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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.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The double whammy

Learning Point No 363





Even the most secular minded would still believe in life beyond though they may be wrongly orientated to think that what matters is the present life and that man should enjoy himself to the fullest. Some even do so without any heed to morals. This is far too worldly and leaves much to be desired.

Then there is the other extreme when men think that what matters is to give allegiance to God and nothing else matters. Just call out to God and just believe in him. They say that doing good works and personal cultivation, meditation and mindfulness, all that do not matter. 

What matters is to have allegiance to God. Believe and you will be saved. Well this is good for a start but after sometime there is questionable benefit if one does not think deeper and develop more insight. 

Both approaches are toxic to life. 

The first with more of mundane life will result in man wanting more and more. Man must know when to pull the brakes of want or he will be victim of wants. He will perpetually ever want more and more and be ever dissatisfied and not have peace. 

The second approach is a spiritual one but only superficially so. The sad consequence is to leave everything to God and many may even develop crutch mentality. Many end up having false sense of security and peace. 

If the two approaches are combined, men may well think God is with them. They need not do good works and all they need is to fear and believe in God. They may even take the step further and say that since God is with them, they might as well enjoy worldly life to fullest.   

This merely makes matters worse though initially they may think they are in paradise. They can never placate their desires and senses. They grow the addiction for more and more of things that do not last and will only inflict pain because they do not last or the joy from these do not last. 

Thus combining the two erroneous views may be the worst approach to life - a double whammy....

What they the adherents wish for, God will fulfill so long as they believe in Him. It is God's will that they live the life of luxury and plenty. Thus it is not inconceivable for the rare instance of those who end up having cult culture and even a harem - taking on god-wives. 

Is this God sent? Could well be and the adherents would want you to believe this as the case. To them, there is no double whammy but paradise on earth so long as they believe in God. There don't seem to be any need at all for good works or self cultivation. 

Are they delusional? So what if they are or not? The strange and paradoxical double whammy sure will make religion ridiculous and ludicrous. 





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