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 10, 2017

Marriage puts many on path of spiritual realisation

No 1476 of Living Life Series 1

In the beginning, there is none. The person who is not conceived is none existent to his life as human in the present. This is one application of Tao which says there is nothing and from nothing arises one - the person himself.

Then one gives rise to two and two gives rise to three and more. When the person looks for a life partner and marries, one gives two and with marriage, there is yin (femaleness) and yang (maleness). The union of yin and yang can be smooth and at times not so. Then to offset these issues of marriage and bring common ground to the two, two gives rise to three and more - the children.

The need for ensuring self as entity gives rise to ego. Ego needs to carve out a place and field of control and influence for the person. This is often difficult and the family with children allows sense of being able to carve a world for the person - a world out of the bigger world of society.

But this is only a means to the end. The end is to find satisfaction and peace. The growth of the family results in more changes as nothing is static. Change is the way of life - the way of the ego which ever searches for new avenues to do so.

The ego way results in solving problems by creating more problems and issues. The solution to an issue in time becomes a problem as well. The changes in family with maturing of children into adults bring in more egos that complicate and bring conflicts within the family.

This is illustrative of the fragmentation of the simple yin and yang into subsets of yin and yang that is mentioned in Chapter 10 of Dao Ti Ching. The fragmentation and proliferation of yin and yang into many complicates the equation of life. Peace and harmony will be tenuous and more difficult to attain.

This is the true nature of life and marriage with coming together of yin and yang is a gift for many to learn about the truth of life.

There is need to live life and we all will agree on this. There is no need to be priests, monks and nuns for the majority. We cannot run away from life but we can learn from life. Bo Tien 武天 says that anyone in any religion can do so. Life is the holy text. Truth is in life.

We must realise that ego is behind the vexations of life. We must seek to be one with the world and not have the "I thought" or ego. (Bo Tien 武天 stresses that we give up the "I thought and do not encourage the "I thought" more so in the departed.)

We must like Tao or God be one with the world, with others and not think, speak and act with need for ego preservation and expansion which step on and hurt the egos of others.

We must not be in conflict and we must forgo the ego and be one like God who is one and everywhere.

Marriage is indeed a blessing to position many to know Tao - the truth of life. Tao is the true nature of life and this is God.

Do we know Tao? Tao is the path and we can only know it by walking the path of life - not talking about it. Marriage is blessing to be on path of Tao - to imbibe and live the truth of life.

We must walk the talk and that way we will realise more of the way to true inner peace within us. Ego merely tries to find peace in the world we are in but this will result in no peace for us. Peace must come from within.

Marriage puts many on path of spiritual realisation. This is achievable in any religion, culture or society. Tao is in life and is found in any religion.

Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as the inner truth that requires us to manage yin and yang to lead us to the ultimate perfect inner peace and be with God and saints.

If we need to learn to manage yin and yang, the best rebirth is to be born as human beings, not in one of the heavens as human life is rich with abundance of yin and yang.

If we cannot achieve this learning, we may have to return again as humans if fate allows - if we have enough good done to deserve to be humans again.

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.