Why bother to go to a temple or church if one has nothing to gain by going? Why bother to go there, if one is not out for worldly gains but just wants some peace in life?
Why must we go there to get some peace from the hustle and bustle of life and to remind ourself that there is more in life than the mundane world we are in? We can better do so in quietude away from the hustle and bustle.
Why bother to have temples or churches in the first place when all we need is to communicate with God and saints direct?
Why the need to communicate as such with God and saints when the doctrine is more important and living in the doctrine will bring us the peace of God and saints in us?
Why go through men to reach God and doctrine when we know men tend to add flavor of their own and cause more confusion, complexity than clarity and simplicity? Why bother to know more when we end up having less by knowing more and be perplexed?
Why not go for the basic and be one with God and saints? Why bother to be tied down with fear and guilt by the dogmas and rules in religions that are more the making of men than of God and saints?
Why bother when what matters is the heart and not what goes through the gut? Why act to pretend and to please men when even pleasing God is not the way?
What matters is how good you are at doctrine and at having peace and ease in life come what may be it of body or of soul. So why bother if you can be at peace even if religions, men and others talk ill of you? This is the way.
The way is not to bother but to be at peace and right in the heart and not what you do, believe or how you please others be it God, saints or men? What men say of God and saints may be hearsay and even heresy. These are the mere impressions of men.
It is the spirit of "why bother" than enabled Ji Gong to be who he is. He is not bothered if others chide him for eating meat and drinking wine, for he knows he is better off than those who don't but are not pure at heart.
What matters is the heart and not what goes through the gut or for that matter what one does but has no heart in them. This is the lesson of life we must learn from Ji Gong.
Be yourself and be good at heart and not be silly in trying to toe the ways and thinking of other men even if these have to do with temples and churches, for these are created more by men in the name of God and saints?
So dear friends why bother the next time you are not sure and are more riled by the ways and beliefs of men in a church or temple.
Be yourself and know the Tao or tou-li, the logic of life. Why bother to dwell with and follow these other men who make the tou-li so far removed and complex when the logic of life is simple and plain - just be good, be true and be pure at heart.
Do not pretend or be what others think you must be. Why bother? If we can do this, there will be many more of men who are saints of sorts like Ji Gong.
It is bothersome to be bothered. Just be simple and have the peace in life. Don't let others bother you or you be bothered with them and their views. Why bother? Just be what you can be so long as you have peace.
But do something with you life if peace is not with you. Perhaps then you have to be bothered why and how to have peace.
Go for the simple life and the basic truth of oneness with God. It is between you and God. Let none or others bother you or they will come between you and God.
It is because men like droves flock to religions, churches and temples, and come between a man and God and his saints, then that poor man see not God and peace of God but the complexity of men and the schemes and devious ways of men in name of God and saints.
Why bother with other men? Keep your distance and your peace. If need be, do be alone to be one with God and saints. Let no other men stand in the way.
But should you have more of the peace, do share your peace and way of peace with other men caught up by the whirlpool of wow and woes of life, the sages of old refer to as yin and yang, the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations.
But if you cannot have this luxury, then why bother? Otherwise, you may not have your peace in life for long. Peace and love start with self before it can go beyond the self.
Saints like Ji Gong are rich and abundant with peace and love and could share with many who have affinity to come their way.
But are you a saint as yet. Do you have the makings to be one in the foreseeable future? So you may want to think thus. Why bother? But at times, you may have to bother.
The question is when and how not to step over the limit or threshold of usefulness and worthiness for your fellow men. If you have little peace yourself or want more of peace yourself, how can you preach to others and give them peace.
If you hope to have more peace by bringing more into your flock, you may be insincere and deluded that having more in the flock will bring you peace and peace to them as well. Peace must come from within and not fall from the sky.
Those who are lacking or empty of peace are like empty vessels that make the most noise. They create more empty vessels that together make more clatter and din that will drown the meager peace that may be there.
There will be no peace for sure but hue and cry over the fear of death and hell. How can there be peace with the endless din and more so with threat of hell - the threat that comes from men and not God and saints.
The young Ji Gong was threatened with expulsion from monastery for not toeing the norms of society but he did not bother with the gossip. He left the monastery to pursue the true calling of the heart and he succeeded and was and is ever a blessing to other men, regardless of calling or faith.
He is a torch eternal of peace and joy for all men and through his life and example, he dispels the threat of hell for breaking the traditions and norms of men in the name of God and saints.
He liberates men to be free from the shackles of fear. He frees men from the woeful chaining by rules and regulations and dogmas that ever stifle the growth of the heart for truth and Godliness so that men may be one with God and saints. He is Ji Gong.
Why must we go there to get some peace from the hustle and bustle of life and to remind ourself that there is more in life than the mundane world we are in? We can better do so in quietude away from the hustle and bustle.
Why bother to have temples or churches in the first place when all we need is to communicate with God and saints direct?
Why the need to communicate as such with God and saints when the doctrine is more important and living in the doctrine will bring us the peace of God and saints in us?
Why go through men to reach God and doctrine when we know men tend to add flavor of their own and cause more confusion, complexity than clarity and simplicity? Why bother to know more when we end up having less by knowing more and be perplexed?
Why not go for the basic and be one with God and saints? Why bother to be tied down with fear and guilt by the dogmas and rules in religions that are more the making of men than of God and saints?
Why bother when what matters is the heart and not what goes through the gut? Why act to pretend and to please men when even pleasing God is not the way?
What matters is how good you are at doctrine and at having peace and ease in life come what may be it of body or of soul. So why bother if you can be at peace even if religions, men and others talk ill of you? This is the way.
The way is not to bother but to be at peace and right in the heart and not what you do, believe or how you please others be it God, saints or men? What men say of God and saints may be hearsay and even heresy. These are the mere impressions of men.
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| Portrait of happy go lucky Ji Gong who is good at heart and not bothered by the ways, opinions and rules of men |
It is the spirit of "why bother" than enabled Ji Gong to be who he is. He is not bothered if others chide him for eating meat and drinking wine, for he knows he is better off than those who don't but are not pure at heart.
What matters is the heart and not what goes through the gut or for that matter what one does but has no heart in them. This is the lesson of life we must learn from Ji Gong.
Be yourself and be good at heart and not be silly in trying to toe the ways and thinking of other men even if these have to do with temples and churches, for these are created more by men in the name of God and saints?
So dear friends why bother the next time you are not sure and are more riled by the ways and beliefs of men in a church or temple.
Be yourself and know the Tao or tou-li, the logic of life. Why bother to dwell with and follow these other men who make the tou-li so far removed and complex when the logic of life is simple and plain - just be good, be true and be pure at heart.
Do not pretend or be what others think you must be. Why bother? If we can do this, there will be many more of men who are saints of sorts like Ji Gong.
It is bothersome to be bothered. Just be simple and have the peace in life. Don't let others bother you or you be bothered with them and their views. Why bother? Just be what you can be so long as you have peace.
But do something with you life if peace is not with you. Perhaps then you have to be bothered why and how to have peace.
Go for the simple life and the basic truth of oneness with God. It is between you and God. Let none or others bother you or they will come between you and God.
It is because men like droves flock to religions, churches and temples, and come between a man and God and his saints, then that poor man see not God and peace of God but the complexity of men and the schemes and devious ways of men in name of God and saints.
Why bother with other men? Keep your distance and your peace. If need be, do be alone to be one with God and saints. Let no other men stand in the way.
But should you have more of the peace, do share your peace and way of peace with other men caught up by the whirlpool of wow and woes of life, the sages of old refer to as yin and yang, the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations.
But if you cannot have this luxury, then why bother? Otherwise, you may not have your peace in life for long. Peace and love start with self before it can go beyond the self.
Saints like Ji Gong are rich and abundant with peace and love and could share with many who have affinity to come their way.
But are you a saint as yet. Do you have the makings to be one in the foreseeable future? So you may want to think thus. Why bother? But at times, you may have to bother.
The question is when and how not to step over the limit or threshold of usefulness and worthiness for your fellow men. If you have little peace yourself or want more of peace yourself, how can you preach to others and give them peace.
If you hope to have more peace by bringing more into your flock, you may be insincere and deluded that having more in the flock will bring you peace and peace to them as well. Peace must come from within and not fall from the sky.
Those who are lacking or empty of peace are like empty vessels that make the most noise. They create more empty vessels that together make more clatter and din that will drown the meager peace that may be there.
There will be no peace for sure but hue and cry over the fear of death and hell. How can there be peace with the endless din and more so with threat of hell - the threat that comes from men and not God and saints.
The young Ji Gong was threatened with expulsion from monastery for not toeing the norms of society but he did not bother with the gossip. He left the monastery to pursue the true calling of the heart and he succeeded and was and is ever a blessing to other men, regardless of calling or faith.
He is a torch eternal of peace and joy for all men and through his life and example, he dispels the threat of hell for breaking the traditions and norms of men in the name of God and saints.
He liberates men to be free from the shackles of fear. He frees men from the woeful chaining by rules and regulations and dogmas that ever stifle the growth of the heart for truth and Godliness so that men may be one with God and saints. He is Ji Gong.
So let us be like Ji Gong and not be bothered by the dogmas and rules of men in the name of religions, not that these are not good but they are only means to the end but not the end in themselves.
If we are bothered, these rules and dogmas will be ever so bothersome and will detract us from the end of having peace with God and saints. So let us think every now and then if we need to be bothered. Why bother? This may be put in another way. When do we need to bother?
If we are bothered, these rules and dogmas will be ever so bothersome and will detract us from the end of having peace with God and saints. So let us think every now and then if we need to be bothered. Why bother? This may be put in another way. When do we need to bother?
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