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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!.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Peace like circle is about balance - whole, yet zero.

No 1030 of Living Life Series 1



It is good that we look at a circle. The circle is everything and yet it is nothing. The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. There is completeness in emptiness. There is emptiness in what we deem as completeness. 

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 put it in another way. The far may be near and the near far. If everyone is in the circle of life, the one who is near to God and saints is also far from God and saint. 

Far and near are not as we know. The near can be far and the far near. We need to know that life is everything we can have and yet it is nothing in the end. What matters is that we are at peace with both everything and nothing. 

If we know life, we must know what is not life. If we know yin, the passive side, we must know yang the active side. When both adds up in a balance way, there is nothing or zero and yet this is what completeness is all about. 

The good lord encourages us to view the circle of life and reflect on the circle of life. During the 49 days of purity observance before Mission Day falling on the 13th day of the ninth lunar month, the coming together of the pious and devoted to observe purity depicts completeness. 

Yin and yang of men in mission or who seek purity and peace must join to form one whole - one circle. Thus at a temple of the good lord, men come in white every night after work to sit in a circle. White is of no color yet is a complete color. It is result of combination of colors. 

Circle is complete and substantial - solid and strong. It is when yin and yang come together, that they add up to wholeness which is yet zero - neither positive or negative. There is balance and peace. 
The sitting together in circle is to depict the ideal or everything of spiritual completeness. Spiritual completeness is there when we can balance the yin and yang to zero state of strive between yin and yang. 

This completeness comes when there is zero or no strive - when there is nothing of strive. There is peace which is everything we need and yet the zero state or sum reminds us that we need nothing except peace. Then everything seems to fall in place and life will be whole and wholesome. 
Sitting in a circle to have peace is what we need to do not just in body but in spirit and in mind - not just on special occasions but in every day of life. Be mindful of the peace through the circle. 

Join hands to complete and achieve the circle. It is easier to do so but you can opt to do it alone. 

Go for the circle of peace with zero strive - the wholesome and complete balance of yin and yang. Then peace is nothing and is also everything. Peace like a circle is about balance - whole and yet zero.