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!.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

The absurdity of life baffles

No 1195 of Living Life Series 1

If there was not for birth would there be death? If there was not for loss would there be gain? If there was not for sunrise, would there be sunset? If there was not for man would there be woman?

Why is one favored when without the other, how can that one exist? But do we need both? Can't we have neither?

If there is no diversity, how can there be individuality or oneness in diversity. Can we not have everything? Can we have nothing?

Can there be solutions without problems? Can we have problems without solutions?

Can there be night without day? Can men rest without work? Can men work without rest?

Can there be good without bad? Can there be bad without good? Can we have God without Satan? Can there be Satan without God?

It seems that duality is here to stay. Perhaps good is bad and bad is good. How absurd can this be? But life is like that.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that as long as there is man, there will be problems. The problems of men are many and plentiful. Life for man would be absurd isn't it? But that is the man we know.

He said that with sunrise, there is sunset and man must work half the time and rest the other half. Why not have neither or have one without the other?

In man is the God and yet in man too is the Devil. When can man not be like that. Even the religion of man specifies both Hell and Heaven. Give this some thought.

Can we be on top of the absurdity of life? Can we not have everything and nothing? What would we have then?

This is what we should know otherwise round and round we go. We will seem to go nowhere while going somewhere all the time.

Where will there be the peace? When will we stand still while moving on in life? When will we move life and not be moved around by life. What is the goal or end and what are the means? Means are not ends and ends are not means.

The good lord gives a clear answer but the mind of men may not be able to see the truth. He said that for clear water we must not be swept downstream but we must just go against the current to go upstream.

Isn't this common to all religions? Then why not have only one religion? But there cannot only be one when the thinking of men is far from one.

Religions do reflect the nature of men. Men are one but not one. This is the truth in men as well as the absurdity of men. We should neither go for one nor all but we should not go for none. This is the trilogy of one, all and none which we should not have.

We should be on top of life and not let life be on top of us. We should be the driver of life and not be the driven.

As long as we see the absurdity of life, there is hope. We are on our way to be atop of life. We will have a little more peace when we can make sense of life often just by having common sense - Tao 道.

But many simply don't see the absurdity. Their minds are too cluttered and noisy. They just cannot think straight and clear. They cannot silent their minds and have more of the peace.

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.