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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, August 4, 2012

Be like God and saints and not just like them.

Learning Point No 115








Whilst it is applaudable to love God and a saint of God, God and saints reiterate that men must go beyond love of God and a saint of God.

Venerable Ananda the close and daily attendant loved Gautama Buddha but his emotional attachment resulted in his being the last of the 500 monks to attain sainthood. He attained it in half standing and sitting pose just before the first council of the sangha, the holy order of monks of the Buddha.

Lord Bo Tien is aware that those who love and adore him may be near to him but he reminds that those who are far and not part of the physical temple in his name may be far from him if they know not the doctrine and are not able to make the doctrine come to life in their lives.

Worse still they may not even love him but act like insects coming to a flower. But blame not the flower for the insects that come to the flower. Lord Bo Tien said.

In fact, those who know and live in the doctrine even though they do not know him are near to him even though far from him.

Love may be good but to be with God and saints, we need to be like them and not just love them. Love alone is not enough.

Wisdom and insight must take precedence. One must eradicate ignorance and be free from wrong views, ill will and  clinging so as to have peace and be like the God and saints so as to be with them. We need to be like them and not just like them.








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