The descent of Lord Bo Tien to the world was in 1969 and the first phase of 13 years was the phase of faith in the saints of God. There were three main images at the shrine of Bo Tien mission related temple - The Buddha, Lord Bo Tien on His right and Goddess Kuanyin on His left.
The first quarter of the first phase saw the direct representatives of Lord Bo Tien coming down to guide the early pioneers who were a loose bunch from all walks of life. There were both the right and left hand representatives who came and did their part.
Mou Chi Sun with his crossed arms pose is the right hand representative and he is a heavenly being who speaks little but executes the will of the lord.
The left hand representative is doctrine centered He and the others in his camp were the ones who explained the doctrine and teachings of the lord - the Tou-li.
Mou Chi Sun with his crossed arms pose is the right hand representative and he is a heavenly being who speaks little but executes the will of the lord.
The left hand representative is doctrine centered He and the others in his camp were the ones who explained the doctrine and teachings of the lord - the Tou-li.
But alas, the men in the bunch were not in tune with the purity of the lord and his representatives. But the lord saint did not forsake the men though men might had forsaken him.
There came to the temple of the lord a heavenly being who can be said to belong to both the right and left hand camps but yet he is not. He is likely to be a high level deity who volunteered to help in the mission.
His signature pose is the crossed swords pose. He is Tien Xin Chor Soo. He paved the way for the Aged home and Mutual Help and Care initiatives at the old premises at Woodlands Road. His human buddy is one businessman nicknamed Poona.
Poona single handedly donated the awning that sheltered the shrine when it went outdoor at old premises at Woodlands as the shrine hall was vacated to house the aged destitutes. He was given the unique honor of gift of the ceremonial double swords to Tien Xin
Poona single handedly donated the awning that sheltered the shrine when it went outdoor at old premises at Woodlands as the shrine hall was vacated to house the aged destitutes. He was given the unique honor of gift of the ceremonial double swords to Tien Xin
Tien Xin took over the helm of mission, coordinating both the left and right wings. Tien Xin paved the way and guided the mission through the second phase. His double swords signify that he has the authority to represent both the right and left wings.
He phased in the mission to welcome the double dragon supporting pearl decree. But towards the latter years of the second phase, he remained in the background when the doctrine and key elements for the mission were em-placed.
He phased in the mission to welcome the double dragon supporting pearl decree. But towards the latter years of the second phase, he remained in the background when the doctrine and key elements for the mission were em-placed.
That both the direct right and left hand representatives of Lord Bo Tien as well as Tien Xin no longer came to the fore after the first phase and the early years of second phase is significant. This marks the milestone for mission proper.
The doctrine of Lord Bo Tien had been delivered through the annual messages during the anniversary mission days of 13th day of the ninth lunar month. These messages were further augmented by periodic messages, sermons and talks by the various representatives as well as those by Tien Xin.
Thus in the second phase proper and thereafter, they receded to the background and to this day are in the background for the doctrine has been activated and the mission will move on with the doctrine leading men. Men must be led by doctrine, live in doctrine and activate the doctrine in the lives of other men.
The writer of this blog remembers Tien Xin fondly. He had left his lasting mark on the mission. Tien Xin is still with the Mission but the mission must be led by Doctrine or Word for the Word is God. God and saints of God are one in Divinity.
Where the Doctrine is in the lead, therein is the Mission. If this be the case, then the Mission may well be in any temple church or religion and not in a temple bearing the name of Lord Bo Tien. It is in such places that saints and deities like Tien Xin will be in the background to provide the support and backing.
Living Life Series is made up of several blogs. It is doctrine based and focused. Where there is doctrine, therein is the Mission and for sure, saints and deities like Tien Xin will exert their presence. May the blessings of Tien Xin Chor Soo be with one and all.
He was and is most willing to engage and talk on the issues of men. He was frank and forthcoming. He endeared with the faithful and those in need.
As his honorific title suggests, he is the deity or saint (Xin) of Heaven (Tien) to assist Lord Bo Tien in execution of the mission to save souls. He was sent by God as mission coordinator.
He helped to consolidate the first phase (faith and discipline), phased in the second phase (welfare and human mundane needs) and launched the third phase (doctrine and spiritual practice) of the mission.
The three phases correspond to the three images of Lord Bo Tien, Goddess Kuanyin and Amitabha Buddha. The three phases did and do run both successively and concurrently and continues to do so. They were set in motion by the coordination of none other than Tien Xin Chor Soo. He is the divine overseer.
It was significant that he accompanied Mou Ji Sun some time in 1983 to 1985, when cross armed Mou did his last curtain call at Woodlands back room shrine.
He did a backward 360 degree flip and called for the ornaments of the five guardian angels. He held the five as a bunch and did a tongue ritual whilst in trance in body of medium. When Tien Sin followed, he advised that the medium be not told of the ritual.
The ritual signified the going it alone or launch of the mission by Heaven bypassing men who tended to be tardy. Men could wait but Heaven could not.
The event signified the first and last time Tien Xin and Mou Chi Sun got together in the temple. It was also the last time Tien Xin descended in the body of medium. The mission was set in motion by Tien Xin even if men might not be ready.
Tien Xin tried his best to bring as many men into the fold of the mission as he could. Thereafter, the zest for mission took a turn and men turned towards their own expectations instead of mission proper.
Thus if in any mission related temple in 2013, there is little or scarce sign of mission especially doctrine mission, this should not come as a surprise to men with some insight.
It was Tien Xin in his usual frankness some years after 1975 who said that the writer should take every opportunity to better get to know the doctrine whilst the writer had opportunities to have divine encounters with representatives of the lord saint Lord Bo Tien. It is only in 2013 that the writer understood the impact of what Tien Xin said. Perhaps the writer was dumb....
Tien Xin had merely added to what Lord Bo Tien in 1975 anniversary message remarked to the writer that time would reveal that the writer would be adept in worship of the saints.
Lord Bo Tien had actually been explicit on the doctrine. He had said that those who are good and adept at worship of saints must be good at the doctrine. "He who knows the doctrine knows the lord saint. He who does not does not know the lord. " This too Lord Bo Tien said in 1975.
Time has indeed passed and the writer deeply regrets that he did not devote that much more attention to the sessions he had with the representatives of the lord saint led by Tien Xin Chor Soo. The writer only knew on hindsight his role in putting to pen on the world wide web the doctrine elucidated by the lord saint.
The medium had passed on and many years before his passing on, the lord saint and his representatives no longer came down. The reason was and is that the doctrine has been passed down and elucidated.
The doctrine is the lord saint and the lord saint is the doctrine. The lord saint needs not come down in person but yet he is with us through the doctrine. This is the message of all messages of the lord saint.
It is very much left to men to grasp, further explain and activate the doctrine not only to men in a temple of the lord but to all men and beings of the world regardless of religion, sect and affiliation. This is the mission.
Where the Doctrine is in the lead, therein is the Mission. If this be the case, then the Mission may well be in any temple church or religion and not in a temple bearing the name of Lord Bo Tien. It is in such places that saints and deities like Tien Xin will be in the background to provide the support and backing.
Living Life Series is made up of several blogs. It is doctrine based and focused. Where there is doctrine, therein is the Mission and for sure, saints and deities like Tien Xin will exert their presence. May the blessings of Tien Xin Chor Soo be with one and all.
He was and is most willing to engage and talk on the issues of men. He was frank and forthcoming. He endeared with the faithful and those in need.
As his honorific title suggests, he is the deity or saint (Xin) of Heaven (Tien) to assist Lord Bo Tien in execution of the mission to save souls. He was sent by God as mission coordinator.
He helped to consolidate the first phase (faith and discipline), phased in the second phase (welfare and human mundane needs) and launched the third phase (doctrine and spiritual practice) of the mission.
The three phases correspond to the three images of Lord Bo Tien, Goddess Kuanyin and Amitabha Buddha. The three phases did and do run both successively and concurrently and continues to do so. They were set in motion by the coordination of none other than Tien Xin Chor Soo. He is the divine overseer.
It was significant that he accompanied Mou Ji Sun some time in 1983 to 1985, when cross armed Mou did his last curtain call at Woodlands back room shrine.
He did a backward 360 degree flip and called for the ornaments of the five guardian angels. He held the five as a bunch and did a tongue ritual whilst in trance in body of medium. When Tien Sin followed, he advised that the medium be not told of the ritual.
The ritual signified the going it alone or launch of the mission by Heaven bypassing men who tended to be tardy. Men could wait but Heaven could not.
The event signified the first and last time Tien Xin and Mou Chi Sun got together in the temple. It was also the last time Tien Xin descended in the body of medium. The mission was set in motion by Tien Xin even if men might not be ready.
Tien Xin tried his best to bring as many men into the fold of the mission as he could. Thereafter, the zest for mission took a turn and men turned towards their own expectations instead of mission proper.
Thus if in any mission related temple in 2013, there is little or scarce sign of mission especially doctrine mission, this should not come as a surprise to men with some insight.
It was Tien Xin in his usual frankness some years after 1975 who said that the writer should take every opportunity to better get to know the doctrine whilst the writer had opportunities to have divine encounters with representatives of the lord saint Lord Bo Tien. It is only in 2013 that the writer understood the impact of what Tien Xin said. Perhaps the writer was dumb....
Tien Xin had merely added to what Lord Bo Tien in 1975 anniversary message remarked to the writer that time would reveal that the writer would be adept in worship of the saints.
Lord Bo Tien had actually been explicit on the doctrine. He had said that those who are good and adept at worship of saints must be good at the doctrine. "He who knows the doctrine knows the lord saint. He who does not does not know the lord. " This too Lord Bo Tien said in 1975.
Time has indeed passed and the writer deeply regrets that he did not devote that much more attention to the sessions he had with the representatives of the lord saint led by Tien Xin Chor Soo. The writer only knew on hindsight his role in putting to pen on the world wide web the doctrine elucidated by the lord saint.
The medium had passed on and many years before his passing on, the lord saint and his representatives no longer came down. The reason was and is that the doctrine has been passed down and elucidated.
The doctrine is the lord saint and the lord saint is the doctrine. The lord saint needs not come down in person but yet he is with us through the doctrine. This is the message of all messages of the lord saint.
It is very much left to men to grasp, further explain and activate the doctrine not only to men in a temple of the lord but to all men and beings of the world regardless of religion, sect and affiliation. This is the mission.
