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!.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Underwrite life by cultivating inner peace

No 1632 of Living Life Series 1

Man likes to write what life is like after death. This has been the case since ancient times. Man cannot have all he wants in life. It is natural therefore to spin and conjure a wonderland in the afterlife.

Even for this life, man thinks that life is unwritten and it is up to him to write his life. Isn't this good?

Yes, it is but part of life has already been written and man cannot unwrite this. Man however can write the part not yet written.

But what he writes is often wishful thinking. Man knows that and is keen not to lose what he has. So man wants to be assured that he can keep what he has and with this, he can go for more.

Man resorts to God and heavenly saints to ensure this. In a way, this is buying divine insurance.

Man cannot take chances and depend on God alone. Man then buy insurance policies which he has to pay premiums.

Even for insurance man wants from God, he too thinks that he has to pay for this. Thus there are tithes and the need to do the work of God to help and bring cheer and fellowship to others.

It seems therefore that man cannot get what he wants without insurance to ensure that he can continue to have what he already have.

He cannot insure for what he can have in the future. In a way this means that man has to work for what he wants.

But he is afraid of the unforeseen. So he buys insurance from God and from insurance companies.

This is how man tries to write his life as he thinks life is largely unwritten.

Insurance companies know that part of life is already written and will set limits and conditions or even charge a loading premium for pre-existing conditions and obvious past risks faced by the buyer.

The same if applied to God will be demeaning and insulting to God.

God cannot assure life but God can guide and teach man the truth of how to be good and pure so that man can save himself.

God cannot underwrite life of man. Man must live his own life and that is the simple truth which man will not admit but chose to believe that God will give him what he wants.

But when he cannot get what he wants, he never blame God which is good. He thinks that this is what God thinks is best for him. He has to learn from life.

Bo Tien 武天 reiterates that God and heavenly saints can give confidence and initial help but man must know the reality of life.

Life is the holy text. Man must know what God and heavenly saints stand for. Man must be pure at heart, good and humble. Man must be at peace with himself. Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as inner peace.

Without inner peace and purity, man cannot have a good life. Good life is not assured by having more worldly riches. Good life is when man is happy with his lot and move on in life with peace and ease.

Such a man is rich in spirit and he has more of life with less. Less is more. More can be less if man has no inner peace.

Do underwrite our life with inner peace and we will have more with less which is ideal. Inner peace is not given though it can be motivated by God.

Inner peace has to be cultivated so that man can have moment to moment peace and clarity of mind. This is referred to as insight or the third or divine eye.

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.