Why must God need praise? Praise is to show appreciation and benefits the person who does the praising and not God. God does not need praise but man must show gratitude for divine blessings but there are many ways to do so. Be a good person worthy of God --- be God worthy. That will be best. Only insecure men need recognition and praise, not God and saints. It is wrong to conceive of a praise hungry God. Man may be praise hungry but the enlightened man is not. God is not man and it is sinful for man to perceive God as man needing praise and rewards as though God is insecure and needs praises and material gains. Be mindful that any material gain initiative is for mundane temple management and not the wish of God. It is praiseworthy if carried out in the correct approach.
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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.
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