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!.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Be like Jesus or for the matter any saint

No 1332 of Living Life Series 1

Let everyday be a new year and let us make our new year resolution. Let us resolve to love life be it our own or others.

Let us give red packets of love to those we meet or associate with not just on lunar new year but in every day of our life.

Be like Jesus and be forgiving to others who know not what they do.

Be like Jesus and accept even a criminal on the cross waiting for execution if that man can show he is willing to be good even at the eleventh hour.

Be like Jesus and love those who do not like us or at least be kind to them.

Be like Jesus and move around the otherwise despised lowly common folks and those who need help most.

Be like Jesus and be selfless in serving others. Do not think highly of oneself and expect others to think highly of us before we can think good and be good with others.

Be like Jesus and not avoid the pariahs or lepers in our midst but attend to them when many others would avoid and stay away from them.

The same can be said of any prophet or saint of any religion. We must be like them and even a bit like them is better than none.

A bit more a day will add up. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean. One day too we may be an ocean of love like Jesus and the saints.

There is the same common good behind the saints of all religions. This the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 says is the inner truth or the common denominator behind all saints of all religions.

If ever any religion does portray a saint as possessive, jealous and intolerant, be assured that this is not true but the making of men who idolise him and go overboard.

They do not do justice to the goodness of their saint. Forgive them for they know not what they do. Appreciate at least that they are passionate and highly adore their saint or prophet. They want to share the goodness of their love for their saint.

But they may put off many who would otherwise hold the saint closer to their hearts. Many do the obvious which is to adore all saints not just one or two but many.

The good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 teaches us this prayer. "To all heavenly saints, we greatly adore. We believe in your existence and thy glory is in the thought of men. We seek for thy protection and guidance so as to live better for the time to come."

We must be like Jesus or for that matter any heavenly saint. We must follow the examples of all saints and model after them. Liking anyone of them or modelling after any does not mean we do not like the rest.

We must not only NOT speak ill of the rest but learn also how to be like the saint by adoring, knowing and learning more from all other saints. That way, we can be more like the saint even the more.

Be like Jesus or for the matter any saint. Do you get it?

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.