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!.

Thursday, November 16, 2017

God not the excuse to short change others

No 1563 of Living Life Series 1

Claim no favored position. God not the excuse to short change others

Never make religion the excuse to do what we cannot otherwise do outside religion. Religion is not and never should be the excuse to underpay our clients or employees thinking that it is our right because God would want to bless us, never mind if in process we short change others.

God does not only love us but everyone as well even those not in the same religion as us. Love by God is not love for selected or privileged few. Even the criminal condemned to death row will receive the same love as what we expect from God.

We too must have the same love for life not only our own but the lives of others as well. Then we are like God or any heavenly saint and have God in us and we in God.

Bo Tien 武天 says that we love others, care for their welfare and uplift the life of the needy not to get a standing in society for ourselves, to get the nod of notables in society or even to impress God.

We should do so and expect no return or even blessings in process from God, man or society. But if we expect blessings and returns as though we are having transactions, there is still good but not good enough.

No one not even God should be our excuse to short change others, thinking that we are entitled for more blessings because of our favored position with God, man or society.

Why will God or any heavenly saints favor any selected group and have a privileged few? Knowing this, make no excuses when we want ourselves to gain and others to lose. Why cannot there be a win win situation for all? Surely this can and should be!

God not the excuse to short change others. But there are men who make use of God's name in vain and as the front or excuse to take advantage of others. Is this awful? But to many, this is not awful but in a way awesome because they are the chosen ones. This can be the case. It is matter of mindset and views.

Many in a Chinese tradition temple may think that way. This somehow is not avoidable but has to be accepted. Those who are not in tune with this approach can learn from such approach and be wiser and better off from the learning.

Bo Tien 武天 says there is truth in life and we can learn from life to be better than what we are. Let us do so and encourage others to do so. Live and let live. Never be too self righteous and end up rocking the boat. The boat may well sink. Better to have a floating boat than a sunken boat.

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.