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!.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Godliness is the end, not God, saint or the lord

No 1106 of Living Life Series 1

Many who came to a temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 came because they believe in what he is doing which is to do good for fellow men, more so the destitutes and the sick.

They came not to worship but to seek his help or to join him in helping others. People of different walks of life and of different religions do that but this does not make them followers of the good lord but only followers of the good cause or mission championed by the good lord.

Afterall, the good lord did say he is not here to start a new religion or sect or to be a new saint or deity for men. He is here to show that there is God and goodness that we can promote in life.

This does not require us to be in the same religion of the people who is effecting the good cause or mission. Goodness or Godliness is beyond and not determined by the religion one professes though religion can be the motivator.

Religion is the means to the end but not the end in itself. The end is goodness and Godliness. If one cares not who the good lord is but simply shares in the passion of his mission to promote goodness and Godliness, he is near though far from the good lord or for that matter God and all heavenly saints.

If one is besotted with God or a heavenly saint but has no passion for goodness and Godliness, then though near, he is yet far from God and saint. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 did say on the near and the far.

The far can be near and the near far. In fact, those who have no regards for him but only for the God or saint of their religion and yet have passion for the same goodness the good lord talks about is near though they think they are far from him.

The good lord is not here to show his divine majesty or to win worshippers or to start a new religion or for that matter to champion any.

Godliness is the end, not God, a saint or the good lord. But often, many go for the God and saint but not the Word God and saint stand for, let alone live in the Word. They are not into Godliness and far from God and saints though they think they are near.

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.