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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!.

Monday, November 28, 2016

The need for religion to be worldly

No 1323 of Living Life Series 1. 

People of religion learn to be wise - to be wise up with the follies of life and the world. But what is wisdom? 

Wisdom is just common sense. Common sense makes the difference to bring about insight. With insight comes more wisdom. 

Common sense is not so common. It is common sense that most people are involved with the world, the ways of the world and the need to have sensuality. This even applies to religion. 

But spirituality of any religion is beyond the ways of the world - nothing to do with sensuality and material worldliness. However, it pays to have these to attract the majority. 

Religions or sects who stick to age-old non-worldly and non- sensual ways will be left behind though they may well be correct, prime and proper. 

But then again, there is the dilution of the true teachings of the saints of religion. What is right ends up wrong and what is wrong may well be the best alternative though far from ideal. Pragmatism dictates and idealism often takes back seat. 

 The evolving world has changed religion and religion too has changed the world. Religion has changed us and we too have changed religion. 

Whatever the forms or religions, what matters is that the inner truth is the same in all. We should be able to discern this. This is the message of the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨.  
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