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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!.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Better be doubters than to follow blindly

No 1546 of Living Life Series 1 






No way to just follow what others did or to do their bidding in religious matters. 

Times have changed and even during the days of historical figures of religion, it was not to follow but to question and ask why men could not do better. The historical figures had worthy and justifiable doubts and questioned the existing practices and beliefs then. This gave birth to the religions we have. 

So we too need to have doubts and ask why and improve what our forebears passed down to us. Doubts are not wrong to have as doubts mean we need to know more. This Bo Tien 武天 did say. 

We need to make practices and traditions better and more relevant. 

We need to think clearly, be logical and not to rationalise so that we can be peaceful to all - fellow believers and non believers alike. 

Then we are together as one with others though of different religions and cultures. 

We do not rationalise that one culture or religion is better or more exclusive. Rationalisation is not logical. It is to insist that what one's belief is never wrong  and as such any other beliefs that are different will be wrong.

We have to be logical to realise the oneness in goodness intention of all religions and cultures. Why must logic be taboo and a no-no and even considered the way of the devil in man? Does it mean we have to be illogical to be religious?

This oneness of religions and cultures despite the differences is what Bo Tien 武天 refers to as the inner truth of goodness and peace behind the diversity of religions and cultures. Only by being logical and by meditating on life will all be able to see the inner truth common to and behind all religions.