No 1303 of Living Life Series 1
There has to be an element of fantasy to keep most of us have that sense of awe for life.
Even in science, without fantasy beyond what is known and even with what is known, there will not be the push to know more and to find out more.
Undeniably fantasy plays a more important part in religion. But this does not mean that in religion we do not go for facts and truth.
We still do but we want more than that and we fantasize. This can be good but can be bad.
When we fantasize that our religion is better and worse still is the only one for all, then this will be bad. We will be imposing our fantasy on others. Of course, we will insist that there is no fantasy but truth - facts.
To be truthful what we claim as facts about the saint of our religion when he was in the flesh many centuries ago often is distorted by the fantasy of men.
We would end up passionate and insist that our religion is the only right one. That is not at all good.
It is better to think or if we like it to fantasise that all religions are right and weave their fantasies to capture the minds and hearts and imagination of men.
There must always be the element of mystery. This can be mystifying. There is much more we not know than know, be it in science or in religion.
We seem to know our God or saint but really there is much more that we do not know. If we know everything, then we are not humans but God and saints.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 let us know little of himself. What he lets us know is the basic or inner truth behind all religions, and he said that his wooden image at his temple is the Word and the Word is him.
He wants us to be more focused on how to be good, pure and humble - to want less and not want more. We should also not want nothing - not even ourselves and our individual lives.
We should neither deny nor fantasize. But while we have yet to be more into the Word and live in the Word, somehow fantasy can be good. Fantasy can work both ways and is a double edge sword.
Even in science, without fantasy beyond what is known and even with what is known, there will not be the push to know more and to find out more.
Undeniably fantasy plays a more important part in religion. But this does not mean that in religion we do not go for facts and truth.
We still do but we want more than that and we fantasize. This can be good but can be bad.
When we fantasize that our religion is better and worse still is the only one for all, then this will be bad. We will be imposing our fantasy on others. Of course, we will insist that there is no fantasy but truth - facts.
To be truthful what we claim as facts about the saint of our religion when he was in the flesh many centuries ago often is distorted by the fantasy of men.
We would end up passionate and insist that our religion is the only right one. That is not at all good.
It is better to think or if we like it to fantasise that all religions are right and weave their fantasies to capture the minds and hearts and imagination of men.
There must always be the element of mystery. This can be mystifying. There is much more we not know than know, be it in science or in religion.
We seem to know our God or saint but really there is much more that we do not know. If we know everything, then we are not humans but God and saints.
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 let us know little of himself. What he lets us know is the basic or inner truth behind all religions, and he said that his wooden image at his temple is the Word and the Word is him.
He wants us to be more focused on how to be good, pure and humble - to want less and not want more. We should also not want nothing - not even ourselves and our individual lives.
We should neither deny nor fantasize. But while we have yet to be more into the Word and live in the Word, somehow fantasy can be good. Fantasy can work both ways and is a double edge sword.
