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!.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

We are the world

No 1107 of Living Life Series 1

We are the world. The world is us. We make the world. The world makes us out to be what we are and will be. We in turn make the world to be what it is and will be.

Life is the world. The world is about life. Nothing matters more than life and to be alive. We must be alive to life. Life must come to be alive in us moment by moment and day by day. We must not be dead to life. We must not dread life.

At the same time we must not waste away life nor live as though there is no tomorrow and no life after today. In short, we must be at peace with life and we must be the world. The world is us.

We cannot have the whole world. But the world we are in is world enough for us. It is the world that matters. It is our world. We make this world work for us.

We do so by making sure that we are made for the world we are in. We learn to be in tune with the world and not just be part of the world.

For our own world, we must be the whole world and not part of it. We must be atop and we must balance the ups and downs, the ebbs and flow of life in the world. We must be pure and calm - be at peace with the world, come what may.

We try to be purer by the moment and add to the purity and peace in this world. We must add to the worthiness and wholesomeness of life and life is the world.

Let us be the pure essence that this world should have more of. Let us be like what the image of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 depicts - pure and whole, ever atop and balancing the yin and yang - the changes...

The world must be at our feet. We must be on top of the world we live in and not the world be on top of us. This is what we mean when we say, "We are the world."

When down, never give up. When up, don't be keeled over by jubilation. Just be on top and keep the peace with head on shoulders. Remember we are the world and the world is us. Be at peace and keep the peace, come what may.

Storms do not last forever. Calm and peace will return. We are the world we live in. We make the world work for us and not we work for the world.

Have the peace. Be worthy. Be good. Be wise. Embody the three aspects of divinity - Good Worth, Good Works and Good Word as represented by the three images of Lord Bo Tien, Goddess of Mercy and Buddha.

We are the world. We determine the world. We made up our own world.

The world should not determine us. But sadly this is what is happening to many. Many are at the mercy of the world.

They are just digits of the world and lost in the world. They must find themselves. They must find the world they need. They must own their world. They have to be their own world and this has to be.

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.