‘The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.’ ‘The water flows from high places to low places.’ These are the workings of this world that everyone knows and principles that never change.
How can humans become happy? There is a ‘way’ there as well. How to build a warm family environment, how to live a long and healthy life, or how to demonstrate your full potential. If you live your life according to the ‘way’, you will achieve that. On the other hand, if you deviate from the ‘way’, it can cause major problems in your life, such as friction between family members, illness, and being troubled at work.
Kami desires to make things right for each human being and teaches us the ‘way’ and truth of this world through Shinji. This is the teaching of Kami that explains the system of ‘way’ to become happy.

Every person born into this world has been given a different unmei by Kami so that they can be useful to society, have a purpose in life, and enjoy. At the same time, from our parents and ancestors, we inherit jittai, which are temperament and constitution, that get reflected in the way we live.
If you learn about the workings of life from Kami’s teachings and live with a correct kokoro as a human being, you will be able to suppress your bad jittai and bring out the power of your unmei that you were born with, and you will live a fulfilling life.

 

When we think of the right way of life as a person, we may think of it as living by following established laws in society. However, even if you follow the rules because you are afraid to be punished one day, is that the correct way to live? What Kami sees is each person’s kokoro.

Human beings are given life by a Kami called Ōyamanezunomikoto, receive a body through the bloodline of hotoke (ancestors), and live with the support of many people. Therefore, it is important to never forget to be grateful to Kami, hotoke, and people. In this way, the teachings of Kami, Hotoke, and Hito no Michi explain the mindset people should have towards Kami, hotoke, and hito. We will grasp concretely from Shinji how to live a life that follows these three paths.

If you correctly live your life with an awareness of Kami’s teachings, the harmony will not be disrupted, and the jittai that causes trouble will not emerge. Your unmei that you were born with can be brought out, you can demonstrate your strength, and you can live a life that is useful to many people.

People who live according to the teachings are always calm, confident, in harmony with their surroundings, and loved by many people. No matter what the circumstances, they will be needed, and wanted, and live a life filled with meaning and purpose.

 

Humans cannot live alone. When we are born, while we are alive, and when we reach the end of our lives, we are taken care of by someone. Human beings cannot live alone. Therefore, we form a society and live by supporting each other.
The smallest unit of society is the family. People are born into families and end their lives surrounded by families. The relationships we have with our families, which are brought together because of special connections, are extremely special. It’s a relationship that is on a completely different level from other people. It is no exaggeration to say that the happiness or unhappiness of your life is determined by whether you can build a harmonious family environment.

If you live in a harmonious family environment, your kokoro will be anchored. This brings out the strength of your unmei—the latent ability bestowed upon you by Kami that is useful in the world and helps you maintain your physical and mental health, as well as being blessed with work and life. You can live filled with hope every day. Not only that, but good things will be passed on to the children and grandchildren who come after you, and the family will prosper. The happiness that a harmonious family environment brings is a great one that spreads across generations.

Therefore, it is very important not only for oneself but also for the entire family to come into contact with the teachings and create a better home environment. In modern society, family relationships have become weaker, and a variety of complex problems have arisen. The only way to fundamentally solve all problems is to build a harmonious family environment. Therefore, these days, Kami is once again teaching us the importance of family. Kami is trying to give true fulfillment and happiness based on a harmonious family environment.