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!.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

What is life for and what do we want?

No 1218 of Living Life Series 1

Some like it hot. Some like it cold. Life like coffee is like that.

Don't be cold to life and say that everything is a waste of time if we live only to die. Then why live?

Don't be hot to life and want everything cramming as much as we can into whatever time we have. That may seem to be super management of time but will take its toll. We will be worn out and ask what next and why we are like that.

However we try to make out life to be, life will never seem to be made for us. Isn't that perplexing?

But who cares? Just let life be. Just find some excitement and make life hot.

That is why many gamble. Some just lose money but a few end up having heart attacks.

Some get tangled up with relationship problems when they do things on the sly just to get more excitement. Is excitement what life is all about?

Some turn to religion to find peace but in the process they end up going for excitement as well. Some can meditate well but they end up going for mental absorption - the ecstasies of one pointedness of mind. This can be more thrilling than worldly pursuits.

The reason they fail is because though they succeed and do well in meditation, they are not insightful. They go for mental thrills and attachment to the mind sense.

Some are simply head over heels passionate about their religion and try to oversell to others, often ending up stepping on other's toes This can be thrilling but often brings no peace. They become addicted and addiction means pain when there is withdrawal. Religion is not meant to cause this.

In life, we must live life like anyone else. We are still human and every inch human. We too must be religious in some way like many. But do not be carried away by life or by religion.

We must have inner peace. Letting go of life and running away is denying life. We end up lost and not at peace. Going for life for more excitement brings no peace either but are only good while it lasts. Both are no good.

But the wise one guards his inner peace and stays atop and balance the vissicitudes of life or some put it the trials and tribulations of life. We must not play around with life. Even if life is experiential, let us not experiment with life.

There is the inner peace that we should have. This is what the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 wants us to achieve through whatever religion we may be in.

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.