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!.

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Why religions work even if far from ideal

No 1396 of Living Life Series 1

Are religions serving the divine purpose? Are the thinking of the crowd what God and saints would hope for? How sure can we that a religion is the one for us?

Why are there many sects even for the same one religion? Doesn't that imply men think differently from one another? Doesn't that mean the thinking of men will never be the same as God and saints? Who are the ones who go to religion or a sect?

What if as what Bo Tien 武天 says insects and ants are attracted to flower for nectar. What if people are attracted to religion for worldly and self gains? Then, it is far too easy for unscrupulous few to rise up as leaders and create the unthinkable - the ungodly in supposedly a Godly place.

Monks and priests should be service providers - not leaders. People should not see them as stand-ins for God and saints.

Who are the Godless? Are they the ones who frequent organised religious services and pay lip service to the Word or are they the ones who do not but live in the Word? Can the Godless be godly?

Well, the far can be near and the near far. The ones who are right can turn up wrong and the ones who are wrong may well be right. It depends on situations and insights - how you analyse and perceive.

Though the ones who know more tend to keep their mouth shut rather than talk out what they know, it is those who know less and know wrongly who make the most noises. Empty vessels make the most din and noise.

Without empty vessels, a religion may not be heard. Without them, the curiosity of men for other religions would not be kindled. People do want to know alternative views.

But they must learn more of the common spaces of religions - not the private spaces. The alternative views express the common space or inner truth common to all religions in various ways which cast light for better understanding of the inner truth.

No matter what, we do need religions even if they may be off the mark or far from ideal. Religions do work even if far from ideal.

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.