The image of Lord Bo Tien portrays the need to be atop and balance the polarities or dualities of life. We cannot have only yin or only yang but need to find the fine point of combination of yin and yang, sometimes more yin and sometimes more yang.. The left hand of the lord saint in salutation bids us to be ever mindful and steady to go for yin yang balance as depicted by the feet atop the elements. The scepter in right hand depicts the mission for yin yang balance for all

Saturday, December 15, 2012

The summary of the doctrine has to do with yin and yang

No 4 of  Yin Yang Equations Series


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Below is reproduced from page 15 of the book LORD BO TIEN'S GUIDANCE published by Bo Tien Temple Singapore  6th Sept 2000.


It is obvious that it is written by the late Philip Png after 1984 and before 2000 and written under the guidance of  Lord Bo Tien representatives after the lord saint decided in 1984 that He would not descend to give any more message after 1984. But it is said that He will address the mission once more when there is oneness amongst men in His temple.



Below is effectively the summary of the doctrine of the lord saint and has to do with yin and yang.


The universe is made up of 5 elements, namely:- wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Just as these components are found in nature, our body also contains these five substances or elements.
  
The skeleton framework is the element of wood.  
Our breath is the element of fire.  
The flesh of the body is the earth.  
In our blood cells, we will find iron compound (metal).  
The blood and body fluids are the watery elements.

Lord Bo Tien  did not aspire to set up a new religion but to clarify the truth about religion. Bo Tien Temple's task is to merge and harmonize Taoism  with Buddhism; namely to bring closer all religions to understand one essential truth that there is only one God; to enlighten the people about their existence and the inner truth. Thus the nature of man can be drawn as follows:


The picture shows man's reunion with God
and that he has to go through
the Yin / Yang forces of the world

PS
The head depicts God.  
The Root depicts human or man.  
To be reunited with God man has to go through the Yin and Yang.  
Right limb depicts Yang / Positive (Active)  
and left limb depicts Yin / Negative (Passive)