Goodness must go in a circle

Learning Point No 266

 

 

 
 

 

All things in life comes to a full circle. This applies too to goodness.

 

Do good but expect not to have goodness returned to you.

 

The divine saints bless us but they do not ask for returns for the good they bestow us. Otherwise, they would not be saints.

 

But this does not stop us from extending the goodness of life to others and the divine saints would smile with approval.  

 

Like the divine saints, we should not expect goodness to be returned to us by the recipients of our goodness.

 

Surely for example, when we give money to our kin, we do not expect repayment with or without interests. Goodness to others, more so to kin or friend should not  be a financial transaction. This way they will treasure us more.

 

Thus when God and saints bless us, is there the need to pay tithes to the church or temple? Tithes do not end up with God and saints but end up directly or otherwise in the pockets of  the church, temple and men. 

 

But goodness must flow on and on. God bless us and let us bless others. When this goes on and on, the goodness will benefit more and the sages say goodness must go in a circle, like the water cycle in nature.

 

Nature or the manifestation of divinity in the material world will always be cyclical. Goodness too is cyclical and and it never is a bargain or a barter.

 

We do not bargain or barter trade with God. Like God, we too should give goodness to others in the spirit of the circle of goodness. The circle of goodness must flow on and on. We just want to be good  in doing good. We want to be part of and contribute to the circle of goodness.

Goodness must go in a circle. This has been stressed by saints.  Inner truth netizen is grateful to Ji Gong the Living Buddha for driving home the message that goodness must go on and on in a perpectual circle. 

Ji Gong Posat can bless us but can we or should we think of blessing him in return? Certainly the answer is 'No'.  

But do promote the circle of goodness, so that goodness will multiply and we will have the endless eternal circle of goodness. Then God and saints will smile at us and bless us more.

They will make sure we do not lose out but please be wise and have yin yang balance. Do not give out till you have none for yourself.

The  capacity for goodness is finite and vary from individual to individual. Goodness must be a joy and we must not overdo or indulge to point that it becomes a kill joy.

But do do as much as you can but at comfortable pace. The capacity for good in saints is many fold more than that of men. They are far more busy unlike men who are already up to their neck trying to be good to themselves, their kin and friends.

They cater to the myriads and they do not have easy time but they are saints after all. They may be busy but are at peace. Can we be like them and be at peace in doing good and in perpetuating the circle of goodness?

 

 The Bagua

 

The Bagua is symbolic of the endless circle of goodness. Yin and yang must harmonise. Goodness for self must harmonise with goodness for others.

 

Remember we cannot reach out to everyone in the whole wide world but we can do our finite part and be content with being part of the world of goodness.  

 

It must be stressed however that we do not neglect or deny self. Goodness must start with self and with those we have affinity or who happen to come our way.

 

There must be balance, otherwise the circle of goodness will not harmonise. Let us be part of the circle of goodness that is depicted by the Bagua with its two fish-like symbols forming and completing the circle of yin and yang.

It must include those who are in the dumps of life who have gone wayward. Goodness by others, be they saints or other men, will give them a chance to make good.

This is the very benevolence that God and saints bestow on men and mind you most men have gone wayward in some way or other, even men in a church or temple who are supposed to lead the flock.

So the next time you find your temple or church leaders unbecoming and having shady transactions, reflect on how you can change them, and help them but not make them worse. Then you can count yourself  benevolent like the saints and have seats in Heaven reserved for you beside the thrones of the saints.

Ji Gong too is well known for his benevolence for those who have erred and his benevolence helps them to mend and make good.

Goodness must go in a circle for goodness is eternal. Goodness is of God and saints - the eternal quest of the gods above and amongst men and beings below.

Even King Yama knows that and helps the newly departed at hell gate to think of any goodness in their latest life so that they need not be in Hell or their sojourn in Hell will be more finite.

He is 'Yam Lo Wan' to the Chinese. Tibetans honour him as a bodhisattva or saint. This you have to believe and agree. He is part of the circle of goodness that pervades all realms, hell included.

Goodness can be in many forms but the ultimate good is the gift of doctrine for doctrine nourishes the soul and practise of this doctrine saves the soul.

Thus the Mission of Heaven is the doctrine mission of which Lord Bo Tien is a messenger that the same doctrine is behind all religions and the same one God is behind all.

This sort of round up and complete our awareness of the circle of goodness. Goodness must go on and on in an eternal circle.