January 1, 2009 No.18
Happy new year!! This is Dragon. I wish this year will be a wonderful year for everyone.
A new year has started today. Many people in Japan visit shrines to pay homage for a new year on a new year's day. It is called "Hatsumoude".
D: Dragon,
G: the guardian diety/Kamisama
D: Kamisama, Happy New Year! I appreciate your support for this year as well.
G: Me too, thank you.
D: I have a question on a new year's day.
G: Please, you don't need to hesitate.
D: Thank you very much. So, today many people are visiting shrines all over Japan for Hatsumoude, would you please tell me what is the good way for this??
G: Oh, of course. I love to tell you the manner. Then, I will explain from walking through Torii gate.
D: Oh, yes! Do we need to pay attentions when we pass a Torii gate?
G: Not really attention, rather more respect. It is important to pay respect to gods.
D: Indeed. (If there are gods or not, etiquette is our culture...)
G: Exactly, etiquette is a beautiful culture that man created.
D: Ha!?? You read my mind? Yes, it is so...,then what do we need to do at the gate?
G: Please make a bow first. Then say a greeting in your mind like 'please excuse me to enter'. When you leave, you do the same. In general, Torii gate is like an entrance of other world which is different from human world.
D: Ops, I haven't done this before. Then,the next step is washing my hands with pure water or ??
G: No, before that, you walk on the main path to the shrine. I would like to ask you to do this, not like paying attention though.
D: What is it? Pick up a trash if you see it?
G: That is a good manner. That is good, but simply, please do not walk on the middle of the path.
D: Don't walk on the middle? why ?
G: Please consider this as etiquette, but the middle part of the path is where gods walk. So it is important for man to respect it.
D: With modest attitude.
G: Exactly. A person who is modest towards man and gods can cultivate his soul. But Hatsumoude is very busy, so it may be impossible.
D: Yes I understand. What is next?
G: The next step is cleansing hands with pure water. It may be too cold in winter but make sure your hands are washed. Do you know the proper order?
D: What is the proper order for that?
G: First. Hold a wooden ladle by your right hand and wash your left hand, and then wash your right hand. If water is clean, rinse your mouth. This is the best way.
D: If water is dirty??
G: You don't need to rinse your mouth. Then turn the ladle upward and dry it and return to where it was.
D: Good learning! And next?
G: Next is how to pray. In general, first, you make two deep bows, clap your hands twice and make a deep bow again. Then you join your hands together and pray.
D: Hmm... making bows, clapping hands, should we do this?
G: Yes, as much as possible. Dragon, remember, when you visit a shrine to pay homage for the new year, it is important to make gods pleased.
D: Ah? Make gods pleased by man?
G: Ha, ha, ha, surprised? Gods were humans before. And Dragon, you too, if someone greeted you in a proper manner, you will be pleased.
D: Ah, indeed! Certainly!
G: Two bows, Two clapping hands and one bow. If you do this seriously, not embarrassed, gods will have good impression of you. Especially when you clap hands, make big sound. Clapping hands will have effect of cleansing of the space.
D: Sorry , it is the first time to hear. I didn't know...
G: Yes, but this custom is different among shrines. If you don't know the proper manner, please ask them.
D: Yes. How about amount of offering money?
G: Ha, ha, ha. This is from your heart. The amount of money doesn't matter. It is depend on your budget.
D: I am relieved. How about an oracle paper? Is it a good thing to do?
G: Either way is fine. Its only your choice, but remember that oracle papers have always something to tell you, so you must read very carefully. If the message catches your heart, take it and post on your fridge.
D: I see. I have always bound on a branch.
G: Either way is okay. As long as it helps man, gods are happy.
D: Okay. Also one more thing. My wishes. I have ten times more than the others.
G: Great,if all of your wishes were for other people's happiness.
D: Wishes for others?
G: Dragon, just imagine a good person you like and apply it on him. Do you think a person who thinks only himself will be liked by others?
D: Hmmm, that is correct. Ego centrism isn't really cool.
G: Of course, you can pray for yourself, but that should be at last. Remember that the first thing is to pray for your friends and family. Pray for their health and happiness from your heart. But before that, you have to express your gratitude for god's grace.
D: What? Thanking the gods first?
G: Yes. First, repeat your gratitude (Okagesamade) three times. That will make gods happy and then, pray for gods happiness as well.
D: Pardon? Gods' happiness?
G: Yes. I want you to think gods as men.
D: Indeed. Well, certainly it may be so. Okay, I will pray for gods' happiness as well. Also, I will express my gratitude, too. Then others' happiness and after all asking something for me.
G: That is perfect. Make sure that gods are happy. Make it as your priority and express your gratitude. In the end, gods will be pleased to help you.
D: I understand! Let's go! Ah, one more thing? Can I visit many places?
G: Of course you can, but you need to choose shrines that you feel good about.
D: I understand! Thank you very much!
G: Be careful and enjoy.
(Translated by Tomo-san. Thank you, Tomo-san!)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
Reasons Why We Were Born (No.5)
December 31, 2008 No.17
Today is New Year ’s Eve. We will write the last entry with our wish to express our gratitude to everyone for having spent this year safely.
Last time, Kamisama told us that all men have one common mission. The hint to the answer is…
D: The hint is…. Existence, isn’t it?
G: Indeed! In other words?
D: In other words… recognize the existence….
G: Yes, recognize and?
D: Hmm……
G: Man tends to think everything is so difficult, but the answer is very simple.
D: In other words? Is it good just to be?
G: Yes, indeed!
D: Ah~~~! Isn’t it too simple?
G: No, it is right. Remember Dragon, the mission of man is to praise life, and to be completely alive. There is nothing more important than that.”
D: Ah… That makes me relax…
God: You feel relieved because it is true. Man may have many goals in life, one is to ponder the meaning of life as you say, and it is his pleasure and a wonderful work to look for it. Therefore, the god never deprives man of it. However, to put it strongly, it is ok for man to neither have goals nor search for the meaning of life.
D: Ah? no goals, nor meaning are necessary?
G: So, it doesn’t matter if you have no goals and are not searching for the meaning of life. When we die, that is the goal. In other words, it is also the starting point. After a person dies, he is likely to understand for the first time the meaning of his life.
D: After man dies, he understands the meaning of life? Is that the real case? If so, I feel much better.
G: Easy, easy. Dragon, take it easy. There is a word “Ki Do Ai Raku” (Joy, Madness, Sorrow, Pleasure) To praise life means to taste these emotions really well. Experience pleasure, anger, sorrow, and anger in the now and firmly. 'Praise life and live completely', and I think it isn’t too difficult to do. What do you think?
D: Hmm, I don’t think it is difficult, however, it becomes shameful or regretful after all when anger is expressed. The necessary work is to admit what has happened, isn’t it? It might be a difficult thing to do.
D: Dragon, that is right. Accept yourself and, consequently, admit your existence and love yourself. This work becomes important. It is easy and difficult. This is the biggest mission, and you can see the goal and the meaning naturally if you consider it.
D: Indeed…. It may be so. By the way, the word ‘Iki kiru (Live completely)’ is a great word. Not only live, but ‘Ikiru (live)’ and ‘Kiru (cut=finish=complete), ‘Live completely’.
G: Good point you noticed. Not only ‘Ikiru (Live)’, live life with all your strength until the end. ‘Live completely’.
D: Yes…. I think I understand. Therefore, suicide is bad…..
G: By the way, Dragon, ‘mission’ is written as ‘how is life used’ (in Chinese characters), isn’t it?
D: Usage of life? Ah, certainly.
G: So, I want you to appreciate life to the last drop, completely. It is man's 'Mission'.
D: Ah…. It is so…. That is what it means…. Somehow I am moved. Thank you very much… then it is good if we live to the utmost. Is this right?
G: Indeed. Every life is worthy. It does not matter what kind of goals man decides on or what kind of results he ends up with, there is no problem. Even if what meaning man give, and man ends up in what situation.
D: But to cultivate and purify the soul is important, isn’t it?
G: Of course! Thank you for remembering. However, the soul cannot exist without its existence.
D: Indeed….that is why man is born. I understand. To praise life, and to live completely, that is the reason we are born.
G: Yes, it is. Thank you for understanding, Dragon. Have a Happy New Year!
D: I will, I have to say thank you always. A Happy New Year!
End.
How should I say, it was an unthinkable idea that our mission is to praise life and to live completely… However, if it is really so, I think that the load on my shoulders is gone.
I hope you also celebrate your life by all means, and live to the last minutes, completely. Of course, I think that I will continue setting my goals and define my life while I am enjoying it.
Then, we pray sincerely that the life of everybody is filled with gratitude and love for next year.
Have a great new year! Thank you.
Today is New Year ’s Eve. We will write the last entry with our wish to express our gratitude to everyone for having spent this year safely.
Last time, Kamisama told us that all men have one common mission. The hint to the answer is…
D: The hint is…. Existence, isn’t it?
G: Indeed! In other words?
D: In other words… recognize the existence….
G: Yes, recognize and?
D: Hmm……
G: Man tends to think everything is so difficult, but the answer is very simple.
D: In other words? Is it good just to be?
G: Yes, indeed!
D: Ah~~~! Isn’t it too simple?
G: No, it is right. Remember Dragon, the mission of man is to praise life, and to be completely alive. There is nothing more important than that.”
D: Ah… That makes me relax…
God: You feel relieved because it is true. Man may have many goals in life, one is to ponder the meaning of life as you say, and it is his pleasure and a wonderful work to look for it. Therefore, the god never deprives man of it. However, to put it strongly, it is ok for man to neither have goals nor search for the meaning of life.
D: Ah? no goals, nor meaning are necessary?
G: So, it doesn’t matter if you have no goals and are not searching for the meaning of life. When we die, that is the goal. In other words, it is also the starting point. After a person dies, he is likely to understand for the first time the meaning of his life.
D: After man dies, he understands the meaning of life? Is that the real case? If so, I feel much better.
G: Easy, easy. Dragon, take it easy. There is a word “Ki Do Ai Raku” (Joy, Madness, Sorrow, Pleasure) To praise life means to taste these emotions really well. Experience pleasure, anger, sorrow, and anger in the now and firmly. 'Praise life and live completely', and I think it isn’t too difficult to do. What do you think?
D: Hmm, I don’t think it is difficult, however, it becomes shameful or regretful after all when anger is expressed. The necessary work is to admit what has happened, isn’t it? It might be a difficult thing to do.
D: Dragon, that is right. Accept yourself and, consequently, admit your existence and love yourself. This work becomes important. It is easy and difficult. This is the biggest mission, and you can see the goal and the meaning naturally if you consider it.
D: Indeed…. It may be so. By the way, the word ‘Iki kiru (Live completely)’ is a great word. Not only live, but ‘Ikiru (live)’ and ‘Kiru (cut=finish=complete), ‘Live completely’.
G: Good point you noticed. Not only ‘Ikiru (Live)’, live life with all your strength until the end. ‘Live completely’.
D: Yes…. I think I understand. Therefore, suicide is bad…..
G: By the way, Dragon, ‘mission’ is written as ‘how is life used’ (in Chinese characters), isn’t it?
D: Usage of life? Ah, certainly.
G: So, I want you to appreciate life to the last drop, completely. It is man's 'Mission'.
D: Ah…. It is so…. That is what it means…. Somehow I am moved. Thank you very much… then it is good if we live to the utmost. Is this right?
G: Indeed. Every life is worthy. It does not matter what kind of goals man decides on or what kind of results he ends up with, there is no problem. Even if what meaning man give, and man ends up in what situation.
D: But to cultivate and purify the soul is important, isn’t it?
G: Of course! Thank you for remembering. However, the soul cannot exist without its existence.
D: Indeed….that is why man is born. I understand. To praise life, and to live completely, that is the reason we are born.
G: Yes, it is. Thank you for understanding, Dragon. Have a Happy New Year!
D: I will, I have to say thank you always. A Happy New Year!
End.
How should I say, it was an unthinkable idea that our mission is to praise life and to live completely… However, if it is really so, I think that the load on my shoulders is gone.
I hope you also celebrate your life by all means, and live to the last minutes, completely. Of course, I think that I will continue setting my goals and define my life while I am enjoying it.
Then, we pray sincerely that the life of everybody is filled with gratitude and love for next year.
Have a great new year! Thank you.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Reasons Why We Were Born (No.4)
December 30, 2008 #16
To cultivate the soul = To express gratitude
To purify the soul = To love
Kamisama taught me the above definitions, then I asked a rude question : does the gods ask for a return favor? Then Kamisama said that there is 'a return favor'. What is it?
G: I told you about the ‘Great Light’?
D: Yes. It is a place where a soul will go back to?
G: Yes, it is. Man’s soul is a kind of ‘Light’, Dragon.
D: Ah? Is it shining?
G: Yes. It is shining.
D: Mine , too?
G: “Yes, you are light. Everyone is light. However, Dragon, unfortunately, the souls’ lights have become weak recently. Therefore, the great light itself has weakened.
D: Ah? Why? What has happened?
G: I will say it simply, unfortunately worldwide, man’s mind has become wild.
D: Ah---, I am sorry. I am part of that.
G: Simply, we gods want man to regain his soul’s shine. Then, the great light can shine beautifully, too. The great light holds everything.
D: Indeed.
G: So, that is the return favor. By cultivating the soul, and purifying it, will shine man’s light and as a result, the great light will shine also. I want you to cooperate, as well as the people who are reading the blog.
D: I understand. I will make as many efforts as possible to express gratitude and to give love.
G: Thank you. I appreciate it.
D: Ah, excuse me, but there is something that has been weighing on my mind. What is man’s calling (mission)? There are some persons who are born knowing their calling and some who do not. Is this calling a different matter than to cultivate and purity the soul?
G: Yes, they are different.
D: What should I do to get to know what is the mission of my life?
G: The way to find it Dragon?... there is no answer….
D: Ah! really? Well, is it so? When a person dies and becomes a soul and goes back to the light. Then when he is reborn, his knowledge of the god's world and the memory of his past life get forgotten. Is he born without any memory of it all?
G: Indeed. Man comes back without any of the memories.
D: That is hard to understand… If man could remember the experiences and lessons of his past lives, then he wouldn’t need to be confused and search for the answers and he could live with the right answers from the beginning?
G: I understand you might think so. However, the answer has already been told. Dragon, what does man want?
D: Ah, he wants to be confused, wants to worry and wants to suffer, doesn’t he?
G: Yes, in other words, the soul wants to be challenged from ground zero. If man knows the answer from the beginning, his soul would not be excited.
D: Ah, I see, that is why…
G: Yes, because of that reason, man can’t remember. Man lives to search for the answers. However, there is one kind of person who already knows the answers.
D: What kind of person is it?
G: It is a person of action …
D: Action? What kind?
G: Going after what he wants.
D: Hmm…. What he wants to do… Anything is acceptable?
G: Anything is okay…what you want to do. In a word, what the soul desires, that is the answer. Any person who becomes free from the bounds of the common practice in the world, and is doing something about it, look around you, there must be many.
D: I am envious…
G: Of course, it can be said that the person who is acting out his desires has his own hardships to face. However, he changes them into gratitude and love.
D: Ah, I wish I could be like that…
G: You can become like that . Cultivate the soul and purify it, and don’t forget, Dragon, the truth is that man has one mission.
D: Ah! one? All of us have the same mission?
G: Yes. All of us have the same one. Do you want to know?
D: Of course! Ah, it is to cultivate and purity the soul, isn’t it?
G: Yes. However there is a deeper mission. I can say that this is the reason why man is born. Let’s see, Dragon. What do you think?
D: Uh….. No hint?
G: The hint is the usual word.
D: The usual??? Ah!
(Continue. There is a deeper mission than cultivating and purifying the soul. What is it?)
To cultivate the soul = To express gratitude
To purify the soul = To love
Kamisama taught me the above definitions, then I asked a rude question : does the gods ask for a return favor? Then Kamisama said that there is 'a return favor'. What is it?
G: I told you about the ‘Great Light’?
D: Yes. It is a place where a soul will go back to?
G: Yes, it is. Man’s soul is a kind of ‘Light’, Dragon.
D: Ah? Is it shining?
G: Yes. It is shining.
D: Mine , too?
G: “Yes, you are light. Everyone is light. However, Dragon, unfortunately, the souls’ lights have become weak recently. Therefore, the great light itself has weakened.
D: Ah? Why? What has happened?
G: I will say it simply, unfortunately worldwide, man’s mind has become wild.
D: Ah---, I am sorry. I am part of that.
G: Simply, we gods want man to regain his soul’s shine. Then, the great light can shine beautifully, too. The great light holds everything.
D: Indeed.
G: So, that is the return favor. By cultivating the soul, and purifying it, will shine man’s light and as a result, the great light will shine also. I want you to cooperate, as well as the people who are reading the blog.
D: I understand. I will make as many efforts as possible to express gratitude and to give love.
G: Thank you. I appreciate it.
D: Ah, excuse me, but there is something that has been weighing on my mind. What is man’s calling (mission)? There are some persons who are born knowing their calling and some who do not. Is this calling a different matter than to cultivate and purity the soul?
G: Yes, they are different.
D: What should I do to get to know what is the mission of my life?
G: The way to find it Dragon?... there is no answer….
D: Ah! really? Well, is it so? When a person dies and becomes a soul and goes back to the light. Then when he is reborn, his knowledge of the god's world and the memory of his past life get forgotten. Is he born without any memory of it all?
G: Indeed. Man comes back without any of the memories.
D: That is hard to understand… If man could remember the experiences and lessons of his past lives, then he wouldn’t need to be confused and search for the answers and he could live with the right answers from the beginning?
G: I understand you might think so. However, the answer has already been told. Dragon, what does man want?
D: Ah, he wants to be confused, wants to worry and wants to suffer, doesn’t he?
G: Yes, in other words, the soul wants to be challenged from ground zero. If man knows the answer from the beginning, his soul would not be excited.
D: Ah, I see, that is why…
G: Yes, because of that reason, man can’t remember. Man lives to search for the answers. However, there is one kind of person who already knows the answers.
D: What kind of person is it?
G: It is a person of action …
D: Action? What kind?
G: Going after what he wants.
D: Hmm…. What he wants to do… Anything is acceptable?
G: Anything is okay…what you want to do. In a word, what the soul desires, that is the answer. Any person who becomes free from the bounds of the common practice in the world, and is doing something about it, look around you, there must be many.
D: I am envious…
G: Of course, it can be said that the person who is acting out his desires has his own hardships to face. However, he changes them into gratitude and love.
D: Ah, I wish I could be like that…
G: You can become like that . Cultivate the soul and purify it, and don’t forget, Dragon, the truth is that man has one mission.
D: Ah! one? All of us have the same mission?
G: Yes. All of us have the same one. Do you want to know?
D: Of course! Ah, it is to cultivate and purity the soul, isn’t it?
G: Yes. However there is a deeper mission. I can say that this is the reason why man is born. Let’s see, Dragon. What do you think?
D: Uh….. No hint?
G: The hint is the usual word.
D: The usual??? Ah!
(Continue. There is a deeper mission than cultivating and purifying the soul. What is it?)
Monday, November 30, 2009
Reasons Why We Were Born (No.3)
(December 29, 2008 No.15)
According to Kamisama, the soul isn’t forged or made strong by itself, but its growth is influenced by its environment and also the hardships it faces. They are like water, soil, and light for flowers and plants. In other words ･･･
D: Does hardship for man mean nutrition? ...
G: That is right! Indeed. Hardships are the nutrition that raises souls. So, we have to welcome them.
D: Hmm, certainly, when you put it that way, I understand, but honestly, I don’t want to experience it.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It may be so. Well, then, Dragon, let me tell you a special secret, the reasons why the soul is born in man.
D: Oh! I want to know that.
G: Of course there are many reasons, but there are some more important than others. Are you ready? The soul wants to be born in man and wants to experience the following:
･I want to worry.
･I want to be at a loss.
･I want to suffer.
These are the reasons.
D: Ah!? Such masochistic thinking! I never think so!
G: Ha, ha, ha. You have just forgotten, I have spoken to you about a world of gods before?
D: Ah, Yes. It was a discussion about a wonderful world where things are achieved at once, wasn’t it?
G: Yes, it is a wonderful world, but because of that reason, gods are bored. It is a world without hardships. No ways of overcoming hardships there and for that reason alone we can call it ‘Boredom’.
D: Ah…Do you think that?
G: Yes, I do… So, they want to come and live again in severe human conditions where a lot of hardships exist. In a word, they actually want to feel alive from the adversities.
D: So, if the god world is described in such a way, it seems like a virtual world…?
G: Yes! It is a virtual world. Therefore, they want to come to a world of living.
D: Really? Well, I will make an effort to bless the hardships, though I do not want to face them at all.
G: Dragon, who makes the hardships?
D: Well? Who? Hmm, me or the people around me?
G: Yes, both. Your enemies and other people who try to trap you might cause hardships for you. However, it is possible to think that in this way they also are raising you, Dragon.
D: Ah, well, indeed. If I think the hardships are like nourishment, they might be so…
G: Yes. They create nourishment purposely for you. Therefore, we should express our gratitude to them.
D: Guuu… (Do I need to I express my gratitude even to them?)
G: Ha, ha, ha. Certainly it is difficult. But, Dragon, let me teach you one important thing when we express our gratitude. Remember well.
D: The one necessary thing when we express our gratitude?
G: Are you ready? It is 'Modesty’. Modestly and modestly. You deal with things with the feeling of “Okagesamede” (gratitude for grace of god). If you do that, a sense of gratitude will come naturally.
D: Ah, indeed “Modesty” that is also difficult, isn’t it?
G: But Dragon, when man wishes to express his gratitude for even his hardships, he is cultivating his soul.
D: Ah? Really?
G: Yes, it is so. Man does not live alone. He is alive because of his surroundings. Some people may say that they worked hard and achieved something by themselves, but they had the help of people around them who accepted and supported them, they cannot deny that fact.
D: Indeed. Certainly, that's right if we think in that manner… modesty …
G: Now then, let's summarize here together. Dragon, what is the most important key word to cultivate the soul?
D: It is gratitude, isn’t it?
G: That is right! Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. When we wish to express our gratitude sincerely, the soul is cultivated. That action means ‘loving the soul’.
D: Loving … is gratitude. Then, having hardships is a chance to express gratitude. In a word, it is a chance to cultivate the soul?
G: That is right, Dragon! You are getting it... Of course, if we express our gratitude and are modest every day, even in good days, the soul will be cultivated more.
D: Is it so? I understood. I express my gratitude for all and with a modest attitude.
G: Please do so. By the way, let’s go next to gratitude. For instance, let’s say Dragon, that you’ve expressed gratitude for hardships you’ve experienced, then you will change.
D: Ah? After my soul is cultivated, does anything change? Does my character improve?
G: You’ve hit a good point. Who judges your character?
D: People around me?
G: Indeed. In a word, what do you do to surrounding people?
D: Hmm….. I send my gratitude to people around me? Though I don’t quite understand.
G: Yes! You start expressing your gratitude to the people around you.
D: Ah, ok… In other words, I feel gratitude… I understand the worth of the blessing…
G: You used a good word, Dragon, it is a really good word, I want you to make it your habit to say ‘grateful’, this word can be said in a kind of ‘chant that brings happiness.
D: I see! I will remind myself to say it often.
G: Well, when man understands gratitude, his feeling of gratitude will expand. Then he can treat people around him with gratitude. And, there is something arises from the gratitude. That is….
D: Something will arise from the gratitude…?
G: Dragon, that is Love.
D: Love? Does love arise from gratitude?
G: Indeed. When a person treats people with gratitude, love arises naturally.
D: Ah, I see. Certainly, it might be….
G: To give love to others is to purify the soul. In a word, it is to love the soul.
D: To love the soul! To purify means this! Well, if I summarize it…”
To express gratitude = To cultivate the soul
To love = To purify the soul
Is this right?”
G: That is right! This is what god hopes for man.
D: Indeed… Certainly, I think if man becomes such a person, he will live a wonderful life….
G: Without doubt, his life will be a wonderful one.
D: Yes. Ah, but, it may be a mean question, but why does god hopes so? Is there any return favor to him?”
G: Of course, there is a return favor.
D: Ah? Seriously? What is it?
(Unexpected return favor will continue, next…)
According to Kamisama, the soul isn’t forged or made strong by itself, but its growth is influenced by its environment and also the hardships it faces. They are like water, soil, and light for flowers and plants. In other words ･･･
D: Does hardship for man mean nutrition? ...
G: That is right! Indeed. Hardships are the nutrition that raises souls. So, we have to welcome them.
D: Hmm, certainly, when you put it that way, I understand, but honestly, I don’t want to experience it.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It may be so. Well, then, Dragon, let me tell you a special secret, the reasons why the soul is born in man.
D: Oh! I want to know that.
G: Of course there are many reasons, but there are some more important than others. Are you ready? The soul wants to be born in man and wants to experience the following:
･I want to worry.
･I want to be at a loss.
･I want to suffer.
These are the reasons.
D: Ah!? Such masochistic thinking! I never think so!
G: Ha, ha, ha. You have just forgotten, I have spoken to you about a world of gods before?
D: Ah, Yes. It was a discussion about a wonderful world where things are achieved at once, wasn’t it?
G: Yes, it is a wonderful world, but because of that reason, gods are bored. It is a world without hardships. No ways of overcoming hardships there and for that reason alone we can call it ‘Boredom’.
D: Ah…Do you think that?
G: Yes, I do… So, they want to come and live again in severe human conditions where a lot of hardships exist. In a word, they actually want to feel alive from the adversities.
D: So, if the god world is described in such a way, it seems like a virtual world…?
G: Yes! It is a virtual world. Therefore, they want to come to a world of living.
D: Really? Well, I will make an effort to bless the hardships, though I do not want to face them at all.
G: Dragon, who makes the hardships?
D: Well? Who? Hmm, me or the people around me?
G: Yes, both. Your enemies and other people who try to trap you might cause hardships for you. However, it is possible to think that in this way they also are raising you, Dragon.
D: Ah, well, indeed. If I think the hardships are like nourishment, they might be so…
G: Yes. They create nourishment purposely for you. Therefore, we should express our gratitude to them.
D: Guuu… (Do I need to I express my gratitude even to them?)
G: Ha, ha, ha. Certainly it is difficult. But, Dragon, let me teach you one important thing when we express our gratitude. Remember well.
D: The one necessary thing when we express our gratitude?
G: Are you ready? It is 'Modesty’. Modestly and modestly. You deal with things with the feeling of “Okagesamede” (gratitude for grace of god). If you do that, a sense of gratitude will come naturally.
D: Ah, indeed “Modesty” that is also difficult, isn’t it?
G: But Dragon, when man wishes to express his gratitude for even his hardships, he is cultivating his soul.
D: Ah? Really?
G: Yes, it is so. Man does not live alone. He is alive because of his surroundings. Some people may say that they worked hard and achieved something by themselves, but they had the help of people around them who accepted and supported them, they cannot deny that fact.
D: Indeed. Certainly, that's right if we think in that manner… modesty …
G: Now then, let's summarize here together. Dragon, what is the most important key word to cultivate the soul?
D: It is gratitude, isn’t it?
G: That is right! Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude. When we wish to express our gratitude sincerely, the soul is cultivated. That action means ‘loving the soul’.
D: Loving … is gratitude. Then, having hardships is a chance to express gratitude. In a word, it is a chance to cultivate the soul?
G: That is right, Dragon! You are getting it... Of course, if we express our gratitude and are modest every day, even in good days, the soul will be cultivated more.
D: Is it so? I understood. I express my gratitude for all and with a modest attitude.
G: Please do so. By the way, let’s go next to gratitude. For instance, let’s say Dragon, that you’ve expressed gratitude for hardships you’ve experienced, then you will change.
D: Ah? After my soul is cultivated, does anything change? Does my character improve?
G: You’ve hit a good point. Who judges your character?
D: People around me?
G: Indeed. In a word, what do you do to surrounding people?
D: Hmm….. I send my gratitude to people around me? Though I don’t quite understand.
G: Yes! You start expressing your gratitude to the people around you.
D: Ah, ok… In other words, I feel gratitude… I understand the worth of the blessing…
G: You used a good word, Dragon, it is a really good word, I want you to make it your habit to say ‘grateful’, this word can be said in a kind of ‘chant that brings happiness.
D: I see! I will remind myself to say it often.
G: Well, when man understands gratitude, his feeling of gratitude will expand. Then he can treat people around him with gratitude. And, there is something arises from the gratitude. That is….
D: Something will arise from the gratitude…?
G: Dragon, that is Love.
D: Love? Does love arise from gratitude?
G: Indeed. When a person treats people with gratitude, love arises naturally.
D: Ah, I see. Certainly, it might be….
G: To give love to others is to purify the soul. In a word, it is to love the soul.
D: To love the soul! To purify means this! Well, if I summarize it…”
To express gratitude = To cultivate the soul
To love = To purify the soul
Is this right?”
G: That is right! This is what god hopes for man.
D: Indeed… Certainly, I think if man becomes such a person, he will live a wonderful life….
G: Without doubt, his life will be a wonderful one.
D: Yes. Ah, but, it may be a mean question, but why does god hopes so? Is there any return favor to him?”
G: Of course, there is a return favor.
D: Ah? Seriously? What is it?
(Unexpected return favor will continue, next…)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Reasons Why We Were Born (No.2)
(December 28, 2008, No. 14)
In a man’s life, there is something he has to do. Now, what is it….?
D: Thing man has to do, hm……
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is difficult, isn’t it? By the way, it is ok to say what the god ‘hopes’ for man, and not ‘necessary’ to do. Therefore, I will tell you the answer. Are you ready? During man's life here on the earth, he has to
'cultivate and purify his spirit'
That is the important thing to do.
D: Cultivate spirit and purify it…. Ah, it sounds great, but I don’t understand the meaning…
G: The meaning of cultivating the soul is to affect it. To purify the soul is to love it.
D: To affect and to love…. Excuse me, I still don’t understand well….
G: Okay. For instance, Dragon, what is your ideal man to become in the future?
D: Yes. Well, after all, it is abstract, but I wish to increase the number of people who have been happy to meet me. However, it doesn’t go so well sometimes and I cause trouble to people around me …
G: Well, whatever the ideal people hope for, everyone has one. Having the ideal is really wonderful. And, man is working desperately to achieve that.
D: Hmm, I don’t know that people are working desperately to achieve their ideal future or not, but I think everyone is working toward it.
G: Indeed. However, you don’t need to work hard.
D: Ah!? Seriously?
G: Yes, it is okay. You don’t need to work hard for it.
D: Hmm… Are you sure?
G: You don’t need perseverance. Are you listening? The soul grows.
D: How does it grow, by itself?
G: Indeed. By itself, if a person lives. The soul is raised, rather than growing up by itself.
D: Who raises it? The god? Kamisama?
G: Of course, the god, but also the people you mentioned, Dragon.
D: Ah! ‘The people around me’! Certainly! I think so.
G: Dragon, though I preached this to Buddha a long, long time ago…
D: Ah!? Wait a minute! Buddha of Buddhism, Buddha? You preached to him, did you talk to him?
G: You don’t need to be surprised that much. You may think that most religious great men are able to talk with the god.
D: Wow... I am surprised… (That is terrific if it is true).
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is okay if you believe it or not . By the way, though the story wanders for a moment, I don’t want you to think to make a religion for you and your brother (Aniki), there is no need to become religious at all.
D: Ah, don’t worry, my brother and I do not want to create a new religion at all. Please do not worry. We are interested in passing on messages of Kamisama to living people.
G: Thank you. Then, I will continue the Buddha’s story. He thought that first he should work hard by force, forge his soul and make it strong . However, the necessity doesn’t exist. (it isn’t necessary.)
D: Hmm…, but I think that a person working hard is respectful…?
G: Of course, it is splendid. However, the soul is raised by its environment as I mentioned before and not by itself. On the contrary, Dragon, you are helping to raise souls around you as well.
D: Hmm…, I hope it works that way…
G: For instance, Dragon. You have experienced many hardships.
D: Ah? Me? No, no, I haven’t! I am living in an easy life.
G: You don’t need to be humble. You’ve suffered many trials and tribulations. You’ve experienced hardships which you can’t even tell others. You have even thought about committing suicide at a certain time, haven’t you?
D: Uh…..
G: Dragon, when you experienced hardship, how did you overcome it? Do you remember?
D: Ah, to tell the truth, I didn’t do anything after all. People around Aniki and me encouraged us, gave us hints, and occasionally scolded us, and helped mentally and financially.
G: Yes, it is so. If no one around you had helped, what would have happened to you, Dragon?
D: Ah,I think about that often… Maybe, certainly, I would have been desperate if no one had been around me. I seriously think that I might have become so-called a yakuza (gangster).
G: Ha, ha, ha. You might have. However, you over came your hardship with the help of people around you. Of course, big hardships are waiting…
D: Ah! There are more….
G: Of course! However, Dragon, the soul is raised by hardships. For instance, how do flowers and plants grow?
D: Ah? Water, soil, light isn’t it?
G: In other words?
D: In other words?
G: What are hardships for man?
(Continue. This answer is easy, isn’t it?)
In a man’s life, there is something he has to do. Now, what is it….?
D: Thing man has to do, hm……
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is difficult, isn’t it? By the way, it is ok to say what the god ‘hopes’ for man, and not ‘necessary’ to do. Therefore, I will tell you the answer. Are you ready? During man's life here on the earth, he has to
'cultivate and purify his spirit'
That is the important thing to do.
D: Cultivate spirit and purify it…. Ah, it sounds great, but I don’t understand the meaning…
G: The meaning of cultivating the soul is to affect it. To purify the soul is to love it.
D: To affect and to love…. Excuse me, I still don’t understand well….
G: Okay. For instance, Dragon, what is your ideal man to become in the future?
D: Yes. Well, after all, it is abstract, but I wish to increase the number of people who have been happy to meet me. However, it doesn’t go so well sometimes and I cause trouble to people around me …
G: Well, whatever the ideal people hope for, everyone has one. Having the ideal is really wonderful. And, man is working desperately to achieve that.
D: Hmm, I don’t know that people are working desperately to achieve their ideal future or not, but I think everyone is working toward it.
G: Indeed. However, you don’t need to work hard.
D: Ah!? Seriously?
G: Yes, it is okay. You don’t need to work hard for it.
D: Hmm… Are you sure?
G: You don’t need perseverance. Are you listening? The soul grows.
D: How does it grow, by itself?
G: Indeed. By itself, if a person lives. The soul is raised, rather than growing up by itself.
D: Who raises it? The god? Kamisama?
G: Of course, the god, but also the people you mentioned, Dragon.
D: Ah! ‘The people around me’! Certainly! I think so.
G: Dragon, though I preached this to Buddha a long, long time ago…
D: Ah!? Wait a minute! Buddha of Buddhism, Buddha? You preached to him, did you talk to him?
G: You don’t need to be surprised that much. You may think that most religious great men are able to talk with the god.
D: Wow... I am surprised… (That is terrific if it is true).
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is okay if you believe it or not . By the way, though the story wanders for a moment, I don’t want you to think to make a religion for you and your brother (Aniki), there is no need to become religious at all.
D: Ah, don’t worry, my brother and I do not want to create a new religion at all. Please do not worry. We are interested in passing on messages of Kamisama to living people.
G: Thank you. Then, I will continue the Buddha’s story. He thought that first he should work hard by force, forge his soul and make it strong . However, the necessity doesn’t exist. (it isn’t necessary.)
D: Hmm…, but I think that a person working hard is respectful…?
G: Of course, it is splendid. However, the soul is raised by its environment as I mentioned before and not by itself. On the contrary, Dragon, you are helping to raise souls around you as well.
D: Hmm…, I hope it works that way…
G: For instance, Dragon. You have experienced many hardships.
D: Ah? Me? No, no, I haven’t! I am living in an easy life.
G: You don’t need to be humble. You’ve suffered many trials and tribulations. You’ve experienced hardships which you can’t even tell others. You have even thought about committing suicide at a certain time, haven’t you?
D: Uh…..
G: Dragon, when you experienced hardship, how did you overcome it? Do you remember?
D: Ah, to tell the truth, I didn’t do anything after all. People around Aniki and me encouraged us, gave us hints, and occasionally scolded us, and helped mentally and financially.
G: Yes, it is so. If no one around you had helped, what would have happened to you, Dragon?
D: Ah,I think about that often… Maybe, certainly, I would have been desperate if no one had been around me. I seriously think that I might have become so-called a yakuza (gangster).
G: Ha, ha, ha. You might have. However, you over came your hardship with the help of people around you. Of course, big hardships are waiting…
D: Ah! There are more….
G: Of course! However, Dragon, the soul is raised by hardships. For instance, how do flowers and plants grow?
D: Ah? Water, soil, light isn’t it?
G: In other words?
D: In other words?
G: What are hardships for man?
(Continue. This answer is easy, isn’t it?)
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Reasons Why We Were Born (No.1)
(December 27, 2008, No. 13)
Hello, this is Dragon.
I have been thinking that there are past lives without any sense of incompatibility. Like falling leaves and new buds for a next season, I don’t think it is strange that man also has a cycle of transmigration. Though it is only my simple belief. (･Θ･;)
If this assumption of rebirth is the truth, what is the meaning of rebirth for man?
If there is no transmigration of soul, why is man born?Today’s story started with my question.
It began when I questioned Kamisama about the world of postmortem.
Is there a world of Postmortem?
D: Kamisama, I have a question….G: Please. I read your blog. I am enjoying it.
D: Ah! Thank you very much! I would like to start discussing something for my blog again.
G: Yes, there is a world of postmortem.
D: Ah! Kamisama reads my mind again! Yes, that is my question.
(Kamisama answers before I question. )
G: Do I need to talk about what will happen after a person’s death?
D: Yes, please. For instance, what will happen after I die? For instance, do I become a soul after I die?
G: Yes, but man is a soul while he is alive.
D: Ah, I see. Then the body will be gone after a person’s death?
G: Yes, and someone will come to welcome the deceased.
D: Wow! I read it in a book about near death experience!
G: Yes. Don’t worry. Spirits who loved and watched over for a long time will welcome the deceased.
D: Hmm. Who will come and welcome me? Is there any chance that no one will come to meet the deceased?
G: There is.
D: Ahhhh! That is lonely!
G: Don’t worry. When no one comes, that means it isn’t time to die. Therefore, in such a case the soul needs to return to the same path he came from.
D: Ah---, Indeed. Also, it seems to be a beautiful place according to the near death experience book.
G: Yes. It is a truly beautiful place. There is a field of beautiful flowers and innumerable light. Dragon, look forward to it because it is the most beautiful scenery.
D: Oh….. That is great!
A place to where all souls return
D: Then, where do souls go after that?
G: Though it is likely they will go various places, there is one place souls return to for now.
D: Ah! Is it like a house?
G: It could be an individual home, but it could be one.
D: ???
G: We call it a “Great Light”
D: Great light….. Oh…, it sounds great! Is it really a large light?
G: Yes, it is. Literally it is a very large light. It is so beautiful that it can’t be described in words and it is such a solemn light, that it arouses awe in the atmosphere around it.
D: I see. I have read from a book that when a soul returns there, it decides how to live, its purpose and direction of the next life.
G: Hmm, it is so. However, not all souls decide on the meaning, or targets for the next life.
D: Wow? Unexpected… It is so…
G: Different people with different tastes. The souls are the same way. There is a soul which is born with a purpose or none at all. For instance, sometimes a soul which regrets his past life may want to start over again, or it may want to fall in love again, and so on. There are many souls who come back for such reasons.
D: Wow! I see. So unexpected! Is it so simple? I am relieved. (Because I definitely so simple, too. )
G: Yes, however, there are souls who come back with a mission.
D: Hmm. Which one is happier, a soul who decides his purpose of living or a soul who doesn’t have one?
G: Either way is okay. Various lives can exist. However, it can be said what all men should do in their lives.
D: Wow! What is it?
G: Then, let’s think together.
D: Ah, he doesn’t answer right away…
(Continue.)
Hello, this is Dragon.
I have been thinking that there are past lives without any sense of incompatibility. Like falling leaves and new buds for a next season, I don’t think it is strange that man also has a cycle of transmigration. Though it is only my simple belief. (･Θ･;)
If this assumption of rebirth is the truth, what is the meaning of rebirth for man?
If there is no transmigration of soul, why is man born?Today’s story started with my question.
It began when I questioned Kamisama about the world of postmortem.
G: Kamisama (Guardian Deity)
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Medium, Older brother)
Is there a world of Postmortem?
D: Kamisama, I have a question….G: Please. I read your blog. I am enjoying it.
D: Ah! Thank you very much! I would like to start discussing something for my blog again.
G: Yes, there is a world of postmortem.
D: Ah! Kamisama reads my mind again! Yes, that is my question.
(Kamisama answers before I question. )
G: Do I need to talk about what will happen after a person’s death?
D: Yes, please. For instance, what will happen after I die? For instance, do I become a soul after I die?
G: Yes, but man is a soul while he is alive.
D: Ah, I see. Then the body will be gone after a person’s death?
G: Yes, and someone will come to welcome the deceased.
D: Wow! I read it in a book about near death experience!
G: Yes. Don’t worry. Spirits who loved and watched over for a long time will welcome the deceased.
D: Hmm. Who will come and welcome me? Is there any chance that no one will come to meet the deceased?
G: There is.
D: Ahhhh! That is lonely!
G: Don’t worry. When no one comes, that means it isn’t time to die. Therefore, in such a case the soul needs to return to the same path he came from.
D: Ah---, Indeed. Also, it seems to be a beautiful place according to the near death experience book.
G: Yes. It is a truly beautiful place. There is a field of beautiful flowers and innumerable light. Dragon, look forward to it because it is the most beautiful scenery.
D: Oh….. That is great!
A place to where all souls return
D: Then, where do souls go after that?
G: Though it is likely they will go various places, there is one place souls return to for now.
D: Ah! Is it like a house?
G: It could be an individual home, but it could be one.
D: ???
G: We call it a “Great Light”
D: Great light….. Oh…, it sounds great! Is it really a large light?
G: Yes, it is. Literally it is a very large light. It is so beautiful that it can’t be described in words and it is such a solemn light, that it arouses awe in the atmosphere around it.
D: I see. I have read from a book that when a soul returns there, it decides how to live, its purpose and direction of the next life.
G: Hmm, it is so. However, not all souls decide on the meaning, or targets for the next life.
D: Wow? Unexpected… It is so…
G: Different people with different tastes. The souls are the same way. There is a soul which is born with a purpose or none at all. For instance, sometimes a soul which regrets his past life may want to start over again, or it may want to fall in love again, and so on. There are many souls who come back for such reasons.
D: Wow! I see. So unexpected! Is it so simple? I am relieved. (Because I definitely so simple, too. )
G: Yes, however, there are souls who come back with a mission.
D: Hmm. Which one is happier, a soul who decides his purpose of living or a soul who doesn’t have one?
G: Either way is okay. Various lives can exist. However, it can be said what all men should do in their lives.
D: Wow! What is it?
G: Then, let’s think together.
D: Ah, he doesn’t answer right away…
(Continue.)
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Unexpected "Effect" of Incense
(December 26, 2008, No.12)
Hello! This is Dragon.
I have loved “Incense” for a long time. I am a man, but I enjoy its fragrance? I love perfumes as well.
When my brother Aniki and I were talking about incense, Kamisama joined in our conversation.
I would like to introduce the story.
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channeler, older brother)
Hidden “Effect” of Incense.
Aniki: Ah, Dragon. Did you buy incense? It is nice, isn’t it?
D: Yup. It is nice. I love incense. I could burn it forever.
Aniki: Indeed. I love it as well. Ah, wait a minute, Kamisamas is talking…
D: Oh! What? (I sit up straight. It is pretty strange, but I am getting used to this situation…)
G: Dragon. Do you know why you feel good when you burn incense?
D: Ah? Of course, because it smells good! ….but it seems like you are indicating something more…
G: Ha, ha, ha. Very good. The effect is more than just the smell.
D: Hmm? What do you mean?
G: Incense existed from ancient times. For instance, why do we have the incense stick?
D: Ah! This is my guess, that the incense stick was used at funerals. It might be to hide the smell of the dead body.
G: Boo….
D: Wow, I was confident about my answer.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Don’t people use incense for Buddhist service not just for funerals?
D: Ah, I see. Then why do we burn incense….
G: The answer relates to guardian gods.
D: Ah? Guardian gods? What happens when we burn the incense…????”
G: They are pleased.
D: “Wow Guardian gods like incense? In other words, they can smell incense?
G: Of course.
D: Wow!!!, I am really surprised … guardian gods love the smell also.
G: Indeed. For instance, what would you do if you were a guardian god and somebody burned incense in this room?
D: Ah, I will stay here for a long time?
G: Indeed. Rather, other guardian gods will gather in this room.
D: Oh! Great! I am happy!
G: That is great. Gods like clean places or beautiful Ki (energy).
D: Indeed. Then I should continue to burn incense
G: Yes, you can do that. However, be careful. There aren’t just good guardian gods.
D: Wow! Not only good guardian gods? There are bad ones?
G: There are. All kinds of gods exist.
D: Wow, that is scary…
G: We will talk about it some other time. There are many good guardian gods, so continue to use incense. If there is a good one next to you, your luck may increase.
D: Okay, I bought a lottery ticket, so I will burn incense next to the tickets!
G: Ha, ha, ha! Do what you want. Don’t have high expectations.
D: I see. If guardian gods like incense, do they like perfume as well?
G: Of course! As I said before, it is easy for guardian gods to gather together in a good environment. I can say the same thing to a person. If a good person is good, then guardian gods can easily help him.
D: Then I will be a good person! I will burn incense!
G: Hang in there. (^∇^)
End.
Ah! The answer was unexpected and it surprised me. What about you? (Dragon)
I have loved “Incense” for a long time. I am a man, but I enjoy its fragrance? I love perfumes as well.
When my brother Aniki and I were talking about incense, Kamisama joined in our conversation.
I would like to introduce the story.
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channeler, older brother)
Hidden “Effect” of Incense.
Aniki: Ah, Dragon. Did you buy incense? It is nice, isn’t it?
D: Yup. It is nice. I love incense. I could burn it forever.
Aniki: Indeed. I love it as well. Ah, wait a minute, Kamisamas is talking…
D: Oh! What? (I sit up straight. It is pretty strange, but I am getting used to this situation…)
G: Dragon. Do you know why you feel good when you burn incense?
D: Ah? Of course, because it smells good! ….but it seems like you are indicating something more…
G: Ha, ha, ha. Very good. The effect is more than just the smell.
D: Hmm? What do you mean?
G: Incense existed from ancient times. For instance, why do we have the incense stick?
D: Ah! This is my guess, that the incense stick was used at funerals. It might be to hide the smell of the dead body.
G: Boo….
D: Wow, I was confident about my answer.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Don’t people use incense for Buddhist service not just for funerals?
D: Ah, I see. Then why do we burn incense….
G: The answer relates to guardian gods.
D: Ah? Guardian gods? What happens when we burn the incense…????”
G: They are pleased.
D: “Wow Guardian gods like incense? In other words, they can smell incense?
G: Of course.
D: Wow!!!, I am really surprised … guardian gods love the smell also.
G: Indeed. For instance, what would you do if you were a guardian god and somebody burned incense in this room?
D: Ah, I will stay here for a long time?
G: Indeed. Rather, other guardian gods will gather in this room.
D: Oh! Great! I am happy!
G: That is great. Gods like clean places or beautiful Ki (energy).
D: Indeed. Then I should continue to burn incense
G: Yes, you can do that. However, be careful. There aren’t just good guardian gods.
D: Wow! Not only good guardian gods? There are bad ones?
G: There are. All kinds of gods exist.
D: Wow, that is scary…
G: We will talk about it some other time. There are many good guardian gods, so continue to use incense. If there is a good one next to you, your luck may increase.
D: Okay, I bought a lottery ticket, so I will burn incense next to the tickets!
G: Ha, ha, ha! Do what you want. Don’t have high expectations.
D: I see. If guardian gods like incense, do they like perfume as well?
G: Of course! As I said before, it is easy for guardian gods to gather together in a good environment. I can say the same thing to a person. If a good person is good, then guardian gods can easily help him.
D: Then I will be a good person! I will burn incense!
G: Hang in there. (^∇^)
End.
Ah! The answer was unexpected and it surprised me. What about you? (Dragon)
Thursday, September 3, 2009
If you want to get better, faster then do this....
(December 25, 2008, No.11)
G: Guardian Deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channaler, Older brother)
Hello! This is Dragon. I caught a cold!
On a chilly night I went to the movies wearing a light jacket. I caught a cold because of this.
When I called by brother, Aniki, yesterday and told him about it, Kamisama said this to me.
"Dragon, if you want to get better, do this …..”
Before I go to bed I want to tell you this story.
The hotline with the god…
G: Dragon, how are you? Are you feeling alright?
D: Ah, can you tell? I have a little fever…. I caught a cold.
G: It will be okay; you will get better but do you want to get better faster?
D: Yes, I don’t want to call in sick. I want to recover within seconds. [Cough, cough.]
G: I understand. Then let’s teach you a special secret.
D: Oh! Great! Please teach me!
G: Okay. By the way, Dragon, what are you thinking now that you caught a cold?
D: Ah? I am pissed off (shit!)
G: I understand. However; you’re not going to get better thinking like that. I am sorry.
D: Ah? Then what do I need to do? Should I think like “Yahoo!”
G: Yes! Right’s right!
D: Wow!!! Should I really think “yahoo!”? Are you sure?
G: Yes. When you get sick, Dragon, be grateful.
D: Grateful? I have never heard of anything like this! How can I be happy!
G: Don’t you want to get well faster? Then be happy. Think that it was great that I got a cold!
D: Hmm. I understand it as positive thinking, but I am not convinced….
G: If you think positively, it is good for you mentally. But do you understand that it will also influence you physically?
D: Hmm, honestly I can’t imagine that…
Love your cells…
G: Dragon, what are you made of?
D: Ah? The body? Muscle, bone structure, blood?
G: Tell me what’s deeper than that?
D: Ah, a cell?
G: Yes. It is a cell. When a person is sick the cells are weak. If the cells are weak, they need to get stronger.
D: That is why I need to be happy? If I am happy, the cells get stronger?
G: Yes, it will get stronger. ‘Joy’ releases healing power more than anything else. It is occasionally reported in the news that 'laughter' makes the immune system stronger. That is true. Dragon, if you are happy, the cells are happy. And when the cells are happy, they feel your love.
D: Love my cells?
G: Yes. For instance, when there is a backache, love your back’s cells.
D: How do I love them? Should I say “I love you?”
G: Of course. It is important to think that way, but do something for instance put a blanket on your back, apply a compress or be gentle with your posture.
Okay then, Dragon when do you think someone loves you?
D: I am happy. I feel thankful.
G: Indeed. Cells think that way too.
D: But they are my cells?
G: Ha, ha, ha. You call the cells your own, but do you really think they are? When you act do you consider your cells?
D: Hmm, No, honestly not. I don’t even think about my cell’s existence.
G: Dragon, I have been telling you this but think about existence. The cells are you, “Dragon” and that is equivalent to the one universe. Therefore; do things that make you and your cells happy.
D: Indeed, ･･･ I think I understand. I will thank the cells always. Although it is likely that others will consider this strange.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Just send love to the cells; you don’t need to verbalize it.
D: Yes. Then I will think positively when I catch a cold.
G: More than thinking about it, express the happiness.
D: Hmm? Like I did?
G: From the bottom of your heart jump up and down with pleasure. And, love your cells more seriously. Only you can be nice to your cells. The body will be activated if you do and the recovery speed will increase.
D: Is it so-called self healing? Ah, by the way, does a person with a fatal disease recover this way?
G: Happiness is strong to overcome even cancer, though I don’t want to exaggerate. However; it’s not necessarily effective in all people because some choose to be sick.
D: Ah? Is there a person who dares to get sick?
G: Yes. Before being born the person decides that his challenge is this lifetime will be “sickness.”
D: Ahhh….. Indeed…….. a great person….
G: I will tell you a story after you recover from your cold. Let's review this story. When you get sick the next time, what will you do?
D: I will be ecstatic!
G: And?
D: I will love my cells!
G: Indeed! Your recovery speed will be far faster.
D: Thank you very much! Then, for the time being, my cells are telling me that they need rest, so I will go to bed! After that I will feed them with special food!
G: Okay. I will pray for your fast recovery.
End.
Please take care of yourself and love your body.
Ah! Kanji “Gojiai” which means "love myself" (to take good care of myself) shows what just Kamisama said …. (We say "gojiai kudasai" to a sick person.)
Dragon
G: Guardian Deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channaler, Older brother)
Hello! This is Dragon. I caught a cold!
On a chilly night I went to the movies wearing a light jacket. I caught a cold because of this.
When I called by brother, Aniki, yesterday and told him about it, Kamisama said this to me.
"Dragon, if you want to get better, do this …..”
Before I go to bed I want to tell you this story.
The hotline with the god…
G: Dragon, how are you? Are you feeling alright?
D: Ah, can you tell? I have a little fever…. I caught a cold.
G: It will be okay; you will get better but do you want to get better faster?
D: Yes, I don’t want to call in sick. I want to recover within seconds. [Cough, cough.]
G: I understand. Then let’s teach you a special secret.
D: Oh! Great! Please teach me!
G: Okay. By the way, Dragon, what are you thinking now that you caught a cold?
D: Ah? I am pissed off (shit!)
G: I understand. However; you’re not going to get better thinking like that. I am sorry.
D: Ah? Then what do I need to do? Should I think like “Yahoo!”
G: Yes! Right’s right!
D: Wow!!! Should I really think “yahoo!”? Are you sure?
G: Yes. When you get sick, Dragon, be grateful.
D: Grateful? I have never heard of anything like this! How can I be happy!
G: Don’t you want to get well faster? Then be happy. Think that it was great that I got a cold!
D: Hmm. I understand it as positive thinking, but I am not convinced….
G: If you think positively, it is good for you mentally. But do you understand that it will also influence you physically?
D: Hmm, honestly I can’t imagine that…
Love your cells…
G: Dragon, what are you made of?
D: Ah? The body? Muscle, bone structure, blood?
G: Tell me what’s deeper than that?
D: Ah, a cell?
G: Yes. It is a cell. When a person is sick the cells are weak. If the cells are weak, they need to get stronger.
D: That is why I need to be happy? If I am happy, the cells get stronger?
G: Yes, it will get stronger. ‘Joy’ releases healing power more than anything else. It is occasionally reported in the news that 'laughter' makes the immune system stronger. That is true. Dragon, if you are happy, the cells are happy. And when the cells are happy, they feel your love.
D: Love my cells?
G: Yes. For instance, when there is a backache, love your back’s cells.
D: How do I love them? Should I say “I love you?”
G: Of course. It is important to think that way, but do something for instance put a blanket on your back, apply a compress or be gentle with your posture.
Okay then, Dragon when do you think someone loves you?
D: I am happy. I feel thankful.
G: Indeed. Cells think that way too.
D: But they are my cells?
G: Ha, ha, ha. You call the cells your own, but do you really think they are? When you act do you consider your cells?
D: Hmm, No, honestly not. I don’t even think about my cell’s existence.
G: Dragon, I have been telling you this but think about existence. The cells are you, “Dragon” and that is equivalent to the one universe. Therefore; do things that make you and your cells happy.
D: Indeed, ･･･ I think I understand. I will thank the cells always. Although it is likely that others will consider this strange.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Just send love to the cells; you don’t need to verbalize it.
D: Yes. Then I will think positively when I catch a cold.
G: More than thinking about it, express the happiness.
D: Hmm? Like I did?
G: From the bottom of your heart jump up and down with pleasure. And, love your cells more seriously. Only you can be nice to your cells. The body will be activated if you do and the recovery speed will increase.
D: Is it so-called self healing? Ah, by the way, does a person with a fatal disease recover this way?
G: Happiness is strong to overcome even cancer, though I don’t want to exaggerate. However; it’s not necessarily effective in all people because some choose to be sick.
D: Ah? Is there a person who dares to get sick?
G: Yes. Before being born the person decides that his challenge is this lifetime will be “sickness.”
D: Ahhh….. Indeed…….. a great person….
G: I will tell you a story after you recover from your cold. Let's review this story. When you get sick the next time, what will you do?
D: I will be ecstatic!
G: And?
D: I will love my cells!
G: Indeed! Your recovery speed will be far faster.
D: Thank you very much! Then, for the time being, my cells are telling me that they need rest, so I will go to bed! After that I will feed them with special food!
G: Okay. I will pray for your fast recovery.
End.
Please take care of yourself and love your body.
Ah! Kanji “Gojiai” which means "love myself" (to take good care of myself) shows what just Kamisama said …. (We say "gojiai kudasai" to a sick person.)
Dragon
A hidden message delivered through intoxication
(December 24, 2008, No.10)
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I am like most Japanese who are non-religious. We celebrate all religions. How are you spending your day?
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I am like most Japanese who are non-religious. We celebrate all religions. How are you spending your day?
Well, due to the holidays, most people drink in celebration on holidays. Therefore, today’s topic is “A hidden message in gap.”
Each person handles alcohol differently. Therefore the behavior can range from laughter to anger and so on.
When I get drunk, I tend to speak non-stop. The other day, I said something to my friend that hurt his feelings. (Now I regret it.)
Personally, I wanted to ask Kamisama why I acted this way. (･Θ･;)
Let’s start the conversation. By the way, this conversation came about from the original discussion about god’s hierarchy.
A question about Kamisama’s life…
D: Well, sorry if this question sounds funny,but Kamisama, do you drink alcohol?
G: Yes, I drink.
D: Really! Seriously?
G: Not only do the gods drink alcohol, they also eat food, smoke cigarettes, fall in love and have sex.
D: Wait a minute ･･･ I am shocked to hear that gods do that.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is true. Just like man, gods like to do these things as well.
D: Ah, it is so… Then, where do you buy your food?
G: I don’t buy the food. I make my own.
D: Ah…, homemade?
G: Yes, if you want to do that.
D: Ah? How else do you get your food?
G: Dragon, you may not believe this, but we get anything we want just by thinking about it. Food and alcohol materialize instantly and it is possible to travel to places in no time.
D: Wow….!? I am Jealous…
G: Certainly, it is a wonderful world. However, because of this, gods can choose to be born as man.
D: What? Why do you want to be born as man? You are god?
G: Some choose to stay as gods, while others choose to be born as man. The reason is that gods want to experience the joy and hardship of being human to cultivate the soul.
D: Training to cultivate the soul.… Hmm, if I were a god, I would stay as a god forever.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Dragon, on a different subject, it doesn’t matter if you become a god or not. Just remember that there is a wonderful world waiting for you after you die. Except, Oops! Suicide is not good because it degrades soul’s rank!
D: What? Souls have ranks?
G: Yes it does. “Ranking ”is exactly as you understand it. However, I don’t want you to think that you can increase ranking by force. It goes up naturally. I will not talk in detail, but just understand that there is ranking for souls.
D: Hmm…
G: Anyway, there are similarities in god’s world to man’s but there is a huge difference in timing.
Does god like alcohol!?
D: Indeed... Let’s return to the story of alcohol… I love alcohol.
G: I know. I love it, too.
D: Oh! I am happy! Do you drink every night?
D: Of course! Having a drink after finishing a job feels great!
D: Indeed! Ah, I am pleased. Then, Kamisama, most the time when I get drunk, I talk a lot and then get sleepy, but recently I made an outrageous remark to a person…
G: Because of alcohol?
D: I didn’t mean to say those terrible thing… I apologized, but I still regret saying it.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is okay now that you apologized. On other hand, there are many things you can learn from this behavior.
D: Indeed. What I learned is to drink in moderation.
G: Yes. It is okay to drink moderately if it is within the range of your capacity. However, since you have regret about your behavior, it was a good experience for you. So learn from the way you behaved when you were drunk.
The message from being under the influence of alcohol
D: A message? To whom?
G: Of course, a message is sent to you and the people around you.
D: Hmm, do I send a message when I get drunk?
G: Ha, ha, ha. Oh dear, yes, Dragon. For instance, some people are very happy and smile a lot when they get drunk.
D: I like a man like that. It is healing.
G: Indeed. Why do you think that man is a “happy drunk”?
D: Ah, I guess a depressed person?
G: True. Also, a serious person may tend to laugh while drunk. It brings to light the night and day gap between his sober and drunk behavior.
D: Indeed. The result can be that when a happy person gets drunk he may start crying and this impacts the people around him.
G: I agree. He can also be called a “Sentimental drunk.” Now, let's think about the meaning of the night and day gap. In a word, the gap is THE message.
D: Hmm, does that mean that a drunk person is conveying the message that he has a gap?
G: Yes. What else?
D: In other words, hmm…. If a person acts very happy when he drinks then we can call him a “happy drunk.”
G: Yes! Normally this person wouldn’t laugh but under the influence of alcohol, he becomes a very happy person. What else could we say?
D: Ah, this person has the desire to laugh and be happy every day but for whatever reason doesn’t.
G: Yes, that’s true! Most of the time, drunken behavior is the suppressed part of him which he wants to express but he can’t until alcohol is introduced. Of course, this is not the same for all cases.
D: Ah, I think I understand it very well. Alcohol usually helps a person become brave and do what he normally won’t do because it embarrasses him.
G: You don’t need to be embarrassed. Alcohol could have a wonderful affect of opening a part you that is confined and thus releasing it. By the way, Dragon, what do people say to you when you get drunk?
D: Ah? I wonder… People say that I don’t change much, but I become talkative.
G: What do you talk about?
D: Considerable things. I like to talk about philosophical subjects.
G: So, for instance, you have the strong desire to talk about deep topics. However; if you need alcohol…
D: For that purpose; this blog may be a release for me!
G: I hope it helps you. Anyway, what people say about your behavior when you are drunk is a very wonderful message. You should consider that your drunken behavior is that suppressed part of you.
D: Should I remind myself that and live accordingly?
G: It is up to you. Dragon, did you forget? What do you need to do if you want to know about life?
D: Ah, it is “existence”. I recognize that there is a gap. Indeed! I have a suppressed desire and need to recognize that existence.
G: Indeed. Suppression isn’t a bad thing and it isn’t necessary to change it. Man admits the existence of suppression. Now it’s up to each person to do something about it.
D: I see. By the way, what about a person who drinks excessively or someone who is an alcoholic?
G: What do you think, Dragon?
D: Well, maybe he is suppressing living or maybe he has a suicide wish.
G: It might be. That is very wasteful.
D: Indeed… What should people do who don’t drink alcohol?
G: Ha, ha, ha. It’s not necessary to get drunk in order to disclose a suppressed part of you. A person who won’t drink alcohol may choose something else such as “Karaoke” or “dressing up to make a fashion statement.” Anyway, if your friends tell you that you have a gap when you are drunk, that’s a good hint.
D: Yes, I understand! Thank you very much
G: You are welcome. Thank you.
End.
I love sake, so this story made me think a lot.
I wish everybody a happy holiday and good drinking. Dragon.
Each person handles alcohol differently. Therefore the behavior can range from laughter to anger and so on.
When I get drunk, I tend to speak non-stop. The other day, I said something to my friend that hurt his feelings. (Now I regret it.)
Personally, I wanted to ask Kamisama why I acted this way. (･Θ･;)
Let’s start the conversation. By the way, this conversation came about from the original discussion about god’s hierarchy.
A question about Kamisama’s life…
D: Well, sorry if this question sounds funny,but Kamisama, do you drink alcohol?
G: Yes, I drink.
D: Really! Seriously?
G: Not only do the gods drink alcohol, they also eat food, smoke cigarettes, fall in love and have sex.
D: Wait a minute ･･･ I am shocked to hear that gods do that.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is true. Just like man, gods like to do these things as well.
D: Ah, it is so… Then, where do you buy your food?
G: I don’t buy the food. I make my own.
D: Ah…, homemade?
G: Yes, if you want to do that.
D: Ah? How else do you get your food?
G: Dragon, you may not believe this, but we get anything we want just by thinking about it. Food and alcohol materialize instantly and it is possible to travel to places in no time.
D: Wow….!? I am Jealous…
G: Certainly, it is a wonderful world. However, because of this, gods can choose to be born as man.
D: What? Why do you want to be born as man? You are god?
G: Some choose to stay as gods, while others choose to be born as man. The reason is that gods want to experience the joy and hardship of being human to cultivate the soul.
D: Training to cultivate the soul.… Hmm, if I were a god, I would stay as a god forever.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Dragon, on a different subject, it doesn’t matter if you become a god or not. Just remember that there is a wonderful world waiting for you after you die. Except, Oops! Suicide is not good because it degrades soul’s rank!
D: What? Souls have ranks?
G: Yes it does. “Ranking ”is exactly as you understand it. However, I don’t want you to think that you can increase ranking by force. It goes up naturally. I will not talk in detail, but just understand that there is ranking for souls.
D: Hmm…
G: Anyway, there are similarities in god’s world to man’s but there is a huge difference in timing.
Does god like alcohol!?
D: Indeed... Let’s return to the story of alcohol… I love alcohol.
G: I know. I love it, too.
D: Oh! I am happy! Do you drink every night?
D: Of course! Having a drink after finishing a job feels great!
D: Indeed! Ah, I am pleased. Then, Kamisama, most the time when I get drunk, I talk a lot and then get sleepy, but recently I made an outrageous remark to a person…
G: Because of alcohol?
D: I didn’t mean to say those terrible thing… I apologized, but I still regret saying it.
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is okay now that you apologized. On other hand, there are many things you can learn from this behavior.
D: Indeed. What I learned is to drink in moderation.
G: Yes. It is okay to drink moderately if it is within the range of your capacity. However, since you have regret about your behavior, it was a good experience for you. So learn from the way you behaved when you were drunk.
The message from being under the influence of alcohol
D: A message? To whom?
G: Of course, a message is sent to you and the people around you.
D: Hmm, do I send a message when I get drunk?
G: Ha, ha, ha. Oh dear, yes, Dragon. For instance, some people are very happy and smile a lot when they get drunk.
D: I like a man like that. It is healing.
G: Indeed. Why do you think that man is a “happy drunk”?
D: Ah, I guess a depressed person?
G: True. Also, a serious person may tend to laugh while drunk. It brings to light the night and day gap between his sober and drunk behavior.
D: Indeed. The result can be that when a happy person gets drunk he may start crying and this impacts the people around him.
G: I agree. He can also be called a “Sentimental drunk.” Now, let's think about the meaning of the night and day gap. In a word, the gap is THE message.
D: Hmm, does that mean that a drunk person is conveying the message that he has a gap?
G: Yes. What else?
D: In other words, hmm…. If a person acts very happy when he drinks then we can call him a “happy drunk.”
G: Yes! Normally this person wouldn’t laugh but under the influence of alcohol, he becomes a very happy person. What else could we say?
D: Ah, this person has the desire to laugh and be happy every day but for whatever reason doesn’t.
G: Yes, that’s true! Most of the time, drunken behavior is the suppressed part of him which he wants to express but he can’t until alcohol is introduced. Of course, this is not the same for all cases.
D: Ah, I think I understand it very well. Alcohol usually helps a person become brave and do what he normally won’t do because it embarrasses him.
G: You don’t need to be embarrassed. Alcohol could have a wonderful affect of opening a part you that is confined and thus releasing it. By the way, Dragon, what do people say to you when you get drunk?
D: Ah? I wonder… People say that I don’t change much, but I become talkative.
G: What do you talk about?
D: Considerable things. I like to talk about philosophical subjects.
G: So, for instance, you have the strong desire to talk about deep topics. However; if you need alcohol…
D: For that purpose; this blog may be a release for me!
G: I hope it helps you. Anyway, what people say about your behavior when you are drunk is a very wonderful message. You should consider that your drunken behavior is that suppressed part of you.
D: Should I remind myself that and live accordingly?
G: It is up to you. Dragon, did you forget? What do you need to do if you want to know about life?
D: Ah, it is “existence”. I recognize that there is a gap. Indeed! I have a suppressed desire and need to recognize that existence.
G: Indeed. Suppression isn’t a bad thing and it isn’t necessary to change it. Man admits the existence of suppression. Now it’s up to each person to do something about it.
D: I see. By the way, what about a person who drinks excessively or someone who is an alcoholic?
G: What do you think, Dragon?
D: Well, maybe he is suppressing living or maybe he has a suicide wish.
G: It might be. That is very wasteful.
D: Indeed… What should people do who don’t drink alcohol?
G: Ha, ha, ha. It’s not necessary to get drunk in order to disclose a suppressed part of you. A person who won’t drink alcohol may choose something else such as “Karaoke” or “dressing up to make a fashion statement.” Anyway, if your friends tell you that you have a gap when you are drunk, that’s a good hint.
D: Yes, I understand! Thank you very much
G: You are welcome. Thank you.
End.
I love sake, so this story made me think a lot.
I wish everybody a happy holiday and good drinking. Dragon.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Origin of The Earth (No.6)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth?
(No.6)
(December 23, 2008, No.9)
Hello. This is Dragon. This is now the six of the series of “Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth?”. Today’s blog is the last of the series.
It is the continuation of "an old tale " which is told as a parable to teach you about man's "Roots".
Action of the young man whose torii was destroyed ------
G: One of the toriis was destroyed with no respect to how hard it was for him to have made it. First, he went to the site and picked up the broken pieces of the torii. He then returned to his home and several hours later, he went to see the elder’s son who had destroyed the torii.
D: Ah-, my heart starts beating…!
G: “The young man said to the culprit.
"You destroyed the torii I made, however, I will not blame you if you wear this charm which I made from a piece of the destroyed torii?"
It was a lucky charm in the shape of a fish. The young man made it with love. He worried that the elder’s son would seriously suffer from his action because the young man was pious and believed in gods and in Buddha.
D: Wow. He is a really good man!
G: Yes, his actions are very honorable, he sympathizes with the culprit who hates him. When the elder's son accepted the lucky charm, he became awkward, and took it silently.
Several months later, something unusual happened to the culprit who is also a young fisherman.
D: His ship sank?
G: “No, something else happened! The young culprit was protected by the lucky charm. His fish haul went up. Only his ship began to caught fish and none of the other villagers.
One day, the elder asked his son: What are you doing different than the others? His son reviewed his steps in detail, the same ship, the same bait, and the same bay. The only difference was ･････ at that time, as if he had been struck by lightning he realized the difference.
The only difference from the other fishermen was the “lucky charm”.
The elder son was changed on that day. He apologized to the hero and made a vow to be his comrade and began ardently beautifying the mountains.
At the elder's request, lucky charms were made for the other fishermen. In time the pollution from the mountains ceased and fish came back to the bay.
Their haul increased and 3 years later, the story ended as you are thinking.
D: The tourism plan was withdrawn.
G: Yes.(*゜▽゜ノノ゛☆」
D: Ah, great! Great for the young man!
What was the “Roots” for this young man?
G: Now the old tale ends. How did you like it? Did you get what his roots are?
D: Well, for one, his strong intention, it is an honorable root. The young culprit who broke the torii might have been a root for the hero as well as the sea and the mountains.
G: Exactly. When he made the decision to increase the haul, which was to do it at any cost, that was his intention and the beginning of the "roots". He fed the roots by studying with books, his own experience and other things. However the most important thing above all was a “root” of zeal which never be wavered.
D: Indeed…
G: There might be the word "Nezasu (rooting)". The root (Ne) is piercing the earth (zasu). Only the rooting is important, thrusting deeply into the ground. In that sense, it can be said that this young man's roots thrust quite deep.
D: Ah, I think I understand. In another words, it may be a strong root called “Faith”.
G: Yes, and his "Strength of Spirit (Kikotsu)" which made it happen. This also is very important, remember it.
D: Strength of Spirit! Faith and Strength! I will remember.
“Roots” will change and evolve……
G: Well, the elder's son became a lifetime friend of the hero. By the way, the roots of these two actually changed.
D: What? Stuck together?
G: Yes, that is right. This is the case where each root connects with another like the intertwined branches of trees with their roots growing deeper.
D: Oh, this is terrific!
G: By the say, this phenomenon has happened between you and your brother.
D: Yes, I think so.
G: Always express your gratitude for your existence. Do you understand the theme of finding the meaning of your life.
D: The meaning of life is clear if we understand the origin of the earth, isn't it?
G: Indeed... However, knowing the roots is only the first step. Look at your roots, there are always right and wrong answers. Take it easy.
D: Thank you very much. We started talking about the ways of gods at first, but it has gotten bigger.
G: Indeed, this is only the beginning. In the unknown world, there is a depth that exceed your imagination, Dragon. By the way, I have more to tell the nature of god. May I do so in the end? It might become one sided message from me.
D: Of course, please!
G: Thank you. Well I have explained the deep love of plants. Plants have helped men by answering their efforts to cultivate them and nourish their bodies. However, man is not showing its gratitude properly as he is unabashedly destroying nature. (Of course not all men.)
D: It is sad....
G: It is very sad.... Man has been warned for a long time about the destruction of the environment which has advanced to considerable level. I don't think the god of nature is pleased about that.
D: If I were the god, I would be mad.
G: Me, too. In fact the god of nature is very angry. So, I, who is on man's side, try to come down the god of nature. All of you reading this blog, I want you to respect nature including you, Dragon. I don't want you to wast what you eat and want you to express your gratitude for nature's love.
D: Yes, we will express our gratitude and our respect.
G: Thank you. Plants existence could be man's teacher. In fact, there are a lot of things that plants try to each man by their being. I want you to understand this. As for me, I do not want you to think of this in the negative, I never threaten man. If I express myself in harsh words, it is to impress upon you that destroying, or not, the earth depends on whether man creates its roots (intention) in his mind first.
D: The root in one's mind... Indeed. I will learn from plants and pay attention to roots (intention) and do good things for man.
G: Thank you, I will end this story. It was long, but you did a good job.
D: Not at all, thank you very much. I learned a lot.
G: See you soon.
End.
It was a very long story, but did you enjoy it? As for me, I haven't understood completely but I would like to make the most, that I can, of what I have learned here. (Dragon)
(No.6)
(December 23, 2008, No.9)
Hello. This is Dragon. This is now the six of the series of “Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth?”. Today’s blog is the last of the series.
It is the continuation of "an old tale " which is told as a parable to teach you about man's "Roots".
Action of the young man whose torii was destroyed ------
G: One of the toriis was destroyed with no respect to how hard it was for him to have made it. First, he went to the site and picked up the broken pieces of the torii. He then returned to his home and several hours later, he went to see the elder’s son who had destroyed the torii.
D: Ah-, my heart starts beating…!
G: “The young man said to the culprit.
"You destroyed the torii I made, however, I will not blame you if you wear this charm which I made from a piece of the destroyed torii?"
It was a lucky charm in the shape of a fish. The young man made it with love. He worried that the elder’s son would seriously suffer from his action because the young man was pious and believed in gods and in Buddha.
D: Wow. He is a really good man!
G: Yes, his actions are very honorable, he sympathizes with the culprit who hates him. When the elder's son accepted the lucky charm, he became awkward, and took it silently.
Several months later, something unusual happened to the culprit who is also a young fisherman.
D: His ship sank?
G: “No, something else happened! The young culprit was protected by the lucky charm. His fish haul went up. Only his ship began to caught fish and none of the other villagers.
One day, the elder asked his son: What are you doing different than the others? His son reviewed his steps in detail, the same ship, the same bait, and the same bay. The only difference was ･････ at that time, as if he had been struck by lightning he realized the difference.
The only difference from the other fishermen was the “lucky charm”.
The elder son was changed on that day. He apologized to the hero and made a vow to be his comrade and began ardently beautifying the mountains.
At the elder's request, lucky charms were made for the other fishermen. In time the pollution from the mountains ceased and fish came back to the bay.
Their haul increased and 3 years later, the story ended as you are thinking.
D: The tourism plan was withdrawn.
G: Yes.(*゜▽゜ノノ゛☆」
D: Ah, great! Great for the young man!
What was the “Roots” for this young man?
G: Now the old tale ends. How did you like it? Did you get what his roots are?
D: Well, for one, his strong intention, it is an honorable root. The young culprit who broke the torii might have been a root for the hero as well as the sea and the mountains.
G: Exactly. When he made the decision to increase the haul, which was to do it at any cost, that was his intention and the beginning of the "roots". He fed the roots by studying with books, his own experience and other things. However the most important thing above all was a “root” of zeal which never be wavered.
D: Indeed…
G: There might be the word "Nezasu (rooting)". The root (Ne) is piercing the earth (zasu). Only the rooting is important, thrusting deeply into the ground. In that sense, it can be said that this young man's roots thrust quite deep.
D: Ah, I think I understand. In another words, it may be a strong root called “Faith”.
G: Yes, and his "Strength of Spirit (Kikotsu)" which made it happen. This also is very important, remember it.
D: Strength of Spirit! Faith and Strength! I will remember.
“Roots” will change and evolve……
G: Well, the elder's son became a lifetime friend of the hero. By the way, the roots of these two actually changed.
D: What? Stuck together?
G: Yes, that is right. This is the case where each root connects with another like the intertwined branches of trees with their roots growing deeper.
D: Oh, this is terrific!
G: By the say, this phenomenon has happened between you and your brother.
D: Yes, I think so.
G: Always express your gratitude for your existence. Do you understand the theme of finding the meaning of your life.
D: The meaning of life is clear if we understand the origin of the earth, isn't it?
G: Indeed... However, knowing the roots is only the first step. Look at your roots, there are always right and wrong answers. Take it easy.
D: Thank you very much. We started talking about the ways of gods at first, but it has gotten bigger.
G: Indeed, this is only the beginning. In the unknown world, there is a depth that exceed your imagination, Dragon. By the way, I have more to tell the nature of god. May I do so in the end? It might become one sided message from me.
D: Of course, please!
G: Thank you. Well I have explained the deep love of plants. Plants have helped men by answering their efforts to cultivate them and nourish their bodies. However, man is not showing its gratitude properly as he is unabashedly destroying nature. (Of course not all men.)
D: It is sad....
G: It is very sad.... Man has been warned for a long time about the destruction of the environment which has advanced to considerable level. I don't think the god of nature is pleased about that.
D: If I were the god, I would be mad.
G: Me, too. In fact the god of nature is very angry. So, I, who is on man's side, try to come down the god of nature. All of you reading this blog, I want you to respect nature including you, Dragon. I don't want you to wast what you eat and want you to express your gratitude for nature's love.
D: Yes, we will express our gratitude and our respect.
G: Thank you. Plants existence could be man's teacher. In fact, there are a lot of things that plants try to each man by their being. I want you to understand this. As for me, I do not want you to think of this in the negative, I never threaten man. If I express myself in harsh words, it is to impress upon you that destroying, or not, the earth depends on whether man creates its roots (intention) in his mind first.
D: The root in one's mind... Indeed. I will learn from plants and pay attention to roots (intention) and do good things for man.
G: Thank you, I will end this story. It was long, but you did a good job.
D: Not at all, thank you very much. I learned a lot.
G: See you soon.
End.
It was a very long story, but did you enjoy it? As for me, I haven't understood completely but I would like to make the most, that I can, of what I have learned here. (Dragon)
Origin of The Earth (No.5)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth? (No.5)
(December 22, 2008, No. 8)
G: Guardign deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channeler, Older brother)
To understand the meaning of “Roots”, Kamisama asked me what do I need to know. He said that the answer is very simple… (The hint is already shown in the previous conversation.)
What do we need to do to know the meaning of roots...
D: To know the meaning of roots... Ah, first, start looking for the things we appreciate around us. Another thing is to find out what makes us as we are now. Also, look for the things we are passionate about.
G: Indeed, all of them are wonderful answers. However, what do you need to do before that?
D: Before that?
G: So. Your answers today are all wonderful, but what do you need to do before that? It came out of a previous conversation.
D: Things I need to do before. What do I need….?
G: Simply? There is roots or there is not…?
D: There is?, there isn’t? ・・・Ah!!! It is existence, isn’t it?
G: Yes! That is right! It is "Existence"! First, we need to recognize that there is roots. Everything starts from their existence.
D: I see! First, there is existence. Do I just accept the idea of “I have roots”?
G: Indeed! You have roots. It is just okay to recognize existence, that is the most important thing.
D: Indeed! I see, but what will change if existence is recognized?
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is up to you, man’s free will. You can think freely. For a person might be a family, and for another it might be money, lover, hobbies, books, companies, and parents, etc…There are unlimited choices, each person can have different roots from others and it is okay. Of course, it doesn’t matter how many.
D: Ah, I am relieved you said so. For instance, can I change today's roots from tomorrow's roots?
G: Yes, it is quite okay. But the true root doesn’t die.
D: I see….. If I recognize my existence, I can see roots automatically!
G: By the way, roots are just a metaphor and can’t be seen. In the composition of roots, there is an external factor that Dragon mentioned a little while ago and there is an internal factor, too.
D: Internal factor? Is it my feeling?
G: Yes, it is. Man's behavior changes depending on feelings. Man's behavior starts from feelings. If roots are the function of absorbing, it is also equipped with releasing function. That is action.
D: Ahhhhh… Complicated!!!
A hint for roots is in an old tale…
G: Ha, ha, ha. Then, let’s me tell you an old tale. There may be a hint in it.
D: Ah. That is great!
G: It may be a long story, but keep listening.
D: No, no! You are the ones that have hang on !
G: Thank you. ･･･ Once upon a time, actually it was in a modern time, there was a fishing village in a remote place in Japan. The fisherman’s haul decreased every year, and in the last few years it was especially pitiful to look at. The village was on the verge of a crisis.
There was a young man who came from a long line of fishermen. He had a degree in Fisheries' Science and had graduated recently. The crisis came just as he was about to take an active part as fisherman.
The elders in the village had come to a decision which made his heart sink.
D: What did the elders decide?
G: They decided to give up the fishing business. The fishermen in the whole village made a decision to stop fishing completely, and they decided to build up the land as a sightseeing spot within three years.
The young man was heartbroken. He had loved the sea since he was a child. Finally there was his chance to be a fisherman...
He thought that if they found the cause of the poor catch, they could find a solution, and the elders' opinion might be overturned.
From that point on, he studied desperately. He thought that he could revive the haul. He had a time limit of three years.
Now, Dragon. Do you see roots here?
D: What? ･･････ fisherman's lineages ･･･ ? poor catch?
G: Of course, it could be, but I want you to pay attention to his “Feelings”. He wants to increase the haul within three years at any cost. His enthusiasm has become 'Roots' for him.
D: Indeed… Feeling, determination, it is an excellent root!
G: Yes, it is. Let’s continue the story.
The young man studied very hard and searched over and over until one day he found something which could be the cause of the poor catch.
Cause of the poor haul...
That was something was the“Mountains”
D: Wow! Mountains? Isn’t it opposite! Why?
G: Mountains in the vicinity were dirty, and pollutants flowed out of them to the sea. It is a story that often exists in Japan.
Either way, he thought that pollution was the cause of the poor haul.
That same day, the young man went to the mountains and began to clean them thoroughly. A lot of garbage was collected, abandoned refrigerators, TV sets, cars, vinyl products, and corrugated cardboard.., and he recycled as much as possible. If he didn’t recycle, they might be thrown away by someone else again.
Then, he negotiated with a factory on the mountains, and made them stop pouring away the pollutants. It was a touching and powerful action.
However the people in the village were still closed to his solution. They were backbiting him, and they were still throwing away garbage on the mountain with an air of ostentatious pride. There even was a person who dispersed excreta, saying that “If you have time to beautify the mountain, why don’t you have time to catch fish?”
The young man was completely perplexed. What can he do to make them stop polluting the mountains any further?
He found the answer in a newspaper. There was an article about the torii (a gateway to a Shinto shrine) which was drawn on the walls. Man stopped urinating on the walls with these drawings. A simple but powerful solution, however, the torii cannot be drawn on mountains.
So, he built a genuine torii. There were seven mountains in the village, seven toriis were made by him and set up by each entrance.
D: Powerful! I respect him…
G: Great deed! The villagers should have been proud of the clean mountains and toriis, which would have helped them with the touristic attractions, but they were against him because he was against the tourism.
One day, an incident occurred. A son of the elder who was of the same age as the young man broke one of the toriis.
D: What! Terrible…
G: Well, Dragon. If you were this young man, what would you do?
D: Hum… I would simply attack him?
G: Ha, ha, ha. Dragon, you are tough, but he didn’t do that. Actually, after this, what he did changed the future of the village.
(Continue)
(It is getting too long but thank you for reading. The next time, it starts from the continuation of this story.)
(December 22, 2008, No. 8)
G: Guardign deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Channeler, Older brother)
To understand the meaning of “Roots”, Kamisama asked me what do I need to know. He said that the answer is very simple… (The hint is already shown in the previous conversation.)
What do we need to do to know the meaning of roots...
D: To know the meaning of roots... Ah, first, start looking for the things we appreciate around us. Another thing is to find out what makes us as we are now. Also, look for the things we are passionate about.
G: Indeed, all of them are wonderful answers. However, what do you need to do before that?
D: Before that?
G: So. Your answers today are all wonderful, but what do you need to do before that? It came out of a previous conversation.
D: Things I need to do before. What do I need….?
G: Simply? There is roots or there is not…?
D: There is?, there isn’t? ・・・Ah!!! It is existence, isn’t it?
G: Yes! That is right! It is "Existence"! First, we need to recognize that there is roots. Everything starts from their existence.
D: I see! First, there is existence. Do I just accept the idea of “I have roots”?
G: Indeed! You have roots. It is just okay to recognize existence, that is the most important thing.
D: Indeed! I see, but what will change if existence is recognized?
G: Ha, ha, ha. It is up to you, man’s free will. You can think freely. For a person might be a family, and for another it might be money, lover, hobbies, books, companies, and parents, etc…There are unlimited choices, each person can have different roots from others and it is okay. Of course, it doesn’t matter how many.
D: Ah, I am relieved you said so. For instance, can I change today's roots from tomorrow's roots?
G: Yes, it is quite okay. But the true root doesn’t die.
D: I see….. If I recognize my existence, I can see roots automatically!
G: By the way, roots are just a metaphor and can’t be seen. In the composition of roots, there is an external factor that Dragon mentioned a little while ago and there is an internal factor, too.
D: Internal factor? Is it my feeling?
G: Yes, it is. Man's behavior changes depending on feelings. Man's behavior starts from feelings. If roots are the function of absorbing, it is also equipped with releasing function. That is action.
D: Ahhhhh… Complicated!!!
A hint for roots is in an old tale…
G: Ha, ha, ha. Then, let’s me tell you an old tale. There may be a hint in it.
D: Ah. That is great!
G: It may be a long story, but keep listening.
D: No, no! You are the ones that have hang on !
G: Thank you. ･･･ Once upon a time, actually it was in a modern time, there was a fishing village in a remote place in Japan. The fisherman’s haul decreased every year, and in the last few years it was especially pitiful to look at. The village was on the verge of a crisis.
There was a young man who came from a long line of fishermen. He had a degree in Fisheries' Science and had graduated recently. The crisis came just as he was about to take an active part as fisherman.
The elders in the village had come to a decision which made his heart sink.
D: What did the elders decide?
G: They decided to give up the fishing business. The fishermen in the whole village made a decision to stop fishing completely, and they decided to build up the land as a sightseeing spot within three years.
The young man was heartbroken. He had loved the sea since he was a child. Finally there was his chance to be a fisherman...
He thought that if they found the cause of the poor catch, they could find a solution, and the elders' opinion might be overturned.
From that point on, he studied desperately. He thought that he could revive the haul. He had a time limit of three years.
Now, Dragon. Do you see roots here?
D: What? ･･････ fisherman's lineages ･･･ ? poor catch?
G: Of course, it could be, but I want you to pay attention to his “Feelings”. He wants to increase the haul within three years at any cost. His enthusiasm has become 'Roots' for him.
D: Indeed… Feeling, determination, it is an excellent root!
G: Yes, it is. Let’s continue the story.
The young man studied very hard and searched over and over until one day he found something which could be the cause of the poor catch.
Cause of the poor haul...
That was something was the“Mountains”
D: Wow! Mountains? Isn’t it opposite! Why?
G: Mountains in the vicinity were dirty, and pollutants flowed out of them to the sea. It is a story that often exists in Japan.
Either way, he thought that pollution was the cause of the poor haul.
That same day, the young man went to the mountains and began to clean them thoroughly. A lot of garbage was collected, abandoned refrigerators, TV sets, cars, vinyl products, and corrugated cardboard.., and he recycled as much as possible. If he didn’t recycle, they might be thrown away by someone else again.
Then, he negotiated with a factory on the mountains, and made them stop pouring away the pollutants. It was a touching and powerful action.
However the people in the village were still closed to his solution. They were backbiting him, and they were still throwing away garbage on the mountain with an air of ostentatious pride. There even was a person who dispersed excreta, saying that “If you have time to beautify the mountain, why don’t you have time to catch fish?”
The young man was completely perplexed. What can he do to make them stop polluting the mountains any further?
He found the answer in a newspaper. There was an article about the torii (a gateway to a Shinto shrine) which was drawn on the walls. Man stopped urinating on the walls with these drawings. A simple but powerful solution, however, the torii cannot be drawn on mountains.
So, he built a genuine torii. There were seven mountains in the village, seven toriis were made by him and set up by each entrance.
D: Powerful! I respect him…
G: Great deed! The villagers should have been proud of the clean mountains and toriis, which would have helped them with the touristic attractions, but they were against him because he was against the tourism.
One day, an incident occurred. A son of the elder who was of the same age as the young man broke one of the toriis.
D: What! Terrible…
G: Well, Dragon. If you were this young man, what would you do?
D: Hum… I would simply attack him?
G: Ha, ha, ha. Dragon, you are tough, but he didn’t do that. Actually, after this, what he did changed the future of the village.
(Continue)
(It is getting too long but thank you for reading. The next time, it starts from the continuation of this story.)
Friday, August 21, 2009
Origin of The Earth (No.4)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth? (No.4)
(December 21, 2008 No.7)
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki, (Channeler, Older brother)
Now, according to Kamisama, now, there is a point that man needs to learn from plants. Let’s think about it.
The answer is unexpected…
D: The difference between animals and plants are plants have it, but animals don't have?
G: Yes, It is simple. Look at the foliage plant next to you.
D: Ah, a leaf?
G: Boo, not a leaf.
D: Shoot! Then, stems, flowers, roots!
G: Ha, ha, ha. Your strategy is to say it all. Of course, there is an answer in there. What do you think?
D: What, then, Ah, what is it? Just roots, maybe!
G: Correct! correct answer! Dragon, you so understand well, it is roots. Now, the point that man should learn the most about is “Roots”.
D: Lucky guess!, but it is an unexpected answer. Roots…
G: Then what does man need to learn from the roots of plants. Let’s think.
D: Please!
What is the earth made of…
G: Let's review for a moment before we start talking about roots. What was the origin of the earth?
D: There was fireworks like a Japanese sparkler and gases and dust created electricity which made them gathered together.
G: Yes, that is. That was a prototype of the planet. Then, what made the earth the way it is now?
D: What? By chance, could it be roots?
G: Bingo! It is so. After the earth hardened, the thing that made the earth was “Roots”.
D: Hmm, excuse me. I don’t understand well.
G: It is okay not to understand. It is natural. Then, let me explain slowly. For instance, Dragon, do you understand what causes a flood?
D: Ah! I have heard that when a hill is deforested too much, and the landslide will happen.
G: “Yes. Though there is various causes of flood, in a lot of cases, harvesting timber triggers it. The other day, floods occurred in foreign countries because of excessive deforestation. By the way, the reason of deforestation was a factory construction by Japanese businesses.
D: Uwaa ･･･ Is it so? It is a shame ･･･.
G: Oh well, I will wait for the next chance to discuss this story, but roots support the earth, supply water, and create circulation. It is understood that roots of plants are very important for these reasons. In other words, it is roots that gave its substance.
D: Indeed. Certainly, ...may be so.
What does “Roots” mean to you?
G: Then, again, I have a question for you. Dragon, what does “Roots” mean to you?
D: What? What? My roots? No, it is probably a parable though I don’t have roots.
G: Of course, it is a parable which you are good at. Now what is Dragon's root?
D: Hmm…, my parents? Yes? Or my experience? Or?
G: Wonderful! That is good thinking. Yes, you can have many roots.
D: However, it is difficult because I have never thought about what are my roots. Ah, but musicians often refer to their musical roots to explain their genre.
G: Yes, but that is about music and different the “Roots” we are discussing now.
D: Sorry. Is it like “Roots of Life”? Hmm, really, what are my roots?
G: Okay, let's think together while I explain the meaning in detail.
D: Yes!
What do roots mean to you? No.2
G: Plants made the earth, they prevent flood, they become the foods that we eat. Their appearance is beautiful, and in addition, they play a major role producing oxygen. Roots are the most important parts of plants. Man can live on the earth because of them. Do you not think it is wonderful?
D: They are a wonderful and valuable beings. Not once, have I never thought of it that way.
G: Okay. Most of people don’t express gratitude for their own existence, and furthermore, they don’t express gratitude for the plants that support them.
D: I need to think about this , but I could live without thinking about it.
G: It is okay one way or the other. However, if you can, I want you to understand that plants exist all around man's feet on the earth and nourish man and love man. By understanding their existence, man can see the meaning of man’s life.
D: Ah, it is a theme of this conversation. By knowing the origin of the earth, man can understand the meaning of life.
G: Yes, here, roots are the important things. There is earth, and there is the earth because there are roots. If man also has roots, what will happen?
D: Hmm? A difficult question… What is going to happen if man has roots?
If the concept of roots is applied to man…?
G: The roots of plants take nourishment, and support the earth. Now if this concept is applied to man...?
D: If there are roots in my mind ･･･what should I say, mental, financial...? Roots take all kinds of nutrition and are saved in the mind so that it can grow. Also, could it enrich the mental soil of the mind, like the earth, and be saved in its memory? Furthermore, can it circulate?”
G: Yes. Don’t you think that is a wonderful world?
D: I see, may be. I just said that, but honestly, I haven’t fully understood. Is there more roots aside the ”root of the mind" which we just talked about.
G: It is so. Though there is no correct answer for this. Each person could have a different answer, it is difficult for everyone to try and find the roots. Then, Dragon, there is another question.
D: Wow! Again
G: “Ha, ha, ha. This is really easy. Now, Dragon, what do you need to do to find your roots? The how to is concealed in the former conversation.”
D: “Uhhhhh….. Please let me think.”
(Continue)
(What should I do to know my roots? It is easy so. I would like everybody to think the subject.)
(December 21, 2008 No.7)
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki, (Channeler, Older brother)
Now, according to Kamisama, now, there is a point that man needs to learn from plants. Let’s think about it.
The answer is unexpected…
D: The difference between animals and plants are plants have it, but animals don't have?
G: Yes, It is simple. Look at the foliage plant next to you.
D: Ah, a leaf?
G: Boo, not a leaf.
D: Shoot! Then, stems, flowers, roots!
G: Ha, ha, ha. Your strategy is to say it all. Of course, there is an answer in there. What do you think?
D: What, then, Ah, what is it? Just roots, maybe!
G: Correct! correct answer! Dragon, you so understand well, it is roots. Now, the point that man should learn the most about is “Roots”.
D: Lucky guess!, but it is an unexpected answer. Roots…
G: Then what does man need to learn from the roots of plants. Let’s think.
D: Please!
What is the earth made of…
G: Let's review for a moment before we start talking about roots. What was the origin of the earth?
D: There was fireworks like a Japanese sparkler and gases and dust created electricity which made them gathered together.
G: Yes, that is. That was a prototype of the planet. Then, what made the earth the way it is now?
D: What? By chance, could it be roots?
G: Bingo! It is so. After the earth hardened, the thing that made the earth was “Roots”.
D: Hmm, excuse me. I don’t understand well.
G: It is okay not to understand. It is natural. Then, let me explain slowly. For instance, Dragon, do you understand what causes a flood?
D: Ah! I have heard that when a hill is deforested too much, and the landslide will happen.
G: “Yes. Though there is various causes of flood, in a lot of cases, harvesting timber triggers it. The other day, floods occurred in foreign countries because of excessive deforestation. By the way, the reason of deforestation was a factory construction by Japanese businesses.
D: Uwaa ･･･ Is it so? It is a shame ･･･.
G: Oh well, I will wait for the next chance to discuss this story, but roots support the earth, supply water, and create circulation. It is understood that roots of plants are very important for these reasons. In other words, it is roots that gave its substance.
D: Indeed. Certainly, ...may be so.
What does “Roots” mean to you?
G: Then, again, I have a question for you. Dragon, what does “Roots” mean to you?
D: What? What? My roots? No, it is probably a parable though I don’t have roots.
G: Of course, it is a parable which you are good at. Now what is Dragon's root?
D: Hmm…, my parents? Yes? Or my experience? Or?
G: Wonderful! That is good thinking. Yes, you can have many roots.
D: However, it is difficult because I have never thought about what are my roots. Ah, but musicians often refer to their musical roots to explain their genre.
G: Yes, but that is about music and different the “Roots” we are discussing now.
D: Sorry. Is it like “Roots of Life”? Hmm, really, what are my roots?
G: Okay, let's think together while I explain the meaning in detail.
D: Yes!
What do roots mean to you? No.2
G: Plants made the earth, they prevent flood, they become the foods that we eat. Their appearance is beautiful, and in addition, they play a major role producing oxygen. Roots are the most important parts of plants. Man can live on the earth because of them. Do you not think it is wonderful?
D: They are a wonderful and valuable beings. Not once, have I never thought of it that way.
G: Okay. Most of people don’t express gratitude for their own existence, and furthermore, they don’t express gratitude for the plants that support them.
D: I need to think about this , but I could live without thinking about it.
G: It is okay one way or the other. However, if you can, I want you to understand that plants exist all around man's feet on the earth and nourish man and love man. By understanding their existence, man can see the meaning of man’s life.
D: Ah, it is a theme of this conversation. By knowing the origin of the earth, man can understand the meaning of life.
G: Yes, here, roots are the important things. There is earth, and there is the earth because there are roots. If man also has roots, what will happen?
D: Hmm? A difficult question… What is going to happen if man has roots?
If the concept of roots is applied to man…?
G: The roots of plants take nourishment, and support the earth. Now if this concept is applied to man...?
D: If there are roots in my mind ･･･what should I say, mental, financial...? Roots take all kinds of nutrition and are saved in the mind so that it can grow. Also, could it enrich the mental soil of the mind, like the earth, and be saved in its memory? Furthermore, can it circulate?”
G: Yes. Don’t you think that is a wonderful world?
D: I see, may be. I just said that, but honestly, I haven’t fully understood. Is there more roots aside the ”root of the mind" which we just talked about.
G: It is so. Though there is no correct answer for this. Each person could have a different answer, it is difficult for everyone to try and find the roots. Then, Dragon, there is another question.
D: Wow! Again
G: “Ha, ha, ha. This is really easy. Now, Dragon, what do you need to do to find your roots? The how to is concealed in the former conversation.”
D: “Uhhhhh….. Please let me think.”
(Continue)
(What should I do to know my roots? It is easy so. I would like everybody to think the subject.)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Origin of The Earth (No.3)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth? (No.3)
(December 20, 2008, No.6)
Last time we met, the origin of the universe and earth was roughly taught. We will search for the "Origin of Nature" (plant) this time. There may be many confused people like me out there, I will be pleased if we hang in there together.
What is the difference between a plant and an animal?
G: Now, in order to get to the origin of nature, let’s make up a list about the differences between animals and plants
D: Hmm, ･･･････ Feeling? Words? Action?”
G: It is so. It is a good point. By the way, you said feeling. Dragon, do you think that plants do not have feeling?
D: What do you mean…. Plants have feelings?
G: Ha, ha, ha. You are sharp. Yes, plants also have feelings. It feels glad that it is alive.
D: Wow! Do plants think such things? (I stared at a foliage plant in a coffee shop.)
G: Yes, a leaf thinks every day that it is glad that it is alive!
D: Does that mean that the difference between animals and plants is whether they think "I am glad to be alive or not"?
G: Hum, close! It is better, Dragon. However, even man feels that way.
D: Ah～～～Yes it is. Hmm.
G: Then, why does a plant think it is glad to be alive?
D: Hmm, difficult! Why does a plant…? Well, because it is loved by man? It is pleased? It is useful?
G: Yes, it is so. However, there is something deeper.
D: Something deeper?
G: A plant, itself, thinks that it is glad to be alive even if it is not near an animal. What is the reason?
D: In the origin of the earth, electricity was very important, wasn’t it? It was a catalyst for gas and dust to get together (and become companions). By chance, is that the connection?
G: Of course, a plant has electricity, but this question doesn’t relate to it
D: “・・・・・・・・・・・・・・”
G: It is loved, it pleases, and it is useful and it has a purpose of life. However, there is something more important that should be said. I said differences, actually it is the same as man.”
Secret of life
D: ･･････････ Ah, a similar thing, both have life and death.
G: Nice! There is life and death! Then, in other words?
D: What? No, it might be, and what, in other words, ･･･ It is alive. Death. It is the same…
G: After death, what is left in this world?
D: What? It will be gone.
G: Then, what is alive?
D: Ahhh…. It simply exists.
G: Yes, Bingo! That’s it! That is the secret of life!
D: Ha??? No, excuse me, did I say something good?
G: Didn’t you say “exist”? Are you ready for explanation? It can be described in a wonderful word with only two Chinese (Kanji) characters.
D: Ah,”Sonzai”: Existence?
G: Yes! Existence. Dragon, you got it at last.
D: No, no, I feel like my head is blank…
G: Dragon. Existence. This is the secret of all lives, existence is the most important thing... simply it is there...that is the most beautiful thing.
D: Are you exaggerating...so..? To only exist….. but if a man commits a crime in his existence, isn't it significance?
G: Dragon. Listen carefully. Committing a crime or doing a good deed does not matter if man doesn’t exist? What happens to the actions, good or bad, if man doesn't exist?
D: Ah, man needs to exist first in order to be able to act next.
G: It is so. Recognize the existence first of all thing and bless it, Dragon, and express gratitude. Something can be done only there is existence. Dragon, existence is a big big treasure above all, that the universe gives us.
D: I don’t quite understand, but I am moved. (for a moment, I had something like tears…)
It exists because I want to exist....
G: As for plants, it understands your reaction (the secret pleasure kept in the tears). The plant expresses gratitude for its existence, and that is the reason why it was born.
D: Really? That is the reason? Because it wanted to exist, it exists?
G: Yes, that is one reason.
D: Ah? Then, there is another?
G: Dragon,have you ever loved someone?
D: Yes, I have, of course.
G: Well, that is it, for plants also!
D: Ah? I don’t understand. So sorry.
G: You don’t need to apologize. Dragon, when you fall in love with someone, you have love. Don’t you?
D: Yes. It is so. If I don’t have love within me, I can't love anyone.
G: Plants are also the same. They want to exist, and they want to give of themselves "Their existence" to all living things around them. This is a same principle as man’s love for someone else.
D: ････････ If it is true, there is deep love living in each plant, isn’t there?
G: Isn't it convincing? For instance, do you feel hostility in plants?
D: No, not at all. I always respect their existence and they live only on water, soil, and light.
G: Plants are wonderful. If your feeling of love exists, plants are pleased, too. Dragon, always let your actions reflect your good feelings. A plant is “a living thing of love and existence”. It shows its love for man by just being "Existence". Do you understand? Man can live on the earth because of existence (love) of plants.
D: Indeed…
G: Plants exist, and want to offer their joy of living to man. It is one reason why plants were born, and you could say, above all, that this is the base of "Existence". Dragon, express your gratitude to plants every day.
D: I understand, thank you very much. Somehow, I knew that the reason why I respected a cetain people for a long time was because they loved plants.
G: That is right. A man who loves plants is a person who loves earth. It is a person worth respecting. Now Dragon, next question. There are many differences between man and plants, but there is a main point that man should learn. What do you think?
D: Hummmm…. Again another difficult question. A point that man should learn from plants…. Not only love or existence?
G: No. It isn't an answer from this story. Now think back to the differences between animals and plants.
D: Differences between animals and plants, difference, difference, what is the difference…
G: Animals don’t have it, but plants have it.
D: Animals don’t have it, and plants have it…..???
(Continue)
(Please think together.)
( I think this is a really difficult content to understand. If you have read this blog thus far, that there are many nuances that can be taken into consideration, I am glad if you continue to read this blog. )
(December 20, 2008, No.6)
Last time we met, the origin of the universe and earth was roughly taught. We will search for the "Origin of Nature" (plant) this time. There may be many confused people like me out there, I will be pleased if we hang in there together.
What is the difference between a plant and an animal?
G: Now, in order to get to the origin of nature, let’s make up a list about the differences between animals and plants
D: Hmm, ･･･････ Feeling? Words? Action?”
G: It is so. It is a good point. By the way, you said feeling. Dragon, do you think that plants do not have feeling?
D: What do you mean…. Plants have feelings?
G: Ha, ha, ha. You are sharp. Yes, plants also have feelings. It feels glad that it is alive.
D: Wow! Do plants think such things? (I stared at a foliage plant in a coffee shop.)
G: Yes, a leaf thinks every day that it is glad that it is alive!
D: Does that mean that the difference between animals and plants is whether they think "I am glad to be alive or not"?
G: Hum, close! It is better, Dragon. However, even man feels that way.
D: Ah～～～Yes it is. Hmm.
G: Then, why does a plant think it is glad to be alive?
D: Hmm, difficult! Why does a plant…? Well, because it is loved by man? It is pleased? It is useful?
G: Yes, it is so. However, there is something deeper.
D: Something deeper?
G: A plant, itself, thinks that it is glad to be alive even if it is not near an animal. What is the reason?
D: In the origin of the earth, electricity was very important, wasn’t it? It was a catalyst for gas and dust to get together (and become companions). By chance, is that the connection?
G: Of course, a plant has electricity, but this question doesn’t relate to it
D: “・・・・・・・・・・・・・・”
G: It is loved, it pleases, and it is useful and it has a purpose of life. However, there is something more important that should be said. I said differences, actually it is the same as man.”
Secret of life
D: ･･････････ Ah, a similar thing, both have life and death.
G: Nice! There is life and death! Then, in other words?
D: What? No, it might be, and what, in other words, ･･･ It is alive. Death. It is the same…
G: After death, what is left in this world?
D: What? It will be gone.
G: Then, what is alive?
D: Ahhh…. It simply exists.
G: Yes, Bingo! That’s it! That is the secret of life!
D: Ha??? No, excuse me, did I say something good?
G: Didn’t you say “exist”? Are you ready for explanation? It can be described in a wonderful word with only two Chinese (Kanji) characters.
D: Ah,”Sonzai”: Existence?
G: Yes! Existence. Dragon, you got it at last.
D: No, no, I feel like my head is blank…
G: Dragon. Existence. This is the secret of all lives, existence is the most important thing... simply it is there...that is the most beautiful thing.
D: Are you exaggerating...so..? To only exist….. but if a man commits a crime in his existence, isn't it significance?
G: Dragon. Listen carefully. Committing a crime or doing a good deed does not matter if man doesn’t exist? What happens to the actions, good or bad, if man doesn't exist?
D: Ah, man needs to exist first in order to be able to act next.
G: It is so. Recognize the existence first of all thing and bless it, Dragon, and express gratitude. Something can be done only there is existence. Dragon, existence is a big big treasure above all, that the universe gives us.
D: I don’t quite understand, but I am moved. (for a moment, I had something like tears…)
It exists because I want to exist....
G: As for plants, it understands your reaction (the secret pleasure kept in the tears). The plant expresses gratitude for its existence, and that is the reason why it was born.
D: Really? That is the reason? Because it wanted to exist, it exists?
G: Yes, that is one reason.
D: Ah? Then, there is another?
G: Dragon,have you ever loved someone?
D: Yes, I have, of course.
G: Well, that is it, for plants also!
D: Ah? I don’t understand. So sorry.
G: You don’t need to apologize. Dragon, when you fall in love with someone, you have love. Don’t you?
D: Yes. It is so. If I don’t have love within me, I can't love anyone.
G: Plants are also the same. They want to exist, and they want to give of themselves "Their existence" to all living things around them. This is a same principle as man’s love for someone else.
D: ････････ If it is true, there is deep love living in each plant, isn’t there?
G: Isn't it convincing? For instance, do you feel hostility in plants?
D: No, not at all. I always respect their existence and they live only on water, soil, and light.
G: Plants are wonderful. If your feeling of love exists, plants are pleased, too. Dragon, always let your actions reflect your good feelings. A plant is “a living thing of love and existence”. It shows its love for man by just being "Existence". Do you understand? Man can live on the earth because of existence (love) of plants.
D: Indeed…
G: Plants exist, and want to offer their joy of living to man. It is one reason why plants were born, and you could say, above all, that this is the base of "Existence". Dragon, express your gratitude to plants every day.
D: I understand, thank you very much. Somehow, I knew that the reason why I respected a cetain people for a long time was because they loved plants.
G: That is right. A man who loves plants is a person who loves earth. It is a person worth respecting. Now Dragon, next question. There are many differences between man and plants, but there is a main point that man should learn. What do you think?
D: Hummmm…. Again another difficult question. A point that man should learn from plants…. Not only love or existence?
G: No. It isn't an answer from this story. Now think back to the differences between animals and plants.
D: Differences between animals and plants, difference, difference, what is the difference…
G: Animals don’t have it, but plants have it.
D: Animals don’t have it, and plants have it…..???
(Continue)
(Please think together.)
( I think this is a really difficult content to understand. If you have read this blog thus far, that there are many nuances that can be taken into consideration, I am glad if you continue to read this blog. )
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Origin of The Earth (No.2)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth? (No.2)
(December 19, 2008, No.5)
Last time, I talked about the origin of the earth and I was told that the hint is "the sun"...
It is really difficult! (Did anyone think about that?)
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Older brother)
Can we understand the origin of the universe from the sun?
G: Well, how did you do? Dragon, do you think of anything?
D: The function of the sun indicates the function of the universe...?
G: Yes, then, what do you imagine when you think of the sun?
D: Well, I can imagine heat, fire, light, and warmth and ...
G: Yes, it is getting better. Then, the inside of the fire. Let's think about the movement of the fire.
D: That reminds me, the flame of the sun is called solar flare, isn't it? The flame gushes form the sun with a big explosion.
G: You know well. The solar flare, flame, expresses the creation of the universe.
D: Umm... Is it like the big bang imagination?
G: Yes. Your imagination is good, but let's simplify, have you ever had a bonfire?
D: Of course, I love a bonfire!
G: Okay, then if the burnt firewood is thrown at the rock when the bonfire is done, what will happen?
D: Well, the spark scatters.
G: Yes, it does. That expresses the origin of the universe.
D: Wow? I am not sure I understand....
G: Well, then let's compare the same flame with fireworks. There is a Japanese sparkler.
D: Yes, I love fireworks.
G: Imagine that the Japanese sparkler is burning. Many sparks scatter, don't they?
D: Yes. From the middle, small sparks occur and scatter. That is the most beautiful sight.
G: Yes. That is the origin of the universe.
D: When the universe was created, really? The origin of the universe is like Japanese sparkler?
G: In other words, when the universe was created, there were hundreds of millions, trillions of sparks that flew and popped everywhere, like a Japanese sparkler.
D: Hundreds of millions, trillions of sparks...
G: Anyway, it is a great number that man can't even imagine.
Sparks fly !
D: Excuse me, I have another question.
G: Yes, I see it.
D: How do you know what I am going to ask?
(Occasionally the god answers a question before I ask.)
G: There is a nucleus in sparkler seen by microscopes. There is a god who made the nucleus and another god who ignited the Japanese sparkler.
D: And
G: For the time being, I should say that I saw it, but sooner later my role will be clarified.
D: Hmm.
G: Let's continue the story. A great number of sparks flew all over the space. But because of weightlessness in space...
D: They flew straight? (Dragon answers a head of time in rivalry with the god.)
G: Not straight, rather radially. The spark flew radially.
D: (Deflated), Ah, because the universe is round
G: Ha, ha, ha. To be exact, the universe isn't round.
D: Wow! Really?
G: Yah, anyway, the spark flew radially and became stars.
D: Hmm...
G: And of course, there was dust and gases in it. The Japanese sparkler produces smoke, doesn't it?
D: Ah, indeed!
G: The dust and gases flew radially, too. So far away, you can't even imagine it .
D: ...then, it became a planet or something.
G: In the end it did. I feel like answer for you, but do you still understand up to now?
D: Yes, the sun, the fire, I understand that is the origin of the universe.
"Traveling dust and gases"
G: Okay, then let's think about dust and gases next.
D: Dust and gases also traveled.
G: Yes! The expression of traveling is proper. By the way, do you like to travel, Dragon?
D: I love it. Especially, I love to travel overseas by myself.
G: A journey by oneself is a fantastic experience. But, Dragon, when you are alone in a foreign country, do you become lonely?
D: Yes, certainly, sometimes, I would be lying if I said not at all. (very often in reality).
G: It is so. Dust and gases are also the same way.
D: Really? Dust and gases. they feel loneliness, too?
G: Yes, it is so. Let's imagine how it feels for dust and gases flying alone over the vacuum of the darkness of space.
D: Ahh... man feels lonely, but...
G: Ha, ha, ha, it is a mysterious story, isn't it? If it is difficult understand, it is okay. Let's keep talking about it a little more.
D: By all means! I am with you.
G: Well, then, Dragon. When you feel lonely in a foreign country, what do you do?
D: I send e-mails to friends, I talk to people at restaurants, I talk to sales persons at clothing stores, they are friendly, therefore I have long talks with them.
G: I see, dust and gases did the same thing.
D: Wow! Really? Dust and gases have a language? In other words, that means they have intelligence? Do they have soul?
G: There is no language that man can imagine, but Dragon, listen carefully: the second, dust and gases thought "loneliness" their soul was born.
D: ....Certainly, I have heard that the plants have souls and they depend on man's love for their growth. It is the same with dust and gases.
G: You must be surprised, but that is the mystery of creation of the universe.
D: Indeed, and dust and gases gathered and became one. Is that way it happened? Ah..., if I write this on this blog, not only no one will understand but everyone will shy away from it.
G: It might be so. I talk too much.
D: No, I think it is okay. There are readers that will accept such an idea.
G: Yes, I think so, too.
"Is electricity the key?"
G: Then, let's continue a little more. The key to dust and gases getting together is electricity.
D: Electricity? Was there electricity already?
G: Of course, electricity was there, and electricity is the power that gathered the dust.
D: Hum, honestly, I can't understand at all.
G: Ha, ha, ha, Can you imagine how that solitary dust became lonely? Can you?
D: Yes, I can understand up to that.
G: The lonely feeling became electricity. That is the simplest way of explaining it.
D: The lonely feeling became electricity.. By the way, in Japanese, both words "Denki "(electricity) and "Kimochi" (feeling) have the same sound "Ki" in them which means energy.
G: You have noticed a very interesting point. By the way electricity exists in all living things, of course in man as well. And the main characteristic of electricity is that it needs to be near a living thing.
D: "Hmm, why does electricity want to be near a living thing?
G: I will explain it at another time. Just remember that electricity has such characteristics. Then, Dragon, do you understand static electricity?
D: Yes, I understand it. When I was a child, I played with a plastic plate and rubbed it on my head. My hair stood on end and stuck to the plate. Is that it?
G: Yes, dust at that time rubbed and was rubbed by other dust along with a little electricity. The electricity held the dusts together into groups and again held the groups together.
D: It is an amazing story.
G: It was just a little bit of electricity, but it solidified the dusts into unions which evolved into very big electric bodies: planets
G: Dragon, do you understand? The earth was created thus.
D: Then, the earth is....
G: Yes, the earth is "electricity"
D: Wow, an amazing story, I am so confused...
G: It must be difficult, but I tried to explain it as easily as possible. I am using your imagery to make it easier for you to understand, but it didn't happen exactly like that.
D: Still, it is terribly difficult, but somehow, I am getting it.
G: We spoke about the origin of the earth, now let's speak about plants and nature. What is the origin?
D: Ah, I have completely forgotten the main subject. Why does nature exist? What is its origin?
G: I want to clarify the origin of the earth which is the foundation of nature's existence. Then let me tell you the hint when thinking about the origin of nature. What is the difference between plant and animal.
D: The difference between plant and animal?
(Continue)
(Please think about this together by all means.)
(December 19, 2008, No.5)
Last time, I talked about the origin of the earth and I was told that the hint is "the sun"...
It is really difficult! (Did anyone think about that?)
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki (Older brother)
Can we understand the origin of the universe from the sun?
G: Well, how did you do? Dragon, do you think of anything?
D: The function of the sun indicates the function of the universe...?
G: Yes, then, what do you imagine when you think of the sun?
D: Well, I can imagine heat, fire, light, and warmth and ...
G: Yes, it is getting better. Then, the inside of the fire. Let's think about the movement of the fire.
D: That reminds me, the flame of the sun is called solar flare, isn't it? The flame gushes form the sun with a big explosion.
G: You know well. The solar flare, flame, expresses the creation of the universe.
D: Umm... Is it like the big bang imagination?
G: Yes. Your imagination is good, but let's simplify, have you ever had a bonfire?
D: Of course, I love a bonfire!
G: Okay, then if the burnt firewood is thrown at the rock when the bonfire is done, what will happen?
D: Well, the spark scatters.
G: Yes, it does. That expresses the origin of the universe.
D: Wow? I am not sure I understand....
G: Well, then let's compare the same flame with fireworks. There is a Japanese sparkler.
D: Yes, I love fireworks.
G: Imagine that the Japanese sparkler is burning. Many sparks scatter, don't they?
D: Yes. From the middle, small sparks occur and scatter. That is the most beautiful sight.
G: Yes. That is the origin of the universe.
D: When the universe was created, really? The origin of the universe is like Japanese sparkler?
G: In other words, when the universe was created, there were hundreds of millions, trillions of sparks that flew and popped everywhere, like a Japanese sparkler.
D: Hundreds of millions, trillions of sparks...
G: Anyway, it is a great number that man can't even imagine.
Sparks fly !
D: Excuse me, I have another question.
G: Yes, I see it.
D: How do you know what I am going to ask?
(Occasionally the god answers a question before I ask.)
G: There is a nucleus in sparkler seen by microscopes. There is a god who made the nucleus and another god who ignited the Japanese sparkler.
D: And
G: For the time being, I should say that I saw it, but sooner later my role will be clarified.
D: Hmm.
G: Let's continue the story. A great number of sparks flew all over the space. But because of weightlessness in space...
D: They flew straight? (Dragon answers a head of time in rivalry with the god.)
G: Not straight, rather radially. The spark flew radially.
D: (Deflated), Ah, because the universe is round
G: Ha, ha, ha. To be exact, the universe isn't round.
D: Wow! Really?
G: Yah, anyway, the spark flew radially and became stars.
D: Hmm...
G: And of course, there was dust and gases in it. The Japanese sparkler produces smoke, doesn't it?
D: Ah, indeed!
G: The dust and gases flew radially, too. So far away, you can't even imagine it .
D: ...then, it became a planet or something.
G: In the end it did. I feel like answer for you, but do you still understand up to now?
D: Yes, the sun, the fire, I understand that is the origin of the universe.
"Traveling dust and gases"
G: Okay, then let's think about dust and gases next.
D: Dust and gases also traveled.
G: Yes! The expression of traveling is proper. By the way, do you like to travel, Dragon?
D: I love it. Especially, I love to travel overseas by myself.
G: A journey by oneself is a fantastic experience. But, Dragon, when you are alone in a foreign country, do you become lonely?
D: Yes, certainly, sometimes, I would be lying if I said not at all. (very often in reality).
G: It is so. Dust and gases are also the same way.
D: Really? Dust and gases. they feel loneliness, too?
G: Yes, it is so. Let's imagine how it feels for dust and gases flying alone over the vacuum of the darkness of space.
D: Ahh... man feels lonely, but...
G: Ha, ha, ha, it is a mysterious story, isn't it? If it is difficult understand, it is okay. Let's keep talking about it a little more.
D: By all means! I am with you.
G: Well, then, Dragon. When you feel lonely in a foreign country, what do you do?
D: I send e-mails to friends, I talk to people at restaurants, I talk to sales persons at clothing stores, they are friendly, therefore I have long talks with them.
G: I see, dust and gases did the same thing.
D: Wow! Really? Dust and gases have a language? In other words, that means they have intelligence? Do they have soul?
G: There is no language that man can imagine, but Dragon, listen carefully: the second, dust and gases thought "loneliness" their soul was born.
D: ....Certainly, I have heard that the plants have souls and they depend on man's love for their growth. It is the same with dust and gases.
G: You must be surprised, but that is the mystery of creation of the universe.
D: Indeed, and dust and gases gathered and became one. Is that way it happened? Ah..., if I write this on this blog, not only no one will understand but everyone will shy away from it.
G: It might be so. I talk too much.
D: No, I think it is okay. There are readers that will accept such an idea.
G: Yes, I think so, too.
"Is electricity the key?"
G: Then, let's continue a little more. The key to dust and gases getting together is electricity.
D: Electricity? Was there electricity already?
G: Of course, electricity was there, and electricity is the power that gathered the dust.
D: Hum, honestly, I can't understand at all.
G: Ha, ha, ha, Can you imagine how that solitary dust became lonely? Can you?
D: Yes, I can understand up to that.
G: The lonely feeling became electricity. That is the simplest way of explaining it.
D: The lonely feeling became electricity.. By the way, in Japanese, both words "Denki "(electricity) and "Kimochi" (feeling) have the same sound "Ki" in them which means energy.
G: You have noticed a very interesting point. By the way electricity exists in all living things, of course in man as well. And the main characteristic of electricity is that it needs to be near a living thing.
D: "Hmm, why does electricity want to be near a living thing?
G: I will explain it at another time. Just remember that electricity has such characteristics. Then, Dragon, do you understand static electricity?
D: Yes, I understand it. When I was a child, I played with a plastic plate and rubbed it on my head. My hair stood on end and stuck to the plate. Is that it?
G: Yes, dust at that time rubbed and was rubbed by other dust along with a little electricity. The electricity held the dusts together into groups and again held the groups together.
D: It is an amazing story.
G: It was just a little bit of electricity, but it solidified the dusts into unions which evolved into very big electric bodies: planets
G: Dragon, do you understand? The earth was created thus.
D: Then, the earth is....
G: Yes, the earth is "electricity"
D: Wow, an amazing story, I am so confused...
G: It must be difficult, but I tried to explain it as easily as possible. I am using your imagery to make it easier for you to understand, but it didn't happen exactly like that.
D: Still, it is terribly difficult, but somehow, I am getting it.
G: We spoke about the origin of the earth, now let's speak about plants and nature. What is the origin?
D: Ah, I have completely forgotten the main subject. Why does nature exist? What is its origin?
G: I want to clarify the origin of the earth which is the foundation of nature's existence. Then let me tell you the hint when thinking about the origin of nature. What is the difference between plant and animal.
D: The difference between plant and animal?
(Continue)
(Please think about this together by all means.)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Origin of The Earth (No.1)
Do we understand the meaning of our lives when we think about the origin of the earth? (No.1)
(December 27, 2008 No.4)
Hello, everybody. This is Dragon.
To come straight to the point, I would like to re-introduce the conversation with the god from the other day, be warned it is very long.
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki, channeler (Older brother)
Was a god, a god when he was born?
D: Aniki, I like to speak to Kamisama. Are you ready?
A: Of course. He is already listening.
*As for Aniki, he channels by speaking to Kamisama like the normal conversation. He doesn't need to straightened his posture nor enter a meditative state. To me, three people speaking together, but to others it looks like the conversation between two persons.
D: Thank you very much. Well, I have a question.
G: Yes, what would you like to know?
D: Is a god born as a god?
G: The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no.
D: Were any of these gods a human before?
G: Yes, there are many like that.
D: Many!? Really? Then, are there any other ways gods are born?
G: Yes, there are more. For example, a god of nature exists.
D: A god of nature? Woods or waterfall?
G: Yes, mountains as well. For example, as in Mt. Fuji, people believed since ancient times that there is a god dwelling in everything in nature.
D: Hmm....! Then is Mt. Fuji the god? Or is there a god living inside Mt. Fuji?
G: No... It is a little different. For example, gods are called by the feelings of "appreciation" and "reverence" felt by the people, when they are looking at that specific thing in nature. "
D: Really? Then at first, does man worships nature in general or there is an object...
G: Yes, for example, with a rock, it is the same thing. From ancient times, in Japan, people believed that a god would sit on a rock, it was called "Iwaza" (Japanese word). When man thinks "the god must be sitting on the rock. It is blessing." The god recognized the pious feeling that made the man feel good, therefore he stayed there. That is the way it works."
D: Then, the god wasn't there first, man's pious feeling was first!?
G: It is okay to think that way.
D: Then, a god who used be a human will dwell on the nature?
G: Umm, no... it is different.
D: Wow, it is complicated! Where does gods of nature come from?
G: Well, gods of nature have evolved over times. It is like a DNA, and you may think of it like a gene.
D: DNA? Wow, it is hard to imagine... Any way, has it been going on for a long time?
G: Yes. It is a mysterious story. Dragon, don't you want to know the origin of gods of nature which explain the meaning of DNA?
D: Sure, I would love to.
Why was the nature /earth created?
G: For instance in nature, why does the plant put out the bud, which flowers, turns to seed, dies naturally and then keeps the cycle going? Was it by chance?
(This god doesn't answer important questions right away. He wants you to think for yourself as much as possible.)
D: Oh, by the way, an acquaintance of mine, when he was a young boy, wondered why there are so many trees in the mountain. Who planted them? He was always thinking about it.
G: It is a wonderful question. By the way, nature was not entirely started by us first.
D: Then did plants grow by themselves?
G: Strictly speaking, not independently, but gods didn't actually plant them.
D: Uhhh..... what is the reason why plants started? Very difficult to think about...
G: Well, Dragon. Why? In this question and its answer will bring you to closer to the gods.
(A few minutes passed while Dragon groaned.)
G: Dragon, are you ready? Let's think from the bases more. The earth has abundant nature. To begin with, how do you think the earth was created?
D: Woo..., the question is huge, may I first confirm the original theory of the creation of the universe as I understand it?
G: Please.
D: I have occasionally read a book which explains the big-bang theory as a cosmic explosion and a lot of gases appearing and expanding rapidly.
G: Oh, roughly saying, it is okay.
D: Oh! So okay! Then several billion years after the big-bang, the earth appeared?
G: Yes. Then why was the earth created?
D: Well, physically speaking, it was probably formed by joining dust and gas in space.
G: Yes, then why the gas was gathered?
D: Well, gravitation?"
(December 27, 2008 No.4)
Hello, everybody. This is Dragon.
To come straight to the point, I would like to re-introduce the conversation with the god from the other day, be warned it is very long.
G: Guardian deity, Kamisama
D: Dragon (Younger brother)
A: Aniki, channeler (Older brother)
Was a god, a god when he was born?
D: Aniki, I like to speak to Kamisama. Are you ready?
A: Of course. He is already listening.
*As for Aniki, he channels by speaking to Kamisama like the normal conversation. He doesn't need to straightened his posture nor enter a meditative state. To me, three people speaking together, but to others it looks like the conversation between two persons.
D: Thank you very much. Well, I have a question.
G: Yes, what would you like to know?
D: Is a god born as a god?
G: The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no.
D: Were any of these gods a human before?
G: Yes, there are many like that.
D: Many!? Really? Then, are there any other ways gods are born?
G: Yes, there are more. For example, a god of nature exists.
D: A god of nature? Woods or waterfall?
G: Yes, mountains as well. For example, as in Mt. Fuji, people believed since ancient times that there is a god dwelling in everything in nature.
D: Hmm....! Then is Mt. Fuji the god? Or is there a god living inside Mt. Fuji?
G: No... It is a little different. For example, gods are called by the feelings of "appreciation" and "reverence" felt by the people, when they are looking at that specific thing in nature. "
D: Really? Then at first, does man worships nature in general or there is an object...
G: Yes, for example, with a rock, it is the same thing. From ancient times, in Japan, people believed that a god would sit on a rock, it was called "Iwaza" (Japanese word). When man thinks "the god must be sitting on the rock. It is blessing." The god recognized the pious feeling that made the man feel good, therefore he stayed there. That is the way it works."
D: Then, the god wasn't there first, man's pious feeling was first!?
G: It is okay to think that way.
D: Then, a god who used be a human will dwell on the nature?
G: Umm, no... it is different.
D: Wow, it is complicated! Where does gods of nature come from?
G: Well, gods of nature have evolved over times. It is like a DNA, and you may think of it like a gene.
D: DNA? Wow, it is hard to imagine... Any way, has it been going on for a long time?
G: Yes. It is a mysterious story. Dragon, don't you want to know the origin of gods of nature which explain the meaning of DNA?
D: Sure, I would love to.
Why was the nature /earth created?
G: For instance in nature, why does the plant put out the bud, which flowers, turns to seed, dies naturally and then keeps the cycle going? Was it by chance?
(This god doesn't answer important questions right away. He wants you to think for yourself as much as possible.)
D: Oh, by the way, an acquaintance of mine, when he was a young boy, wondered why there are so many trees in the mountain. Who planted them? He was always thinking about it.
G: It is a wonderful question. By the way, nature was not entirely started by us first.
D: Then did plants grow by themselves?
G: Strictly speaking, not independently, but gods didn't actually plant them.
D: Uhhh..... what is the reason why plants started? Very difficult to think about...
G: Well, Dragon. Why? In this question and its answer will bring you to closer to the gods.
(A few minutes passed while Dragon groaned.)
G: Dragon, are you ready? Let's think from the bases more. The earth has abundant nature. To begin with, how do you think the earth was created?
D: Woo..., the question is huge, may I first confirm the original theory of the creation of the universe as I understand it?
G: Please.
D: I have occasionally read a book which explains the big-bang theory as a cosmic explosion and a lot of gases appearing and expanding rapidly.
G: Oh, roughly saying, it is okay.
D: Oh! So okay! Then several billion years after the big-bang, the earth appeared?
G: Yes. Then why was the earth created?
D: Well, physically speaking, it was probably formed by joining dust and gas in space.
G: Yes, then why the gas was gathered?
D: Well, gravitation?"
G: Hoo. Why it was gathered by using gravity?"
D: Why? Ahh...?"
G: Dragon, we are now trying to understand "the origin of the earth". It is obviously difficult.
D: Woo, it is really difficult...
(A few minutes passed without any answer.)
The hint is sun.
G: It seems to be considerably difficult for you. Then, let's give you the hint.
D: Yes, please!
G: The hint is the sun.
D: Does it mean a lot of fixed starts in the universe?
G: No, you can imagine that the sun you see every day.
D: The sun itself... Hmm.... The sun, hot, fire, light...
Do you take present moment for granted?
G: Dragon, your face looks like it has a problem.
D: Difficult... I have sour face anyhow.
G: Ha, ha, ha. Dragon, by the way, you are a human?
D: Yes, I think so.
G: Dragon, for instance, what do you think your body?
D: Well, I appreciate it.
G: Very good. Don't you think a human has a well designed frame, muscles, intelligence, organizational skills, scientific capability and financial acuity. Do you not think it is terrific?
D: Yes, I think it is terrific.
G: That is right, but most of the people take their existence for granted.
D: It's hard to hear.
G: How wonderful to be born as a human, it is the most wonderful thing, only a few people think this.
D: Yes...
G: Of course, once a while, there is a person who seriously thinks about the reason why he/she was born. In another words, they search for who they are, they seek the truth about the meaning of life.
D: I see. Certainly, most of the time, including me, we do not think about it.
G: So, there are a lot of people living for pleasure in the moment. They do not search for their true paths or the meaning of their lives.
D: But isn't it okay to live a life that way?
G: Of course, it is a fantastic experience. A human grows up in the stages. However, there are people who die worrying and regretting not having found their true paths.
D: Uhh. I see. Think of myself, I understand the worry.
G: You don't need to have regrets. Everyone tries to live their lives as best as they can, however, in order to lead a full life, it is very good to search for the meaning of it.
D: Certainly!
G: Also, searching for the meaning of why this earth was created this time around, will help you to understand the meaning of your own life.
D: Oh! That is great!
G: Now, keep thinking. The hint is the sun. The sun's function itself shows the function of the universe.
D: ....Let me think it again.
A: Excuse me! Please refill my coffee! (We were doing this at a cafe.)
Continue...
(Let's think this together.)
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