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!.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Have wants and yet not find life wanting

No 1260 of Living Life Series 1

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 stresses that we stay with life and the world when we work at achieving peace of the spirit.

It is a great achievement to be able to renounce the world of ego and yet clique with the world of the egos of men. How many could accept this?

But the good lord says that this is the way. No need to run away from the world.

Wherever we go, we are still in the world of men. We cannot run from others and least of all ourselves.

We have to be what we are but be the better of what we are by being mindful why we cannot have more of peace. Peace is what we must have.

Peace we can have even if we lead as worldly a life as others. It is certainly more challenging to be able to have peace while leading a worldly life that often robs us of the peace in life.

Ego is the cause of wants and no peace. Who says without ego, we cannot have wants? Without ego, we can still have wants of sorts but not the turmoil and turbulence that follows the pursuit of wants.

We can have the egoless pursuit of wants. We will then not be wanting in peace.

Even the historical Buddha does not deny that men can be enlightened without being a monk or nun, without renouncing family and society.

We only need to renounce the ego drives but not the wants in life. This is more challenging than being a monk or nun. We can still make it to have peace of spirit.

We can have wants but not be wanting of peace - inner peace that is. This can be achieved in any religion and by anyone.

It is not about a change of life. It is not about not wanting this and that but about being peaceful and not suffering while living life of wants.

Have inner peace even in life of wants. Then we will not find life wanting. This is the way of the lotus which blooms in the watery world of muddy pond. The lotus looms above the pond and yet is within the pond.

The lotus pure and clean from mud lives in the world of mud. We too must be like the lotus live in world of wants and yet not find life wanting.

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.