No 727 of Living Life Series 1
In the world of spiritual, there are two kinds of people who think out of the box.
We have those who as what Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says are like ants or insects attracted to the flower for nectar of personal agenda. These people find temples as easy places to achieve what they could not do outside temples.
They land themselves easily at the helm of temples in part because of the traditional apathy at temples, and dictate the fate of temples in one of two ways.
One way is to rid off rivals who are threatening their hold on the temple.
The other way is to win the hearts of men by offering blessings by God and saints so long as men just believe. They become the mouthpieces of God and awe the crowd so that they are seen as the stand-in of God. They too are like insects coming to the flower for nectar of their personal gains.
It is unavoidable that temples will attract such people to the helm but please don't blame temples for having such people. As the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says that we should not blame the flower for insects coming to it.
Naturally, a temple will attract those who are in need of blessings and who have erred or will err in life. It is better for them to be in the temple to experience the presence of divinity and hopefully gain some faith and one day make good.
But they may not make good for now as they rather think for themselves than follow the thinking of pioneers passed on to them.
It is generally good to think for themselves but not good if such thinking is not wise and on the wrong track. They will end up on wrong path. In addition, they will be misleading others as well. This is the problem.
But it is still good to think and not let others think for us. It is when we let others think for us, that the problems of religions and cults arise. We have to think on our own.
Had it not been for the ability to think out of the box and to see things as they are, to see the problems and feel the need to right the wrong, that we have sages of old and their teachings which are behind the religions we have today.
But please, do not just follow and believe. Believe and be saved is a fallacy peddled by those who want us not to think but who want to think for us. Shouldn't we stand up and think for ourselves?
But we need to be somewhat wise if we want to think for ourselves. Do think for ourselves and not let others think for us. Wise up and be more thinkers than followers.
Even Gautama Buddha advises us to think and not just believe. We need to put to test even what he taught before we decide to believe.
Even after we want to believe, believing alone will not save us. Worshiping him will not help much. We have to practice and discover for ourselves the inner peace that comes from practice.
Wise up, do think and, not let others think for us. That is the way to go and one day, we will be on the path to sainthood. We will one day be with the sages like Jesus, Lao Tse and the lot. We may well be sages too, but that may be an overstatement for now.
Don't just follow the thinking of others. Don't just follow the crowd. Do think for ourselves but wisely at that - to make the difference. That way we can add color and vibrancy to life and at same time be spiritually adept.
In reading all the blogs of Living Life Series, make note of what are views and what are facts. Do note that even for facts, what are facts to many may not be for others. What matters is that men must think for themselves and decide what is best for them.
Men should not let others tell them what to think, believe or do. Men have to think for themselves and not let others think for them.
These others may sound convincing and impressive because they claim to speak for God and saints. They are also wonderful speakers though not good role models at heart but only cosmetically on the surface.
What matters is what is in the heart and not what one does. This all saints will stress. Ji Gong (济公) is one notable saint who upholds this axiom. He thinks for himself and not follow the rules blindly and superficially. He is all heart and he puts the heart into life. He has the heart for life.
We have those who as what Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says are like ants or insects attracted to the flower for nectar of personal agenda. These people find temples as easy places to achieve what they could not do outside temples.
They land themselves easily at the helm of temples in part because of the traditional apathy at temples, and dictate the fate of temples in one of two ways.
One way is to rid off rivals who are threatening their hold on the temple.
The other way is to win the hearts of men by offering blessings by God and saints so long as men just believe. They become the mouthpieces of God and awe the crowd so that they are seen as the stand-in of God. They too are like insects coming to the flower for nectar of their personal gains.
It is unavoidable that temples will attract such people to the helm but please don't blame temples for having such people. As the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says that we should not blame the flower for insects coming to it.
Naturally, a temple will attract those who are in need of blessings and who have erred or will err in life. It is better for them to be in the temple to experience the presence of divinity and hopefully gain some faith and one day make good.
But they may not make good for now as they rather think for themselves than follow the thinking of pioneers passed on to them.
It is generally good to think for themselves but not good if such thinking is not wise and on the wrong track. They will end up on wrong path. In addition, they will be misleading others as well. This is the problem.
But it is still good to think and not let others think for us. It is when we let others think for us, that the problems of religions and cults arise. We have to think on our own.
Had it not been for the ability to think out of the box and to see things as they are, to see the problems and feel the need to right the wrong, that we have sages of old and their teachings which are behind the religions we have today.
But please, do not just follow and believe. Believe and be saved is a fallacy peddled by those who want us not to think but who want to think for us. Shouldn't we stand up and think for ourselves?
But we need to be somewhat wise if we want to think for ourselves. Do think for ourselves and not let others think for us. Wise up and be more thinkers than followers.
Even Gautama Buddha advises us to think and not just believe. We need to put to test even what he taught before we decide to believe.
Even after we want to believe, believing alone will not save us. Worshiping him will not help much. We have to practice and discover for ourselves the inner peace that comes from practice.
Wise up, do think and, not let others think for us. That is the way to go and one day, we will be on the path to sainthood. We will one day be with the sages like Jesus, Lao Tse and the lot. We may well be sages too, but that may be an overstatement for now.
Don't just follow the thinking of others. Don't just follow the crowd. Do think for ourselves but wisely at that - to make the difference. That way we can add color and vibrancy to life and at same time be spiritually adept.
In reading all the blogs of Living Life Series, make note of what are views and what are facts. Do note that even for facts, what are facts to many may not be for others. What matters is that men must think for themselves and decide what is best for them.
Men should not let others tell them what to think, believe or do. Men have to think for themselves and not let others think for them.
These others may sound convincing and impressive because they claim to speak for God and saints. They are also wonderful speakers though not good role models at heart but only cosmetically on the surface.
What matters is what is in the heart and not what one does. This all saints will stress. Ji Gong (济公) is one notable saint who upholds this axiom. He thinks for himself and not follow the rules blindly and superficially. He is all heart and he puts the heart into life. He has the heart for life.
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