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!.

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Worship and idolize not Man, God, Saint or Word

No 1071 of Living Life Series 1

Worship not the man who lead but the lord saint who speaks through that man. Walk not in the shadow of that man but in the shadow of the lord saint.

Let the lord saint lead and not the man. Put not the man on the pedestal so that others can glorify him. Men shall only glorify God and lord saint if indeed they need to glorify someone.

These may seem right for many but not so for the more discerning in the long run. There is more to all these.

Any lord saint like Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 wants us to go further than that. We must see man from God and saint and God and saint from man. We must also go for the Word or Doctrine a lord saint represents.

We know little of him except for the Word through his messages. Yet few read and digest the messages. Few care to elaborate and bring to life the messages. There are even those few who deny and give their own messages instead

The lord saint Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 said that His image is the Word and the Word is his image. He is the Word and the Word is him. Some put this at the wider level. God is the Word and the Word is God.

Go for the Word. Live by the Word. Let the Word bring life and peace.

Ideally, worship not any man, saint or God - not even the Word. Go beyond need for worship. Go for the Word and be alive to the Word.

Do good, avoid evil and purify the mind. This is the Word that all talk about in their respective ways regardless of religious persuasions

Worship is an attachment of sorts and can be extension of the need to satisfy ego needs. But yet in long run, it is not. It is good as initial means to the end which is to know and live in the Word.

Worship not man who speaks the Word when God and saints don't even want us to be head over heels devoted to them. They don't want us to idolize them. No hero-worshiping and no idolization.

You don't need an image to idolize God and saint. You can end up idolizing God through extreme adulation or through a man - the priest or leader on the pedestal. You can even idolize a holy book but not live by the teachings of the book.

Worship and idolize not Man, God, Saint or Word but live by the Word. All be the visible and invisible including men, God or saints will rejoice for you.

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.