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!.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Welcoming the new moment with inner peace

No 1060 of Living Life Series 1

Every moment gives rise to a new moment and we are often not excited about this.

But when there is birth of a new life, we are excited. But then, this too is about having a new moment. The death moment of the immediate past life gives rise to the new momentous moment of a new life.

A new life is a gift of God in many religions. Every new life is like the gift of baby Jesus to the family.

Then again, there is the new year. The old moment of the last moment of the year gives rise to the new moment of the new year and there is cause for celebration.

Well, in fact we need to celebrate and treasure every new moment in life and not while the time away as though we have all the time in the world. The world can wait for us. That is how we think.

But life too cannot be about rushing to do as many things as we can. It is about making full use of the moments to create better moments.

It is about clearing routines and not leaving it to the next moment. It is about having inner peace while doing things in the moment and readying ourselves for the next moment.

For this, we must not let go of life nor cling on to life and be troubled. Life is just the means to the end and the end is just the peace we want in life.

Peace is not idleness. Peace has to do with purposefulness in a quiet and calm way so that the process is as rewarding as the end result.

We must begin each moment with inner peace, live in the moment with peace, end the moment with peace and start the next moment with peace.

To have this, we must know ourselves. We must find the balance. We must know our resources and capabilities. We must balance between doing nothing and doing too much.

We must not waste away life. We must not be at the mercy of life. We must not rush around and be overwhelmed and lose our inner peace.

There must be that mindful balance as depicted by the feet of the lord saint Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 balancing the elements. This they say in days of old is yin yang balance.

The white marble image of the good lord is a picture of inner peace and steadfastness for inner peace come what may. Inner peace is what we need.

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.