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, December 9, 2015

Talking to the lord is an art

No 1032 of Living Life Series 1

Our mind is never silent. It is full of noises. We think left, right and center. This is good in a way. But by thinking that way it must lead to silence and peace. But if it leads to more noises, then this a noisy mind. We will never hear and grasp what others say or are trying to drive at, let alone hear God and saints.

We need to wake up. We need to know where we go wrong. Have we heard what God and saints want to say to us? May be, we talk too much with ourselves that we don't hear even what God and saints are telling us. They talk to us but we hear only ourselves.

How do God and saints talk to us? They seem to be silent. Well, divinity is not given to opening the mouth too readily. They do not talk unnecessarily. They are loud in their silence but even then our mind is jammed pack with our own thoughts.

We are just too noisy and cannot hear what God and saints are trying to talk to us. They talk short and sweet. They do not beat around the bush. When they do talk and we do hear them, we are not sure. We think it is our conscience. Then we talked back and drown out the conscience.

That is the way our mind works. We talk way too much to ourselves. When there is peace and quiet in us, we feel this is not right. Then we go again and make more noises in the mind.

Now, let us reflect on how men pray. Prayer is just talking with God and saints. God and saints talk in silence and in peace. But when we talk to them, we talk aloud and even scream and shout. We ask others to join in. They too talk like a train in unison with us. They talk aloud and even scream aloud. All want to be heard and all want their say. There is plenty of emotion and no peace.

But poor God, the silent one talks in silence but we could not hear him. Talking to God or saint is an art. It is a very personal and individualized.

Go to a place of silence and at a time when you are more likely to be silent and at peace. Talk to God in silence and not aloud. God is not deaf. Go direct to the point and then silence the mind so that you can better hear what God has to say.

Only in peace and silence will we know and hear God and saints. This some refer as meditation - silencing the mind to bring out better awareness. Then we see things better because we are silent in the mind. God speaks through silence. Awareness arises in silence.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 advocates silence and advises us to cultivate the habit of silence, like shutting up the mouth before noon in a temple or at home. Then when we ask for blessings God and saints will hear us better through silence. Silence quietens the mind and enables us to better lead a peaceful life amid the noises and haste around.

The habit of silence to have peace is good. Then we will not be given to chatter and to noise. Then there will be silence amid the noise. Then there will be God with us and in us amid the crowd around us.

Meditation promotes silence even the more. Mindfulness of our every moment and thought promotes this further.

Talking to the lord is an art. We need to be silent to be able to do this right. We do not need to cringe, chatter, clatter, clap and cave in to noise. We need silence to have more silence and peace of the lord. Talk in silence to the lord - be it to God or any saint above.

Don't end up like pack of monkeys jumping and swinging around and adding to the din and noise. We should not be monkeying around more so with God and lord. Even monkeys know when to be silent when silence is due.

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.