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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, November 1, 2015

Introducing Da Bo Gong 大伯公 as Santa

No 1074 Living Life Series 1



There is in Chinese culture some one who is Santa. He is Da Bo Gong (大伯公) - The Great Grand Uncle. He has a hat and is in red robes. He spots a white beard. Often he is covered with soot. 
Every household used to have his altar near the floor level. He is the bearer of earthly blessings and the intermediary between earthly beings and God and saints. 

He is a nice guy and tries to go the full mile to meet the wishes of others. He is in the same category as Santa Claus. He is not here to judge but to hear your wishes and to grant them as you would like. That is why he is the great grand uncle of the family - of the household. He is the emblem of love of God and heavenly saints.

 Everyday is the day if he has a gift for you. Perhaps he is the Santa equivalent except that he is the Santa throughout the year. 

 Like Santa, he is the emissary between men and God and heavenly saints. That is why there is in every temple, an altar near floor level outside the main shrine hall in every temple. 

 In some places, there is the Earth God which looks like him. Perhaps he is also the Earth God when in charge of the villages, countryside or suburbs. 
At a temple of Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨, one may expect to see the altar of Da Bo Gong 大伯公. At a temple, he does grant lottery strikes but don't try too hard though. He will not encourage greed. This may be against the better wisdom of the heavenly saint of a temple. 

 At his temple in Sitiawan Perak, he holds his own. 

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