No 1297 of Living Life Series 1
There is need for worldly blessings without which many may have problems to live, let alone have the convenience to embark on spiritual pursuits.
Too little of the worldly blessings inflicts pain and to such people what is needed is to call upon God and saints to bless. God and saints do what they can.
But too much is never enough. That is the problem. When men have more, they are still not contented. Some call this divine discontent.
They feel an emptiness. They need more. They are driven to have more. This is good for their benefit as well as the benefit of society. Society then is able to climb to a higher level and over time yet more higher levels. But then discontent will set in again and again.
Why do men feel like that? If they are of a religion, they call this divine, because this will drive them to achieve more and ask why the worldly blessings seem to be no longer as wonderful. They still end up not contented. They feel empty. They want more and push themselves to achieve more.
One day, because of their religion, they will go for more spiritual emphasis instead. They are grateful that the gospel has prospered them and in turn they are able to prosper the religion they are in.
Prosperity gospel however has its limits. It feeds people of religion with divine discontent. Then they will question what has gone wrong. This is good. This is therefore divine.
This makes them think and be more insightful. When they become like that, they can overcome and break through the divine discontent by knowing what God and saints stand for.
God and saints grant prayers. If we want better worldly life and this can foster devotion to religion, this will be granted. One day, many will arrive at divine discontent not only once but over and over again.
Many can go beyond this and realise that what matters is not to have more of the world but more of the richness of the spirit - the peace that comes from mindfulness.
We must have peace and worldly blessings are and come as secondary. Previously it was the reverse and there was no balance. Now they are able to find the balance.
Then they are able to be more at peace and less of dis-ease. Divine discontent has awaken their drive to higher spirituality. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 points out that the Chinese culture of yin yang balance is all about how to have spiritual peace and how to proper not only in spirituality but also not lagging in worldly blessings.
Prosperity gospel leads to divine discontent even when men are showered with blessings by God and saints. This leads to habituation or getting used to the blessings. The blessings no longer give the kick and there is discontent. They go for more and more. This can be good and benefit to society and nation.
Prosperity drive or gospel is in all religions. It leads to devotion to God and saints. When life blessings no longer thrills and people end up feeling empty despite the blessings, they experience divine discontent.
Divine discontent keeps surfacing from time to time. With time, it is natural for men to go for peace of the spirit - the purity, the humility and simplicity.
When they achieve this, they not only progress in spirit but also in worldly life. They love life. They love people and people love them. They have self confidence and take life in their stride. They prosper and progress in all aspects of life.
They move from divine discontent to more of bliss and peace. They started off life with lack of prosperity. Prosperity gospel works and they prosper. Then comes divine discontent.
Why do they end up wondering why they are not satisfied though blessed with prosperity? This is divine discontent which spurs them to go for more blessings.
Then comes the awakening that what matters is to have inner peace and then there will be more of bliss. The worldly blessings are secondary but still good as with prosperity, they are a boon to society and to nation.
They take life in their stride and not let life take over them. They empower life and society. They are not overpowered by life and society. They are at peace and ease with life and with society. They are atop life and society as depicted by the image of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 with feet atop and balancing the elements.
Divine discontent is the divine experience of feeling emptiness despite having many. Recurrent divine discontent leads to the eventual awakening to the need for inner peace come what may.
Divine discontent leads to betterment in worldly blessings and to bliss. At the various stages of spiritual path, the individual is an asset to nation and to society. Before the setting in of divine discontent, there must be devotion to God and saint.
There must be the seeking for blessings from God and saints. We seek prosperity and progress. All of us regardless of religion do. Some refer to this as the prosperity gospel. God and saints will answer and meet our requests - even requests for worldly progress and prosperity. Isn't this what some refer to as prosperity gospel?
All need prosperity in some form. Even monks, priests and pastors do but they must not be derailed by greed. That is why divine discontent can be good.
After more than a few experiences of divine discontent, the person no longer asks why he feels empty, inadequate and wants more. He experiences the breakthrough to achieve inner peace of spirit come what may.
He no longer goes greedily for more of the world but he continues to have this in moderated way as he achieve more of the bliss from inner peace. He contributes to a better nation even before he has inner peace when he was experiencing divine discontent which spurs him to reach out for the sky.
No wonder the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that there is no need to leave family and society to be spiritual. It is a challenge to be with society and family and yet be spiritual.
For the many, priesthood is not the calling. We too can be as spiritual while with life - with family and with society. That way we be blessing not only to self but also to society and to the nation.
Too little of the worldly blessings inflicts pain and to such people what is needed is to call upon God and saints to bless. God and saints do what they can.
But too much is never enough. That is the problem. When men have more, they are still not contented. Some call this divine discontent.
They feel an emptiness. They need more. They are driven to have more. This is good for their benefit as well as the benefit of society. Society then is able to climb to a higher level and over time yet more higher levels. But then discontent will set in again and again.
Why do men feel like that? If they are of a religion, they call this divine, because this will drive them to achieve more and ask why the worldly blessings seem to be no longer as wonderful. They still end up not contented. They feel empty. They want more and push themselves to achieve more.
One day, because of their religion, they will go for more spiritual emphasis instead. They are grateful that the gospel has prospered them and in turn they are able to prosper the religion they are in.
Prosperity gospel however has its limits. It feeds people of religion with divine discontent. Then they will question what has gone wrong. This is good. This is therefore divine.
This makes them think and be more insightful. When they become like that, they can overcome and break through the divine discontent by knowing what God and saints stand for.
God and saints grant prayers. If we want better worldly life and this can foster devotion to religion, this will be granted. One day, many will arrive at divine discontent not only once but over and over again.
Many can go beyond this and realise that what matters is not to have more of the world but more of the richness of the spirit - the peace that comes from mindfulness.
We must have peace and worldly blessings are and come as secondary. Previously it was the reverse and there was no balance. Now they are able to find the balance.
Then they are able to be more at peace and less of dis-ease. Divine discontent has awaken their drive to higher spirituality. The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 points out that the Chinese culture of yin yang balance is all about how to have spiritual peace and how to proper not only in spirituality but also not lagging in worldly blessings.
Prosperity gospel leads to divine discontent even when men are showered with blessings by God and saints. This leads to habituation or getting used to the blessings. The blessings no longer give the kick and there is discontent. They go for more and more. This can be good and benefit to society and nation.
Prosperity drive or gospel is in all religions. It leads to devotion to God and saints. When life blessings no longer thrills and people end up feeling empty despite the blessings, they experience divine discontent.
Divine discontent keeps surfacing from time to time. With time, it is natural for men to go for peace of the spirit - the purity, the humility and simplicity.
When they achieve this, they not only progress in spirit but also in worldly life. They love life. They love people and people love them. They have self confidence and take life in their stride. They prosper and progress in all aspects of life.
They move from divine discontent to more of bliss and peace. They started off life with lack of prosperity. Prosperity gospel works and they prosper. Then comes divine discontent.
Why do they end up wondering why they are not satisfied though blessed with prosperity? This is divine discontent which spurs them to go for more blessings.
Then comes the awakening that what matters is to have inner peace and then there will be more of bliss. The worldly blessings are secondary but still good as with prosperity, they are a boon to society and to nation.
They take life in their stride and not let life take over them. They empower life and society. They are not overpowered by life and society. They are at peace and ease with life and with society. They are atop life and society as depicted by the image of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 with feet atop and balancing the elements.
Divine discontent is the divine experience of feeling emptiness despite having many. Recurrent divine discontent leads to the eventual awakening to the need for inner peace come what may.
Divine discontent leads to betterment in worldly blessings and to bliss. At the various stages of spiritual path, the individual is an asset to nation and to society. Before the setting in of divine discontent, there must be devotion to God and saint.
There must be the seeking for blessings from God and saints. We seek prosperity and progress. All of us regardless of religion do. Some refer to this as the prosperity gospel. God and saints will answer and meet our requests - even requests for worldly progress and prosperity. Isn't this what some refer to as prosperity gospel?
All need prosperity in some form. Even monks, priests and pastors do but they must not be derailed by greed. That is why divine discontent can be good.
After more than a few experiences of divine discontent, the person no longer asks why he feels empty, inadequate and wants more. He experiences the breakthrough to achieve inner peace of spirit come what may.
He no longer goes greedily for more of the world but he continues to have this in moderated way as he achieve more of the bliss from inner peace. He contributes to a better nation even before he has inner peace when he was experiencing divine discontent which spurs him to reach out for the sky.
No wonder the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that there is no need to leave family and society to be spiritual. It is a challenge to be with society and family and yet be spiritual.
For the many, priesthood is not the calling. We too can be as spiritual while with life - with family and with society. That way we be blessing not only to self but also to society and to the nation.
