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!.

Friday, May 6, 2016

Trying to be saint for others may reveal the fool in us

No 1170 of Living Life Series 1

The truth is that we can be with God and saints anywhere in this world. God or any saint is just one thought away.

But fellow men are at best one phone call or whatsapp away and to be with men we need to be attending gatherings with them. We need to attend a temple or church service.

But a house of God is more for being with God and saints. Many have that in mind but end up being with fellow men in the name of God and saints. Isn't that hypocritical and somewhat wanting?

But with humanity, it is always like that. There may always be the higher calling or agendum but always another lower agendum hold sway and takes the fore to fire us up.

Humanity has no qualms about this. This is in the nature of Man. Man often falls short of purity of thoughts, speech and actions.

If we are critical, we say they are hypocritical. If we are empathic, we say they are in need of help and it is alright for now for them to be like that.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 has empathy for humanity. The problems of men are many and plentiful. Even in doing good, they always ensure that it is for their own good more than for those in need.

All men start off like that and progress in purity of good for goodness sake and not for own good and to win accolades is wanting. They start off having goodness for themselves - initially goodness of the world here and now and later spiritual goodness.

Even for spiritual goodness, this takes a backseat and worldly goodness is all that matters to them at heart. What men speak and do are not in line with what is in the heart.

Ji Gong 济公 has a pertinent wake-up call for all. What matters is not what one does or what goes through the gut but what is in the heart and goes through the heart.

But even with this pointblank advice, many in trying to be like Ji Gong end up worse off. They bedevil themselves when trying to be like Ji Gong 济公. They end up eating meat and drinking wine recklessly. They give themselves the excuse.

Wine and meat through the intestines pass,

[while] Lord Buddha within my heart remains,

[but] common people, if they imitate me,

is similar to entering the path of demons.

– Chan Master Daoji (Jigong 济公)

They are not ready. Better for them to be what they are even though they cannot be better. Sometimes it may be like casting pearls to swine. Of what use are pearls to swine? So don't try to be messiah and do good for those who are not ready to be more good.

It is better to let matters be and for people to make good on their own at their own space and tine. Don't rush them and make matters worse.

In matters of spirituality, it is often the case. Leave spirituality of man to man himself and let God and saints work on them. Thus the mission of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 to make beings better at who they are and in the religion they are in is not by men but by Heaven.

Perhaps we should not be busybody when we ourselves are not much better. Perhaps we are in the same boat but just a wee bit better off.

Don't try to be a saint when we far from being saint. We may be nearer to God than many but we are still far from God. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 reminds us that the near may still be far.

Don't try to see the fool in a neighbor when one is just a bit less of a fool. Be humble. Don't point at the dust in others eyes when there is still dust in one's own though a bit less.

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.