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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.

Friday, December 21, 2012

The Divine Nectar is the Panacea of Life

Learning Point No 267





We can make some spiritual progress but like it or not, we have long way to go to be a perfect one. Trying to rush matters will not help and can result in a fall of spiritual standards or worse still the spiralling into the abyss of degradation.
 
If we have to walk with a crutch, do not do so without one. For some the crutch can be a talisman, for others a win in 4 D or lottery, or perhaps some social advantage, much to the chagrin of the elders or pioneers of a temple.
 
The elders or the holier than thou may scorn at them but the reality is that nectar helps many to make it better in the non-spiritual world and this nectar therefore is the pull for many to go closer to the flower of divinity and one day be imbued with doctrine to be pure and one with divinity.
 
Many are like insects coming to a flower. This is at least better than being totally astrayed and lost in the wilderness of life.  (Refer to the third last paragraph of Historical version of 1984 birthday eve message of  Lord Bo Tien... )
 
We should not have one too many sacred cows in our approach to life, be it spiritual or mundane. Otherwise, we will not have access to God's blessings in the many ways, religions and sects.
 
This is one aspect of the Four Pillar Doctrine of the lord saint that religions in all cardinal directions are one in God though different in their respective ways.
 
The panacea for the ups and downs, the storms of life often is the proximity of a temple or church. The temple or church is invariably an outlet or refuge even for the many who are remotely spiritually inclined. There will always be one temple or church in any remote vicinity of the world of man.
 
Saints and prophets do not require the precedence or prerequisite for men to know the doctrine before men can worship or believe in them. Men only need to believe that the saints can be blessings to them. 
 
Often the saints will always shower their unconditional love and compassion for men and are benevolent to even those who have strayed from the straight path in life. They do not set any preconditions  and will liven up the lives of men by providing blessings to shine up their life, be it in health, wealth, family or job.
 
These have nothing to do with doctrine affinity and grasp but have to do with earthly comforts of men. For without comforts as starting point, how can there be progress.
 
Everything starts from love for life and to kick start this, there must be less strife in life. The saints provide the blessings of mundane nature and these may be considered divine nectar which enhances the social milieu of life by nourishing, enriching and kick starting the lives of men.
 
But how men progress from this point is decided by the men themselves, whether they go the shorter route or go round in circles. The saints can only hope that the divine nectar can be catalyst for awakening in the lives of these men - the very awakening to know and grow the doctrine in them so that they can be pure and close to God and saints.
 
Men are given not only one chance but many. If somehow, they fail to make good, they will face the consequences but are not denied future nectar if they can bend and mend. This is the love, compassion and benevolence of the saints.
 
The divine nectar is the panacea of life in both mundane and spiritual. It provides the kick start for men to grow and glow in worldly life and for the eventual saving of their souls. The saints cannot live the lives of men and men have to live their lives with the shelter and blessings of God and saints.
 
The manifestations of the divine nectar are more obvious in newcomers and devotees but not that more obvious in disciples of saints like Lord Bo Tien. The disciples should know better and should be ever less dependent.
 
They have to be that  more independent as they have been equipped with God knowledge - the divine doctrine. They have to live in doctrine and harness the joys and benefits of practising doctrine.
 
 
 
 
 
  
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