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!.

Saturday, March 19, 2016

The place for wishful thinking in religion

No 1110 of Living Life Series 1

Often we cannot face reality and cannot accept that the worldly good we have will not last long because of change of circumstances.

Sometimes, it is the ill-health or misfortune we have in a member of the family or in our life. We want to wish problems away and think that we can have no problems just by wishful thinking

But without fail, there will be problems in life that we have to contend with. We have to learn from problems. Life is like that.

This is reiterated by the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨. The problems of life are many and plentiful.

Men may turn to God and saints so that problems may be no problems. Problems even if big will at least end up as small problems. But there is always the element of fate which we have to contend with.

People turn to religion and religion sometimes go overboard and it is some men of religion who promise that there will be no problems whatsoever if we embrace God and saints.

But they forget that it is problems in life that make life a learning process. If we just pass our problems wholesale to God and saints, then where is the learning?

Some may say that there is only one learning for all men. It is that men must learn that God and saints love us and only way to wish problems away is to embrace the love of God and saints. Their love will take over our problems. They will take over our pain.

To them the only learning is to love God and saints and that alone is good enough. God and saints will take over our problems.

But problems of men are there for men to learn and be better off from the learning. God and saints will be there to help us but not to take over our problems and suffering. God and saints are there to help us in life but not take over our lives.

But to many that is not acceptable and they want God and saints to take over the problems of life. To them, that is no wishful thinking but what God and saints are for.

But like it or not, without wishful thinking, many will stay away from religion. Wishful thinking is why many take up a religion and some even with fervor. It is but a means to an end but not the end in itself.

Without managing wishful thinking, religions will be remote to many. What is wrong may well be right to begin with and what is right may not be right to begin with.

No wonder the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that the near may be far and the far near. This applies to wishful thinking. There is a place for this in religion.

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.