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!.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Man is not God - not even the chosen one of God.

No 1304 of Living Life Series 1

The advent of pandemic influenza every century or two, the fate befalling mankind as a result of mosquito borne diseases like Malaria, chikungunya, and Zika, and the outbreak of SARS - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome are reminders that mankind must be able to be in harmony with nature.

The tendency of mankind is to try to overpower nature and to outnumber other beings in nature. Man must not live as though he is the only specie that deserves the world. Man must share the world with other species.

When man becomes reckless and tries to play God over other species, somehow nature will bring man to his knees. It takes only insects to do so.

When man encroaches and takes over too much of nature and threatens the natural habitats of other species, nature through various ways can bring man to his knees. The exalted will be humbled and the humble will be exalted. Jesus said so, didn't he?

We must know who is man? Man is no God and when man forgets this, man will be humbled. Man must live and let live not only in respect of other men but also in respect of other species and beings.

Man must not encroach and threaten the peace of others - be these be other beings or species. Man must not love himself at the expense of others. This is selfish and unkind - far from true love.

Man must love other beings as well. When men get out of hand, nature will somehow humble men. Earthquakes, tornados and tsunamis can be wake up call.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says that man is no God and God is no man. Man is not the chosen being of God. Other beings are not there to be lorded over by men. Man is no God over nature and other beings. Man is not God - not even the chosen one of God.

That is why in Chinese culture, there is the Seventh Month Festival for men to love and be kind to departed and wandering souls. They need the love and kindness of men, hopefully not only during the seventh lunar month but for all months.

The festival serves as reminder that we must take care of those who are less fortunate than us - for those who for some reason or other end up in Hell.

Do not damn those in hell to eternal damnation. They are worthy of our love and that is why there is even the worship of wandering souls.

Somehow there are those who even assert that God has damned them to eternal Hell. God and saints, on the contrary will try to help them where this is still possible. It will always be possible.

We must join God to help them - to love them and in same way love other beings. We must not just love those better than us like God and saints but also those who are not as blessed as us, be they humans or the various seen and unseen.

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.