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, December 31, 2017

Religion is too serious to be a show business

No 1673 of Living Life Series 1.

Religion risks becoming more a show business. This is not the wish of God but the ungainly way of men.

Blame not God for the quest of men for fun and to let down their hair and go wild in of all places, the religion meant to uphold the holiness of God and saints.

In old days, there were the staged or opera shows. But this has moved on for the whole house of God to be a well staged world concert. Religion has become a show business in its own right.

We let down our hairs and discard all inhibitions and decorum to be wild with God and heavenly saints. We go frantic and loud and jarring in prayers and instead of embracing God and what God stands for, we hug the next person around us in the house of God.

We are noisy and loud in prayers. Is this the way of God or the way of man? Why be showy and why be lame to behave so wild in passion with one so high and divine like God, only to belittle him as though he is only an idol or pop star. Isn't this much worse than the often frowned at simple idolatry?

Men have ironically moved on from simple idolatry ways to newfound open wild, hilarious and unholy idolatry of the one so high that is God and God alone.

Well, this is to be expected if we go for the majesty of God and saints and not for the good and pureness of heart that God and saints stand for.

We only need to go for the honest to goodness simple pureness in our hearts to be one with God and saints. This will give the inner peace Bo Tien 武天 wants all to know and have in whatever religion or sects they be in or even if none.

Do not make a joke out of God and saints but be real serious with what God and saints stand for. Do not make religion a show business and make mockery of God and saints.

Thus like God and all heavenly saints, Bo Tien 武天 is not showy of divine majesty. He is here only to show us the way once more - the same way that started all the religions of the day. This is the way of pure heart and honesty, so all may have inner peace ever the more.

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.