No 1735 of Living Life Series 1
If we cannot love and be understanding towards those who are worse than us, we are humans but far from humane.
If we cannot love those who are of different views and persuasions from us, we too will not be humane.
If we cannot take care and live with elderly parents and instead send them to aged homes, that too speaks out against us.
We may be humans but we are not humane. We love only ourselves and not others. This is not good and leaves much to be desired.
Bo Tien 武天 says that men lack goodness that is behind religions though they claim to be good. Religions are there to correct this.
This is why we have religions but instead of religion changing us, we may end up changing religions.
No 1734 of Living Life Series 1
God provides us with the Word on the need to be good so that all regardless of religion can be pure in spirit. But religious nuts go all the way for what they can gain in this world and end up not having fruits of the spirit.
Bo Tien 武天 says we must learn from their folly. Be mindful that it is not that we forget the world we are in but that we must know what is of the world will return to the world and only what is of the spirit and the fruits of the spirit will be there in this world and stay with us beyond the world.
God teaches us the way of being good in spirit and Bo Tien 武天 is his messenger.
By trying to be good in spirit, we must be humble and pure in thoughts, speech and deeds. Bo Tien 武天 says that this is not as easy as it seems though simple.
The passage of life will still not be as smooth but if we nurture the spirit, whatever falls we have will not be as bad as before. We will have safe landings with every problem in life. Small issues will be no issues. Big issues will be small issues even if these can not be no issues.
With the nurturing of the spirit, we will not only have safe landings, we will not be angered by others. We will not be easily angered. He who angers us controls us. With more goodness of spirit, we will be more in control and less likely to be controlled.
The truth of being good, honest, humble and to be pure at heart is what we need to nurture. Never postpone it by giving excuses. He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything, least of all to be good and pure at heart - pure in spirit. To be good, we have to be kind but kindness is difficult to give away as it keeps coming back.
Most people want to be good as encouraged by God and to share with others on need to be good but only in advisory capacity. They talk big but do not walk the talk. They end up changing the message. We do not change the message. The message should change us. He who cultivates goodness is too blessed to be depressed.
To be good, we must be wise. Wisdom has two parts, having a lot to say and not saying it. The wiser the person, the less he talks about it. He knows the risk of talking and not walking the talk.
No 1733 of Living Life Series 1
Long is the night for the sleepless.
Long is worldliness for him who is weary of worldly life.
Of course, he who does not know live in illusion that all are well.
He has no insight.
He who has insight will be be more careful and not be caught unaware.
He neither denies life nor live as though he will never die or face the ravages of time.
This is what God and sages wants all to know and be awaken to the reality.
Reality is what Bo Tien 武天 refers to as the same reality that all religions talk about.
Be mindful of reality as we live life.
This requires moment to moment insight meditation not just during quiet time but in every moment of life.
No 1732 of Living Life Series 1
Love for life is easier said than done. Many love themselves and not others. This makes such men no longer humane though still human. Why love for own selfish need?
Is not this trying to make world go around self? Man should be for the world and not the world be for him.
God and sages are for the world and not the world for them.
Religion naturally too is for the world and not for the interest of a select group.
Religion if for select group will divide men when religion is meant to unite men.
What is wrong with having many religions? How can one be the only true religion?
Better still is to believe in all and not accept boundaries that demarcate the various religious.
The seeker of goodness will go for all religions for what every of the religion can add to how he can be more good. Goodness is what God or any heavenly saint wants us to have.
This Bo Tien 武天 refers to as the Inner Truth.
Be the seeker of what is good. What is good is to be humble and pure. Be mindful not to be greedily attached to life nor to give up with life. Strike the balance.
Be humble and not conceited. Conceit makes one despise others and is fertile ground for anger and ill will.
Go for correct insight of life. Go for views that will promote what is real and not live in delusion. Do not live in illusion or mirage.
Be real and go for the reality. Do not deny reality. Then you will know what God and sages refer to as the need to value life, to love life and not just self. Do this even till the last breath. This is true goodness that we must have.
No 1731 of Living Life Series 1
Life is such that we have gains and losses. No one is spared from this. Blame not past life for what we suffer. Blame not others for our problems.
Expect not God to make you a gainer all the time. All will die one day. This is what life has in store for us. What do we have in store for life? What can we offer or contribute to life?
Life is neither about self alone nor of others alone and ignoring self. God is not the excuse for us to gain more for self and make losers out of others. Do you get it?
If you do, then you will have insight of why Bo Tien 武天 descended in 1969. He wants to open the eyes of all to know what is good for them.
Do not give up life. Do not live life as though you will never die. Do not wait to die everyday.
What is important is to make use of life to reap the true goodness that is in all religions, cultures and societies.
Many go for apparent good which is not good. All should go for the truly good.
A good guide is not to be greedy, no anger and to know the true nature of life. No living in dream and self deception.
Do we need religion for this? The answer is 'yes' and yet 'no'.
Religion is to guide men and not to be used by men as excuse for the illogical. True religion is to be logical and some do not need religion to be logical.
Can we be logical with life and religion?
No 1730 of Living Life Series 1
The ancient of the orient described life as traversing and groping through the thick jungles of the mountain to reach the grand gateway of more enlightened life.
In the current era, this is still literally true in certain areas of the world. But many even in cities are still groping and lost in life and have to find their way from darkness to light.
Though men may be in religion, some are lost in darkness and wilderness of life and have to seek the light of truth that religions stand for and which they must know and put into practice.
Bo Tien 武天 says that in any religion, those who know better must be the light to light up the way for others in darkness to guide them out of the dark terrain of life they created for themselves.
They must learn what can light up their spirit and not go for what the body and ego drives dictate. They must know what is good and nurture more goodness. They are lost in darkness and know not what is truly good.
What is truly good is to be humble and pure at heart. This Bo Tien 武天 refers to as the Inner Truth.
There will ever be those who fail to see this basic goodness that is in life and in religion. Bo Tien武天 stresses that this is in all religions, cultures and societies.
All religions, cultures and societies speak of this common true goodness. Men lost in darkness must reach light in their religion.
This malady of being in darkness in religion if unchecked will become significant with time. Bo Tien 武天 descended in 1969 just to make all aware of the potential negative trend.
No 1729 of Living Life Series 1
Be pure, humble, honest and simple if you want to be at peace and happy at all times.
You do not have to be poor to do this.
You do not have to give up job or wealth or family as well.
All you need is to give up the ego drives, the need to be better and lord over others.
You must not take advantage of those below, above and at same level as you.
You need only to renounce ego drives and not your family, job, friends and colleagues.
You must be simple, pure and humble. Avoid evil, do good and be pure. Associate with the wise when you can but do not despise the unwise. This is simple isn't it?
This is what Bo Tien 武天 tries to share with us so that we can be better in whatever religion or culture we are in.
Renounce not life but ego drives.
You do not need to give up society, family and job and run to the forest or desert.
You can still be with life and be spiritually attuned. Be pure, humble and simple.
Be good and be honest at being good at heart and not put up false front of goodness. Never be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
No 1728 of Living Life Series 1
It is in bitterness that we realise that we should be happy if we can.
There will be problems in life. We cannot wait till there are no problems before we can be happy.
If we wait, there will be no time for us to be happy.
We have many reasons to be happy.
That we are still living is the greatest reason to be happy.
There are so many blessings in life we take for granted.
We must be at peace come what may to be happy and this must be all the time.
Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as inner peace. The truth for need to have inner peace is in all religions.
Religions are there to enlighten men to be happy and to create happiness out of the bitterness of life.
No 1727 of Living Life Series 1
According to ancient philosophy, the problems of men are many and plentiful.
Bo Tien 武天 echoes this sentiment.
The challenge is how to be happy even with problems.
We need to learn from problems and create blessings out of problems even if problems cannot be properly resolved.
This makes the difference in life and is what we should go for in life.
It has to do with what we consider as good.
Goodness is the beginning of all religions and is behind all religions. Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as the Inner Truth.
No 1726 of Living Life Series 1
Is the world an unfair world?
Why are some handicapped and disabled mentally or physically?
Why must such people be asked to donate if they want blessings from God?
Are these what God intends and expects?
Do men have the wrong concept of God?
God cannot be that mean. Only men are capable of meanness.
Bo Tien 武天 says we can learn from life and life is the door to the truth of life.
Religions are there to lead all to the same truth.
But there will be those who just cannot fathom what life is about and they will blame God.
If you understand why life has to be like that, then you have higher spirituality and will try to work with God to alleviate the problems of men.
This will help many to accept that God is loving. You too will be kind to all. This is referred to as loving kindness.
No 1725 of Living Life Series 1
When afflicted by venom, the solution is to have antidote.
When afflicted by the venom of wrong in life and in religion, the antidote is to go for cultivating goodness that will purge the wrong slowly and over time.
Men suffers because of the lack of goodness that is present in the beginnings of all religions.
Bo Tien 武天 says this is the Inner Truth which if put into practice provides the antidote for the problems of men.
Bo Tien 武天 says that the problems of Man are many and plentiful.
The cultivation of what is good brings inner peace.
Without this, men will ever be venomised by the wrong and they go from religion to religion, from sect to sect and from temple to temple.
The venom of ego and pride becomes more entrenched and more difficult to eradicate.
No 1724 of Living Life Series 1
When in position of authority to affect the life of others, make sure that there is worthy responsibility.
Whatever wrong done which can harm others will have far greater impact and reach than done when there is no position of authority.
Even if there is only one wrong and many right, the right cannot cancel the wrong.
Even God cannot cancel the wrong done just because there are more right.
People leading religion who hold sway on many must be humble and not portray themselves as infallible.
If they do so, they create a cult following and they will surely mislead.
Instead, they must remind others that they too have long way to go and as fallible as everyone.
They must try to be good, humble and pure.
To this effect, they must admit to all that they can still be as wrong as, others.
What they can do is to share what is good that they find in religion and show that being good is what all need to do.
Let all go for doctrine in religion. The common doctrine of all religions is how to be good at heart.
This Bo Tien 武天 says is the Inner Truth, and the truth is that all have a long way to go and all need to be humble, honest and pure.
To say that one knows better and others should look up to him is to show that he is not humble and he is dishonest.
In fact, he must be with others to be humble and his humility allows him to learn from the others to be able to be more good.
No 1723 of Living Life Series 1
How do we turn our times of stress into times of relaxation and peace?
We are stressed out by work and by the problems in life. Instead of being flustered while trying to get over the problems, why not make use of the moments of stress to cultivate inner peace.
Breathe slowly and take more deeper breaths rather than fast breaths. This will slow down the heart rate and bring about calm. This is what Bo Tien 武天 refers to as cultivation of inner peace.
We do not wait for quiet times at night to practice meditation on the awareness of the breath and on what goes through our mind. Never wish the unpleasant thoughts away but be aware that they are unpleasant and return to relaxation and awareness of the breath.
Then we will be more calm to go through whatever stressful situation at hand. This is the insight meditation or mindfulness Bo Tien 武天 says is in any religion or culture.
For example, while driving in heavy traffic and facing unreasonable vehicle drivers, when anger arises, do not feel upset with anger, but just be aware of the anger and the anger will dissipate.
Cultivate thoughts of pity for those who are unreasonable. They make life worse for themselves as well. Wish them well and have some kind thoughts for them.
This too is loving kindness. This is the way to be good, humble and pure. This is what Bo Tien 武天 refers to as Inner Truth. We can have more inner peace.
This is what we want to have to be spiritual. There are more chances for spiritual that we never expect to have.
No 1722 of Living Life Series 1
There is no better taste of salt than salt itself. But when we finally taste salt, it is longer as good as we expect it to be.
When we go for the truth of goodness behind religions, the taste of truth is no longer as what we expect.
Thus religions often may fail to present the simple truth of goodness as this will not be attractive.
Religions would rather package the truth as not simple goodness but as something so mystical that many will be attracted. Thus the simple truth of goodness of the heart is lost to many.
Bo Tien 武天 descended in 1969 to bring about the awareness of simple truth of how to be honest humble and pure. This is what God or any heavenly saint stands for.
Do not be attracted to God and heavenly saints for who they are but go for what they stand for.
Do not be mystified by and go nuts with God or heavenly saints. We will only end up so caught up with mystique and be lost to the simple goodness they want us to go for.
No 1721 of Living Life Series 1
Be still and look at life as you live.
Do not kick up a fuss. It will only ruffle you. How can you then keep a still mind?
Life is better if you can still your mind. You would then be able to see things better and clearer.
Do not whip up a storm. Doing so will only create more problems.
Bo Tien 武天 says that the problems of men are many and plentiful.
If men can still the mind and be mindful of every moment, men can have less problems.
Men can turn to God or heavenly saint and issues will be no issues even if big issues cannot be no issues.
Then with still mind, men will realise that there is the element of fate which even God cannot help them except to teach men how to be still in mind and be good even if life is not good to them.
Bo Tien 武天 refers to this as the Inner Truth found in all religions.
Stilling the mind gives inner peace and better poised men for life.
When men have a still mind, they can also better get help from others. With a ruffled mind, they will irritate others. How then can they get help and support from others!
No 1720 of Living Life Series 1
Don't blame others for what went wrong.
Don't blame yourself if things are not as expected.
Above all, don't blame God for what you have and have not.
God is there to open the way. It is a matter of whether you are able to walk the way.
Don't say you are not ready and will only do so, if you can have what others have.
Everyone has different blessings. What others have, you have not. What you have, others may not have.
This is the truth in life.
Bo Tien 武天 says that though there are many religions, somehow many people still do not realise the truth of life.
Do not blame religions if the problem lies with you.
