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, April 24, 2016

Mockery of God to see God as man

No 1152 of Living Life Series 1

Man is of one kind. Man wants to decide the God he wants. Ironically, it is true that God does not even insist on the man he wants. God gives freewill and much leeway. Why then must man decide the God he wants? Perhaps man is incredible or absurd.

As man becomes more of the world and more wanting in ways of the world, man creates God in his image - hoarding and wanting more and more. In fact more is not enough.

How can we say this is the case with even any saint, let alone God Almighty?

An emperor on Earth wants more and more and will not stop ensuring he has more and more. He will see to that there is not even an iota of dissent in his subjects.

God too is like an emperor of sorts but he is no man. In fact it is demeaning to refer him as emperor.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that the ways of men are not the ways of God and saints. God is no man. Man is no God. Man is man and God is God.

While there is no more dynasty on Earth and no more Emperor because men cannot accept having such an emperor, the irony is that many men still want and conceive God as Emperor. When this happens, men project a ghastly and ungodly image out of God - wrathful, jealous and power hungry, stopping at no measure to ensure that he is every bit God.

Isn't this doing a great disservice to God? For goodness sake when will men cease to stoop so low and belittle God. Looks like men will always be men. Man is imperfect and imperfect man makes mockery of God.

It is wrong to do this but according to the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨, we must not make further mistake in recognising this mistake. We must not make the mistake of having guilt and fear arising out of recognising the mistake.

We must have open mind and learn from our shortfalls and make good. Guilt and fear only hamper us in making good.

Sin is even worse. It implies that God can even be hurt. God is not man. God is above hurt. With any wrong by man, man wrong himself and others and not God or saints.

This is just common sense or logic - Tao 道. But the problem is that many men say we cannot apply logic to religion. When religion is emotion driven and far from logical, what will become of men?

Our forefathers in China say that the enlightened and spiritual man is a man of Tao 道 - a man of logic. With no logic, there will be killing, hurt and harm of all sorts mentally and physically in the name of God and religion.

There will not only be animal sacrifice but human sacrifice as well - even sacrifice of oneself or a loved one. Even a saint, not just man will be sacrificed in the name of God and this is considered worthy and wholesome.

History is not short of such incidents which have been glorified by men. Isn't this a mockery of God? We fail to see God in God but only the worst of man in God. It is a mockery of God to see God as man.

Then as said by the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨, the near to God in religion may be far and the far from God with no religion can be near if he sees God as God and saint as saint. Man is no God and no saint. Man must learn to be like God and saint. Man must not make the worst of man out of God and saint.

This happens when men are one facted in approach. This can happen in any religion, sect or house of God.

Some men of a temple of a saint even squabble over the same saint. They even trade blows in a court of law over the saint. This is against the teaching of any saint - a mockery of a divine saint and his teachings.

They know not what the saint teaches though they are supposed to know. They think they are doing good in the name of the saint. Isn't this illogical, absurd and a mockery? Let us be aware and mindful of this. Let us reflect - meditate on how to be right in thinking.

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.