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!.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Religion for many has to do with worldly gains

No 1010 of Living Life Series 1

What is relevant to the many who go to temples is how to be more worldly and successful in the world, not how to be good enough to be a Buddha or saint. Thus when they go to a house of God, they go for what gains they can have in worldly life.

God and saints know that and they bless men with worldly blessings to give them a head start or advantage in life even if this is a worldly one. Nothing else matters if one cannot get a good job or have worldly resources that will enable men to decide what they want to do next.

But most will go for more and more of the world. This is not exactly right but not altogether wrong. The issue is what is the goal in life and when to pull back and know enough is indeed enough.

Generally the call of religion is for many the promise by God and saints that if men ask, it will be given. Ask and it will be given. Seek and ye shall find.

Well for many asking for beyond the world is not as important as asking for what is the world. But there is a catch. Don't ask for the world. That will be impossible even if God is indeed God.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says thus, "Those with heart to pray God and saints do know. Those who seek help, God and saints will come to them and provide where possible"

God and saints do know we need to be worldly but we must not ask for the world. We must know what we need now and this will often and invariably be worldly blessings of sorts.

But God and saints hope the we will be motivated and moderated by Doctrine or Word so that we will not be carried away by our wants. Doctrine will moderate our wants so that we will find more of peace and strive, so that we will not be slaved to our wants and our wants get the better of us.

Thus if you still think that worldly blessings are not good, you are both right and wrong. We still need worldly blessings and that is the truth. But we need eventually to have peace of God and saints.

Worldly blessings for most is part of the equation to have the peace. Even God and saints is for us to have worldly blessings. Worldly blessings are what we need to have in life.

But men cannot live by bread alone but by more than bread. Men cannot live without bread (food) either. There must be that balance for men to arrive in life and be at peace.

That balance is spelled in the image of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 with feet astride the two with the right hand holding on to the scepter of truth of life. There is doctrine in the image. The image is the Word. The Word is the image.

He who is far from balance in life is far from peace even if he is near to peace of God and saint by being in a temple. It is alright to go to temple for worldly gains though temple is more for spiritual gains.

For there to be progress and peace in life, be it mundane or spiritual, there must be balance between the two. Otherwise, the near in temple may be far from peace in life. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that the far can be near and the near far, didn't he?

But somehow, we cannot deny that many go for religion for worldly blessings and this must be there to start them off in life. All the rest will be just a pipe dream if worldly gains are not there in the first place.

Thus all said, religion for many has to do with worldly gains. Whether they can go beyond the need for worldly gains is an issue for another day. But when will this day be?

Do be mindful that worldly gains you can have with blessings from God and saints. But they are only the means and not the end. While to many, they are the must-have to begin with, in the long run they are only good to have. The must-have is the inner peace.

The need for inner peace and the approach to this is more or less the same at the very basic core in all religions. All religions are one though different. This is the message of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.

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.