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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 14, 2012

The issue that matters most in any temple

Learning Point No 175





He who knows the doctrine knows the lord saint of a temple. A temple is made of flesh and blood and it is the people that make a temple. They must however live up to the doctrine and be guided by doctrine in their lives and temple activities. 

If they do not see the doctrine as integral to life, they see not their lord saint even if the image or portrait of the lord saint is at the temple 365 days in a year. If that happens, the doctrine is as good as being returned to Heaven to be given to 49 worthwhile temples (49 to denote the temple in all of the various directions).

As like what Lord Bo Tien said with regards to any temple in his name, his image is the doctrine and if the doctrine is not there in the lives of members in the temple, the image will be burnt  and returned to Heaven.

But if the people live and operate the temple in the spirit of the doctrine, he will be at the temple even if there is a crack in his wooden image. With time, a wooden image will crack but this should be of no concern. What is important is for members of the temple to have heart in the doctrine and make the doctrine integral to their lives. All these did the lord saint say.

Lord Bo Tien further added that the time would come when many may doubt his existence. That is immaterial, so long as the doctrine is there and can reach out to men and be in their lives. This matters more than whether people believe in his existence as a saint.

Why? The reason is that he is the doctrine and the doctrine is him. He who know the doctrine knows him and he who does not will not know him even if that person is beside the image at the temple 365 days in a year.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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