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!.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Can yin and yang balance be the same over time?

No 1473 of Living Life Series 1

Tao is God. Tao is cause and effect.

We must not be obsessed by wanting which is regarded as yang or aggressiveness in Dao Di Jing, the summary collection of thinking of sages by imperial court librarian Lao Tse in the few thousand years before him.

We must not be carried away by receiving which is yin or receptiveness. Yin and yang are polar opposites.

We must find the balance, move along in peace with life without being carried away by wanting and receiving, without incessant male aggressiveness as well as being carried away by its polarity of docility or femaleness.

Only then can we stand still while yin and yang go round and round but we do not go round and create more unrest and swirls.

The human couple must find balance to have peace and harmony.

Those who are celibate and not married like priests must not force their religion on others especially more so the followers in their respective religion or temple on one hand and on the other hand they must not act to please them even if their followers are wrong. They must find the balance and find peace by avoiding aggressive yang and and submissive yin.

As with regards to those who are not priests, it is not uncommon to find ladies trying to be more man than woman. Gentlemen too may try to be more female or yin than having yang maleness. The outcome is breakup and disharmony in family as well as the risk of homosexuality and lesbian overtures and adventurism.

As opposed to the days of old, young people once they grow up and start to have their own jobs, want to stay away from parents and live on their own. Previously, it was the norm to stay with parents even if they got married.

The risk of independence and privacy of staying away from parents is that harmony and peace will be hard to achieve.

Somehow there must be a way to find new balance of yin and yang. The new balance of yin and yang is to have nuclear families or bachelor homes but to visit and sometimes stay with parents in the homes of parents. This can be the new norm - the new balance of yin and yang to have peace and harmony in the big family.

The parents must realise this reality. Do not anxiously wait for the visits of your children. They have their own lives to take care of. They are like tops being spun continuously. They are sandwiched between even the younger (their children) and the old.

The old one is the evening sun wheraas the the young is the is the morning sun. Of course, the young will get more attention. This is nature's law. It is human race survival cycle and no one can defy it. Please remember that the young grown ups will always be more busy than the oldies.

But isn't that not much difference from animals though much better. Cannot humans be much better than animals and not just better.

No wonder, Bo Tien 武天 stresses on yin and yang and to learn from life. This is so that everyone can be better at than they are.

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.