The light beyond loneliness

Regarding "loneliness", it is a problem that follows humans throughout their lives.

For example, even during student days, one may feel lonely while studying, and even when employed, one may feel lonely when single.

And again, loneliness will visit in old age. It is common for children to leave home, for a husband to die first, or for a wife to die first. Many people lose their husbands or wives in their 40s during middle age.

Therefore, we must think that loneliness occupies half of life's challenges.

After all, what is important is "what kind of honey we create in the time of loneliness".

And I believe that the accumulated "honey part" will become wisdom, leading to further growth as a human being.

(From 'The Mindset of a Wife: Learning from Kiyotaka Yamauchi's Wife' open_in_new)

Even for business owners, if they do not have time for loneliness, in a sense, they will not succeed. Business owners must always work hard and visit customers frequently.

This is a supreme imperative, but conversely, it is also true that they need to recharge their energy.

Those who do not have time for loneliness will inevitably lack creativity. They will fall behind in thinking about new products, businesses, services, and various other things due to insufficient inspiration.

It is very difficult, but humans inevitably need both static and active aspects.

Even for me, while I sometimes speak in front of people, I usually spend more time being quiet.

If one does not think or study during such quiet times, wisdom will not be born. Constantly discharging energy will not lead to the birth of wisdom.

In that quiet time, I form wisdom and convey it to many people.

(From 'Personality Power' open_in_new)

When I talk about the afterlife and say, "Each of you has a guardian spirit that watches over you," those without faith immediately retort.

"If I have a guardian spirit, why am I so unhappy?" "Why do I fail in business?" "Why can't I make money?" "Why did my family die of illness? This is strange," they say.

"If there is a guardian spirit, they should protect me properly, but they don't. Therefore, I can't believe it," some people say.

These are people who make unfortunate choices. They tend to think more and more negatively.

I have been observing for a long time, and guardian spirits truly watch over your way of life every day, sharing in your joys and sorrows.

(From 'The True Story of the Spiritual World.' open_in_new)

However, there is a principle that the souls living in this world with physical bodies have their own soul training in this lifetime, so the subjectivity lies with the people on earth.

If they could be manipulated completely like puppets such as Pinocchio, the soul training of human beings in this world would lose its meaning. It would become zero.

Therefore, it is something that should not be done. This is the painful part.

Truly, like a backseat driver, they sit in the back and say, "Go that way. Go this way," but they must not hold the steering wheel and drive.

This is similar to a driving school where the instructor sits beside the student and may step on the brake in dangerous situations, but the instructor cannot take the wheel and drive. That would not be instructive.

This is an unavoidable principle since the training locations differ between this world and the next. Therefore, we must accept this.

However, I hope you believe that there is someone (a guardian spirit) who always thinks, "In times of crisis, I will inform you and guide you in a good direction."

(From 'The True Story of the Spiritual World.' open_in_new)

When you delve deeply within yourself, there is actually a path that extends into the infinite universe. There is something that connects from the infinite universe to each person.

Ultimately, this means that everything allowed to exist on this earth, including beings other than humans, has traces of being created, that is, traces of being a created being.

Whether human, animal, or plant, all have traces of being created.

The traces of being created mean that there is a power that makes that living being what it is.

Whether it is a dog, a cat, a human, a man, or a woman, all existence has the power to make it so.

This power to make it so can be referred to as "Buddha nature," but in terms of manifestation, it appears as the law of the heart.

All existence has the law of the heart, and living according to that law of the heart is the trace of being created.

(From 'The Law of Great Enlightenment' open_in_new)

There are souls that are close to your soul, souls that branched off in the past. There are souls that were created around the same time as your soul and are related to you.

In English-speaking countries, this is often referred to as a "soulmate." Apart from soul brothers, there are people who are always together in a group doing soul training.

People who are spiritually connected are born around the same time during the cycles of reincarnation as "contemporaries."

Even as times change, usually, close companions form a certain group, being born around the same time, becoming family or relatives, or becoming good friends, or colleagues who always see each other at work.

For example, your parents, siblings, grandparents, children, grandchildren, and relatives fall into this category. Also, friends with deep connections or companions with whom you inexplicably get along are included.

Alternatively, people connected through profession, such as work collaborators you always work with or very cooperative business partners, may also be deeply connected souls.

In this way, it is normal for souls with some connection to be born into groups of dozens of people, and it is rare for someone to be born alone.

If the six leaves growing at the tip of a branch are your soul and soul brothers, then the small branch leaves growing nearby correspond to soulmates and soul friends.

(From 'The Law of Life' open_in_new)

Please do not think of yourself as too isolated or cut off. Let us rejoice in being individuals alive in this vast world.

What if you were a lonely individual, like a giant sequoia tree that is dozens or even 100 meters tall? Would you be happy?

From time to time, you may feel sad and lonely as an individual in a group, but by being such an individual, you can walk and live together with many people.

Human happiness is rooted in being such an individual. It is rooted in "living as an individual within a group."

Happiness exists between people.

Looking at it this way, how similar happiness is to love. Love exists between people. How similar are this love and happiness?

Happiness is indeed born from love. That is what I believe.

In this vast universe, there is a solar system, and within that solar system, there is a planet called Earth, where, mysteriously, 6.5 billion people live. And they live as contemporaries.

Ah, how wonderful it is! Moreover, you can live together with so many people. You can love each other. You can bring joy to one another.

I want you to think about how wonderful it is to live in such a world.

Isn't it okay to have nothing? Just think about how happy it is to be able to live in relationships of love.

(From 'Coffee Break' open_in_new)

The key to victory in life lies in enduring this loneliness.

Those who fail to endure loneliness have never truly succeeded.

This is because everyone has moments of loneliness before truly succeeding.

After loneliness, there may come liveliness.

However, the truth is always one.

Before success, there is always one loneliness.

The question is how you lived through that loneliness.

This loneliness before success may be short-lived, but it can also last a long time.

There may be those who spend 10 or 20 years in loneliness.

But do not fear, do not fear loneliness.

You must not forget that when you are lonely, the Buddha is also by your side.

You must not forget that when you sit alone, the great one also comes and sits beside you.

You are not alone.

You are not simply alone.

You are truly training your soul right now.

Light is about to emerge from your soul now.

Your soul is about to shine from within.

Young people, do not fear loneliness.

In loneliness, there is an opportunity for your soul to grow.

How you endure the time of true loneliness will be a chance to test whether you are genuine.

Young people, do not seek only liveliness.

Do not seek only to live noisily among people.

Do not desire only to be noticed by people and receive their praise.

In the time of loneliness, there is something that will sustain you forever.

Seize that something that will sustain you forever.

When you grasp that eternal something, you will change.

No, you will have to change.

You will see a 180-degree turnaround.

And you will encounter great time, great moments, and great life.

Only by overcoming this loneliness can true heroes be born.

(From 'Buddha's Rebirth' open_in_new)

From the past broadcasts of the popular radio program of Happy Science 'Angel's Morning Call' open_in_new (national network + Hawaii KZOO), we introduce programs that we want you to listen to now. (You can listen to it in audio)

(1) 'How to Spend Time in Loneliness' [Episode 1221] open_in_new
(2) 'The Secret of Our "Life"' [Episode 1406] open_in_new
(3) 'For You Whose Heart is Not Fulfilled' [Episode 1461] open_in_new
(4) 'When Loneliness Becomes a Treasure—.' [Episode 1556] open_in_new