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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 23, 2015

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

No 1037 of Living Life Series 1



There is in us the need to be reassured that we are in good hands no matter what happens to us. When life gets tough, we think this is the will of God. When life gets going, we think that this is the blessing of God. Thus it appears that what happens to a man seems to be the design of God. But isn't this an overstatement? 

Whatever it is, it is true that when life is easy, people are complacent and they may be worse off. But when life is tough, if they are weak in spirit, they get no where and they just resign themselves thinking that this is the will of God. Need God be like that?  

Certainly when life gets tough, the tough gets going. They never get ruffled and they keep their peace and stay as one piece no matter what happens. To them it is just another rainy season for them to stay indoors and bid their time, for them to prepare for sunny days. Storms do not last forever and calm seas will return again. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩 reminds us. 
Such men can also withstand drought because as what the good lord says they are like trees outside the orchard. The trees in the orchard withers away with drought but the trees at the foot of the hill outside the orchard are rooted in ground water and can still flourish in drought. 

Men who are strong in doctrine can flourish in trying times. Harness and live in doctrine and flourish in life come what may. This is how the tough gets going, when life is tough. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.