A lesson of life from Sitiawan Perak

Mission History and News No 6

Bo Tien Temple at Sitiawan before rebuilding
was essentially a wooden structure.
The temple was set up in 1972

Temple rebuilt as a brick wall building and near completion  --- 2012 .
 Notice the higher roofing, brick wall, bigger doors and glass windows.
The sky backdrop is reminiscent of the teaching by Lord Bo Tien
 that the sky is the roof of the temple and all under Heaven are in the temple.
The rustic laid back countryside atmosphere beckons all those
who want quiet, solace and divine peace

What can we learn from the news below of some life events at Sitiawan Temple?

Warning --- you need not believe but there are one too many of spiritual people  and events connected somehow with the mission of the lord saint Lord Bo Tien. Below is write-up of eye-opening information from Sitiawan, at Perak, Malaysia. After reading, do pause and reflect why the lord saint said that the mission he is carrying out for God is not the mission of men but the Mission of Heaven. Men are not able to do what Heaven and saints can do. The agenda of mundane life can blind men to the mission proper.  Men should not make the decision even if it is a majority opinion for the wise with foresight and insight are few and scarce. The mission needs only to depend on Heaven and on one or two good men but must benefit all men more so those lagging behind and those who know not what they do or would regrettably do what Heaven would not  want them to do. Do read on and learn from the lives of others for life after all is the gospel. The news below will be of learning value for some of us who are mindful, ready and receptive

A polymarble image of Lord Bo Tien
as shown above is one of the 3 images at Sitiawan Bo Tien Temple,
--- beside the images of Lord Buddha and Goddess of Mercy

Elder Ling at Sitiawan rang up on 13th May 2012 to say that for the immediate need, Bo Tien Temple there is being rebuilt with higher roofing and brick wall. But for the long haul, plans are underway to secure a land site by the sea.

Highlighted in red is the State of Perak in Malaysis (yellow)

Elder Ling is putting up at the home of Mr Lim Ing Hai nick named "Ah Bai" (handicap, one legged)  born 1944 and age 68. As a child, the moment Ah Bai  could talk, he told his granny that he wanted to be a monk and was able to chant Tibetan prayers spontaneously. He was able to meditate and his master in Tibet communicated with him via meditation to travel to Tibet for training.

Mr Lim Ing Hai alias Ah Bai always there for you....

His current life apparently is his 6th spiritual life. He resisted the call but was told that it was not wise and that he might loose a leg.

He continued in his lumberjack trade and one day a tree felled by him hit a dry piece of wood which broke up into pieces and the projectiles flew to him.  One projectile piece hurtled towards his calf, damaging his right leg. That was how he lost one leg.

Though not ever seeing his spiritual master except via meditation, his master sent an emissary to meet him. The emissary met him at Sitiawan and brought him to India for few months of spiritual sojourn. and he returned to Sitiawan. Eventually after short time, his master sent an emissary to fetch him to Tibet and he ended up in Tibet for a few years to complete his training after an emissary. This was despite having only one leg.

On his return to Sitiawan not long after in mid 1973, one night while at a rubber estate, he saw vision of  two huge images of Lord Bo Tien and Goddess Kuanyin but the images were huge and taller than the trees and  at eye level, he could only see the legs and lotus bases. They told him to go to Bo Tien Temple but he was then unaware of such a temple at Sitiawan.

Whilst at a coffee shop, he enquired from his friends and it so happened that someone at the next table overheard and happened to be a member of Bo Tien Temple Sitiawan. That was how he came to Bo Tien Temple Sitiawan.  

In 1980, he met temple medium Philip at Singapore and returned to Sitiawan. Chee S. H. followed  suit. With some others at Sitiawan, Chee paid series of visits to Bo Tien Temple Sitiawan. There were some contentious issues and there soon followed unhappiness of sorts amongst the followers there.  But Ah Bai stayed neutral and a few years later, sometime in 1982 or 1983, he had to leave the temple as many were unhappy with his stand to be always neutral.

He then travelled all over Malaysia even to USA doing spiritual assistance to others through Tibetan prayers. All this time, he had his heart still focused on Lord Bo Tien.

In March 2012, Lord Bo Tien told him during meditation to return to Sitiawan temple.  Coincidentally a few days later as though by divine design,  Elder Ling travelled there having been  divinely inspired by a Penang visitor to reactivate the temple there as the temple was in sorry state. The Penang visitor was willing to defray part of the cost of reconstruction if the temple there agreed.

Ah Bai has been with the temple since and has brought back life and crowd to the temple. The dilapidated wooden temple hut like the old one at Singapore was in sorry state. The members  galvanised and of one heart are now in high spirit, with the fervour of pioneers.

On 13th May 2012, they even organised a successive Karaoke fund raising with the help of a Christian  lady and a daughter of the Treasurer of Sitiawan temple who is also a Christian but open minded. She will likely be the up coming temple Secretary

Elder Ling has been up there again in early May 2012 at Sitiawan to see to the final touches of the rebuilding for a more spacious brick based temple. One day with the likes of many devoted like Ah Bai, Bo Tien Temple Sitiawan will see better days

There seems to be divine hand in the scheme of things and in how and why people ended up at the temple and did what they had to do. Ah Bai is one classical personality and appeared uncannily moulded in six lives to take on some role in the mission of the lord saint.

This is as though predestination is very much at work and the divine is very much in control of the mission at least at Sitiawan and obviously beyond and elsewhere. The secrets of Heaven however may not be revealed to us now and in the foreseeable future but event language will speak to us and make the picture clearer to us as the days unfurl.

PS Incidentally Ah Bai was in Singapore in April 2012 to bring Elder Ling to Sitiawan. On the way up, he requested to see the new Singapore temple but at the temple with Elder Ling, there was no welcome and they were told to leave as there was no proper protocol arranged for the visit. Ah Bai was full of disdain and disappointed but hopeful otherwise of better days for both temples of the lord saint. Cheers. Namo Bo Tien Posat

The narrative above is a lesson in life that all of us can learn  be it from our own life or the life of others. We will be more enriched and be more insightful from the learning. Life is the living gospel and the gift from God through the saints and prophets of all religions and sects.  The little we learn day by day adds up and make life more meaningful, more acceptable, more purposeful and more peaceful. Little drops of water make a mighty ocean. A little bit more peace adds up to bring us the ocean of bliss and peace of enlightenment. Namo Bo Tien Posat!