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, July 20, 2015

Why wait for death to be in heaven ?

No 941 of Living Life Series 1

Whatever we want is up there in the head. If we see through life, we will arrive. Have you arrived? If we follow the crowd and flow with the crowd and be pushed along, we will be rushed along in life. Where will there be peace? Halt and stay put and if need be go to the upper stream and have the peace and purity of clear water.

That is why people must have quiet time to meditate and learn to be mindful. They must be in lotus way or whatever position to be alone to experience more of the heavenly peace. That way in between quiet times, they are able to have the habit to be ever mindful and in heaven here and now.

Why wait for death to do so? There is even no guarantee that there will be the heaven after death. This will just be another craving or clinging like yearning for the rainbow. At least for the rainbow we can see but disappears when we try to go near.

By all means, we can admire the rainbow but please know it is not reachable. If so, why go for the rainbow? Well, some prefer the rainbow and to live in dreams. Dreams after all are what religion is all about. How can there be religion if there are no dreams?

It is a personal choice of whether to dream on or to be in heaven here and now. It is of course better to bring heaven and God home. We don't need to dream on and on. We need to wake up to the heaven here and now.

For some, this is heaven but this is not everyone's cup of tea.

For many, the worldly life of sensuality and living up to the nines even in a house of God is still the attraction and the heaven they want, never mind if it is a dream. Let the dream last forever.

Perhaps this is the best for them for now and the will of God and saints that they stay that way for now till they are ready in time to come. Let there be the musical and cheers in every day of life, even more so in the house of God. Let this not end. God willing, this will be but how far can this go on and on ? ...

Better to wake up by bringing heaven and God home to us this moment than to dream on. Alas, this too is not everyone's cup of tea, or is it?

It is the mission of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 to let men be aware of their religions, that they provide dreams but men of spiritual substance go beyond dreams to have heaven here and now before death. Death is of no consequence and not the prelude to heaven neither is heaven a prelude to death. No one or rather few would even think of the latter.

There is oneness of religions in bringing heaven to men but beyond that as for dreams, there are many variety of dreams and as such many religions and sects. All religions are one in wanting men to have the heavenly life but they differ in how men can dream on before they can get there.

Men have to have dreams. Religions attract and sustain men in dreams. Dreams can never be the same for even any two persons but heavenly life is the common pursuit. We can have it now and not have death to have it.

There must be many religions and sects to provide and sustain men with dreams but all are one in wanting men to have the heavenly now. But wake up from dreams and have the heaven here and now.

We can see the Buddha or God in any setting. It depends on how we dream. But what matters is to wake up and not dream and wake up to the reality that life can be the heaven we are looking for.

It depends on how we see life. There is a common Chinese saying that if we see through life, we have arrived and we are saints or Buddhas in our own right. Do we see the storm in life or do we see the life beyond the storm?

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.