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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!.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Do not be absurd in the name of religion

No 1633 of Living Life Series 1 



Why must there be those who love others not because they really love them but because they love themselves more as others we will be of value to them? 

Why must there be those who do not love themselves but claim they love others? Can they really love others if they do not love themselves? 

Loving kindness religions talk about is to be kind towards others but to do so, the individual must be kind to himself. 

It is different from the selfish love when one loves himself only but appears to  love others as they can help him to love himself. In reality, he does not love others but he only loves himself. 

The person who loves others but does not love himself has no idea of what is love. He denies himself and sacrifices himself for others. He cannot even value his own life. How can he then value the life of others? Is there such person in this world? 

Religion would want us to think the sages are like that. This is far from the truth. It is because men have wrong idea or rather no idea at all. Man thinks that God will kill himself or torture himself out of love for beings. Isn't this delusional and far from being true or correct? 

Truth is to be correct and not to be irrational or illogical. Bo Tien 武天 says truth is simple but many just do not see it as simple. They end up thinking and believing in the absurd. Do not end up absurd in the name of religion.