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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.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

The human shortcoming in a church or temple

Learning Point No 258
Reference Historical version of Bo Tien Chor Choo's 1978 Anniversary Message...



In any temple or church, good deeds like aged home and welfare activities must ideally be driven by the correct motives and not by social or personal agenda. The best good deed is beyond charity but some say the gift of truth or doctrine surpasses all gifts and charity. This all should agree. Lord Bo Tien in 1978 has made his point clear. He said,

"The setting up of the Aged Home had seen people with many ulterior motives: some for self interest; others to gain higher status in the society while there were some not expecting any returns" The 1978 message of Lord Bo Tien sets the direction for the mission...

The human shortcoming if any in a church or temple is due to the inherent weakness of man in wanting to meet personal and social agenda even in a church or temple. This will limit the goodness or magnitude of the good deed. But then, we could not expect idealism and altruism in those who do church or temple work. Saints and prophets do not expect that and they welcome people of diverse motives to come to their temples or churches. This is evidence of God allowing freewill and choice. Man has to choose what he wants to do.

Alas, man may end up undermining the mission of the prophet or saint of his temple or church. We have to live with that but could do more to better the thinking of fellow men by showing love for our fellow men and motivating them for the better. That be so and so be it.

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