Relationships, illness, work troubles... Is this due to karma? - How to break free from an unhappy fate -

"Karma" is also known as "gō" and is a relatively well-known concept. It is sometimes referred to as "shukugō." (Omitted)

Humans have soul tendencies, and when certain environments arise, they may exhibit similar behavioral patterns and fall into pitfalls. It is more modern to view karma as soul tendencies.

When we regard karma as soul tendencies, the questions arise: "What is the most characteristic aspect of my soul? If I have such characteristics, what difficulties might I face in living on earth? What situations are likely to occur?" The answers to these questions vary from person to person.

I hope you can consider the term karma in modern terms as soul tendencies. It is reasonable to reflect on your soul's tendencies and think about how to handle them.

(Excerpt from the book‘The True Heart of Shakyamuni’ open_in_newEdited and excerpted)

The "law of karma" has many experiences in religious aspects, but it also clearly appears in medical examples. It indeed manifests as a form of "atonement for past lives."

For example, in the case of someone who has abused or killed others through violence, what kind of life can be expected in this life? It is often a life where they themselves are abused or killed.

In other words, if someone has made others disabled through violence or has broken or cut off others' limbs, there is a very high possibility that they will have such disabilities when they are born in this life.

Similarly, this applies to family issues. I believe there are many wives currently suffering from their husband's violence, but if such a marital relationship continues, it may reverse in the next life.

That is, in the next life, the violent husband may become the one who is bullied, while the wife may become the one who bullies.

Also, in parent-child relationships, a child who was bullied by their parent may be born as the parent in the next life, with the parent being born as the child, reversing their positions.

Furthermore, there is the issue of murder between parents and children. When a parent kills a child or a child kills a parent, regression hypnosis may reveal cases where they were killed or killed in past lives, and this is reversed in the current life.

It is truly terrifying, but the "law of atonement" appears almost perfectly.

(Excerpt from the book‘The Healing Power’ open_in_new)

The human mind is created by the gathering of the Buddha's light under a certain purpose, but the thought belt serves as a kind of memory tape. It is imbued with the magnetic properties of the Buddha's light.

This tape records everything that person has thought and done from the past to the present. Descriptions that resonate with the Buddha's light are written in gold, while those that repel the Buddha's light are written in gray.

Therefore, when you take a glance at the thought belt tape, you can clearly distinguish between those who shine in gold and those who are dull in gray.

The law of karma ultimately means that a person's life path is color-coded based on the color of this thought belt tape.

Thus, those with more gold will walk a golden life, that is, a life as a bodhisattva of light.

However, those with more gray will lead a gray life, indicating that severe trials await them in hell.

Yet, the thought belt holds a mysterious secret.

What is the secret? It is that even if something is written in gray, it can change to gold through reflection on one's heart and actions.

In other words, great repentance can indeed make life shine in golden hues.

(Excerpt from the book‘The Laws of Gold’ open_in_new)

The "law of dependent origination" of cause and effect given by the Buddha to humans.

The Buddha has given humans the freedom of mind and the "law of dependent origination" of cause and effect. With the freedom of mind, there must be responsibility as a counterpart. Therefore, humans must accept the results of their causal actions. This is something to be prepared for.

The results of causes come in this world, and if the dependent origination does not conclude in this world, it will definitely conclude in a world beyond this one.

In this world, there may be cases where "efforts did not bear fruit." On the other hand, there may be people who have succeeded greatly without effort. Looking at just that, it seems very unfair, and it may appear that the time-dependent origination of cause and effect is not necessarily at work.

However, precisely because the dependent origination does not conclude in this world, there is a logic that it is actually concluded in the realm of existence beyond this world.

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Law of Great Enlightenment" open_in_new)

The law of dependent origination is not limited to this life.

In this world, good people may die an unhappy death. However, that is not true misfortune. Such people are destined to be rewarded in the heavenly realm.

In this world, it may seem that evil people prosper. However, that prosperity is not eternal. It will inevitably become a great attachment and lead to suffering in the next life.

Thus, in this world, it does not always follow the principle of "good causes yield good results, and bad causes yield bad results," and there may be things that seem to be the exact opposite. In Buddhism, this is called "different maturation," and the results of that are referred to as "different maturation fruits."

I think this can be seen in various situations, but the occurrence of such phenomena itself means that the law of dependent origination does not conclude in this world and only concludes after reaching the next life.

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Law of Great Enlightenment" open_in_new)

The start of this life is, in a sense, also a result.

What I just mentioned is about the end of life, but the same can be said about the beginning of life.

"All humans are children of the Buddha and are equal," but there are differences in birth. Some are born to wealthy parents, while others are born to poor ones. Additionally, some are born with physical disabilities, illnesses, or limitations. There are also differences in intelligence and physical strength. Humans have differences, and they are not necessarily equal.

If we only look at the present moment, it may seem that "it is not equal. It is not fair," but in reality, the results of reincarnation from past lives have been continuously connected.

When considering only this life, things that cannot be understood or explained should be thought of as having causal actions that began in previous eras.

Only then can the explanation for the differences in birth be made. If that were not the case, all humans should be born the same.

However, in reality, apart from being the same baby, there are differences in the abilities, talents, and physical constitution given. This is because there are things that are not limited to this life.

The moment of birth is both a start and a result. The various paths taken in each person's past life contribute to the starting point of this life.

The law of cause and effect does not conclude in one generation; it flows from infinite past to infinite future. This is the law of dependent origination within the temporal chain.

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Law of Great Enlightenment" open_in_new)

Active confrontation with karma

Taking the perspective that "humans are repeatedly reborn on earth while engaging in eternal soul training," when we view our current soul training from this perspective, the following thought arises: "Is what I currently consider a trial actually something different?"

What if we think again based on the foundation of reincarnation and eternal life? A completely different thought should emerge.

In particular, what you are currently troubled by, which is precisely at the center of your worries, teaches you what your life's problem set is.

I want you to understand the teaching that "the current worries, especially the deepest worries, are what teach you what your life's problem set is." (Omitted)

What appears in the form of problems or worries is merely your own karma.

The confrontation in the ring is not a battle with others, but a confrontation with your own karma. You must knock it out. That is the mission of this life.

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Always Winning Mindset" open_in_newThe "Karma Reading for Illness" open_in_newEdited and excerpted)

So as not to leave homework for the next life

In the process of living this life, let us not sow bad seeds in our hearts.

If we sow bad seeds, they will grow while we are alive, but even after death, they will not disappear. Homework remains as a tendency of the soul, leading to a place other than the heavenly realm in the next life.

Furthermore, in the next life and the life after that, we will be born with that homework.

The strong tendencies and karma created in this life over several decades will carry over significantly into the next life, so let us not leave such homework.

How can we avoid leaving homework?

First, be careful about the seeds you sow and avoid sowing bad seeds. If you have sown bad seeds, then next, strive to prevent them from growing.

If they have grown, then if it is something that can be reaped in this life, let us reap it.

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Law of Resurrection" open_in_newEdited and excerpted)

Reaping karma is not merely punishment.

While I have sufficiently reflected on the mistakes of my earthly life as mistakes, there are some who, unable to forgive themselves due to their own conscience, deliberately choose such environments and positions, asking, "Please let me be born in such a status, in such a position, in such circumstances to polish my soul."

Indeed, no matter how much one reflects, there are those who cannot forgive or erase the sins they have committed, and they wish, "Please let me have that experience once."

(Excerpt from the book‘The True Story of the Spiritual World.’ open_in_new)

God is closest during difficult times.

It is almost certain that the confrontation with karma is the greatest trial of our lives.

That trial is indeed the greatest trial of this life. At that time, the idea of a 180-degree turnaround arises, but in reality, "it is precisely when you are confronting that greatest trial that you are closest to God." (Omitted)

I feel that "they must have confronted karma, but it is precisely in the midst of that confrontation that they are closest to God." I think, "It was a very difficult experience," but I also think, "It is because of that that they have finally arrived here."

I do not have a feeling of praising such hardships, but within them, there is a "path to God," and we must not forget that "I am now standing closest to God."

(Excerpt from the bookThe "Questions and Answers on Life by El Cantare: How to Live Life" open_in_newEdited and excerpted)

仏法真理を知ると、みなさんは、それまでと同じ生き方を続けることはできなくなります。そして、自分の人生の間違いに数多く気づくことでしょう。

考えたこと、行ったこと、人に対して語ったことなどにおいて、数多くの間違いがあるはずです。人間は、間違いなくして人生を生きることはできないのです。

その間違いについては、「もう取り返しがつかない」と思うかもしれません。しかし、みなさんには救いの光が与えられています。それが反省という方法です。仏法真理に照らし、きちんと反省することによって、みなさんの罪は許されるようになっているのです。

「救いの光が入ってくる」ということは、「罪が許される以上のものが与えられる」ということを意味します。真実の反省においては、天上界から支援や励ましを受け、生きる力、生きるエネルギーを得ることができるのです。反省によって、マイナスがゼロになるだけではなく、さらに、プラスのものが恵みとして与えられるわけです。

「真実に目覚めた」ということに対するご褒美として、生きる力、新しい生命の力が与えられ、生まれ変わります。

信仰に目覚め、自分の人生を反省することによって、この世において生まれ変わることができ、"2度目の人生"を生きることができるのです。これを「トワイス・ボーン」といいます。

過去、どのような生き方をしてきたとしても、深い深い反省を実践し、人を愛することをやめず、真理を深く学べば、この世で、人間として別人に生まれ変わり、新たな人生を生きることができるのです。

(Excerpt from the book『生命の法』 open_in_new)