December 8th, Buddha's Day of Enlightenment

December 8th was a memorial day of the enlightenment for Buddha. In Japan, we call the ceremony Jōdōe (成道会) and the service is held all over our chain of islands.

When we hear that someone has “awakened”, we might think, “did his mind all of the sudden change on that day?” or “was it the day when he suddenly start to see things that commoners cannot see?” In my opinion that is not the case.

I sense that this is the day when Shaka had come to one decision. The decision was about “trusting oneself, not to depend on others and simply act from one’s own good will.” Like a jackal, he only looked straight ahead, kept going only by following his own heart and trusting himself.

How do you measure a good will or a good heart? “Would this be good for this person?” or ”Would this be bad for this person?” These questions are always in our mind. Those consciousnesses “thoughtfulness” are built in our heart from the day we were born. Even the most brutal criminals have the same good heart as much as we do. But they simply do not choose to use it.

“Thoughtfulness” is something we were all given by the Root God.

For Shaka, the idea of thoughtfulness was or still is to teach a way to take away the pain from people’s heart. That was his idea of compassion. To express his compassion to others, he gave up everything of his possession and dedicated his soul to the people. Shaka said that people are in pain because of the attachment. If you are attached to someone you love, you will suffer when he or she leaves. If you are attached to your assets, you will be afraid to loose it. If you are attached to a status or outlook, you will suffer when you loose it.

So how can one not be attached to any of these? Simply enjoy while you have them, be grateful about it and always keep your heart to give more to others.

When you live by simply depending on your own good will and not on others, you will start to see the hidden side of things. You will start to sense the true nature of things, the righteous spiritual world. You will start to awaken a new part of yourself that has a whole new perspective. “A good will” was created by the root source of the universe, so this all makes sense when you think about it.

Humans are weak and even he/she want to follow his/her good consciousness he/she might not be able to act on it. Even if you fail to do it once, you should try again the next time. If you continue to keep trying, one day it will become a strong and straight “right path” walking like a jackal.

Ikashite-itadaite Arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

Buddha’s True Intention

In my understanding, the only real teachings made directly by Buddha is Shitai 四諦 and Hashoudo 八正道. I sense that the essence of these teachings is based on only two matters. Accepting the situation, and live with gratitude. The rest of the teachings were developed few hundred years later after his death. His teachings were cheerful and vital. The religion that used Buddha created many wrong doings.


From the Hashoudo -八正道 (The Eight Right Paths), I sense particularly the Seichi-正知 teaching; to know about life in the right way, tells us the spiritual essence of his teaching.

Shitai teachings -四諦 (The Four Basics of Buddhism); 1) The truth of life is about suffering. 2) The cause of the suffering comes from attachment. 3) When you overcome the suffering you reach enlightenment 4) The path to reach enlightenment is Buddhism. From Shitai, #1) is the basics of Buddha. He tells that life is about suffering. It is normal that you are suffering. If you try to run away from it, you are going against the universal nature.

People try to avoid pain and use god or pay money to someone who claims to take the pain away from you. This will definitely result in receiving more pain later. It is because these people are going against the universal truth. Buddha says, human cannot run away from life, aging, illness, and the shadow of death. No matter how rich you are or how poor you are, sexual problems between men and women, fear of aging, sickness and death are always equally there for everyone. All of our problems are based on these four matters.

That is why, the NOW is so important. When you are having an ordinary life, that is a miracle and you should be very grateful for it. When pain or difficulty arises, that is the normal condition to be in. Those who are in gratitude in every moment are the ones who have overcome all the four conditions. This applies to #3).

Buddha tells me that those are the enlightened ones. You might think, oh dear, even after I am enlightened do I still have to deal with pain and sufferings?

That is right. You do. But when you are enlightened, you will understand that life is short and both suffering and joy will eventually disappear. You will understand that both suffering and joy is a precious thing that you are allowed to experience in life and be in gratitude. Even in hardships, you will always be able to keep a gentle smile on your face. You will start to feel that everything is precious. This is Satori – enlightenment, Kannagara=to be one with your own innate god.

Sitting in meditation for hours is a waste of time. You will only be in the dream world I call Makkyo 魔境-the demonic realm. How many did actually reach true enlightenment through meditation? There are only a hand full in this past thousand years out of the billions who attempted. Don't waste your time in doing such thing. If you have time to meditate, get involved in the real social world, and together with your innate god, accept everything that comes along with gratitude.

Deal cheerfully with all situations. This is what Buddha wanted for people.

Ikashite-itadaite Arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

Mappo is the shinning Era of the Future

Mappo-末法, or The Latter Day of the Law, is one of the Three Ages of Buddhism. First phase (Age of Shoubou 正法), which lasts 1,000 years (some say 500 years) following the death of the Gautama Buddha. Second phase (Age of Zoubou 像法), which lasts 1,000 years; during this period the practice of the Law begins to deteriorate. Also called the "Age of Copied Law" or the "Age of the Imitation Law. Last phase (the Age of Mappo 末法), which lasts 10,000 years; during this period, the practice of the Law declines until no one follows the Buddhist tenets; also called the "Age of the Decline of the Law." Some people in the Middle Ages interpreted as “the end of the world”, but it only signifies the decline of Buddhism. It is only predicting that as the time goes by, Buddhism will no longer work. It does not indicate cataclysm or any arrival of negative conditions in the world. Therefore, Mappo does not imply “the end of the world.” (from a free dictionary)

I sense that this is one of the very few prophecies Buddha had actually predicted. The calculation of the years would match as Mappo being this present era. I feel that Buddha meant, not only Buddhism, but the end of all forms of religions that is ran by organizations or gatherings.

Today, the environment of earth magnetic field is dramatically changing. There is a very close relationship between the spirit-part of human and the magnetic field. Until now, the environment of earth magnetic field has changed, and the religious rituals and incantations that worked before are loosing its practical power. Some may even start to work negatively. From now on, meditation techniques, incantations, the ideas people thought as divine power that was bought and sold with money, and anything that lead people to depend on spiritual power outside of oneself will cause a decline of one’s level of spirit-self.

However, there are some ideas in religious teachings that will still be effective. For example, the Buddhist teaching taught by Dōgen. He taught that one will see the light by devoting and simply focusing on doing the daily works such as house cleaning, cooking, farming or family business. This idea will still be effective. I would say this kind of work is a “meditation with eyes open.” This will lead to the path of innate god. It is more important to do the work that is in front of you with your eyes open, than the regular sitting meditation.

Ancestral worship is the same. It is always best to send gratitude by yourself. If you do it under an organization and letting the leader pray for you, it will not properly reach to your ancestors. The “color” of the leader is different from your own “color”. Your ancestors will not appreciate the difference of the colors. Even doing any kind of volunteer work is the same. It has to come from “your own will”. If someone else or an organization forced you to do it, it doesn’t have the same meaning.

This can be related to the Divine Revelation received from the Future God of the Sun by Aleister Crowley, The Great Beast. When he was traveling in Egypt, on April 8th, 1904, he received the revelation “Do what thou wilt”. This Great Beast is the seventh dimension derivative of Susanoo.

Mappo is about releasing all the spirit’s magic chains. It is the beginning of the century where humans will become one with their own innate god.

“Do what thou conscience (innate god) wilt!”
- by Ryman-Ise-Hakusan-Do
This is the way of kannagara….

Ikashite-itadaite Arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live