Teachings of Meishu-sama | Wakaba Johrei Living Society

Teachings of Meishu-sama

Here we introduce some of the teachings of Meishu sama.

Makoto

*Makoto: A Japanese word meaning love. It also means inclusively integrity, sincerity, devotion, and dedication.

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January 28, 1949

You Are What You Feel

It is a basic truth that gratitude gives birth to gratitude and that ingratitude creates more ingratitude.

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September 3, 1949

What is Harmony?

"Harmony" has always been a favorite word with most people. When we hear it spoken it sounds pleasant to our ears, for it seems to ring with truth. However, we cannot simply accept the idea unconditionally, for even though it is not totally mistaken, the usual concept of the word is somewhat limited. Let us examine its deeper meaning.

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October 1, 1952

Wait for the Right Time

When we make a careful study of the various areas of society, we find many failures in every part.

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Pragmatism

You should always remember, as you put this religious pragmatism into practice, that if you make a show of your belief by being too fanatical you will be viewed with disfavor. Especially fervent believers often fall into this category. There are some who wear their religions like badges, not knowing that such an attitude makes an unpleasant impression on others.

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January 25, 1949

Trustworthiness

There are many people who belong to some religion and profess faith in God. However, individuals who really trust Him are few and far between. A person may think he has total faith,but just thinking so has little meaning. There must be some outward proof that he truly believes.

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The Secret of Happiness

As I constantly teach, the way to happiness lies in helping others to become happy. This is all that is necessary for us to do.

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October 1, 1949

The Reasons Great Geniuses Are Born

There must be a special reason for such a genius to be born, and this is what i am going to write about. Such an event had a specific spiritual meaning. There is no way of knowing the cause for it through material scientific deductions, but I think it is necessary to understand, so i am going to explain from the viewpoint of what we call spiritual science.

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The Practice of Humility

Arrogance, conceit, pretense of knowledge and vanity all boomerang, cause reverse effects on the individual displaying such character defects. The desire to be important is a human weakness that is present in the majority of people when they begin to attract the notice of others.

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January 25,1949

The Power of Nature

It has come to be known by modern science in recent years that not only every living creature but also every vegetable and mineral emits a kind of magnetic force, according to my research, of all these, that emitted by the human body has the highest vibration. This is because a human being is the lord of all living creatures, as even people of ancient times said.

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February 5, 1947

The Izunome Principle

I have repeatedly explained the significance of the Izunome principle both in speech and in written form. However, many of you appear to find this very difficult to put into practice, for I see only a few who appear able to apply it to their lives.

The Forging of a Perfect Sword

In olden times, when a good sword was made, a forger first thrust the rough metal into a hot fire. When it had become heated to the point of softening, he withdrew the metal, hammered on it while it remained hot, then thrust it into cold water. This process was repeated over and over, until the raw material had been forged into a beautiful, powerful sword.

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The Civilization of (Su)

Let me tell you the meaning of (pronounced “soo”) before going into further explanation of the title. As you see, it is a dot in a circle. If it were just that it might seem to have no specific significance,but I must tell you nothing has a more mystic, profound, and great significance than the form (su).

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September 10th, 1952

Subjective and Objective Viewpoints

Individuals should try to look at themselves objectively.They should create second selves which can constantly evaluate their first selves. If they do this, they will avoid many problems.

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Storms Are Man-Made Disasters

Since ancient days, some areas have suffered regularly from typhoons, other types of storms and floods. People have considered these to be natural calamities which are inescapable and so have resigned themselves to this fate, as we all know. From our point of view, however, they are not natural calamities but man-made ones,I am going to explain why.

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September 24, 1949

Radiation and Aura

The spiritual body of a human being has the same form as his physical body, the only difference being that it has an aura, which is a kind of light emanating from the spiritual being and constantly radiating in all directions through the physical body. It is something like wearing apparel for the spiritual being, and the Japanese word for it means "clothing of the spiritual body," or"spiritual attire." It is usually white, but there are some aurasthat have golden or violet tones.

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February 5, 1947

Peace of Mind

The expression “peace of mind” is often used. People in general seem to think that this applies only to the mental and spiritual aspects of life, but that is a big mistake. “Piece of mind” in its truest sense should include the material side, too.

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December 10, 1952

Newly Opened Stores and Long-Established Stores

As we look closely upon the commercial scene, we observe that there are two kinds of retail stores: those which have just been opened and those which have been long established.

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Overcoming Anger

God has recently revealed to me a good method of overcoming anger, and I would like to convey this revelation to you. I believe that while one lives in this world there is nothing more painful than anger. There may be a few people who never become angry. They seem to be lucky about never having reason to lose their tempers, but these people may be considered to be exceptions.

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My Philosophy on Being in Debt

I suffered from debts for a long period of time, as I have said before, and I feel nothing is more depressing than this.

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February 25, 1950

Moderation

I once had the opportunity to see a framed calligraphy written by Tessho Yamaoka, an eminent statesman of the Meiji era of Japan,which impressed me deeply. The character for hodo, connoting “moderation”,was boldly inscribed at the beginning. This was followed by a sentence written in smaller characters which read, “Everything in life depends on this one word.”

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Materialism Creates Evil

This title may sound a little too severe. I cannot help that, however, since it is a true statement.

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Man Can Control His Fate

First,I would like you to be aware that destiny and fate are two completely different things, although they are thought by many people to be identical. Let me write on the differences between them.

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October 25,1952

Making Art Available to the Public

I am going to write on the fundamental significance of the recent construction of our Art Museum.

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Have a World Consciousness

*Emperor Meiji was the ruler of Japan from 1867 to 1912. One of the greatest emperors in Japanese history, during his reign the country was opened to the rest of the world and the nation was modernized.

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October 3, 1952

Impasses

Many people, including our members,often speak of impasses in their undertakings, which perturbs them, but this is because they do not realize the true meaning of such situations.They often experience greater progress and expansion because of the seeming barriers before them.These may be compared to man's occasional need for rest when running. In other words, they are not really impasses but turning points.

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October 29, 1952

Faith Means Justice

The true purpose of religion is not to give sermons on difficult theories or philosophies; it is to help people become moral and virtuous individuals. However, in the Analects of Confucius we find the teaching that speaking is easy but taking action is difficult. This is absolutely true.

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Ego and Extreme Attachment

As we look at people in general, we see that some of the most common characteristic weaknesses are ego and possessiveness. These two are so close they could be considered “brothers.”

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January 25, 1949

Deliverance

Man should learn to give up when it is better to do so, but at the same time should not give up if he thinks it is better not to let go. When he does not know which way to turn, itis because he is trying to force himself into making a decision; as long as he cannot make up his mind, it is because the time has not come for him to do so. It is better for him to wait.

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January 25, 1951

Conquer Your Own Evil

Not long ago, I wrote an article entitled “Overcome Evil,” in which I said that we should not be defeated by evil people. Here I shall write not of the evil of others, but of that which lurks within our own hearts and minds, and which must be conquered.

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Be A New Age Person

If people were to make progress only on the material side of life, in business, in their profession or social position, they would be like tumbleweeds, without roots and aimless in direction. True progress must include evolvement of their spiritual beings, ennoblement of their character.

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October 11, 1950

A Pleasant Person

I think there is hardly any word that sounds more agreeable than the word "pleasant". As we think about it,we realize that in getting along in the world, to be pleasant toward others is more important than we may suppose, for it has a very great influence on the society in which we live, to say nothing of individual fortune.

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