No 1738 of Living Life Series 1.
We all grow up. Let us hope we never grow apart. Family is the greatest prosperity.
Family must chart a collective strategic direction and resolve common challenges. Collective effort is best, be it in family or in a temple.
Bo Tien 武天 says we can resolve issues better by coming together. One candle light is good but many would be better at shining the way. One can help another in their individual issues.
The above sum up the spirit of togetherness to deliberate on issues. Many heads will be better than one. Learn from one another and work as one as far as possible.
Then life will be smooth and then there is every reason to celebrate life.
The lunar new year or big day of any religion or culture is symbolic reminder of need for togetherness. Others can join in and let there be no segregation but more of integration. Celebrate life with togetherness and with all.
No 1737 of Living Life Series 1
The ultimate way to help others is to teach them the way to help themselves.
Giving handouts will not help in the long term.
This too is how God or a heavenly saint will help beings.
Bo Tien 武天 says we must learn from life. Life is the holy text.
He says that ultimately what is needed is to be good at heart.
There is need to be humble, honest and pure.
If this is lacking even a temple will no longer be one.
If this is lacking, religion will attract those who are not religious.
No 1736 of Living Life Series 1
All are one in God and the goodness God stands for.
Religions are there but God is one. Goodness he stands for is one.
But as men need identity, the approach they have to God and goodness too must have identity. That is why there are religions.
What is yours cannot be mine. How you approach issue of God and the goodness he stands for cannot be my approach even if we are of the same temple, religion or culture. This is the reality we have to contend with.
But this may cause us to misconstrue that there is no same goodness behind life and religion. Bo Tien 武天 refers to the same goodness as the Inner Truth.
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.
