Saturday, May 27th, 8:55 PM start [A Day to be Aware of Interconnectedness in the Divine Spark] Japan time
Dear all Zoom Prayer Meeting attendees,
[Date & Time] Saturday, May 27th, 8:55 PM (Japan time)
[Zoom URL] https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6980729270?pwd=nW9HgFrjw71kpe38gTNS-rdtnvZ3Rw.1
[YouTube URL] https://youtube.com/live/p0y-nbQ6q5Q?feature=share
In our mind's eye, we now see an overlap between "the world of values where the divine has been reawakened" and "the world of old-fashioned values. The term "overlap" is a technical term for a method of creating images by overlaying a thin layer of a different scene on top of one location to create an image that can be seen at the same time. Regardless of whether we are currently witnessing the former or the latter, it is a fact that the ocean of the divine is spreading before our eyes.
The most important thing in living in such a world is what our current consciousness takes for granted. Do we take for granted the old-fashioned values that "I and others are different people, not one" and "I am human, so I cannot help it if I cannot forgive or love? Or do we live with the revitalized divine values that "I and others are each a ray of light emitted from the great life" and "We human beings contain the universal cosmic consciousness, so it is natural for us to forgive, love, and care for all?
Only this difference is enough to change the subjection of the two overlapping worlds. When we recognize the divine in ourselves and others as natural, the "world of old values" appears thin and overlapping, while the "world of values where the divine has been reawakened" is clearly and distinctly visible. For this to happen, we must cultivate and nurture a worldview that "the divine is natural, and nothing is independent of the divine." At the same time, we must recognize that we are the cause of everything and that our efforts to change others have been fruitless.
Up to now, we earthlings have been thinking about shifting the blame for our causes onto others. It is like trying to fix your hair in the mirror by reaching toward yourself in the mirror to adjust your hairstyle. Just as we can comb our heads if we see our hair in the mirror is out of place, the trick to living in the "world of values where the divine is awakened again" is to rebalance our mind if we feel something else.
A world where everything is united and connected in the divine is thus a world run by people who know they are their own world's creators. A Day to be Aware of Interconnectedness in the Divine Spark" on Saturday, May 27, let us pray together with a mind that consciously proclaims the Divine, putting aside all old assumptions, preoccupations, judgments, and unconscious habits.
[Program of the day]
1. Prayer for World Peace - Japanese & English (Then one-minute Toitsu Meditation)
We will do the Prayer for World Peace in Japanese and English and then do the Toitsu Meditation with our eyes closed for one minute. Open your eyes when I say, "Hai, arigatou gozai-mashita."
(Japanese)
Sekai-Jinrui ga, Heiwa de arimasu-youni
Nippon ga, Heiwa de arimasu-youni
Watakushi-tachi no Tenmei ga, mattou saremasu-youni
Shugo-rei-sama, arigatou gozai-masu. Shugo-jin-sama, arigatou gozai-masu.
(English)
May peace prevail on Earth.
May peace be in our homes and countries.
May our missions be accomplished.
We thank you, guardian divinities and the guardian spirits.
2. Oneness Meditation
At first, we make a big circle hand in hand with our neighbors on the screen. Then close your eyes and imagine that we are surrounding the Planet Earth.
*We say once in Japanese and English the following:
(Please chant after the leader)
Watakushi tachi wa, hitotsu ni tokeai, hikari no Wa ni natta. (Japanese)
We are melting into a circle of light. (English)
Sekai Jinrui ga Heiwa de arimasu you-ni. (Japanese)
May Peace Prevail on Earth. (English)
3. IN of Gratitude to Nature - 12 items
We will do IN of Gratitude to Nature with Byakko YouTube video. (*The names of the 12 items in English are shown in the YouTube video.)
The Ocean, The Earth, The Mountains, Food, The Physical Body, Water, Plants, Animals, Minerals, Celestial Phenomena, Air, and the Sun
4. Repeat Divine Spark IN 7 consecutive times three times (total 21 times)
The videos of the Earth are displayed while the Divine Spark IN is being performed.
First time: Breathe while reading the English words on the screen and start Divine Spark IN at my "Hai" cue.
<Divine Spark IN seven times in a row>
Second time: Breathe while reading the English words on the screen and start Divine Spark IN at my "Hai" cue.
<Divine Spark IN seven times in a row>
Third time: Breathe while reading the English words on the screen and start Divine Spark IN at my "Hai" cue.
<Divine Spark IN seven times in a row>
5. Prayer for World Peace - Japanese & English (Then three-minute Toitsu Meditation by Goi-sensei's CD)
We will do the Prayer for World Peace in Japanese and English and then do the Toitsu Meditation with our eyes closed for three minutes. Open your eyes when I say, "Hai, arigatou gozai-mashita."
(Japanese)
Sekai-Jinrui ga, Heiwa de arimasu-youni
Nippon ga, Heiwa de arimasu-youni
Watakushi-tachi no Tenmei ga, mattou saremasu-youni
Shugo-rei-sama, arigatou gozai-masu. Shugo-jin-sama, arigatou gozai-masu.
(English)
May peace prevail on Earth.
May peace be in our homes and countries.
May our missions be accomplished.
We thank you, guardian divinities and the guardian spirits.
*The final Toitsu meditation is a time to dissolve the earth as seen from the divine perspective into your manifest consciousness. In the wave sphere of the divine world, feel deeply that the Earth has been a part of your universe.
May Peace Prevail on Earth.
Masaharu SAITO