Great Construction

To Eradicate Misery

     What is more disliked in this world than misery? It is almost impossible to completely eliminate misery. But we may dare say it is not so difficult to alleviate it.
     First let us consider what the true essence of misery is. There may be different causes of misery. But in most cases we find one undeniable fact causing it; and that is sickness. Of course there can be other things to cause misery, such as unrighteous conduct the result of greed, or impure love-affairs, etc. But even with these a closer investigation reveals the cause to be mental or spiritual sickness. The proverb, “A sound mind in a sound body” is really true.
     I have found from many years of study that scandals in love-affairs, bad morals, dishonesty, quick-temperedness, alcoholism, indolence and delinquency almost always these come from physical short-comings and diseases. This is spiritual cloud. Up to this time there never has been any sure method of attaining real spiritual and physical health, because no one had really discovered the cause of human misery. Even though we had discovered the cause, how to solve it was the problem. I have seen many people trying all kinds of things to get rid of their misery without effect and still suffering terribly. My heart cries out in pity for them.
     Through Divine revelation I have learned that the only way to eliminate all human misery is to disperse the clouds from the spiritual body by the invisible spiritual energy—the Divine Healing Light of God. God is all powerful. Those who have had experience with Johrei know how truly powerful Divine Healing Light is.
     Modern people cannot be satisfied just with theories, however wonderful or profound they may be, unless they see the actual results which would prove the truth. Theories are useless without becoming factual to prove their validity, and Paradise on Earth where all mankind might thrive without becoming a reality would still remain a dream.
     The invisible power which moves the visible—this power should be the very essence of faith. What is being channelled by World Messianity is this power. Johrei is a method in which the Divine Light is poured forth directly toward the spiritual body—toward the inner soul—so that the soul may wake up to the truth—to the great love of God. This is what might be called bringing of soul to fruition, unconsciously. We believe preaching is of secondary importance.
     To members who are in direct contact with the Divine Light, receiving and sending Johrei, spiritual progress is very rapid, and they gradually attain spiritual advancement which otherwise is very difficult to accomplish. They are not only helped from their misery but are endowed with the power to help others from a similar fate.
     As the number of those individuals increase, Paradise on Earth will draw nearer to its realization, because the world is composed of individuals. 

The Glory, Number 016, page 2, April 15, 1957