No 1670 of Living Life Series 1
Religion is designed to make better persons out of those who come to it. Many sadly do not become better in religion. Many make religion better at meeting their non-religious needs. Hence people are unlikely to make religion better for them.
Many go to religion for the very things they should not expect of religion. They go for contacts which will help them in their jobs and businesses. They praise God for the blessings. But they are far from the best blessing which is the blessing of the gift of the truth of how to be good.
This truth is simply too simple and not worth their focus. To be good is what children are told by their parents. Many feel they do not need to go to religion just to be good like children.
They feel religion is not about just being good. That will be below their dignity, ego or standing in society. They forget that though to be good is simple in theory but in practice not simple at all.
Thus Bo Tien 武天 says that truth is simple but difficult to perceive and can be so profound that many do not perceive, let alone idealise in moment to moment life.
Many just think that how can the core truth in religion be just being good. Religion to many is good only if religion can satisfy their wantings in life. Religion must meet their desires and inflate their ego and pride.
Religion can do that and improve self esteem. Many are even picky with religion and decide to go for what they want in religion. But is this what religion is for?
Religion has become what men want it to be, not what God and saints hope men can have. What God and saints want is very basic - for all to be good at heart, to be humble, to be honest and to be pure.
This is no longer the obvious truth in religion and Bo Tien 武天 has to refer this as the Inner Truth. There is the need for the revival of the truth to its proper place in the hearts of men in any religion or culture they are in.
Religion is designed to make better persons out of those who come to it. Many sadly do not become better in religion. Many make religion better at meeting their non-religious needs. Hence people are unlikely to make religion better for them.
Many go to religion for the very things they should not expect of religion. They go for contacts which will help them in their jobs and businesses. They praise God for the blessings. But they are far from the best blessing which is the blessing of the gift of the truth of how to be good.
This truth is simply too simple and not worth their focus. To be good is what children are told by their parents. Many feel they do not need to go to religion just to be good like children.
They feel religion is not about just being good. That will be below their dignity, ego or standing in society. They forget that though to be good is simple in theory but in practice not simple at all.
Thus Bo Tien 武天 says that truth is simple but difficult to perceive and can be so profound that many do not perceive, let alone idealise in moment to moment life.
Many just think that how can the core truth in religion be just being good. Religion to many is good only if religion can satisfy their wantings in life. Religion must meet their desires and inflate their ego and pride.
Religion can do that and improve self esteem. Many are even picky with religion and decide to go for what they want in religion. But is this what religion is for?
Religion has become what men want it to be, not what God and saints hope men can have. What God and saints want is very basic - for all to be good at heart, to be humble, to be honest and to be pure.
This is no longer the obvious truth in religion and Bo Tien 武天 has to refer this as the Inner Truth. There is the need for the revival of the truth to its proper place in the hearts of men in any religion or culture they are in.
