No 1061 of Living Life Series 1
It has been commented that once a temple is built, many members and devotees of a temple keep forgetting that a temple is made of flesh and blood of people - not bricks and concrete.
It is all because of the concrete building that people clamor for control of it. Before the advent of the concrete building, there is no issue. All welcome one another to play their part to build the temple.
But the concrete temple that arises can be a liability and cause problems.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that we should not blame the flower for insects coming to it for nectar. It is not the fault of the flower.
With the rise of a concrete building, people in a temple often end up at odds. They cannot talk nicely to one another. Everyone or other wants to be heard and not hear. So what do you expect?
Everyone thinks he knows better and in fact if the lord saint of that temple do actually speaks to them in person, it is not unbelievable that they will not recognize the lord.
The near can be far. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says of those in a temple of a heavenly saint.
Far and near makes no difference if there is the bond of doctrine to bring people as one temple. Building and status should not divide men.
Many in a temple, be they members or devotees are so blessed over the years by the lord saint of the temple that they become people of stature and resources. Being somebody and no longer nobody, they want to be heard and not hear.
Those who were somebody in the past will no longer be respected as the others grew in stature and wealth. They would be forgotten. People in the temple will no longer look at them in the eye. Let this not be a concern.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨says thus. Be pure and evergreen. Be like the tree in the wilderness that is rooted in ground water and not the trees in the orchard so dependent on gardeners and rain. In a drought, the trees in the orchard are barren but the tree in the wilderness is still green and bear fruits.
When a temple starts off without any building to call its own, the temple crowd are just followers and not leaders of men. But with a concrete building, lo and behold, many are leaders and no longer followers.
All should be just followers and take the lead from the lord saint of the temple. Why must men take over from the lord saint? Why can't they just be followers?
