Is there the need to idolise a man who can be of help to others and call him human master or sifu in Chinese?
Certainly, this is not to be encouraged even if out of gratitude for it will spoil the good work and the very nature of all parties. Men will get the wrong idea that the human master is the gateway to God and saints, if not God himself.
This will place him on pedestal and blow up his ego and grow the monster in him. Any man, be him a priest, monk or pastor will suffer the same if he is venerated and exalted this way.
The exalted will be humbled and the humble will be exalted. This was said by none other than the Lord Jesus.
Lord Bo Tien even went further to say that men shall not idolise the image of the lord saint or that of any saint but instead see the doctrine in the saint. The doctrine of salvation of soul is in the image and the image is the doctrine.
Lo and behold, do take note of the divine peaceful demeanor and the poise of feet balancing the yin and yang of life - the polarities or worldly contingencies which all men and beings without exception must face.
We too can have this divine nature if we can balance and be stop the yin and yang. The scepter in right hand is the symbol of the doctrine or mission to spread the message and the left hand in salutation reminds us to move forward steadfastly and have confidence that heaven is behind us, regardless of our religious affiliation or even if none.
The doctrine is the master, not even God and his saints. God and saints do not want us to idolise them but to benefit from practice of the divine doctrine, behind or common to all religions and sects.
If it is not right to idolise God and saints, it would be far more not right to idolise man, however good at helping and guiding others he may be. Take refuge in the doctrine or Word for the Word is God and God is the Word.
Nowadays in the name of a religion, in the name of God Almighty and his prophet, a charismatic leader may rouse the crowd and make them idolise him. This can also be a grave error or mistake as this can potentially cultivate cult personality and culture, even without any solid image of God or prophet before them.
They may well be more of idol worshipers than those they point fingers to as idol worshipers and pagans. That would be ironical. They see the dust in others eyes but not in their own.
Let there be no human master please for man cannot replace God. As far as God is concerned, God is the Word and the Word is God. Idolise not God but be the embodiment of the Word. Then God is in us and we in God.
When that miracle happens, God is great and men can be great as well. That is why there are saints in heaven and some even go beyond to be Buddhas.
They may well be more of idol worshipers than those they point fingers to as idol worshipers and pagans. That would be ironical. They see the dust in others eyes but not in their own.
Let there be no human master please for man cannot replace God. As far as God is concerned, God is the Word and the Word is God. Idolise not God but be the embodiment of the Word. Then God is in us and we in God.
When that miracle happens, God is great and men can be great as well. That is why there are saints in heaven and some even go beyond to be Buddhas.
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