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!.

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Good is good enough though far from really good

No 991 of Living Life Series 1

There is beauty in diversity. What one person holds as beauty, another may not do so. Otherwise, there won't be marriages and there won't be genetic diversity which is necessary for the salvation and health of the species - here we are referring to humanity.

But please know that we must not end up saying others are not beautiful. Only the one we like is. That would be not right and over stepping propriety and the out of bound markers. We will end up finding life no longer beautiful.

If we want a blessed and fulfilling life, by all means go for what suit us best. But remember beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. This applies to almost any thing or issue in life.

Religion is certainly no exception. God and saints did not and do not create religions. Men did and will continue to do so.

Genetic diversity is necessary for life. Religious diversity too is necessary to capture and hold on to more so that they can keep their focus in life - the meaning of life.

Is there the higher calling other than the worldly or lower calling? Why is it that after sometime, the lower calling does not hold water and sustain our zest for life?

Thus we have religions and not just religions, we have many sects and in any sect, there will be many schools and in any school, there will be many temples. Somehow, we will end up in diversity and it seems that the inevitable need for variance and divergence is at play. Also the fittest survive.

The religious practices that give zest to life will promote life and cohesion for more life. Those that are weak and not in step to promote life and further the species of humanity will fade away.

This is true in religion and for any religion, it holds true for the sects within religion. Is genetic sort of variance at play where the religious practices of men are concerned? In a way, it is.

But for those who want to be better and be more ideal, they must go the mile and upgrade themselves to be beyond man - to be saint. This will not exactly be for furthering the species of man but for furthering men to beyond man - to upgrade man to be saint.

Religions are there to bring men to the river of spirituality. They start with the downstream and just flow along with the crowd. The few who are stronger and want to go beyond just being men must cultivate and promote the religious genes to want to be different and to want to go upstream against the current to the upper source for pure water. Then they will have peace and be saint.

All religions bring men to the river of life but what makes saints out of men is the insight for the inner truth common to and behind religions - the truth of goodness and purity of life which is the clear water at the upper stream. But for now and for the many popular religions are good enough. This is the message of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.

All religions are one in goodness and purity. All will tend towards this either consciously or subconsciously. Religious diversity and variance promote this and for the few, they go beyond just being religious men. They become more than man. They taste the clear water of sainthood and evolve to be with God and saints.

For the many, they are content with the water of the downstream of the river of life. They are happy with just being men and group religiosity. This of course is the first step for most of us if we want to be better than good to be saints one day. Meanwhile good is simply put good enough though this may be far from good.

Even in religions of men, to just pray and be blessed is good enough for many. The devotees of Tu Di Gong 土地公 Earth God is just like that. God and heavenly saints are simply to high up and remote to their mind.

Earth God is too good for them and good enough for them. Likewise people have better affinity with the simplicity of popular religious practices. Just believe and all will be well here and here after.

Good is simply good enough for the many though far from really good. Religions must cater for the many. The few who are wiser can take care of themselves with at most a little more help by God and saints to make the difference. They go for sainthood and not just being good.

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.