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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 24, 2017

Respect for parent figures in life and in religion

No 1482 of Living Life Series 1 


Respect for elders is a core teaching of Bo Tien 武天 that is to be found in all religions and religious organisations - even in social organisations. 

Whether they are perfect or saintly is not a concern though desirable and ideal. 

One of few pioneer senior elders to remember if respect for elders as an important tenet of Bo Tien 武天 precepts is to be taken seriously, Ling Diung Kwong was and is senior elder and founder of Bo Tien 武天 mission. 
He and the rest are sources of inspiration to many. He has done good in the setting up of mission and was singled out by Bo Tien 武天 as pivotal to the kick start of the mission.
Young Ling in his heyday a police inspector then provided 
dynamic leadership with never say never attitude. 
He nurtured the young, the rich and the poor, the well heeled 
and those who needed to be better than what they were. 
He welcomed all to the mission without discrimination 
even if some may not be mission oriented but more personal motivated. 
He did his best to motivate all but still accepted anyone to be in the fray.
 But he knew he was and is no saint.. No one should idolise him or damn him

Like parents to a family, we must uphold them and be filial and grateful to them regardless of what they are now. 

 We cannot disown parents but continue to uphold them even if they are not saints. Like anyone of us, they are still human with yin and yang, sometimes more yin and sometimes more yang. This too is in the teachings of any religion, so did Bo Tien 武天 say.

The various articles are meant to set readers thinking. What is right and what is wrong depends on context, situations and what is needed. Right can be wrong and wrong can be right. Plurality embraces this duality but this is no paradox at all. Sages of old in China refer to this as aspect of yin and yang.
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