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, December 8, 2014

Some think they know better than God and saints

No 761 of Living Life Series 1

The far may be near and the near far. So said the good lord Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) - the messenger of God for the inner truth that all religions are one in the mission to save souls.

Those who think they know best and want others to listen to them may actually be the ones who need help for they know not what they do. They may think that others are lost sheep and need to be saved. But the irony is that they themselves are the dead lost ones who need help.

That is why there are those out to save others who are not of their religions or sects and when they become overzealous, they may disturb the peace rather than bring peace and joy to all. God and saints do not impose but men who in championing God and saints sometimes want to impose.

If only they are more open in their thinking and allow others to live and believe in peace, then this world is a better place to live in and a better place for men to be at peace with not only God and saints but with all men regardless of religion, creed or race.

God gives choice and freedom but men zealous in their faith in God may dictate that others do what they do, even at knife point. They do not give freedom and choice. Isn't this going against God's will?

Why go against God's will and impose? Even an elder or pioneer of a temple must not go against the will of the lord saint of that temple by imposing and going against the will of that lord saint through imposing his thinking and ways on the others whom he thinks are not doing the bidding of the saint. Why must he judge and impose when the lord saint does not do so?

People must be allowed to learn from mistakes and it is by learning that they progress. Life is the living gospel and Lord Bo Tien (武天菩萨) says we must learn from the strengths and weaknesses of fellow men.

But on the flip side, there are others who think they know better than the pioneer and elder and try to impose on him. They may outlaw him from the temple and impose their group will on him.

Often, it is not even group will but the imposed will of an erring outspoken young and manipulative individual or two. That too is a problem. The lord saint of a temple does not even want to judge and will often want men to respect elders and pioneers regardless of whether they be right or not so right.

So how can there be outlawing of an elder or pioneer of a temple or for that matter, excommunication of men from a religion? Well, there is no answer to that.

Men will always be men and sometimes they think they know better than God and saints. They act for God and saints and is that right? The ways of some men are not the ways of God and saints.

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.