No 1258 of Living Life Series 1
Surprisingly sometimes the most religious of men may not be in a religion and a house of God. He has gone beyond religion and a house of God and saints cannot hold on to him.
Such persons are found in greats like the Buddha and Jesus. Both are non-conformists in their days. But both are no failures. They stood out as saviours to bring out the rightness in men - more so in religion and in a house of God. They are great.
It is equally surprising that sometimes though often rarely, the most criminal or worst of men can be found in a religion or house of God. They may even preach with zesto and project a haloed image. No one would doubt that. Religion cannot be without them. It is however unthinkable to think the good ones have the dark side. Often, they don't.
They are few and rare. But they are often great at moving hearts and souls. But these rare few may sadly be adulterers, sex perverts and financial manipulators - cheaters of money. Who would ever imagine that among the ones so good at the pulpit, a rare few may be like that? if they are, who made them like that? They stain the good name of the good.
It is the rare few black sheep themselves but made worse by the fervent and wild adoration by the crowd or congregation. This echoes what the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that at times the near may be far and the far near. Ironical this may seem but there is truth in this. But do not generalise and be unfair.
To keep clear of such upsets, go not for men in religion. Go not even for God and saints. Go for the teachings the truth that God and saints stand for. No amount of adoration will work better than grasp and practice of the truth of life that God and saints want us to know.
Know truth and know God better and more wholesomely that way. Truth is what we go for, not God and saint, what more the image of Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨. God and saints love us more that way. The Word is God. God is the Word.
Such persons are found in greats like the Buddha and Jesus. Both are non-conformists in their days. But both are no failures. They stood out as saviours to bring out the rightness in men - more so in religion and in a house of God. They are great.
It is equally surprising that sometimes though often rarely, the most criminal or worst of men can be found in a religion or house of God. They may even preach with zesto and project a haloed image. No one would doubt that. Religion cannot be without them. It is however unthinkable to think the good ones have the dark side. Often, they don't.
They are few and rare. But they are often great at moving hearts and souls. But these rare few may sadly be adulterers, sex perverts and financial manipulators - cheaters of money. Who would ever imagine that among the ones so good at the pulpit, a rare few may be like that? if they are, who made them like that? They stain the good name of the good.
It is the rare few black sheep themselves but made worse by the fervent and wild adoration by the crowd or congregation. This echoes what the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that at times the near may be far and the far near. Ironical this may seem but there is truth in this. But do not generalise and be unfair.
To keep clear of such upsets, go not for men in religion. Go not even for God and saints. Go for the teachings the truth that God and saints stand for. No amount of adoration will work better than grasp and practice of the truth of life that God and saints want us to know.
Know truth and know God better and more wholesomely that way. Truth is what we go for, not God and saint, what more the image of Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨. God and saints love us more that way. The Word is God. God is the Word.
