) in his 1969 message on Inner Truth - with inner peace as the underlying principle of all religions. All religions are one in the need for inner peace for all.

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.