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!.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Pointless is love if more hatred results

No 1196 of Living Life Series 1

Man likes to be better than other men. When other men are better, man is envious and not happy.

Man should not relish in being better than other men but have compassion for them by helping them where he can and that way it is likely that other men better than him will help him as well.

Behind this is love and when we act on love, this is compassion.

When other men are better than us, we should not be envious. Envy is rooted in jealousy - ill will of sorts. We should instead rejoice for them.

Rejoicing is rooted in goodwill - love. Love must be rooted in goodwill. Then it will not result in ill-will.

When we love those around us, we should not develop bad feelings of those not with us. Such good is not good, isn't it?

We may even have more ill-will than we thought despite having love for those around us.

Likewise, the love for God and a saint must not be based on the love for those who are like us but entails dislike for the many more who are not with us or like us.

The amount of bad will or bad blood is horrendous and far outweigh the good of love for those with us.

We must not love God and saints such that we hate those who are not with us in belief. God and saints are never the excuse for us to dislike others to extent of hatred.

In a temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨, among and within the fold of members pioneers and devotees, there is no place for hatred for others just because they do not hold the same belief and approach to the lord saint. That would be unbecoming. If there be no true love, then what is the point of talking about love for the world regardless of religion, culture and nationality

Then as said by the good lord, the near may be far. It may be far better not to be in the temple and have heart for those who are not in tune with us or have doubts in us.

The good lord says that those who disagree with the temple members running the temple should be loved and welcome. That they doubt is not an issue. They should be treated like family for one day when they know better, they would be in tune with those running the temple.

Doubt arises because they don't understand or perhaps those who think they know better actually know not enough or correctly. Isn't it pointless to have love if more hatred results.

When we go about life and want to be good and loving, this is fine. But do know what goes on in the mind. There must be no bad will and bad mouthing in the name of love.

Make sure the mind is pure and good. One way is to avoid gossip and frivolity. Then even if the mind is not pure, at least we do not foment more ill will in us and in others we associate with.

Pointless is love if more hatred results. Do keep watch of the mind and keep it pure. If because of love or in the name of love, there is hatred, isn't this absurd? Please do not be absurd.

The problem is absurdity abounds everywhere and may have become the norm for many. Instead of cultivating the God in them, many cultivate the anti-God or the Devil in them in the very name of God.

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.