No 1426 of Living Life Series 1
In life more so in religion, we must dare to be different and let others be different. No two can have same life and same blessings. There will always be difference. We cannot be someone else and others cannot be like us.
But in religion, it is odd that men want to be busybodies and expect others to do and believe in what they do. How can that be?
When someone in religion pray for a worldly blessing, if all in the congregation too pray for that same blessing, what do you think will be the result?
Obviously, out of 100, if only a few will get that identical blessing, that will be wonderful enough. What about those 95 or more who do not get?
This is like the lottery draw. If one strike a million dollars, others too will want to do so. But most will not get it.
Yet, in religion, despite reality, men expect prayers for same thing to be answered.
If men are to question the belief in God and the rationality behind prayers, they will be told not to test God.
So ultimately with this line of approach, men just have to believe and not to question why.
So who is the true religious man? Is he the one who believe and not question why but to do and die? Is he the one who questionS and thinks all the time - ever having doubts of one sort or another?
He is supposed to be one to be able to fathom the truth in life. To do so, he cannot just believe and not to question why. How can one know if this or that is true if one does not find out for oneself? One cannot afford not to have doubts and just accept at face value.
Doubts arise simply because a man could not understand and wants to investigate and get to the truth of the matter. If this cannot be done, then how can a person see the light.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that it is alright to have doubts and doubts will lead one to find out and know better. Doubts do not hurt in the least God or saints and a doubt by anyone does not hurt or put God off.
In fact by having doubts if a person is able to find out more, he will be even more convinced with the teachings of God and saint in the end. He will then be even more closer and near to God than those who just believe and not think and not have doubts.
A person deemed far from God or saint by many because of his doubts will in the end be more near to God or saint and the Word or teaching God or saint stand for. This is true in all religions.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that all religions teach the same basic goodness but many don't think so. It is alright for them to think that way but when they see that that which are different are the additions added over the years and not the initial core teachings, they will understand better. Why is this so?
Any man must dig away the many layers of the various religions to arrive at the core or inside of religions - the need to balance and be atop the ups and downs of life to cultivate the inner peace that makes us more like God and saints.
Bo Tien 武 天 refers to this as the Inner Truth that is one and same in all religions. But we must dare to be different and let others be different. We should not just believe and not question why.
What applies to one person, may not apply to another. That is why in spiritual life, there are the religions and within any religion, there are denominations and what have we.
Arguing till kingdom come as to who is right or more right is futile and frivolous. Let everyone dare to be differ and let others differ. That is to encourage all to think. That is the way in life, be it religious or otherwise. What applies to spiritual too applies to the life outside religion. This did Bo Tien 武 天 say as well.
If the writer of this blog series, can talk of the same inner truth in so many ways in so many posts, surely men can have religions of so many kinds and with any religions the many sects, sub-sects and denominations of all shades and color as well.
But ultimately it is how to see that same inner truth in all. Do let us dare to differ and let others differ. This will stimulate more to think and the more they think and find out the better.
Do get to the inner truth that leads to inner peace regardless of religions or starting points.
So please dare to differ and let others differ. Humanity is like that. We have to differ and let others differ. No two is same even if twins. But all must get closer and more of the inner peace at each one's own time, pace and place.
Do not be a busybody and dictate what others do in the same way we do not want others to do so to us. But of course all must obey the laws of the land, otherwise all are not free to do what all want to do and let others do what they want to do.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that we must comply with the laws of the land so long as we are in the flesh and not yet in the afterlife. If anyone tries to run foul of the laws of the land and disrupts the differing religious ways of others, then such a one is far from God and saints though he thinks he is near. Bo Tien 武 天 did say that the self-proclaimed near to God may be far, didn't he?
But in religion, it is odd that men want to be busybodies and expect others to do and believe in what they do. How can that be?
When someone in religion pray for a worldly blessing, if all in the congregation too pray for that same blessing, what do you think will be the result?
Obviously, out of 100, if only a few will get that identical blessing, that will be wonderful enough. What about those 95 or more who do not get?
This is like the lottery draw. If one strike a million dollars, others too will want to do so. But most will not get it.
Yet, in religion, despite reality, men expect prayers for same thing to be answered.
If men are to question the belief in God and the rationality behind prayers, they will be told not to test God.
So ultimately with this line of approach, men just have to believe and not to question why.
So who is the true religious man? Is he the one who believe and not question why but to do and die? Is he the one who questionS and thinks all the time - ever having doubts of one sort or another?
He is supposed to be one to be able to fathom the truth in life. To do so, he cannot just believe and not to question why. How can one know if this or that is true if one does not find out for oneself? One cannot afford not to have doubts and just accept at face value.
Doubts arise simply because a man could not understand and wants to investigate and get to the truth of the matter. If this cannot be done, then how can a person see the light.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that it is alright to have doubts and doubts will lead one to find out and know better. Doubts do not hurt in the least God or saints and a doubt by anyone does not hurt or put God off.
A person deemed far from God or saint by many because of his doubts will in the end be more near to God or saint and the Word or teaching God or saint stand for. This is true in all religions.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that all religions teach the same basic goodness but many don't think so. It is alright for them to think that way but when they see that that which are different are the additions added over the years and not the initial core teachings, they will understand better. Why is this so?
Any man must dig away the many layers of the various religions to arrive at the core or inside of religions - the need to balance and be atop the ups and downs of life to cultivate the inner peace that makes us more like God and saints.
Bo Tien 武 天 refers to this as the Inner Truth that is one and same in all religions. But we must dare to be different and let others be different. We should not just believe and not question why.
What applies to one person, may not apply to another. That is why in spiritual life, there are the religions and within any religion, there are denominations and what have we.
Arguing till kingdom come as to who is right or more right is futile and frivolous. Let everyone dare to be differ and let others differ. That is to encourage all to think. That is the way in life, be it religious or otherwise. What applies to spiritual too applies to the life outside religion. This did Bo Tien 武 天 say as well.
If the writer of this blog series, can talk of the same inner truth in so many ways in so many posts, surely men can have religions of so many kinds and with any religions the many sects, sub-sects and denominations of all shades and color as well.
But ultimately it is how to see that same inner truth in all. Do let us dare to differ and let others differ. This will stimulate more to think and the more they think and find out the better.
Do get to the inner truth that leads to inner peace regardless of religions or starting points.
So please dare to differ and let others differ. Humanity is like that. We have to differ and let others differ. No two is same even if twins. But all must get closer and more of the inner peace at each one's own time, pace and place.
Do not be a busybody and dictate what others do in the same way we do not want others to do so to us. But of course all must obey the laws of the land, otherwise all are not free to do what all want to do and let others do what they want to do.
Bo Tien 武 天 says that we must comply with the laws of the land so long as we are in the flesh and not yet in the afterlife. If anyone tries to run foul of the laws of the land and disrupts the differing religious ways of others, then such a one is far from God and saints though he thinks he is near. Bo Tien 武 天 did say that the self-proclaimed near to God may be far, didn't he?
