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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!.

Friday, April 15, 2016

Have the free spirit

No 1137 of Living Life Series 1
There is the free spirit we must have and this is what all saints and all religions want us to have. 

This free spirit of enquiry is best captured by the Buddha when he says that we do not believe on mere hearsay or just because it is written in the holy texts - not even if we believe he said so. 

We should not even feel guilty of questioning the logic of what the saints like the Buddha said. If there is guilt and there is fear, then there is the brake on thinking. We stop thinking for ourselves and end up letting others think for ourselves. 

This is echoed by the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 who is adamant that he is here not to be a new saint or to start a new religion or sect but to show that existing saints and religions are more than able to bring light to the many like the ocean to many a land.  

If men could have more doubts, then this should be encouraged and they be welcome. If they can shed more light for themselves and for others just by having doubts and the free spirit of the enquiring mind, this will foster more of the free spirit to bring light to one and all. 

More will have peace - the inner peace that comes from understanding the nature of life with the ups and downs - the yin and the yang. 

We must stay atop the opposing contingencies and vissicitudes of life like honor and dishonor, gain and loss, praise and blame. We must stay atop them and be at peace. This is exemplified by the feet of the good lord atop the elements in his image. 

There is need to have equanimity and be at peace come what may. We must not be contained and buried alive by life - be it by fellow men, by religions or by our own constraints such as fear and guilt. We must be free and have the free spirit flying freely like the Vesak Flag. 
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