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(A) We have to know about global conflicts and the challenges people face worldwide.
Xian Sheng brought up an important issue, which was not about Baitiangong, but focused on a political conflict involving the war and bombings in the area that used to be Yugoslavia, especially between Serbia and Kosovo, while we sat calmly in the meditation area.
Xian Sheng asked the group to raise their hands if they knew about the war happening there. He mentioned that it was fine if some did not know, but stressed that everyone should be informed about such events.
He questioned why it was necessary for followers to be aware of the conflicts, emergencies, and struggles people are dealing with in different parts of the world.
He explained that the followers had to know because they are the only ones who truly pray to the CREATOR.
By knowing about these situations, followers could pray to the CREATOR for those who are affected by these wars, conflicts, and hardships. He checked if everyone understood what he meant.
Baitiangong followers should offer prayers for everyone, no matter if they are Muslims, Christians, or whatever their skin color is.
This is the reason we must stay informed. If we do not know, we will not understand what we should pray for.
We pray for peace in the world, for wars to end, and for people to stop suffering and dying without reason.
(B) What can we do about wars, genocides, and acts of cruelty?
Xian Sheng questioned if the followers were aware of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, when the Hutus carried out mass killings against the Tutsis over the course of 100 days. During this time, weapons such as hatchets were used without mercy, targeting women and children.
Xian Sheng asked what actions we could take in the face of such obvious cruelty and inhumanity that people are capable of. Men, women, and children were all killed without distinction.
The issue is, if we are aware of wars and conflicts, such as the current situation in Kosovo, what action can we take?
(C) Xian Sheng believes that sometimes the best solution is the decreation of the universe.
He mentioned that bombings can happen even in developed countries like London, England, as was seen recently. Fortunately, none of the followers were there on vacation during the attack.
The bombing happened at a busy market where both locals and tourists often shop for old items, antiques, and interesting finds.
When Xian Sheng visited London and Australia, he enjoyed exploring these paddy markets. He saw many things he wanted to buy but could not bring them all home. He noticed that prices in these markets were much lower than in Malaysia, where similar items could cost ten times more. He also mentioned that realistic dog sculptures sold there could fetch a good price here.
People have become so crazy that they set off bombs in crowded marketplaces. He called these perpetrators cowards because they hurt innocent people who have nothing to do with their hateful plans. In the attack, 17 people were badly hurt, with 4 in serious condition, and over 40 people were injured in total. Those with minor wounds were able to go home afterwards.
Xian Sheng questioned why anyone would plant a bomb in a market full of locals and tourists. He questioned what the perpetrators hoped to gain by harming so many innocent people.
These perpetrators are also human beings, created by the same CREATOR. The CREATOR brings people into existence through thought, and all humans are part of this creation.
Xian Sheng admitted that sometimes he thinks that it would be best if the world and the universe undergo decreation (the process or state of undoing, destroying, or passing away from creation) because of the existence of such violent people.
Luckily, there are not many people like this in the world, but even a few can cause chaos through killing and arson.
The main source of many problems is politicians. They get involved in politics but become unhappy with the results. In the Brixton Market bombing1, Xian Sheng said that if perpetrators are angry with the British government, they should confront the politicians, not hurt innocent people. He said that if these perpetrators really had courage, they would target the politicians directly, but instead, they only attack innocent people.
He explained that people are often seen as either good or bad, but in reality, there are many different types of people with different degrees of good and bad.
(D) Evil people kill good people.
Xian Sheng said that the French people are so fearless/brazen/bold that it sometimes appears extreme.
The judges in France are unflinching and will bring charges against powerful criminals and corrupt politicians without fear or favour. Such judges are unique in the world and only exist in France.
However, there are also a few exceptional judges like this in India.
French judges have the courage to judge and prosecute top criminals in their country.
In retaliation, these criminals hid bombs under the judge’s car. The judge, unaware of the danger, would get into the car, start it, and the bomb would detonate, destroying the entire car.2
Xian Sheng asked, “Who would do such a thing?” He replied, these are evil people. Evil people kill good people.
Not only do evil people kill good people, they also kill innocent people without hesitation.
Xian Sheng emphasised that people who commit such crimes exist everywhere in the world.
(E) What is our perspective on NATO and Serbia during the conflict in Kosovo?
Lately, there have been discussions about American aircraft, acting for NATO, bombing civilians instead of soldiers.
Xian Sheng questioned, “How can anyone be certain whether the victims are civilians or soldiers?” The answer was that no one can be completely sure.
At times, the bodies of soldiers are removed and replaced with those of civilians. Xian Sheng asked if this could actually happen, and his response was that it is indeed possible.
He asked if there are people who deliberately deceive others in this way? He replied that such people do exist. That is why many people kill without even blinking an eye.
Xian Sheng was interested in hearing the followers’ opinions on these matters:
Kosovo is a landlocked territory in the Balkans. He admitted he did not know the Cantonese term for the Balkans.
He described the Balkans as the Balkan Peninsula, which includes former Yugoslavian countries, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, and neighbouring states.
Kosovo wants to become independent from Serbia, but the Serbian government does not want this separation.
Therefore, the Serbians killed many Kosovo Albanians and drove them out of the country.
Xian Sheng asked what the followers thought about the Serbian government’s decision to kill Kosovo Albanians simply because they were not Serbs. This is considered an act of ethnic cleansing against the Kosovo Albanians.
Even though their skin colour is similar (as both are classified as European Caucasians/Whites), Serbs would kill Kosovo Albanians, young and old, if they refuse to leave the country.
If anyone was suspected of opposing the Serbian government, they could be killed without hesitation, no matter how old they were.
Again, Xian Sheng wanted to know the followers’ thoughts on these events.
There is an organisation known as NATO, which is a political and military alliance of several countries like France, Germany, and the UK, that work together to protect people from being bullied and ethnically targeted.
(F) People have no right to kill people.
Some people would ask, if NATO is so concerned about protecting Kosovo Albanians from ethnic cleansing, then what would NATO do about protecting the Chinese people when Chinese are killing other Chinese.
There was a time in China when many Chinese were killing their fellow citizens. Xian Sheng estimated that at least 30,000 people died during that period, and he stressed that 30,000 is a huge number of lives lost.
The deaths of so many people at the hands of their own countrymen is a grave issue and not a trivial matter.
Xian Sheng raised several questions. How could NATO protect Chinese people from violence by other Chinese? Should NATO intervene in China’s affairs? How could they distinguish people in a nation where all are Chinese?
Situations like this are complicated to resolve. Xian Sheng asked the followers whether they had ever truly thought about these problems.
These are serious matters. People have no right to kill another person. The CREATOR did not create humans so that they could kill each other.
If the CREATOR had intended people to eat one another, then killing for food would be permitted.
Setting aside the issue of humans killing humans, even the killing of animals is not permitted except for food. Xian Sheng then asked the followers if they understood this point.
The issue is that humans are not even allowed to kill animals, let alone other humans. Killing animals is permissible only for food or when they are carriers of communicable diseases. The right to kill an animal, therefore, depends on the circumstances.
Sometimes, even before killing an animal, we must ask why we are killing it. How did the animal contract the disease? Xian Sheng said that he would speak on this later, but for now, he wanted to focus on the issue of people killing people.
There is no shortage of people killing people in this world.
In Europe, NATO exists to defend those who are bullied and to prevent genocide caused by ethnic or religious cleansing.
Xian Sheng’s first question was: Is NATO doing the right thing or not? He asked those who agreed to raise their hands, and then asked those who disagreed to raise their hands as well.
Some disagreed, and some did not raise their hands at all. Xian Sheng remarked that we cannot know whether they agree or disagree on the matter of genocide.
He expressed his disappointment with those who had no opinion. With a laugh, he said that such people should ask themselves whether they deserve to be spared when faced with others intent on killing them.
Xian Sheng affirmed that NATO’s actions in Europe to prevent ethnic cleansing are the right thing to do.
(G) A New Order.
Note: Xian Sheng was referring to Kuwait and not Saudi Arabia.
When Xian Sheng spoke at the World Chinese Conference in Mauritius in April 1992, he addressed the topic “Bush has set a new order.”
He explained that George H.W. Bush initiated this new order, which was then continued by Clinton.
The New Order arose following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Kuwait, being much smaller than Iraq, was vulnerable to bullying by Iraqi forces. The United States launched a military campaign to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait, thereby establishing the New Order.
This conflict is known as the Gulf War (1990–1991). The combat phase to liberate Kuwait was named Operation Desert Storm, which defeated and expelled the Iraqi forces and liberated Kuwait.
The United States is a country with significant global standing, substantial financial resources, and considerable military power. Because of its financial and military capabilities, the U.S. has the capacity to provide assistance to Kuwait. However, the key question remains whether such involvement is worthwhile.
The alternative would be to turn a blind eye and allow Iraq to potentially invade all the countries in the Middle East.
The justification would be that these conflicts were internal struggles among Islamic nations, and the desirable outcome would be to let them destroy themselves.
Xian Sheng emphatically rejected this notion, stating it was unacceptable regardless of religion or ethnicity.
The New Order symbolises the willingness of powerful nations to offer assistance.
This was the argument Xian Sheng sought to clarify in court regarding the necessity of a New Order. Despite his repeated efforts to clarify his reasoning, the stupid idiots who carried the title of lawyers from the defence counsel—while Xian Sheng represented the prosecution—failed to understand or acknowledge his arguments.
The opposing lawyer misinterpreted Xian Sheng’s argument as a call for the Chinese military (PLA) to intervene in Malaysia to address racial discrimination.
Xian Sheng denied that he was talking about requesting military intervention from China. He was explaining the concept of a New Order, where strong and capable countries assist those being bullied, to the court.
He reiterated that he was not requesting Chinese military assistance. The defence lawyer ignorantly retorted, “You said you are loyal to Malaysia, yet you asked China to come over and fight!”
Nevertheless, Xian Sheng advocates that powerful and capable countries should offer assistance whenever needed.
(H) Does ASEAN represent a New Order?
Xian Sheng advocates for a New Order. He explained this by presenting a hypothetical scenario – what would we do if one race were to massacre another race within our region?
Xian Sheng argued that since we have an organisation in South East Asia known as ASEAN, ASEAN should intervene regardless of who the instigator may be.
Recently in Kalimantan, the Madurese, who had migrated from the island of Madura in East Java, were massacred between 1996 and 1997.
If the Indonesian government failed to deploy its military to intervene and allowed the violence to continue, then ASEAN should have taken the initiative to step in and bring an end to the violence.
Xian Sheng asked: What if the Indonesian government itself were directly involved? He went on to ask: What if racial violence in our country became widespread and uncontrollable – what would ASEAN do?
He raised the stakes further by adding: What if the soldiers themselves were directly involved in killings and arson? What then would ASEAN do?
Would ASEAN remain silent on the matter? If that were the case, then ASEAN would be a useless organisation, and it would be better for it to be disbanded.
Xian Sheng questioned what the followers would do if there were indeed racial violence in Malaysia. Would one group migrate to Thailand and the other group to Singapore? As Singapore is already densely populated, what would they do then?
Would ASEAN simply stand by and watch silently without taking any action? What purpose would ASEAN serve then?
This is why the emergence of a New Order is justified.
(I) Baitiangong does not differentiate between religions.
Back to the Kosovo War, Xian Sheng expressed his disappointment that the United States merely dropped bombs from aircraft without deploying ground troops.
He was perplexed by the assumption that aerial bombardment alone would compel the Serbs to surrender and permit the Kosovo Albanians to return to their homes.
Instead, this approach worsened the situation, as the Serbs responded by ordering all Kosovo Albanians to leave the territory or face indiscriminate execution.
Earlier, Xian Sheng recalled watching yesterday’s news, which featured a woman leading a group of children—he could not remember whether there were ninety-one or nine children. The woman stated that she was the mother of four of them and had no idea where the parents of the others were. The children ranged in age from seven to eleven, and she single-handedly escorted all these orphaned children across the border.
While some might say children are heaven-sent and that heaven will provide, should such a burden fall on this one woman under these dire circumstances? And yet, this is precisely the context in which the United States launched its bombing campaign.
Strangely, however, the Malaysian government remained utterly silent—why? Especially given that the majority of Kosovo Albanians are Muslims.
On the contrary, both the Americans and the Serbs are Christians, yet American Christians were bombing Serb Christians, ostensibly on behalf of the predominantly Muslim Kosovo Albanians.
Once again, Xian Sheng noted that the Malaysian government maintained complete silence. Yet, if the United States were to bomb an Islamic nation, other Islamic countries would swiftly voice their objections. Is this not deeply contradictory?
Here, Xian Sheng remarked that when we pray to the CREATOR, we make no distinction between Christians, Muslims, or followers of any other faith.
(J) No one else can speak to the CREATOR except the Baitiangong followers.
Xian Sheng emphasised that the followers must acquire knowledge and understanding of the problems afflicting our world.
He urged the followers that when they pray at night—being in direct communion and thus closest to the CREATOR—they should speak to the CREATOR.
Aside from the Baitiangong followers, who else could possibly speak to the CREATOR? Xian Sheng stated unequivocally that no one else can.
Others are not truly praying to the CREATOR and therefore cannot speak to the CREATOR; only the Baitiangong followers, who truly pray to the CREATOR, are able to do so.
This is why, when we appeal to the CREATOR, we can obtain the CREATOR’s agreement and sympathy.
And when the CREATOR bestows consciousness, people will not recklessly kill others—that is how it works.
Every person’s actions stem from the consciousness they receive: if they receive evil consciousness, their actions will be evil; if they receive good consciousness, their actions will be good. Thus, a person’s conduct arises from the consciousness granted to them.
Xian Sheng urged the followers to pray to the CREATOR and ask for good consciousness to be bestowed, so that people—specifically the Serbian soldiers who entered Kosovo to expel the Kosovo Albanians—would cease to recklessly kill them.
(K) Would you sacrifice your life for your convictions?
The Albanian diaspora in the United States is preparing to send troops to fight alongside their fellow countrymen in Kosovo against the Serbs.
Xian Sheng was particularly impressed by an Albanian-American girl living in the United States—whom he heard was only sixteen years old—who led several planeloads of Albanians willing to sacrifice themselves to fight for their homeland against the Serbs.
These Albanian Americans from the diaspora had undergone military training, as many young Albanians had received such training.
Xian Sheng explained that this Albanian girl had also received military training. If she is willing to travel to Kosovo, carry a gun, enter the battlefield in an armoured vehicle, and fight to reclaim territory for her countrymen, she likely does not expect to return to the United States. She is willing to sacrifice her life for her ethnic community, despite already being an American citizen and therefore under no obligation to return to Kosovo in the first place.
Xian Sheng asked whether there were followers who were willing to sacrifice themselves. Yet, there are people like her who are prepared to do so.
He reiterated that as an American citizen, she already enjoys the comforts of a nice house, a nice car, and so on, whereas in Kosovo, she could easily die the next day or face death at any moment with a gun in her hand—she might even perish before firing a single shot.
So what do we make of this? Xian Sheng urged us to reflect on it carefully.
Several planes have already touched down in Albania, and their passengers will join other volunteers to enter the battlefield in Kosovo. At present, they are on standby in Albania.
However, they are still awaiting orders to be deployed to the front lines. There is a possibility that NATO troops and American soldiers will be sent in to support them.
The problem lies with President Clinton, who had announced a preference for aerial bombardment over the deployment of ground troops.
Xian Sheng criticised this aerial bombing strategy, as it fails to target aggressors who can easily hide under a tree when aircraft pass overhead. An assailant armed with a machete could continue massacring Kosovo Albanians without ever being detected from the air.
Therefore, ground troops are necessary to effectively drive out the Serbian forces and prevent their interference with Kosovo’s autonomy. Kosovo had functioned as an autonomous province prior to the Kosovo War, but the Serbian government interfered and dismantled that status.3
Xian Sheng questioned why Yugoslavia wanted the province of Kosovo. Is it because the Republic of Yugoslavia—comprising Serbia and Montenegro—sought to claim the land for itself?
It is possible that Serbia desired more territory for its own ethnic population. Human beings possess a greed that drives them to covet their neighbours’ lands, even when they already have lands of their own.
Although the Serbians are Christians, they are not praying to the CREATOR. If they were Christians who truly prayed to the CREATOR, they would not covet their neighbour’s land.4
(L) Forbidden fruit is sweeter.
Nevertheless, there are people who hold a different view regarding the commandment, “You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife.” Instead, they say, “While my wife is sweet, my neighbour’s wife is sweeter.”
Xian Sheng has a friend who thinks this way. He landed himself in prison, having claimed that another man’s wife is sweeter, justifying it with the saying, “Forbidden fruit is sweeter.”
He took someone else’s wife to a hotel, and both were arrested and sent to prison. Xian Sheng said it was fortunate that he did not associate closely with that friend.
He was arrested because of his belief that forbidden fruit is sweeter. Nevertheless, Xian Sheng stated frankly that it was not solely the man’s fault; the other man’s wife was also at fault. He questioned whether his friend could so easily drag a woman against her will into a hotel room.
He asked the wives present whether a man could drag them into a hotel room that easily. Xian Sheng remarked that it was not an easy task, implying the woman had willingly gone to the hotel room. In fact, they were holding hands as they walked up to it.
When arrested, the woman claimed she had been forced to go to the hotel room. If that were true, she should not have entered the room in the first place. Moreover, if she had been forced to have sex, there were no signs—such as torn clothing or other evidence—to support her claim.
Xian Sheng observed that people are duplicitous: the woman claimed she was forced when arrested, yet would say it was something she enjoyed if not caught.
The key takeaway is this: as a follower who prays to the CREATOR and understands Baitiangong, you must recognise that what you have is yours, and you should not covet what belongs to your neighbour or seize what is not yours, for this is wrong.
If you desire something belonging to your neighbour, negotiate with them to purchase it properly. Never seize what is not yours.
Xian Sheng asked whether the followers are aware that land and property are often seized by force, using political power to do so, for example, by burning down entire squatter settlements to drive people out and then taking the land for themselves.
There are all kinds of people on this Earth.
(M) ASEAN is useless when it comes to security.
Returning to the topic of people killing people, Xian Sheng reiterated his question: “Do you think that is right or wrong?”
Do people have the right to take another’s life? He immediately replied, “No.” The only exception, he said, was when NATO acted to protect and assist the Kosovo Albanians from being massacred by the Serbs.
Xian Sheng presented a hypothetical scenario: if a minority race were being bullied by the majority in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, or Thailand, should ASEAN come to their aid? He asked the followers, and their reply was, “Yes.” Xian Sheng emphasised that ASEAN should provide assistance to protect the minority group.
Xian Sheng referred to May 1998 in Indonesia, when the ethnic Chinese Indonesian minority was scapegoated as the country descended into unrest following the economic collapse caused by the Asian Financial Crisis. Not a single country within ASEAN spoke out against the anti-Chinese violence.
Xian Sheng remarked that all the countries within ASEAN are useless, and ASEAN itself is a useless organisation.
The right course of action for ASEAN would have been to address and publicly condemn this violence. It should have called on the Indonesian government to control its military and order it to protect the ethnic Chinese from mass killings. That, he said, is how ASEAN should have acted. He then asked the followers whether they agreed with his assessment.
Xian Sheng said he had heard that soldiers merely stood by and watched as the ethnic Chinese were being killed. He asked for a show of hands to see how many were aware of this, and then confirmed that the soldiers watched as the ethnic Chinese people were being killed.
Did the soldiers take any action to prevent the mass killings? If they took no action, then who should speak out against this?
ASEAN should have spoken out to prevent the mass killings. If the Indonesian government failed to comply, ASEAN should have sent in its own troops to stop the violence.
ASEAN should have acted like NATO, which intervened to halt the killing of Kosovo Albanians.
The Western nations have NATO; we in Southeast Asia have ASEAN. But if ASEAN fails to prevent ethnic killings, Xian Sheng expressed his frank opinion that it should be disbanded, as it is a useless organisation.
(N) We can pray for many positive changes in the world.
It is very important for us to observe and understand world affairs.
A Baitiangong person is a Whole Man. A Whole Man is a political man, an economic man, a social man, a cultural man, and a spiritual man. If we have fulfilled our responsibilities in these areas, we can call ourselves a Baitiangong person.
We pray to the CREATOR, and we are the closest to the CREATOR. Therefore, when we perform our prayer tonight, we pray for a peaceful world. We pray that strong nations do not bully weaker nations. We pray that people stop killing one another because of differences in ethnicity and religion.
If the people of a nation desire independence, then let them attain their independence. Why should others control them or prevent them from achieving it? Xian Sheng asked whether the followers agreed with him.
Xian Sheng reiterated his argument that there should be no justification for anyone seeking to dominate a group of people or their land and obstruct their path to independence.
If we make these requests when we pray to the CREATOR, there will be many positive changes in the world. He once again emphasised the importance of the Baitiangong followers in fulfilling this role.
- The Brixton Market bombing happened on April 17, 1999, in South London. A far-right extremist named David Copeland planted a nail bomb on Electric Avenue, an area known for its large Black community. The bomb exploded on a busy street, injuring 48 people, including 11 seriously, but no one died.
This attack was the first of three bombings aimed at London’s Black, Bangladeshi, and LGBTQ+ communities. Copeland wanted to start a race war and spread fear. These bombings are remembered as some of the worst hate crimes and acts of terrorism in Britain’s history.
- Italian anti-mafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were assassinated in 1992 by the Sicilian Mafia using car bombs. Falcone was killed in the Capaci bombing on May 23, 1992, and Borsellino died in the Via D'Amelio bombing on July 19, 1992. Both attacks involved powerful explosives placed in or under their cars, resulting in their deaths along with several police officers and bodyguards.
Xian Sheng could have mistaken France for Italy as the only judges killed by car bombs planted by criminal organisation close to 1999 took place in Italy. - Kosovo was neither independent nor autonomous at the time; it was administered by an underground provisional government that was not legally recognised by any state.
- Exodus 20:17, NIV: “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house. You shall not covet your neighbour’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.”