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!.

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Meditate, no ugly fun and oddities in God's name

No 1569 of Living Life Series 1

Have fun in life. Fun is way to make life lively. But this can border on frivolity when we talk just for talking sake. This some say is casual talk. If fun is carried too far, nothing is barred. Casual sex and wife swapping can result.

Have fun in life. Why not have fun in a temple? Throw caution to the wind. God is there and can be the excuse to justify all in good fun and in the name of God.

If something goes wrong, regret sets in. But soon regret can be wiped out by seeking God. God forgives is often the excuse. Is this the case?

God just teaches us to be good. If we commit wrong, do we wrong God or wrong ourselves and others who we do wrong to? Isn't this common sense? Why involve the good name of God?

Well, this is life and people can even kill and slaughter cows and animals to sacrifice for God. Why sacrifice the animal when the intention is to sacrifice ourselves? But is there the need to sacrifice and be mutilated? Is God for sacrifice if he is indeed God?

There are many issues in life which we think are logical. But what we do is mere often rationalisation and far from logical if we can just sit down and have quiet time to think and reflect.

This they say is the in-thing in religions - meditation. Has meditation has caught on in religions? Why do sages go into the wilderness to fast and to be alone? They need to stay calm, to be pure and to meditate? How then can we say mediation is catching on? It has been there all along.

But the excesses men do in the name of God and heavenly saints can be appalling. Men wake up, become shell shocked at what they do and are confused. They find the need to meditate. Men have to learn from life. This Bo Tien 武天 says that people must learn from life, regardless of culture, race or society they are in.

Bo Tien 武天 also says men must not blindly flow downstream with the mud and pollutants in the river of life. This men often do even in religion and not just in life outside religion.

But day of reckoning will come when men are shocked by what they do in the name of God and heavenly saints. Then they realise that they must go upstream against the current to the upper source for clear calm water.

We can have fun in life and even in name of God but be principled and meditate on life. Why do odd things in the name of God, not just having ridiculous fun nor oddities such as killing and sacrifice as well?

Meditate to weed out ugly fun and oddities in the name of God. God is not against humans for what they are but would like them to be better than what they are.

Do not do oddities and have ugly fun out of God or in his name. This is due to poor thinking and insight. Meditation is the way to make us better than what we are. We must ever be better than what we are.

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.