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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, June 23, 2013

Men of religion must be more at peace

Learning Point No 341


What is the use of religion if an adherent is not at peace with those who do not agree with his belief? 

What is the use of being a fellow adherent of  a religion if fellow adherents are saying that they are of different sects and that their sect is more correct and the others are not, even though they are of same religion? 

What is the value of one's religious inclination if it spurs him to talk bad, wage harm and cause death to others? 

How can there be justification in the name of God and saints to condemn others, to harm others, to hurt others and to wage wars? God and saints will not want them to do that! 

There must be peace in men and the more men with peace the better. We would expect men of religion to take the lead in being peaceful and loving. Indeed men of religion are trying their best to do that. 

The world will be a far better place to live in, if those of different religious affiliations are more at peace and more in harmony with one another. There is indeed more room for improvement.

But the irony is that even in a Bo Tien mission related temple, there is no peace of level that will do the lord saint proud. 

On the contrary, such a temple may deem fit to ostracise those who hold different perspectives and even feel it is right to ex-communicate and make persona-non-grata any pioneer elder who is loud forceful and persistent in feedback and criticism. 

What has happened to the peace which all parties in any temple or church are supposed to have, not to say in a temple of the lord saint? 





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