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, September 3, 2017

Even the wrong in others can make us better men

No 1470 of Living Life Series 1

We reap what we sow. The purpose of life is to fulfil what we sow. We are here to fulfil our karma.

Karma is there so long as we let our ego full reign. We often do what are best for us and not for the good of others. Even if we do good for others, we do so with the purpose of getting more for ourselves.

As long as there is this ego, we are not good enough when we do good though of course, this is still good. Many take pride in running aged and nursing homes but they are out to show the world that they are good and to win recognition from the land. This is still good but not good enough. This Bo Tien 武天 wants us to know.

Such people Bo Tien 武天 says may be like ants coming to the flower for nectar of personal fame and worldly gain. They want to get praise and acclaim more by men than by God and saints.

Even the wanting to please God and saints is not good as this is like wanting to be in good books of divine, thinking that surely God and saints will favor them over other men.

They think only of themselves. They are egocentric and expect God and saints to be many times more ego oriented. They project the ego onto God and saints.

They even find fault and ostracise others who want to do the same as they do. They even want God and saints for themselves. Those who are not with them have no place to be in the same temple or society with them.

Others must either submit and serve them or be out of their sight. They even pronounce the displeasure of God and saints for those not with them in thinking and in serving their ego needs.

Aren't they making the devil out of God and saints? They create ego monsters out of God and saints.

Bo Tien 武天 says that this is to be expected. There will be the likes of them in any religion, culture or place.

We must learn from them - from their strengths and weaknesses and the vexations they cause.

According to Chan thinking of Chinese culture, they are like saints as their faults teach us not to be like them but be better people than what we are and what they are.

This is the sentiment of Bo Tien 武天 who adds that we must know who is man and who is God and not mistake God as like man and man as God.

But if we can learn from men and be better in what good we already are, well this is good. No wonder, Chan masters like Sheng yen says that the not so good provides us lessons through their life to learn from them and they are like saints teaching us not to be what they are.

Even the wrong in others can make us better men.

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.