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!.

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

What would religion not be when men are like that

No 1259 of Living Life Series 1

What would religion not be? Well, nothing at all is excluded from religion.

It can be everything. That is the wonderful part. That is also its own undoing.

It can take any form. Religions never seem to conform with expectations.

This is not the wish or making of God and saints. This is the making of men.

Men can conform but the same ones will be later the ones who won't conform. Man wants to be different. Why?

They want to be in control and not be controlled, They want to be active and not passive. They want to decide and not let others decide for them - not even God and saints.

God knows that. God knows best and let men have freewill. But this may end up as freewheeling and when this happens, what do you expect?

Men will fall and will fail. Men learn from falls and pick themselves up again. Men learns from life. Life is the living gospel.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 exhorts men to learn from life, from mistakes, from the good and bad in ourselves and in fellow men.

But there are laws and rules to be obeyed. Obey the rules and precepts of God and saints. Obey also the laws of the land.

The laws of the land cannot be broken but rules and precepts of above are just out of bound markers to keep us safe.

We can overstep. They can be broken though not wise to do so.

God and saints are forgiving and won't come down hard on men who erred. God and saints are not hurt by our errors.

They are loving, tolerant and beyond hurt and hatred. Men who erred only hurt themselves. To God and saints, this is pitiful. They feel sorry for men.

Man's problem lies in the ego. The problems of men are many and plentiful all because of the ego. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 commented.

When there is no ego, there is peace. But many think that then there is void and emptiness. They do not see this as inner peace that all saints want all beings to have.

Alas, men often go for problems and they think problems is the way to live this life till they meet the problem of problems when death comes knocking at the door.

They in fact may welcome death. They open the door of death to more problems in the afterlife. Men embrace problems as life - in this life and thereafter. To many, without problems, there is no life.

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.