Regain health with the power of the mind

Since the time of the Buddha, there has been the teaching of the 'Four Sufferings' of 'birth', 'aging', 'illness', and 'death', which teaches that 'humans cannot escape from the suffering of being born, the suffering of aging, the suffering of illness, and the suffering of death.'

In that sense, there is a viewpoint that 'suffering is the truth of life' regarding this world and this life.

Illness has existed since ancient times, and people grow old and eventually die.

While some people may become ill and commit suicide due to their suffering, it is normal for humans to become ill. Therefore, becoming ill must be somewhat woven into the fabric of life.

However, humans will die whether they become ill or not.

When one becomes ill, the struggle with the illness may be painful, and there may be various issues such as losing a job or not being able to work well, but as long as you are alive, please think that 'there is still a mission in this world' and do what you can until you finish it. That is important.

Committing suicide will bring further sorrow to the family left behind.

And afterward, one may become a restless spirit, relying on family and relatives.

You may think that you are 'causing trouble' while you are alive, but even after death, as a restless spirit, you may attach yourself to your family and relatives, causing disturbances and suffering them.

In that way, after committing suicide, you will cause even more trouble to your family, so I hope you will fight as long as you have life.

You may think, 'I am already finished,' but that is not the case. There are still things you can do.

(From 'The Law of Life' open_in_new)

Serious illnesses often have a 'script' in life, and there are things from which one cannot escape. To change such 'scenarios', as mentioned earlier, it is necessary to deeply consider 'why such things have arisen' and solve the problems of one's life. If you establish possible ways of thinking and try to correct your life, there may be things you can do.

However, even if it is something that cannot be corrected, it often serves as a form of 'atonement' in the form of 'dying from illness'. If this is not done, the issue may carry over to the next time.

Therefore, if in past lives one has behaved very cruelly towards others, acted violently, committed atrocities, or caused suffering, the suffering in this life may include the act of 'paying one's own debts'. Such suffering may be part of life's challenges.

The fact that you are 'paying off your debts' can also be seen as a blessing, so the suffering you are experiencing now may be 'your debts being repaid'.

In other words, 'it may be painful for several years or decades, but that is due to some cause from past lives, so even though repaying those 'debts' and 'loans' is tough, you are being told to repay them beautifully.'

Moreover, as it is said 'poverty, illness, and conflict', one may suffer from poverty, illness, or disputes in human relationships, and within that, one may be made to 're-experiment' with past life karma or be made to atone.

In the long run, even within that suffering, there are great 'seeds of happiness' in life, so it is important to discern the 'divine will' and 'Buddha's will' present there and repay the 'debts' you should repay.

Rather, what should be created is 'savings'. It is necessary to create the part that plants blessings, 'planting blessings'. A life that only repays your 'debts' is not enough; now, you must live a better life. Conversely, please live in a way that creates positives and contributes to the happiness of others. This time, you should live a life that 'accumulates blessings'.

In that sense, you must know that 'there are great opportunities'.

(From 'The Healing Power' open_in_new)

We are born with a body weighing about three thousand grams, but after several decades, nothing we received from our parents at birth remains.

The essence of the physical body is like a 'flowing river', and each cell is completely replaced. Bones are also replaced. The skull is the same. All the internal organs have become different.

Not only is it not the same as when we were born, but it is also changing at this moment. Your body is different now compared to a month ago. Most of it has been replaced. Compared to a year ago, almost all parts have become completely different. Every day, new cells are created, and old cells disappear. That is the reality.

Thus, there are various expressions such as 'being born with a weak body' or 'being genetically predisposed', but to say 'remaining in the bad state at birth' means 'that you are continuously creating that state of body'. So how do we maintain this changing body?

In fact, it is your mind that creates that body, which is 'this is what I am'. Your self-image creates your body.

If you hold negative thoughts or a negative mindset in your heart, thinking 'I am sick. I am unhappy. I will eventually die. I can only live by receiving sympathy from many people', this will become a reality.

The body has, overlapping with that, a 'spiritual body' that is very close to the material world, and within it, various spiritual bodies exist in a multi-layered structure. And this spiritual body receives what has been emitted from the mind.

Therefore, when an anomaly occurs in the spiritual body, that anomaly also occurs in the physical body. This is the root of illness. Illness mostly arises from the mind.

Of course, the reverse is also true. There is a vicious cycle where 'damage to the physical body causes pain to the spiritual body, and the pain in the spiritual body affects the spiritual body'.

What is said in Buddhism as 'the unity of form and mind', that is, 'the body and mind are one', refers to this. This is the basic principle.

The protagonist is ultimately the mind, so the form of the spiritual body is determined according to the appearance the protagonist wishes to create, and the degree of health manifests as changes in the physical body. That is how it works.

When you see it this way, you realize that you have been given great potential.

You may be ill now, or you may become ill in the future, or you may have been ill for a long time, but you must know that 'your body is something you have been continuously creating. It is not just what you received from your parents.'

(From 'The True Relationship Between Mind and Body.' open_in_new)

Humans have the ability to create illness.

This means that 'you are destroying beneficial parts such as cells in your body. As a result, the body's protective functions are not working, and the functions that destroy the body or resist harmful external factors are diminishing.' In other words, 'the life force' is declining.

Therefore, we must strengthen our life force. That is important.

How can we strengthen our life force? It is also written in 'The True Relationship Between Mind and Body.' It is to have faith. The phenomenon of 'healing illness through faith' occurs in religions around the world. Caring doctors also say, 'That is something that can actually happen.'

The reason why faith can heal illness is that having a strong and sincere faith boosts the immune function within a person's body.

That's true.

For example, if in a school classroom, the students are told every day by their homeroom teacher, "You are all bad kids. You are all delinquents. You will not become decent human beings. When you grow up, you will all become criminals," everyone would start to go crazy.

However, there are teachers who teach differently.

"You are the children of the Buddha, the children of God. Even if you cannot study well now, if you continue to make efforts after entering society, you will surely become wonderful. Aren't your fathers and mothers wonderful too?

Let's live in a way that benefits the world. You have that potential. Everyone has a chance. If you make an effort, the path will surely open up."

If taught this way, children will gradually improve in various aspects such as sports and studies.

The same can be said for faith.

Please do not think of the power of faith as an unscientific 'illusion.'

Even a single word from a school teacher can change a person. It is a fact that words have the power to change people. This may not be from the standpoint of religion or faith, but at a level prior to that, words have the power to change children's futures.

Similarly, the power of faith has the ability to change your own future. Faith gives you the courage, confidence, patience, and endurance to live. Then, that power permeates every corner of your body's cells, activating them and greatly strengthening your immune system.

(From 'Super Absolute Health Method' open_in_new)

When you hate others, your physical condition usually worsens. The person who is hated, the person receiving hatred, is also unwell, but the person who hates is also unwell.

People who develop unexplained illnesses often have strong feelings of hatred. When you hold onto the feeling of 'I cannot forgive,' the mental effects can create lesions within the body. Destructive thoughts and feelings of hatred can materialize into cancer cells. In this way, illnesses can emerge unexpectedly.

Therefore, for your own sake, you must forgive others. You must also forgive yourself, but you must forgive others as well.

There are certainly many people who have harmed you, embarrassed you, persecuted you, or insulted you. However, you must forgive them. If you suffer for a year, or even three or five years, that is enough.

Those people may have changed now or may be reflecting on their actions. There are times when someone may have insulted you at that moment but later regretted it.

Or, even if you were ridiculed for saying you believe in religion, three years later, that very person who ridiculed you might also believe in religion. In this way, the other person may have changed.

Therefore, you should not continue to hate. Even if you have been treated badly and have suffered, you should not hold onto that resentment forever, but rather think, 'The other person is also an imperfect human being.'

(From 'The Law of Great Enlightenment' open_in_new)

The teachings introduced in the above video are included in the following book.

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

(1) 'Let's Prevent Illness with the Power of the Heart' open_in_new [Episode 996]
(2) 'To Those in the Midst of Setbacks' open_in_new [Episode 1015]