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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.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Are you fortunate or unfortunate?

Learning Point No 144







"Am I fortunate? " you may often ask time and time again. The answer is there is no one who is totally fortunate or unfortunate.
 
What is important is to address expectations and to know that in the overall context of life, there will be pluses and minuses. Are we able to address, solve or at least reconcile with the downs or minuses of life?
 
We should but even if we could not, at least we must be able to mitigate the downs with the ups in life. Are we able to make use of the good things in our life to mitigate, solve or minimise the downs so that in the balance of things, we are at peace with life and able to move on positively in life?
 
This is what the ancient sages of Tao in China refer to as the yin yang balance for most people. But the refine art of balance would take us further. We need to be on top pf life and on top of ups and downs. We cannot be carried away by the "ups" for the "ups" cannot keep on going up and will one day be "downs". That would be the ultimate in yin and yang balance.
 
But the initial path would be to mitigate the "downs" with the "ups" and let the "ups" facilitate you to handle, solve or at least negate the effects of the "downs". All of us should try to do so but if we have difficulty, pray to God and saints for strength, resilience and resourcefulness. But we must help ourselves before God can help us.
 
This is the elaboration and elucidation of  the yin yang (passivity and activity teaching) chapter of the Inner Truth doctrine which Lord Bo Tien referred to in the last messages of the initial thirteen years of His Mission through late Senior Brother P. Philip.
 
 
 
 



 
 
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