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!.

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

God will say 'No' half the time but not the Ego

No 1321 of Living Life Series 1

If we love our children, we cannot say 'Yes' to every request from our children. We must learn to say 'No' half the time, or else our children will end up wanting more and more.

They will not come to terms with reality of life that they cannot have everything. God cannot grant their every whims and fancies.

If God does grant every wish, they will be more like spoilt brats and grow up as troublesome people. Instead of being happy, they will end up the other way round when they want more and more.

Of a truth, when God or any lord saint loves us, He cannot give in all the time. He if He loves us will have to deny our requests some of the time if not half the time.

But alas men often do not see it that way. They see God as giving in to them all the time. They see God and saints as though God or saint is their own ego - the alter ego (the other I).

Their ego will want them to have everything they wish for and will still be unhappy - not satiated and wanting more. Men often end up worshipping their own ego instead of God or saint.

Do not end up worshipping ourselves when we worship God or saint. God or saint is not our ego.

But men always end up not only fanning their ego but of all things also resurrecting their ego as God. Thus it comes as no surprise that in a temple of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨, people end up worshipping their ego instead of God and the lord saint.

Then their ego grows too big and egos do clash. All the doctrine and goodness they are supposed to have fly out of the window. They will end up as the antithesis of what doctrine aware people should be.

Men in worshipping God may end up worshipping the devil of their ego. Ego is adverse to 'No'. God will say 'No' half the time but not the ego.

Well, do you get it. If not, think again. Go for some soul searching and be sure that your ego is not you and certainly not God. You will need some spiritual cleansing. Some will simply stay put and hold on to their ego. Ego takes over God. That is not God. We must know that.

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.