The meaning of life

Words of Lao zi - Chapter 16 : (my interpretation) 

    Empty your heart. Calmly observe the things that happen in your life. You will recognize that things happen in a sequence but it eventually passes by and disappears. In this dimension, so many lives are born one after another and they all eventually return to the root. Returning to the root is called “silence or stillness.” It means all life returns to the great mothery root. The returning process is called “life, living.”  And understanding the “life or living” is called “wisdom, knowledge.”  Without the wisdom, we will be totally lost. When you have the wisdom, you are able to live in the right way and enjoy life. Those who live a life in the right way is called Kojin (公人) and he/she will naturally dedicates his/her life to the society. Those who could dedicate their lives to the society are true kings. The kings are equivalent to the heavenly sun. The sun is always giving. One’s life is the same as the sun. You are born like the sunrise, reaches it’s peak and sets, fade away. At the end, you return to the life of eternity.


Original words: 
致虚極、守靜篤。萬物並作、吾以觀復。
夫物芸芸、各復歸其根。歸根曰靜、是謂復命。
復命曰常、知常曰明、不知常、妄作凶。
知常容。容乃公。公乃王。王乃天。天乃道。道乃久。沒身不殆。

    My thoughts: 

As I translate the meaning, my consciousness was connecting with Buddha. Buddha had also talked about the importance of attaining the right knowledge. 
It is said that Lao zi was last seen riding a water ox. The fact that he was riding an ox signifies that he was going somewhere very far away. 
My vision tells me that Lao zi had gone to India after this. And he went to meet the young prince (Buddha) and taught him all the wisdom he knew. Lao zi who is rooted to the North Star passed on his wisdom to Buddha who is rooted to the Sun. The North Star periodically changes to different stars. Like the North Star, Lao zi dynamically moved around all his life. I sense that he left all his wisdom to Buddha and went to the Himalayas where his life was ended.

     Lao zi worked for the government and his position was a middle-level manager. He never tried to be famous. He is a true saint.




     Let me repeat the important phrases of Lao zi’s words from today’s chapter.

1)     It’s important for us humans to attain knowledge/wisdom. In order to do so, it’s important not to be flustered and observe your situation in a calm manner. We are a student of life until the day we die. The content that you are reading now is also an important knowledge about life.

2)      Know that all types of sufferings will eventually pass. Those who are suffering often mistakenly think that the suffering would last forever. The universal law of this dimension tells us that nothing lasts forever. Good deeds and bad deeds, both are momentary matters.

3)     No matter what, we will eventually all return to the great mothery root. Know that we will be in peace when we return to that ultimate home. Lao zi is saying that if you are flustered and worried you might go to hell that means you don’t have the wisdom and don’t have the heart to care for others. Therefore, he is saying that we need to be humble and learn until the time of death and attain wisdom. And to observe life in a calm manner and help others. When you are able to do this, you are a true winner. The financially rich people are not the successor. The true successors are the ones who dedicated his/her life to others or the society. That is because we all die at the end.




Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

October is a turning point for the Western world

 (written on Oct.1st)

   　Looking at the moon cycle of October, the tide is changing every Monday (moon day). September and October is the account settlement time in Europe and North America. Therefore, at this time, the whole financial status will be exposed. I will be watching out the stock market that also starts on Mondays. Just looking at the situation in Europe, nothing seems to have improved.  They have been postponing many issues and now the problems are catching up and start to reveal. I am getting the feeling that Germany, the tractor of Europe, may start to protect its own countries’ finance. “Take responsibility of your own action” is how they would start to react. The characteristics of Germans are known to be most logical and rational. France is sinking half way in the Euro condition. After Spain, next may be France.  The US looks critical by the numbers. However, they are clever and already recognizing the world financial crisis for a while. As much as they look deeply in debt, they have been preparing natural resources, food supply and the military.





　 In Asia, the problem between China and Japan is going to be exposed economically during the month of October.

    Regarding earthquakes, there was a M7.4 in Columbia early today (Oct 1st). Also in Japan, in the Tohoku area, small quakes are occurring continuously. We have to acknowledge that big earthquakes are occurring not only in Japan but also on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.   

 


    Here are the astronomical events of October:

•   Oct 5. – Moon is furthest from Earth  (1,054,405,156km)

•   Oct 17. – Moon is closest to Earth（938,360,666km)

•   Oct 19. – Moon is at most South point

     I sense we are already in the time zone that every day is a watch out day. At dangerous times, turtles would put his head and legs inside and hide in his shell. The Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu hid herself inside a rock when things were looking unstable outside. I believe we should do the same. It is wise for Japan to only focus on the domestic economy at this point. If we try to stretch our legs, it will get cut off.  Same concept will apply for the individuals. Stay calm and maintain you current condition. It’s better not to make any new moves. If you could stay relaxed and loose, you will swing well like the willow tree and survive. 

Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

When you worry about critiques from others, you will make a wrong decision

    

    Words of Lao zi - Chapter 13: (my interpretation) 

    – People are a mixture of pleasure and anxiety. Every time someone applause or insult, people react so well to it, it’s almost amusing. They react so greatly as if they have a fatal illness. Why do people react so much towards other’s opinion? That is because they think being approved is a good thing and being criticized is a bad thing. And every time people react to your action, you are either overly pleased or in anxiety. Why do people worry so much to the degree of life or death? You are able to worry about it because you are alive. If you are consciously aware that one day you will be gone, you will not be bothered by other people’s opinion.  Therefore, a governor who takes care of his own health rather than people’s criticism would be able to stabilize a nation. A man who could care for his own health of mind and body is able to see the truth in caring for the nation.



 
 




   Original words of Lao zi.
 “寵辱若驚。貴大患若身。何謂寵辱若驚。寵爲上、辱爲下。得之若驚、失之若驚。
是謂寵辱若驚。何謂貴大患若身。吾所以有大患者、爲吾有身。及吾無身、吾有何患。
故貴以身爲天下、若可托天下。愛以身爲天下、若可寄天下。”



 （my thoughts）This was another eye-opening impressive words of Lao zi.  I often hear from young politicians saying, “I will die for this country. I will work hard to the bone to make the changes.”
 However, Lao zi is saying, “If you cannot take care of yourself, how could you take care of a nation? If you cannot work on the small scale, could you really work on the large scale? Could he truly care for the health and wealth of all the people?”
 Looking at the CEOs of companies that are successful in a long-term, they seem to be a wife and family lover. Those who have numerous lovers don’t last so long. A man who could love one woman for a long time,
is a man with tolerance and devotion. He is a man with good will. 
These qualities are reflected on his work. A man who cannot stick to one love and keep changing partners is a man with a lack of perseverance and mercy. 
He will not be a good leader for the company. He will also be exchanged eventually by the society. 
A man who would claim that he would sacrifice his life for the society is a man who is worried about critisicsm. Those who worry a lot about criticisms are always saying things trying to please people. And it is a false statement. He is not being truthful to himself.

    Lao zi says in order to see through the truth,

1)    See if he worries about how people judge him.

2)    See if he is taking care of his own health and caring about his wife and family.

In other words, no matter what other people say, if he keeps his imposing presence, also looks healthy and takes good care of people around him, he will be the right man to entrust as a leader for the nation.




I would say that Lao zi has a very good point. This applies not only to politicians and CEOs but also to religious gurus and spiritual leaders. Those whose private lives are unstable are no real leaders. There are too many of them who are into lust and money-making.

In truth, he who cannot take care of his own ancestors, family and his own innate god (good will) cannot really help others. Don’t be fooled by one’s artificial performance. Look at the attitudes towards his daily life.

 (Disaster awareness)  The red line is continuing small earthquakes. Let’s be watchful.

Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

The Hidden meaning of Ohigan

Q.
What is the meaning of September 22^nd, the day of (O)higan?

A.
  It is the day to celebrate the sun. It’s around the autumnal equinox. The length of the day and the night becomes just about the same. It’s one turning point of a season. At such time, it will be easier to reach the ancestral spirits. The daytime = this dimension of reality = the soul in a physical body. The nighttime = the dimension of the spirits = the souls are hidden. In Ko-Shinto (ancient Shintoism), we believe that the soul is eternal. And even after the death of the physical body the soul lives. It is simply hiding in the dark (night). It returns at some point just like the sun returns in the morning (daytime).

    In Japanese Buddhism, we celebrate this Ohigan as a holiday. I believe it’s the unification of Buddhism and the Japanese idea in the Shintoism of ancestral worship. There are only two days in a year when the length of the day and the night becomes the same. So it is in fact very special. Spiritually speaking, it’s a special turning point that is influenced by the sun’s orbit. It would be a great time to send gratitude towards your ancestors in such occasion.  

    The length of the day and the night become equal in the middle of ohigan. It gradually reaches to the middle and few days around this time is a perfect time to send gratitude to your ancestors. The ancestral worship is to send honor and blessings to them. Sun=Amitāhba(the one who has the infinite light)= Amida-nyorai=Amaterasu-ohomikami. And when you send blessings to your ancestral spirits the esoteric implication is that you are sending back the spirits to their ultimate home, the sun. But the truth is that many of the spirits are not able to return home because they still carry in their unconsciousness some desires and/or attachments.  The energy of those desires is heavy and will be captured by the gravity from the moon. It’s hard to explain by words, but many people are still sort of strangled by their own wishful thinking. And those who were captured by the moon will have to return to Earth once again and experience the opposite life they had before. There are still many of our ancestors who are captured on the moon. In the Western world, there is a legend that bad people would be sent to the moon. The gravity from the moon influences the great nature on Earth. But it also influences the lives after death. The moon takes part in the development of the soul’s journey. The spirit body is in fact an electro magnetic energy. Therefore, when you have any attachments or obsessions, your soul’s vibrational frequency becomes rough. The rougher it is the more influence you receive from the gravity from the moon. And you will be captured. The moon is a perfect spherical devise created by the Great Spirit in the super ancient time.

   Let us send gratitude and blessings to our ancestral spirits during this Ohigan time. When you heal your ancestors you heal yourself. We are all connected and in oneness.

Ikashite-itadaite arigato gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

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Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu.  Thank you for letting us live.

The Light Poles

     According to one of my blog reader, a thick light pole was witnessed around 8am on August 27^th in the middle of the outer and inner shrine of Ise Jingu, The Grand Shrine of Ise. This photo was taken elsewhere (August 18^th between Osaka and Kobe during a thunder lightening) but it looked just like this high from the sky all the way down to the ground. It was seen for over five minutes.

     The informer told me the thick light pole was seen over Yamatohime-no-miya of Ise Jingu for over five minutes. He is a family member of a Shinto priest and has lived in this area for a very long time.  So when he says it was over Yamatohime-no-miya, I could trust that his information is fairly accurate. It feels to me like it was a sign that Goddess Yamato has revived. The light poles that would stand on the grounds of Ise was one of the main theme when I started to write this blog. The things I had written in 2007 are now being witnessed in 2012. I have mixed feelings about the fact that the visions that came into my brain are now actually occurring in this dimension. I am not quite sure if I should be enjoying it or need to be concerned.

     In any case, the appearance of the light pole is a sign that the world is changing. The values in this material world are shifting to non-material. It’s becoming more about the heart. The good will would be valued more and more. Eventually we will see a world where people are helping each other. It may take centuries  to see the perfect world but even seeing 0.1% of the changes would give a huge impact to the humans. The new theories in the law of physics will be discovered and reexamined. We will see many changes towards the ultimate world peace.  And at the end, our future will be in an amazing place.


     The reason why I am putting up the series of words from my favorite ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi is because these ideas are necessary in order to manifest world peace. There will be no more war and the good willed intelligent people would come up with ideas to save humanity.

     “A savior” in my mind, is not one person but the intelligence or knowledge of gathered humans. When the China of today once again utilizes the knowledge of Laozi, they would become an amazing country. The Western countries could also learn so much from his words.

     The inner and outer shrines of Ise Jingu are bipolar. As Laozi talked about ying and yang and the Five Elements, I sense the same idea is functioning in these shrines. The outer shrine is connected to the North Star. I sense this shrine is the only sacred place that linked the North Star with accuracy.  In my knowledge the North Star(Polaris) = the heart of Laozi.   

 



    The first step for you is to see the goodness in your daily life and have the sense of gratitude. Have a bigger vision. This will help your area/community to become stable. It is full moon today. The gravity may start to influence us once again.  Take a deep breath and relax. Safe driving.  Raise awareness of disaster prevention.

Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

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See the True Nature and Not the Reputation

Words of Laozi（founder of Tao)

—This is my original translation of one of the verses on the first chapter: A path that can be described as the right way is not really the great or correct path.  No names are true names. When sky and earth was created names did not exist. When all other material things were created, names were labeled. So when you are free from avarice, you are able to see everything and everyone without the labels (names). When you are still full of desires you are only able to see the surface of all matter.　Everything in this world was created from one original existence. Yet is has two names: ying and yang. I named the original existence as the “profound mystery” but even that mystery (darkness) was created by another mystery. That is the mechanism of this world – the gate way. 

Original script ：道可道、非常道。名可名、非常名。無名天地之始、有名萬物之母。故常無欲以觀其妙、常有欲以觀其徼。此兩者同出而異名。同謂之玄。玄之又玄、衆妙之門.

   By reading this, my understanding is that everyone’s life has a meaning. Each of our lives is very precious and meaningful. No man’s life is a better life or the more correct path. Every life is worth the value because we will never get the same life ever again. Some people say, “my life is a failure”.   But from the original existence, we are all shinning and beautiful while writhing in agony and going through experiences.    


    A parent may scold a child when he comes home with a bad grade. But a grandparent is just happy to have a grandchild no matter what his grade was. So you could imagine what the original existence may feel for you.  Each of our lives looks amazingly beautiful from her standpoint.

   When people look at another person is he really looking at the person himself or is he looking at the labels (what he’s wearing etc). It’s really important to see others without the outlook and the labels. Even for your family, it’s important to try to understand their feelings from their point of view.

   The last phrase of Laozi’s word has a great profound meaning. Its meaning can be linked to modern physics. Words are too limiting to express the beginning and the truth of the universe. But I think Laozi has expressed the profoundness with precision. To explain it in the simple way, the universe is one but has two names, ying and yang. But the one was created by the two. 1=2. Everything is created by this cycle of 1=2. That is my interpretation of what Laozi had written.

In other words, one child is born from two humans (man and woman). One couple is two people. And looking from the space, Earth is one sphere. But looking from Earth, we contain many continents and 7 billion people. 1=7 billion. So when you see things through a name, one becomes many different things. This principle could be applied to many different things in our lives. That's why I feel Laozi is trying to teach us to look into the essence of matters or things and not the reputation or names/status.



Another interpretation from the reader of my blog: “People have names for gods. But true gods has no name. Are the name real names of the gods? Heaven and earth began from a place where there were no names. Then it was named and shaped into numerous pieces. Not swayed by names and shapes, one must see its true nature. Do not be seized by names and shapes only to see the surface of things. It is actually coming from the deep and dark part of our own consciousness. It comes from one esoteric movement. That esoteric movement derives from another deeper dark esotery. Mystery of all lives comes from there. ”

Ikashite-itadaite arigato-gozaimasu

Thank you for letting us live

The cause, the beginning of everything

     The economy and finance of all countries are becoming questionable. When we look back into the history, what the nations did when they got stuck was to invade another country.  The people became angry and dissatisfied with the government. The governors who are afraid to loose their vote had tried to solve the problem by raising a battle against the neighbor country. But this pretext would usually end up loosing many of their pupils during the battle. So many lives have been lost in the history all over the world because of the cowardly decisions of the governors who only tries to protect their own position. When there is a problem within their own country, they use war to try and shift the nations attention elsewhere. They say it’s what’s best for the country and end up loosing many men and women killed by the war. We mustn’t forget that even Hitler was elected, chosen by the people of the nation. During the election campaign, he had claimed all the necessary strategies in order to change for a better nation. But the result was killing massive amount of people of his own nation. And even more people outside of his country. Are the people who voted for Hitler responsible for his action?  There is a fundamental error in the election system. Even when the governor makes a drastic change after the election we couldn’t do anything about it. Today, we still see these mistakes happening in many countries. It’s time for the people to wake up to this fact that the politicians are only using war for their benefit.


     Looking at the riots or disorders happening in Europe related to the Euro currency, it seems impossible for the hard working countries to keep on covering up for not so hard working countries. Each country has to be responsible for their own lives. When the nation can become self-sustainable, the nation would be able to raise the percentage of individual’s true satisfaction/rate of happiness.  If they continue to compete the economy statistics just for the sake of numbers on a peace of paper, they will always have to be dependent on other countries. As long as the country is dependent, the unfair laws of another country will always exploit them. It will cause instability and the families will be separated in need to work elsewhere. Spending one short life in one’s birthplace together with a family is a blessing. 

 


     It is ideal when each country can be independently support its own nation and interact with other countries through cultural exchange only. When the interaction is caused by politics or financial benefits, it will end up as a disadvantage. 

     This morning’s thoughts were about the serious international problem that will rise in early 2013 right after the new years. Everything that happens in this dimension also happens in another dimension. There is the world of yukai in between this 3^rd dimension and the world of the dead. In the yukai world, exact same kind of human beings and civilization exists. But the details such as the names or the shapes of the countries are different. In the yukai world, there are many similar parallel worlds. The prophecies are often incorrect. It's not that it was incorrect, but it simply means that one man saw one of the parallel worlds, but in reality another parallel world was mirrored to this 3^rd dimension.  Therefore the future is always a blank sheet of paper. We cannot predict which parallel world will be transferred at a certain time.

     The vision I saw about the international problem rising after the new years 
of 2013 is also one of the many dimensions. It’s still possible for a change. When more people are awakened to the sense of gratitude, the new years will come peacefully.  

 





     What I wanted to say today is that one little election, one little news by the media could cause a horrific end to humanity. There is always that tragic scenario also ready to be transferred from the other dimension. When each governors of each nation could sincerely think for the happiness of its own nation, world peace can be created. But when they compare and compete with others an unhappy ending can be created. We all posses the ability to be happy with what we have.



 


      This image of the sun was from August 5^th. It shows a fissure in the shape of a big snake. The Old Testament talks about the black big snake appearing in front of Adam and Eve. Later we will be seeing a cross. When the big cross appears in the sun, a big shift in human consciousness will occur. And when a large solar flare bursts towards the Earth from this large cross, the beam will erase the idea of “comparing” and “invading” from all human minds. It will happen just like switching off the light within a second. This is one vision I saw from one parallel world. I hope this will happen. I will be observing in a clam manner. But we must continue to have thoughts of “ikashite-itadaite arigato gozaimasu, thank you for letting us live.”