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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, September 7, 2012

Hardship is the way to success

Learning Point No 161
Reference  Lord Bo Tien's 1977 Anniversary Message
 




 
 
 
The emissary of Lord Bo Tien in 1977 had this to say "In His previous anniversary message, the lord compared a religious body (like the temple here or any other temple for the matter) to mother earth. Adherents have been working on it, sweating out, digging it with hoe and spade in search of water of truth. This truth will quench thirst and quell the fires or passions of wants and torment in life. For any spiritual group anywhere, this would take time span of many long and arduous years of effort, perseverance and effort before results can be obvious. In the instance of the temple here, a good long nine years have passed bye before visible water springs forth. Members' understanding, confidence and conviction see them through to the day when water is reached. They can finally quench their thirst. They have traversed myriad difficulties and obstacles. Sages refer to this period of difficulties and obstacles in four-worded phrase of Sua Hai Jit Kor -- that is ' hills, seas and harsh sun of life'. Members are rewarded for their efforts with the advent of water of truth (the inner truth). They will be able to quench their thirst from then on. This will enable them to go all the way to quell the fire of yin and yang storms so as to have more of inner peace and calm in life."
 
 
The message is as meaningful now as in 1977 not only for any Bo Tien Temple but for any group, church or society. We need to work on mother earth. We need to work on life and dig further to reach water of truth to quench our thirst so that we can have peace amidst the ups and downs of life. The effort needed is trying and tiring but hardships will not be in vain.
 
Sages refer to the toil or effort as traversing difficulties and obstacles in four-worded phrase of Sua Hai Jit Kor -- that is ' hills, seas and harsh sun of life'.  are rewarded for our efforts with the advent of water of truth (the inner truth). We will be able to quench our thirst from along the way. This will enable us to go all the way to quell the fire of yin and yang storms (ups and downs in life)  so as to have more of inner peace and calm in life.
 
Hardship (Sua Hai Jit Kor)  is the way to success. Do not relent and do avoid sloth and torpor. Don't groan and moan but just make do and go on.  At least make life move and be on the go but do not bite off more than we can chew. Better be slow and steady than to stop and give up. A tortoise can still reach the finishing line and can ironically at times be faster than a rabbit.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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