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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.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

The first temple and the first 'gods'

Learning Point 70



Lord Bo Tien



Lord Buddha's advice "Your home is the first temple and your parents the first gods." The 6th precept for the followers of Lord Bo Tien is to respect parents and elders. We treasure and revere them as elders even when they are old, not perfect, no longer of service or value to others and no longer better than us in some aspects.

A  temple that does not respect its elders is no longer a temple and those who do not respect elders are no longer worthy of being  followers of the saint in that temple. The temple is a family with elders and the elders should be respected as the  earthly representatives or 'gods' of the temple saint.

The elders are there to stay and it is unthinkable to remove them. Without the elders, and without yesterday, the present members and the today will not be there





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