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, April 9, 2016

Tao 道 or common sense is what we need

No 1134 of Living Life Series 1

Many think that we cannot use the logic of man to understand the higher thinking of God. But man's idea of God often places God as though he is the worse of men, always wanting to be glorified and not happy if less attention is paid to God.

This makes God sound like a man who is attention seeking and ever wanting to be recognised, ever so inadequate.

God is said to be loving but yet in the same breath, man may say that there are certain things God cannot do for us as he is testing us. They say God will answer prayers in his own ways and in his own time.

Man has awe of God but end up awesome. Man is actually making a mess of God and contradicts the very high stature of God by attributing to God the very weaknesses of the worst of men who are swayed by ego. Then in another breath, man says that God answers prayers but yet he has his own ways if the prayers don't seem to be answered.

We are told that we cannot measure God the way we measure men. There seems to be contradictions and many say that contradictions are because men don't understand God.

God is always right and this is not to be argued. But what really is wrong is to judge God as though he is like man.

Many are near to God but yet far. This was alluded to by Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 when he discoursed on the near and far and this is true of all men and in all religions. (The near can be far and the far near)

Many allow the men at the pulpit to think for them and don't think for themselves. Men are wanting and that is why they make a mess of what God is.

To cover up, many tell us not to use logic. They say God is beyond logic. The reality is that it is men can be illogical and lacking in logic - not that God is beyond logic.

That is why the sages of old in ancient China say that to know God, we must first know man and how to be more man. We must know the very nature of life, otherwise we will never know God.

We must know the nature of life or the truth in life. This is the Word or Doctrine. God is life and life is God. The Word is in life. Life is the living gospel. God is the Word and the Word is God.

The nature of life is such that what we can have in life are not perfect. Having more only create more issues. We are never happy and at peace. Having none or too little leaves us wanting and far from health and basic comforts of life as spring board to live life fully.

More can be less and less can be more. Do not go for all or none.

There is thus only one way. We need to avoid nothing or too little and having too much and be deluged by life.

We must be atop the ups and downs, the excesses and the shortages. Isn't this common sense? The sages of old refer to this as Tao 道.

Do have common sense in what we do. Moderate life. Be simple and not be complicated. Enjoy the peace of life, the common blessings of life we take for granted such as the green green grass of home and the lilies in the field.

Don't live life as though there is no tomorrow. Don't live life as though what matters is tomorrow and not today.

Don't live life as though what matters is the afterlife and not this life.

Don't live life as though we are right and others wrong. Don't live life as though we are always wrong and others right.

As a projection of this, don't live life as though we are right and there is no need for God. Don't live life as though we are always wrong and God is what we need.

We must have Tao 道. Tao 道 means God is in us and we are in God.

That life is not peaceful is because we think too highly of ourselves. We think the God of us. We think the world of ourselves. At the same time, we must not think too little of ourselves.

We must not think we are not worthy to live. We must not think we are not worthy to be man, let alone cultivate the God in us.

God is humble, loving and peaceful. He never promises that we be rich in body but wants us to be rich in spirit. We must have godly virtues - humble simple, honest, pure and not given to ill-will, greed and instability - volatility.

We must be stable peaceful and calm come what may. Then we can be like God. God will like us that way. This is common sense. Tao 道 or common sense is what we need.

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.