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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.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

God and saints are not judgemental

Learning Point No 125








Men think that God and saints judge the actions and lives of men. God and saints are not at all judgemental as wrongly portrayed by men who are very judgemental. They God and saints let us have free will and a free rein to learn. But they provide guidance and even then, this is so only upon request. They do no intrude or impose and do not pronounce judgement.

Men and beings are given the laxity to learn and to decide how they want to live life, to realise the truths in life, that the learning points in life events are more important then the events themselves.

Life is full of events and experiences, the ups and downs and the trials and tribulations. What do they hold for us? However wondrous, they do not last. Life of flesh and blood too is the same. However bad or catastrophic, they do not last or at least there will be a silver lining in every dark cloud. Calm will come after a storm.

With the system in place, is there a need for God and saints to judge?

God is all love and magnanimous. No one is ever condemned but we should not be lackadaisical and take things for granted. We need to make good. 

If ever others tell you to fear God, this is wrong. The fear if any is that of wrong views and the mortal ways of men to judge and to condemn, sometimes even in the name of God. This wrong approach or emphasis was dwelt in detail by Lord Bo Tien in 1975 mission day message. (For the full message and reference, do go to Lord Bo Tien's 1975 Anniversary Message)

Even those who land up in Hell are in Hell all because of themselves and not because of the wrath God and saints. God and saints are loving and have no anger let alone wrath.

Sages of the East will tell you, that King Yama the Lord of Hell and saint in his own right will spare no effort to enable netizens of Hell to think of some good thoughts to invoke some saintly acts in their past lives, so that they can leave Hell and be reborn.

The period in Hell is the time for re-education and contemplation. No one in Hell wants to be there. Hell is no paradise. 

God and saints are not judgemental. If God can have his way, men and beings would not have committed grave wrong to deserve life in hell, be it hell on earth or Hell below.

Man decides how he lives and that is both a problem and a blessing. Man is fallible but he can learn. If God and saints are judgemental, man will be damned and have no second chance.

We can learn and have endless tries at making good, to have  a wee bit of the God in us for a start. Let us do try and not give up. Cheers.







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