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

The spiritless body and the bodiless spirit

No 1471 of Living Life Series 1

The spirit and body must be one for those who are in the flesh. The strange part is that this is not the norm.

Many have their spirit or mind in past be it the past in this life or the past in present life while the body is in the here and now. They dwell on past bad they did and even blame everything on the original wrong or sin.

Many too have their spirit focussed on the future more so the future after this life while the body is in the here and now. They want to free and resurrect the spirit even while in the body of flesh. What happens is effectively that the spirit is divorced from the body.

Then in either scenarios, there will be the mindless body and the seemingly bodiless mind. There is the separation of yin and yang when yin and yang must revolve as one. How can there be peace and harmony?

Chapter 10 of Dao Di Jing deals with need for spirit and body to be act together to have peace and harmony to be one.

We need to have the background on this and go to chapter 42 of Dao Di Jing - a summary of the ancient court librarian Lao Tse of the the thinking of the ancient sages in the few thousand years before him.

What is Dao? Dao is one and one is nothing but God. From one arises two and from two arises three and more. Why is this like that?

Well, there is always the need for entity or ego to look after its own interest. With this, there will be change. Change is a characteristic of the universe and of all life. Change has to do with cause and effect.

Some refer to God as nothingness. This nothingness which is one gives rise to two - the yin and the yang. With the need for change and lack of peace, further change results in three and more. All these have to do with cause and effect. Some western scholars of Dao also refer to cause and effect as God. So God is nothingness and cause and effect

Dao is not religion but is in life and applicable to all religions. The understanding of Dao can make a person of any religion better than what that person is in that religion.

Yes, some say Dao is one - nothingness. God is nothing (like us) and is pure. He is not a person with ego entity and in that sense is nothing.

To be pure and have nothing to do with change, ego and more changes and vexations and rebirths, we must be at peace and to be at peace, we must start with ensuring that the polarities of life, yin and yang are in harmony and revolve in tandem. So the peace that we aspire to is long way down the road, but we must start with aligning the yin and yang to revolve in tandem and not to create from two to three and more with fracturing within yin and yang.

Thus Bo Tien 武天 did say that all regardless of religion or even if none must know yin and yang. This has the roots in Dao which is not a religion referred by many as Taoism. Dao or path of life to have harmony and reach ultimate peace and be one instead of two or more is applicable to all whatever their religion or culture.

Do be mindful that in every culture or religion, there are many levels and practices because people are not one but many - not one or even two but three and more. So even adherents of Taoism are not one but many.

Bo Tien 武天 aspires to make aware the inner truth that leads to harmony and ultimate peace so all will be one, not two, three or more. Though they may still remain distinct and separate, they will be one in need for inner peace and harmony.

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.