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, January 20, 2016

Do not go overboard because of faith

No 1078 of Living Life Series 1

Man has tendency to go overboard when they believe in a saint. Though man knows that death is a certainty as much as birth, life and illness and even a saint in man must face the same like the Buddha, yet man says that if they believe in the saint, they would have eternal life. They would not die but when they do have to die, they say they will be restored again in physical body.

This is all because they are besotted with their saint and reality and rationality takes a different dimension. That is why a saint will always say that he who knows a saint will only know the saint if he knows the Word - the truth in life and behind life.

The Word is God and God is the Word. Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that he is here to point out to men this truth behind life that is in all religions. Know this and know God and saints. The image is God or saint. God or saint is the image.

Men of religion thinks they will live on in body forever and when they know the body must rot away in death, they clutch on to their belief that they will live on in flesh if not at least be restored by faith.

They cannot accept old age, illness let alone death. But the man of Word knows that as long as there is birth and life, there will be illness, ageing and death.

Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 adds that a wise man has faith but he is not deluded that he will never die or be sick. He knows that the problems and issues of life may be plentiful but if he has faith in God and saints, issues will be no issues and even if big issues they will end up as lesser issues even if cannot be no issue. He will also accept that there is always the element of fate.

Have faith but do not be go overboard because of faith. Faith must be backed up by inner peace. Without inner peace, a man of faith may end up odd and think he will not die or will be restored back to flesh even if death comes knocking.

Maintain the inner peace and stay in peace and be rooted in common sense of Tao 道. If we can have the peace from moment to moment, death is just the same - death of one moment and rise of another moment. Contemplate on this. Contemplative meditation or mindfulness is good and is in all religions.

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.