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, March 29, 2016

Vesak flag for all

No 1120 of Living Life Series 1

A flag for all

with peace for all

and not just a few

not just for select few

or those who adore the Buddha

but for all who adore other saints

or even if no saint they adore.

But it is better we know this.

To all heavenly saints we greatly adore

Thy glory is in the thought of men

We seek for thy protection and guidance

so as to live better for time to come.

All saints are one for the goodness of all

This we must know

This is what the good lord

Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 wants us to know

Then we be better in what we are

Better in the religion we are in.

Better even for those in other religions

Better for ourselves and for others.

This is what we should be

This is the way, the truth and the light.

Didn't Lord Jesus said so

when he said that he is

the way, the truth and the light?

Through saints like him,

we will surely know

the way, the truth and the light

that is in all religions and in life.

If more know this,

the mission of Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨

is making its mark.

Never mind if they know not him

But they who know the Word

embodied in the Vesak flag

know and see him or any saint.

The values in the flag are universal

and present in all religions

They are better than those

near to him or their own saint

but far from the Word.

The far may be near

and the near far.

This too did the good lord say

that is true for all faiths.

Dear friends, what is the Word?

Many say the Word is God and saints

God or saint is the Word.

Even Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says

My image is the Word

The Word is my image.

The Word is about goodness

Be good

not be bad

Be pure

This is behind all beliefs.

If you are good at this

but not a Buddhist

you are better than many Buddhists

who pay lip service and put up a front

As Ji Gong 济公 did say

What matters is not what we do

or what goes through the gut

but what goes through the heart

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.