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, May 7, 2016

A light heart more substantial for peace in life

No 1172 of Living Life Series 1

There is one thing about life we must know. We think it can be perfect. It never will be. Life is never substantial. We have more and yet want more. We feel empty.

If life is substantial, there is no need for God and saints. Men in turning to God and saints are better able to accept the insubstantiality of life.

Is this for real or is this just an attempt to deceive men into false sense that all is well?

Men promise that all will be well by being with God but in the end they have to face the insubstantiality of life when the end is inevitable.

Everything ends with nothing. But life is like that.

We will have to live. We have to live with realising that everything will come to nought. In that sense then nothing is everything.

If we can live with nothing, we have everything. If we want everything we end up with nothing. Go for more and all and we have less instead and perhaps nothing.

If we go for less or nothing, we seem to have more than enough. We seem to have everything. It is all in the mind.

The far from everything may be near to everything. The near to everything will end up far from everything he wants. He will end up as though he has nothing.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 will just say that near is far and far is near. This simple statement means everything we need to know in life and in religion. It covers all aspects of religion.

When we seem to know nothing, we actually know everything. When we think we know everything, we actually know little - perhaps even close to nothing.

Alas the wise may be the fool and the fool may be the wise.

Ji Gong 济公 was regarded as the jovial fool and crazy and a nobody but he ended up as somebody and wise. How is this so?

Well, what matters is the purity of the heart - never mind if the heart is empty of what others crave for in life.

When there is too much at heart, there is heaviness of the heart. The heart is void of peace even though it is full and jammed pack with wants.

When there is no wants, the heart is light. There is peace with a light heart - ever jovial. This is true substantial peace.

Have more peace by having a light heart. No peace with heavy heart. A light heart is more substantial for peace.

Ji Gong 济公 never minces his words. What matters is not what one knows of religion, what one does or what one eats or drinks, it is what is in the heart.

Is the heart empty of peace weighed down by wants and more wants? Is it not better to empty the hearts from wants and be light at heart. A light heart is more substantial for peace in life.

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.