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!.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Society is fertile ground to grow the inner peace

No 1242 of Living Life Series 1

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 is clear about what we should do if we want to be spiritual. To the good lord, leaving society and the world must never be in the literal sense. That is no longer the way to be spiritual.

The challenge is how to be in the world and yet be spiritual. There is no need to be monk or be hermit. We must not withdraw into the shell.

Often we have to realize what ails the world. It is the lack of peace within society, across the world and within the individual.

Peace must start with the individual. But man must not run away but stay put with society.

Man can change himself to have the peace regardless of what swirls around him. If everyone can have a bit more peace, this peace will rub on to others.

If everyone clamors more for self gain, how can there be peace? If man too decides that he gives up and wants nothing to do with society, he will be swallowed up by the wants of others at his expense. Society has encroached into every niche and corner.

Even monks have to be with society. We have to be with society and not stay away. We need to plug into society somehow while we go for the peace of the spirit that religion talks about.

Plug into society and not let society plug into us and gnaw away our spirit. On the other hand, we too can never pluck ourselves out of the world. We cannot pluck ourselves out of society.

The challenge is how to be spiritual without being a monk or priest - how to face society and yet have the peace of the spirit.

Unlike days of old, man in modern days must face society and learn to be spiritual. This is the challenge for men.

Be plugged into society and yet be plugged into spiritual. It is just like how to be calm amid storm. We need to be calm even within the storm of society. Stay put and make do. Can we really run away from all storms? Storms will catch up with us somehow.

Religion must enable men to be calm amid the storms of society. Renounce not the world and society but renounce the ego driven ways of society and have the peace.

Surely good can prevail over the trials and tribulations. If one can have peace in society, one is on the path to more peace of the spirit.

Go along with the world but have the peace come what may. When sun rises, go to work. When sun sets, have your rest. When the rain falls, tree will grow.

But the man rooted in subterranean water of inner peace is like the tree which grows even during drought. He is not affected while other men suffer and wither, he is still luxuriant with leaves. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 too did say.

Be with society and still have spiritual peace. We can do so if we grow the inner peace by cultivating the inner truth common to all religions.

Be good and be pure in spirit - in thoughts, speech and in actions. What better place to do so than within society. Hanker not after wants. Subdue the ego but not life in society. Have peace while staying with society.

Society is fertile ground to grow the peace - the inner peace. It is where peace is fragile and often lacking or absent that provides the very fertile ground to test our ability to have inner peace - ironical this may be.

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.