The mission is beyond concrete building and charity effort

Learning Point No 119

Lord Bo Tien

The lord saint is no ordinary saint. He has not been known to men before his descent and he is a heavenly divine spirit.

Yet he is not here to start a new religion or sect. He is not here to have a concrete temple here or there but to push for the universal temple where the sky or Heaven is the roof and all under are in this temple. The religions or sects are the pillars.

He is not here primarily for charity and welfare but for the love of men and beings. This divine love is the wish of God Almighty and is beyond just an aged home or the distribution of rations to a thousand or so destitute. It is way beyond these.

Otherwise, there is no need for his coming. The mission is to save souls. Worldly charity as we know it is but one small aspect. The concrete building that the pioneers built too is but one aspect. There is so much more that should be done.

Only the myopic think that a building or two would be the vision and mission. The mission is to save all under heaven and through all religions or sects and even through any institution or effort beyond religions or sects.

The mission is no small matter and is way beyond a concrete building, an aged home, day care centre and a ration distribution effort. 

The prevailing day adherents have done well and should be able to make it big in their own way. Give them time and your support and guidance please.

But do remember that pioneers like Elder Ling are there to help, to add value and to cherish. They do provide the link from the past, the impetus, the sense of purpose and that unmistakable sense of mission. There will, of course, be no today without yesterday. You do need them to pep up the sense of mission.