Learning Point No 124
Life is like the legend of The Journey to The West. In the legend, the monk sent by the Tang dynasty emperor set out to get the scriptures from India. What is obvious is that by the time, the monk and his assistants reached their destination, they have already learnt the spiritual lessons from the trials and tribulations they underwent along the journey.
Life too is a journey to the afterlife, hopefully Heaven. But we do not wait till the afterlife to learn the lessons of life. Otherwise, we will not be there but may even end up far from Heaven.
We have to learn from the trials and tribulations we have as we journey through life. These are referred to as the overcoming of mountains, seas, scorching heat of the sun and drought by the representatives of Lord Bo Tien.
The lessons are within life vis-a-vis the journey to Heaven. If we cannot overcome the obstacles of yin and yang in life (the polarities of life contingencies of honour dishonour, gain and loss, sorrow and happiness etc) , we will not be able to reach the West what sages refer to as Heavenly Paradise.
Life is like the Journey to The West. We learn from the strengths and weaknesses of our own self and of our companions as we undergo the journey of life, irrespective of who we are in life, be it Pigsy, Sandy or Sun Wu Kong or the Tang dynasty monk.
Each and in fact everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses but all can attain enlightenment, more so if they cooperate, just like the disciples of the Tang monk in the Journey to the West. All can learn from one anothers' strengths and weaknesses
Lord Bo Tien says that we can learn from life, our own as well as that of others. Life is gospel we set out to obtain. Life is indeed like the Journey to The West. The gospel is within life itself.
We need to learn along the way to arrive at the destination. We do not wait till then to learn, otherwise we will have to go along another new journey of life. The choice is ours.
Do we want to have more journeys or rebirths? The answer is obvious. We must make it right the first time if we can. Let the first be the last.
But we may have to be patient and to be resilient and resourceful, like the disciples of the Tang monk in the Journey to the West. Cheers and have a good journey in life.
Namo Omitofo...
Life is like the legend of The Journey to The West. In the legend, the monk sent by the Tang dynasty emperor set out to get the scriptures from India. What is obvious is that by the time, the monk and his assistants reached their destination, they have already learnt the spiritual lessons from the trials and tribulations they underwent along the journey.
Life too is a journey to the afterlife, hopefully Heaven. But we do not wait till the afterlife to learn the lessons of life. Otherwise, we will not be there but may even end up far from Heaven.
We have to learn from the trials and tribulations we have as we journey through life. These are referred to as the overcoming of mountains, seas, scorching heat of the sun and drought by the representatives of Lord Bo Tien.
The lessons are within life vis-a-vis the journey to Heaven. If we cannot overcome the obstacles of yin and yang in life (the polarities of life contingencies of honour dishonour, gain and loss, sorrow and happiness etc) , we will not be able to reach the West what sages refer to as Heavenly Paradise.
Life is like the Journey to The West. We learn from the strengths and weaknesses of our own self and of our companions as we undergo the journey of life, irrespective of who we are in life, be it Pigsy, Sandy or Sun Wu Kong or the Tang dynasty monk.
Each and in fact everyone has his own strengths and weaknesses but all can attain enlightenment, more so if they cooperate, just like the disciples of the Tang monk in the Journey to the West. All can learn from one anothers' strengths and weaknesses
Lord Bo Tien says that we can learn from life, our own as well as that of others. Life is gospel we set out to obtain. Life is indeed like the Journey to The West. The gospel is within life itself.
We need to learn along the way to arrive at the destination. We do not wait till then to learn, otherwise we will have to go along another new journey of life. The choice is ours.
Do we want to have more journeys or rebirths? The answer is obvious. We must make it right the first time if we can. Let the first be the last.
But we may have to be patient and to be resilient and resourceful, like the disciples of the Tang monk in the Journey to the West. Cheers and have a good journey in life.
Namo Omitofo...
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