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The Living Life Series is dedicated to Lord (武天) Bo Tien. 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 affliliation 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. 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.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Know the work of man from that of saint

Quote No 26

From the booklet "A Review of Lord Bo Tien's Teachings"


It must be realised that in any religion,
the work of the saint is often
overtaken by the work of men. 
Even fundamentalists
who want to go back to
the written words of the pioneers
commit the same error.  
Often somehow men put words
into the mouth of God and saints
and this divides rather than
unify men in the name of religions
even for the same religion or sect.
This is regrettable and can even occur
within the same temple or institution.
Thus the need to know
the work of man as different
from the work of God and saints.
Know who is man and who is saint
God is not man and man is not God.
Know the work of man from that of saint.
Only a handful will know and the mission
of a saint depends only on the few




There is yet another point to bear in mind. Lord Bo Tien has reminded us not to mistake the work of humans as His work and misconstrue His work as that of human beings. Know who is the Lord. Differentiate clearly what is due to human and what is due to the Lord. This will steer clear of misunderstandings and unpleasantness.

Remember  clearly that the lord is concerned with the well being of all beings, irrespective of their religion and background. There is no chosen disciple as such. He will guide both the good and the bad. Hence, do not be perturbed by the type of people you may chance to find at any Bo Tien Temple. Learn from one another's weaknesses and strengths. Life is religion itself. Religion is life.




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