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!.

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Why even the not good is good?

No 1579 of Living Life Series 1

In life and in religion, we must not be self righteous and insist that we are right and others wrong. The reality is that anyone is both right and wrong.

We can share with others what we think is better. But never say that they should give up what they believe or do.

That would be giving up whatever right they are doing, and taking on not only the right we do but also the wrong. That would not make life any more better and the person more spiritual.

We must be mindful and meditate on this.

No one is perfect and no one should pass over to others the imperfection he has and make him give up the whatever little perfection he has.

Religious conversion risks being like that. If we want to be correct and still use the word conversion, well, what we go for is to convert ourselves and others to be even more good and be mindful that there will be more of the not good in us which we have to learn to be aware and give up over time.

Let us want to be more good and this simple logic is what Bo Tien 武天 wants us to keep in mind all the time.

Belonging to a religion, sect or temple is good but there is more to good that we must have.

We have to be better and help others to be better. We have to learn from life, our life and that of others. Life is religion.

This is what Bo Tien 武天 wants all to know so that all can be better in what they are and be able to live better by the day - not just in worldly ways but in spirit.

We must be better and pure at heart, never mind if what around us upsets us and can even break our heart.

If we have inner peace at heart by being pure from the bottom of our heart, nothing around us will dishearten us.

We will be calm and at peace even if there is no calm and peace around us. You can say we have the God in us and we see what goes on around us as lessons for us to learn to be better.

You can say that God is out there too around us and to show us that we need to learn from life. Life is the Word and the Word is God.

Common sense that the Word is in life and we can feel divine presence everywhere and have divinity in us.

It is common sense that God is in us, around us and in all faiths. We must see goodness in us, in others and in all religions.

Remember too that we can learn to be more good from the not good as well. This is the truth in life and the truth is in all religions, cultures and societies. Truth will make us free.

Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as the Inner Truth. Let us be awakened to the Inner Truth of goodness in everything. Even the not so good is good as we can learn to be better.

Good but still not good
Even not good is good
This common sense
many just put aside

The not so good in another can make us realise how to be more good. Thus even the not good is good.

Isn't that ironic but it is in irony that we can learn to be better.

Do not expect any Man to be God just because God speaks through him. He may be good but still not good.

No one person or entity is good enough but still good. Even not good is good for us to learn to be good. This common sense many just put aside. Not even a temple is good enough. That is why we have many temples and not just one.

There must be many types of temples in all cardinal directions - north, south, east and west. This Bo Tien 武天 refers to as the Four Pillar Message of many temples, religions, denominations and what have we to reach out like the ocean to many a shore and living being.

Even the images or pictures of a heavenly saint like Bo Tien 武天 must be many. Which is the true one? This does not matter at all. It is not question of who God or a heavenly saint is but what he stands for that matters.

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.