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, June 17, 2016

Be at peace even before we can have what we want

No 1232 of Living Life Series 1

If we are prepared to go for something, do be prepared to let go if that is not within your reach as yet. Letting go is often not as easy as it seems.

We may think that we have a life calling. We can make a go for it. But how are we to know if it is only a pipe dream?

Well life is like that. We don't seem to know for sure. What we want to have may end up good-to-have but is it a must-have?

Can we reach it even if it is a must have? There is often more than meet the eye.

What we know pales in comparison with what we do not know, be it of life here and now not to say life in the future.

What is past is history. What is now is a present. What is in the future is not set in stone and often a mystery. Be mindful of this.

But do not give up and run away from what we want. We can still do something but be realistic. We should not go for the mountain.

Go for what we can step by step. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean. But we don't need an ocean anyway, do we? A pond or a hillock will often do. Do we need an ocean or even a mountain?

By letting go, we have no mountain to climb or ocean to contend with. Better to enjoy the pond in our backyard or the hillock we have.

Life is like that. But some want to have more. Is it necessary? If it is, then go for it but within means of course. The process must be as rewarding as the end result.

What is needed is to be happy in life - in living life. We must not be at war with life. We must be at peace with life. Life is our friend. Make do with what friends we have but remember the greatest kin or friend is still ourselves.

Self confidence is a better friend though many hands make light work out of life. We must know how to manage life and be at peace even while doing so and not wait till we get what we want before we can be at peace. If we do so, we will never be at peace.

Be at peace even before we can have what we want. Better to enjoy the hillock or the pond that wait for mountain or ocean.

This is the message of the need for inner peace that the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 wants all to realise and to have whatever be their religion, life or society.

There is no need to change religion, job or society we are in. No need to leave the family and be monk or priest. No need to be the best or the worst. There is need to be ourselves and to be better at this through inner peace. There is need to be at peace even before we can have what we want.

Inner peace is what we need. We start with inner peace, move on in life with inner peace and complete life with inner peace. We must even go beyond life with inner 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.