Recalling all that the lord saint said

Learning Point No 395

    

By His Word are we close to the lord. What have the lord saint Lord Bo Tien said to us? Plenty, of course and lest we forget, let us pen down what we know.

As with the 1969 first descent message, he reiterates that he favors no sect or religion and will never start one. There is the great need to revitalise and reinvigorate the basic God knowledge present in all religions. 

Religions had invariably evolved over the centuries, reinvented themselves and become archaeological facades. There is the need for men to dig out and rediscover the original basics known by pioneers and common to all religions. This is the inner truth or four pillar doctrine. 

In the Four Pillar Doctrine, the universe is the House or Temple of God. Heaven is the roof of this house or temple. Religions in the four cardinal directions acting as pillars for the House of God. All under Heaven are in this Universal Temple of God and his saints.

Those who have the heart to worship God and the saints, the saints do take heart. Those who call out to God and the saints, God and the saints will heed the call. Those who seek will find. Such is the vow of God and all saints to heed the calls and cries of those in need. 

Likewise we too can be blessing to one another. We can help one another and heed the call and cries of those who need our help. 

Saints can help us. Better too for us to remember that we can be of help to one another. We can be blessings to one another. 

Do not be perturbed if amid the crowd at the temple. Do not chastisize them. There will ever be those who disagree or have doubts for they do so as they do not understand the doctrine or where you are coming from with regards to the doctrine. 

This needs not necessarily be bad but can be good for once they clear their doubts and understand, they will return to the fold and be closer to the universal mission to save souls. 

The far may be near and the near far. All are far and yet near to the saint. Let there be no division as doubts and disagreements can be good though bad. They cause men to be far from one another though they may be before the same saint and acting with unison in color and prayers. Men may be far and yet near to one another. 

There is always the pairing of seeming opposites. The saint said that there is yin and yang, the passive and active aspects, the polarities of life which some refer to as worldly contingencies. 

Sunrise cannot exist without sunset. If men must work by day they must rest by night. 

If there is fire, then there must be water. Sunlight and rain can complement each other. Fire and water can be at odds but they can work to the advantage of men. 

Religions are like fire and water. Like religions, men of differing inclinations are like fire and water but they must co-exist and complement. 

The good that men do may end up hurting others because of the not so noble intentions of men but like fire and water, these must be coordinated so as to complement and work out for the good of the many. 

All good deeds whatever the underlying intentions, even if not so noble will in some way bring benefit for those in need as well as the doers. Men do good for various reasons, some to have a good name and social benefit. You may say they have ulterior objectives and not sincere. They want acclaim in society. 

There will always be those who come to a temple for their own agenda. Blame not the flower for insects coming to it. If such people one day do wake up to realise their folly, they would be near to the saint even though far. 

Ideally, doing good must be based on the very good understanding of the nature of life, why men can neither run away from the ups and downs of life nor over indulged in them. 

Men must be atop and ride the yin and yang and be at peace come what may. This is depicted in the seated image of the lord saint with feet balancing the yin and yang. the right hand holding on to the Mission or Word - the Scepter and the left hand bidding us to be steady and have faith to carry on. 

Storms do not last forever and calm seas will return. Have faith and seek the shelter of the saint. 

Be like a candle flame. Nurture your life like nurturing a candle flame. If sheltered from the wind, the flame will not flicker but grow and glow in strength. Likewise let God and saints shelter your life and you will grow and glow.

The same principles that go well with spiritual life will ensure ample success and headway in worldly or mundane life. 

The lord saint cannot be with men physically and lead them by the hand. Men may end up idolising the lord and not applying the Word depicted by his image. Thus once the doctrine has been conveyed, the doctrine will be the saint. Those far from the saint or temple may thus be near if they are close to the Word. 

Do not hero worship man in the temple or church of a saint. Know who is man and who is saint. Above all, know what the saint represents. Know the Word and you will know God and saints and be on path of peace and salvation. 

Men have been distanced from God and saints by their folly - by yin and yang. Men must balance the yin and yang to cultivate the peace. Men must learn to be pure and be at peace so as to be with God and saints. This can be realised through any religion and even by those without any religion. 

To bridge the big gap between God and men so as to have way to peace, men must go to the source of a stream if men want pure water. This analogy was given by Lord Bo Tien. men must go to the very source or original basic teachings of religions.  

He also said that we must not be disheartened but ever persist to toil the ground and sweat it out. Our reward would be the pure underground water to nourish our thirst. 

If men can surmount mountains, stormy seas and scotching drought of life, men could reach the gate of the divine city and gain access to the divine pearl of peace by riding and mastery of the yin and yang dragons of life.