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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, November 3, 2017

Four Pillar Doctrine pivoted on elder authority

No 1535 of Living Life Series 1





All religions and families must respect the eldership role of the nation they are in for the country to be in order. Without the nation as the elder for religions, families and communities, how can there be order across the country? 

An overall stable world provides order for the many nations. The world provides the eldership role for the nations of the world for there to be order among nations so that religions, communities and families can thrive side by side in diversity and yet in oneness in as many nations and ideally in every nation. 

This will sustain the essence of the Four Pillar Doctrine referred to by Bo Tien 武天 that all religions and even families in all directions can be different but yet one in common goodness for the good and welfare of the many. 

There will be harmony amid diversity and this is dependent on the acceptance of eldership of the world body and of the nations within the world. 

If there is no respect for and control by elder authority, there will be chaos and free for all. There will be lawlessness and turmoil starting as pockets and later become rooted as social disease that will be difficult to uproot. 

Four Pillar Doctrine is needed for the world and is pivoted on elder authority - respect for elders. This is the message of Bo Tien 武天

We do not need to believe in him or revere him, never mind if we think he is non-existent. But all we need is to accept what he says with regards to the oneness of religions and cultures despite their being very different from one another. 

His stresses that there is no order and continuity in any religion, culture and temple if there is no respect for elder authority. Without elders, there is no family, religion or culture we have presently.