No 1305 of Living Life Series 1
The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 commented once that there are some in any temple and even in his temple who do good for their own good.
They want to get the credit for doing good and ride on this to gain favor of the powerful connections of the land.
They may run destitute homes and day care centres in the name of the good lord but end up doing so for their personal credit to project their good standing not in the name of the good lord but to gain favor of the power that be in the land.
This is not good but the good lord says that as good is still done, they will still be rewarded somehow. Good is still good even if not good.
Thus in the same light, if many go to a temple for their own good and entertainment, for worldly agenda, this is still good if not not good. They may misrepresent God but at least there is some good coming out of the not good they do.
There are some in any religion who are like that. They are seen by others as not good but are still good.
They want to get the credit for doing good and ride on this to gain favor of the powerful connections of the land.
They may run destitute homes and day care centres in the name of the good lord but end up doing so for their personal credit to project their good standing not in the name of the good lord but to gain favor of the power that be in the land.
This is not good but the good lord says that as good is still done, they will still be rewarded somehow. Good is still good even if not good.
Thus in the same light, if many go to a temple for their own good and entertainment, for worldly agenda, this is still good if not not good. They may misrepresent God but at least there is some good coming out of the not good they do.
There are some in any religion who are like that. They are seen by others as not good but are still good.