Great Construction
The Singularity of the Salvation
Of the Japan Kannon Church
The mission of the Japan Kannon Church is to provide salvation for those suffering in hell, so that through the process of saving individuals, society is made into a paradise. This means that in order to save others, those who will save must first become inhabitants of heaven and then draw others up to heaven. In others words, the creation of a ladder from heaven down to hell to pull others up, one step at a time. On this point, the Kannon Church differs from all other religions to date. In fact, it is the opposite.
It is taken as a given that since antiquity individuals following the path of religion are those who eat simple food, wear coarse clothing, and conduct various forms of penance and austerities, that is, those who strive to save others while they themselves are in hell, so the ladder is used in the opposite direction. In other words, they who would save try to push others up to salvation, so it can be imagined how pushing from below is so much more arduous than pulling from above.
This situation, however, was inevitable because heaven did not exist. Heaven did not exist because the time was premature and the spiritual world was in night. Yet, since 1935, the spiritual world has gradually started to become daylight, so creating heaven has become more effortless. Still, it is not human beings who will construct heaven. Because heaven is being constructed by God, construction will proceed naturally as time progresses, so all that human beings have to do is act in accord with God. God is the planner and freely, flexibly employs great numbers of human beings. It would be no mistake to think of my role as the field superintendent. Of course, my followers well know that the construction of prototypes of heaven now underway is a part of that project.
God is directing the project, so, for example, as regards to land, someone will come at an unforeseeable time to sell an unexpected plot of land. That is when I think, God is directing me to purchase this piece of property, and without undue effort, the sufficient amount of money for purchase is raised. And, at the same time, invariably the appropriate designers, landscapers, and materials in their appropriate amounts come to hand. Out of nowhere someone will bring a tree for the garden, and there will be exactly the appropriate location for it. At times, several shrubs or trees or several dozens of them will be presented, and at first I do not know what to do with them, but because I know that God is handling matters, I look carefully at the garden, and as each plant is placed, there is neither excess or lack, and all fit exactly. Each time this occurs, I know clearly that God is truly in charge. For a specific place it occurs to me that a certain kind of rock or tree would be good and within a day or two, such will come. This is nothing other than a miracle. There is no end to writing about such instances that continue to occur. I have given here only a glimpse of the miracles.
It is not human beings who are conducting the project. I have only written here to show that human beings are simply working in accordance with divine economy. It is more than clear that the construction of these prototypes is only the first step of divine will for the construction of paradise on earth. But the project consists not only of prototypes. Human beings, each individual must become a resident of heaven, and the time that they can do so is approaching. Of course, households will become heavens and ordinary persons will turn into residents of heaven. This will be the first time that the general population is saved from hell. That is why I always tell my followers to create as much as possible an environment without suffering, and that doing such is in accord with divine will. Unless the three sufferings of disease, poverty, conflict have been eliminated, the human being cannot be truly saved. Being truly saved was impossible during the world of night, but it should be known that true salvation has become possible. What Shakyamuni referred to as the time of the mundane world of suffering is already over. When this ultimate truth is understood, the joy, not yet experienced by humanity so far, will be so great.
Accounts of Miracles, Jikan Library, Volume 4, page 12, October 5, 1949
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translated by cynndd
“Honkyō Sukui no Tokuisei,” which first appeared as the third chapter of the fourth volume of the Nihon Kannon Kyōdan (Japan Kannon Church) series Jikan Sōsho (Jikan Library), Kiseki Monogatari (Accounts of Miracles), October 5, 1949, and was reprinted while Meishu-sama still alive in the essays anthology for ministers Goshinsho: Shūkyō Hen (Divine Writings: Volume on Religion), page 229, March 25, 1954, has appeared in translation. Citation is given below for reference.
“Singularity of World Messianity’s Salvation,” Foundation of Paradise, 1984, page 5.
“Why Our Organization Is Unique,” Teachings of Meishu-sama, Volume Four, 2007, page 48.