My Journey into the Daylight Age

THE PRIMARY WORLD

Waka plus an essay by Eiji Takahara (Spiritual World)

       Spiritual World,.

       What is it? And where is it?

        Why are we so lost?

        Once we know the world of cause

        Every problem will be solved.

I have read Meishu-sama’s teaching on the spiritual world many times, but it took Alison one time reading out loud bringing home some details about the spiritual world which makes everything make a little bit more sense.  And making spiritual solutions to our problems a feasible option.  The spiritual world is all around us and inside of us.  It is like all the material world is immersed in an invisible sea called the spiritual world.  I believe science has been unable to observe it, or measure it to prove, without a shadow of a doubt, of its existence.  But physical forces such as gravity become easier to understand once you place the entire universe into this invisible sea. 

I am going to stumble along trying to explain all this in my own words but do not worry, I will be including many paragraphs of Meishu-sama’s teachings . . . in fact, I may include the entire essay.  ^_^

Let us start with the title, “The Primary World” – this alone is a good place to start.  If I was a movie producer this is a perfect place to start a screenplay surrounding this topic.  It reminds me of the movie, Matrix.  When we all realize that our world is just a reflection of the spiritual world, “The Primary World” is not a misnomer and many things begin to make sense.  The first paragraph of this teaching is a good start:

“In the past, only the physical world engaged people’s interest, since humanity was not aware of another world, the spiritual world of cause.  Because its existence cannot be perceived by standard investigative methods, science made progress only in studies of the material world, and our civilization shows this imbalance.”

The next teaching that I would like to use in support of this line of reasoning is “The Power of Spiritual Energy”.  In this teaching Meishu-sama shares a look at a world that most of us are not aware of.  The first paragraph of this teaching is a good place to start:

“Modern science has discovered many facts about our world and the atmosphere surrounding it.  However, atmosphere, matter – all the elements known to us through our senses alone – are only physical.  Science has yet to fully account for that which lies beyond those five senses.”

Now I am jumping into the exciting part.  The fifth paragraph of this teaching are the words that caught my attention:

“The visible world, the physical world known to our five senses, is immersed in a sea of universal energy.  Unknown from the perspective of scientific evidence, this “sea” is the spiritual world.  According to the natural laws of the universe, all that appears in the physical world first originates in the spiritual realm, just as thoughts give rise to all physical manifestations”.

So, episodes in Star Trek makes more sense.  The book put together by David Wilcock, “The Source Field Investigations” makes more sense.  ^_^  Doing more chin ups without being stronger makes more sense.  Gaining energy through better breathing makes more sense.  And, of course, the effectiveness of prayer, makes more sense. 

What follows are both teachings in its entirety.  Enjoy!

THE PRIMARY WORLD (7)

          In the past, only the physical world engaged people’s interest, since humanity was not aware of another world, the spiritual world of cause. Because its existence cannot be perceived by standard investigative methods, science made progress only in studies of the material world, and our civilization shows this imbalance.

          The spiritual realm is the primary world.  It is much more important than the physical world, since it is the realm of cause and the source of basic power. A complete civilization can never be attained without realization of this truth.  Nothing proves it better than the fact that happiness, the greatest desire of the human race, has not kept pace with material progress.

          If humanity had fully realized the existence and importance of the spiritual world from the beginning, material civilization might not have progressed as far as it has.  Ignorance of the spiritual world’s existence gave birth to atheism, which led to the birth of evil.  The struggle between good and evil then began. In its one-sided evolution, the human race had to suffer much pain. Material civilization is now so advanced that without a commensurate growth in spirituality its further development may only lead to its self-destruction. One of the major signs of this critical condition is the development of the atomic bomb.

          God has decided that now is the time for the greatest change in human progress. As the first step in the accomplishment of the changes, God has chosen to reveal the existence of the spiritual world visibly. The realm that has been largely ignored for such a long time will receive its just attention, and the necessary balance will thereby be established.

          This visible manifestation cannot be achieved through the utilization of orthodox science, but through the release of the Power of God, which humankind has never experienced before.

          It is difficult to persuade the purely materialistic thinker to accept this Power. I believe the most convincing way to demonstrate it to someone is through the miracle of Johrei.  Upon observing the marvelous results, even an atheist would have to give some thought to the invisible power of the transmitted Divine Light.

          When the truth is known to all the world, civilization will inevitably change and will develop a balanced, peaceful, constructive order all humanity can enjoy.

          Before this can take place, a troublesome problem remains to be solved. The amount of clouds accumulated over thousands of years of material development is immeasurable.  By clouds I mean the impurities of the human spirit and body.  These present tremendous obstacles to the establishing of a new civilization. Like mountainous heaps of trash on the ground where a new structure is to be erected, the impurities must be removed before the building can begin. There must be a thorough cleaning, a complete purification. It cannot be avoided. It is nothing less than the long-prophesied Day of Judgment.

          In the light of these facts, you can see that miracle-working Johrei is a wonderful part of God’s Plan for awakening humanity to the presence of the primary world – the spiritual world. With it, human beings will be able to develop an unshakable faith and a real desire to contribute their share toward the establishing of a perfect world.

THE POWER OF SPIRITUAL ENERGY (10)

          Modern science has discovered many facts about our world and the atmosphere surrounding it.  However, atmosphere, matter – all the elements known to us through our senses alone – are only physical.  Science has yet to fully account for that which lies beyond those five senses.

       What I wish to dwell on now is something that is in the realm beyond the material, the release of the spiritual energies around the earth.

       The word “spirit” is most generally used to indicate something that is invisible or intangible.  Because of this, it has been limited to the category of religion or spiritualism.

       There has been a tendency among many individuals to deny the existence of spirit, to treat it as mere superstition.  This is unfortunate, for, the truth is that spirit is the actual source of power, the tremendous energy that creates, activates and maintains all things in this universe.  Spirit, the invisible force, is not only omnipresent but omnipotent.

       The visible world, the physical world known to our five senses, is immersed in a sea of universal energy.  Unknown from the perspective of scientific evidence, this “sea” is the spiritual world.  According to the natural laws of the universe, all that appears in the physical world first originates in the spiritual realm, just as thoughts give rise to all physical manifestations.

       In the past, material science attempted to explain all of life in physical terms, and that is why humanity’s much-vaunted progress has not really brought happiness with it.  The troubles of the physical world can only be solved by recognizing that everything begins in the spiritual realm, and so, all problems must first be solved on the spiritual level before they can be successfully dealt with on the physical plane.

       Illness is no exception.  True healing can come only through the healing of spirit by Spirit.

       The human being has a visible physical body and an invisible spiritual body, the physical being a manifestation in the material world of the spiritual body, which belongs to the spiritual world.  When the physical body suffers from disease, the true cause of it lies within the spiritual body.  A toxic area or affected spot of any kind is simply the outer or surface reflection of clouds that are covering the same part of the spiritual body.

       Nature tries to eliminate these clouds through its own processes so the body can work toward its God-given wholeness.  Pain is an indication of the action that is attempting to disperse the clouds, clearing some of them from the spiritual body so they are no longer manifested as strongly in the physical body through disease or other afflictions.

       We call this process purification.  The purification of the spiritual body is a wonderful solution for any human misery, and the way to achieve it is with the Divine Light of God.  Human beings must recognize this and obey the laws of Spirit on all levels of existence if there is to be a constant condition of health and happiness.

       In the process we call death, the physical body has become unable to function as a result of illness, injury or a general degeneration.  The spiritual body therefore separates itself; and while the discarded physical body returns to dust, it returns to the spiritual world, where it stays until it is ready to reincarnate.

       The primary spirit – or soul – is infinite, of main importance, and has eternal life, while the physical body is finite and of secondary importance, existing only for a single lifetime.  Therefore, the primary spirit, the true being, should be the center of our attention in healing.

       It was revealed to me that every living creature, every vegetable and mineral emits spiritual vibrations that are different to any other.  Of them all, the vibrations of the human being are the highest.

       While all human bodies emit a more powerful radiation than anything else in creation, each one differs in the degree of power according to the spiritual awareness of the individual.  The greater the spiritual discernment, the finer and purer is the spiritual radiation and the higher is the vibration; and the higher the vibration, the more difficult it becomes to detect it by material means.

       There is a spiritual radiation that is far superior to the human.  It is the Divine Radiation, or what we term the Divine Light.  Through revelation, I learned how to contact and then send the Light for the welfare of humankind.
This is done by bringing it into focus, then transmitting it through the hand in a special way that disintegrates the clouds on the spiritual body.  The process is that which we call Johrei.

       One of the outstanding characteristics of this Divine Spiritual Energy is that it is effective only when it is used for the welfare of humanity.

       The principle of Johrei is taught to each member of our movement, so each may become a conduit for the Divine Energy.  The strength of one’s faith and the degree of one’s love influence the intensity of the Light.  As the member grows in spiritual understanding, the flow of Light increases accordingly.  Thus, each has the privilege of sharing in the Divine Plan for the transformation of this world into a true and real paradise.

3/11/24 update:

Reverend Nagase, our minister, shared with us sermons on this very same subject the past two services. He used the analogy of the old movie film and projection representing the spiritual and the physical worlds. To be clear, the movie projection on the screen represents the physical world and the movie film in the projector is the spiritual world (the primary world of cause) So you are now watching a movie and you don’t like something you see. How silly would it be to go up to the projection and wave your arms to attempt to change it? Pretty silly. That is what is occurring in our lives when we see a problem that needs to be fixed. We attempt to fix physical problems with physical solutions. This is quite ineffective. A more effective way of doing this is . . . going back to the analogy . . . go to the film in the projector . . . remove it . . . take it to the editing room and make the changes. So you are probably asking a question. What is the equivalent to a person removing the film and making changes? Well, Rev. Nagase covered this in his recent sermon. The effective changes occur when the spiritual side of things are changed. And how do you do that? Well, old fashion, severe suffering, can be effective in changing one’s life. But we prefer to use something which is even more effective than that. Johrei (purification of the spirit). Take disease as an example, presently we have physical solutions to this apparent physical problem. Once again we try to solve the problem with a physical solution. (kill the virus/ kill bacteria) Since the film requires editing let’s approach the solution with things which are invisible . . . such as the pre-conscious mind/subconscious mind and/or Johrei/prayer. These are the tools of the editor of the film. With the acceptance of this universal truth, I believe a healthier future will be as Meishu-sama predicted.