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!.

Monday, May 8, 2017

A nation regulates religions for God and for nation

No 1409 of Living Life Series 1

Chinese culture is beautiful, colorful and varied like the Wesak flag.

The beautiful part of Chinese culture is that the Chinese are all accepting and will adopt and even integrate the teachings of all saints of all religions into their life and culture.

But there is one abiding value which must not be compromised - the value of upholding their culture and integrity of family, race and nation.

If others are to tell them that they must be apart from elders and family, apart from race and nation, disown their culture in the name of a new religion or sect, the Chinese will not accept this and feel threatened.

It is as though their family members more so their children are disowning them, disowning the race and culture and at higher level disowning the nation they belonged to.

Some go overboard and evangelise their religions and try to displace converts and set them apart from family, race and national culture.

This will ultimately make them orbit into the foreign culture and possibly even nation. This will be viewed with great distaste and considered uncivilised and trying to break up the cohesion of family, race and nation.

In atheistic nations more so the Communist countries, the prevailing culture is not to believe in any religion. Religions are not given any limelight and sometimes have to go underground. People may end up worshiping in secret.

In secular nations, the state favors no religion and tries to increase the common space of religions. This will then be favorable for that more mutual respect and even belief in one another's religions and culture.

There will be less lines drawn between religions and races. The lines of religions and races will be blurred.

Bo Tien 武天 says that there is certainly much to learn from one another and as long as we are in flesh and in the here and now, we must uphold the state over religion.

We must uphold the national identity above the racial or ethnic identity. We cannot say that God and saint come first and take the government to task for going against the holy texts of our individual religion.

If this happens, how can the country hold up as one whole. With the lack of yin yang balance and the lack of tight embrace by religions and races of one another, there will be no peace in this world and no inner peace in everyone regardless of religions.

This God and all saints like Bo Tien 武天 will stress to us. In Chinese culture this is depicted in the Bagua.

A nation regulates religions for God and saints. When a nation fails to do this and there is no peace, the government of that nation has failed its people and the people has failed God and saints for having such a government.

Even a non-secular government is not Godless as it believes in goodness. Goodness is of God. Goodness is the Word and the Word is God.

As long as there is the goal of goodness, the authority of the land may deny God as entity but not goodness which is the essence of God.

An atheistic government too believes in goodness and if it fails to do so effectively there is no peace. Such an authority of a nation regulates religions for goodness which is still God.

Even if there is a state religion, there is belief in goodness. A nation regulates religions for goodness and the nation. This is effectively the same as saying a nation regulates religions for God and for nation.

To God what matters is being good and not worshipping him but be bigots and far from good. Even Bo Tien 武天 echoes that what matters is not to worship him but to believe and live in the doctrine or truth he stands for.

Do not regard those who do not believe in God as not good. Far from it, it is not good if people believe in God but not in goodness and peace he stands for. Such people are Godless though they believe in God.

Those who do not believe in God but ascribe to goodness God stand for are more Godly or God inclined. As Bo Tien 武天 puts it bluntly they are far though near and the far may in fact be near.

If you are able to have insight of this, you will understand why the mission of Bo Tien 武天 is to rekindle the light of the basic or inner truth of goodness that is the same and common to all religions and even those who have no religion.

The mission is to bring out the goodness in all and to further the peace in the world and more importantly the inner peace within the self or individual.

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.