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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!.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Go for the holy texts not the sermons

No 1090 of Living Life Series 1



The holy scriptures should be referred to by the devout if they want to know the Word of God and saints. 

But even the scriptures must be written through men and not by God or saints. Men however like to think that they were written by God and saints. 

In a way, the texts are written by wise men who may be apostles or saints. But with passing of centuries, the texts are no longer as appealing as they were written in the contexts of the ancient times. 

Thus, people find sermons by priests and pastors to be more appealing than the Word in the texts. They may be based on the Word but no longer the Word of God and saints. 

If we want to really know what God and saints teach, do read the scriptures or holy texts and understand the context of the ancient times before deciding how the teachings apply to our context and the times. 

Remember that gospel truth does not mean we accept the literal meaning. As what the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that it is alright to have doubts. Doubts arise because we do not fully understand. 

The Buddha adds that we must not believe merely on the strength of who is behind what was said. But more important is to know who is saint and God and who is man. 

Man is no God or saint and God or saint is no man. So go for the texts and not what is in the sermon of man. 

Unfortunately, many would rather go for the sermon than the holy texts. Go for the holy texts not the sermons. Go for the Word by God and saints, not the word of men even if they are of God and saints.