In Lord Bo Tien's 1974 Anniversary Message, the lord saint commented thus. "The precepts and doctrines may not be new and different from that of others.
However, a new temple like this temple can have approaches which can appear to
be very different and contrasting. This can give rise to concerns and opinions
simply because they may not be readily understood and accepted"
A temple of Lord Bo Tien will be easily mistaken misconceived and misunderstood. It is like a Buddhist or Taoist temple and yet it is not like any Buddhist or Taoistic temple. Many in the latter or subsequent generations will find it an enigma and try to make it revert to be like any Chinese cultural Buddhist or Taoist temple. This is due to concerns and will give rise to more concerns and more controversies. This is to be expected as many could not fathom or understand and only a few can understand as stated by the lord saint in his last anniversary message in 1984.
In Lord Bo Tien's 1984 Anniversary
Message, the emissary said, "Though some have understood the doctrine, many still have
not." Though he had descended over the cycle of 13 odd years anniversaries, this
has been the case. He had still to descend that night to deliver and to remind all to ponder
over the doctrine.
Any temple of Lord Bo Tien thus will be easily misperceived, misrepresented and misunderstood by those in the temple and those outside, more so with the passing of time. This should not come as a surprise.
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