Great Construction

The First World

     It goes without saying that modern civilization is chiefly constructed on the basis of materialistic science. Now I will explain it as revealed to me by God.
     What you should first know is the construction of the universe. I will write, however, only about the important points excepting those matters which have no direct relation with human race. The universe is originally composed of the elements of the sun, the moon, and the earth. These three elements are spirit of fire, water, and soil. The phenomenal aspects of these three elements correspond to spiritual, atmospheric and physical worlds, and these three worlds are, in their real aspects, fused into a whole of perfect harmony.
     Only two of the three elements, that is, the world of atmosphere and the phenomenal (or material) world have been known to man up to now. The presence of another world which is spiritual has been unknown or inferred, because by materialistic science, its presence is unperceivable. Accordingly, only the two worlds have been progressing and a modern materialistic civilization has been formed, which may, therefore, be called a two-thirds’ civilization. However, the spiritual world, the first one of the three, which has been neglected so far is more important than the other two, as it is the center of basic power! Complete civilization can never be realized without taking this into consideration. Nothing proves it better than the fact that happiness, the ultimate object of the human race, has not kept pace with the remarkable progress of the two civilizations.
     We can find a basic reason for it by deliberately investigating the root of this seeming unreasonableness. If mankind had known the presence of the spiritual world better, the first one of the three worlds, from the beginning, the material civilization would not have made brilliant progress. Negligence of the spiritual world has given birth to atheism and evil was born in the world when there began the struggle between good and evil. The human race has been forced to develop material civilization, being distressed by pain at the same time.
     If you deliberate on this, you will see that it is nothing but the profound providence of God. However, material civilization has advanced to such an extent that it may destroy itself. One of the signs of this crisis is the invention of the atomic bomb.
     Now is the time when God has decided that there should be the greatest change in the process of human civilization. As the first step in this accomplishment, the presence of the spiritual world will be manifested. Thus the world which has been set at naught for such a long time will receive its just consideration.
     This manifestation, of course, can never be achieved by science, the spiritual world being a zero existence. There comes the realization of the greatest power mankind has ever experienced, that is, the power of God. It is difficult, however, to convince modern people of this fact. By modern people, I mean those who have held tenaciously to the materialistic way of thinking and living.
     The only way to do this is through the miracle of Johrei. Seeing the miraculous results effected by Johrei, even the most radical atheist will be convinced of the invisible power of the Divine Light.
     When this is known to all the world, modern civilization will inevitably be changed completely and birth will be given to a true civilization which all humanity can enjoy.
     There still remains, however, a troublesome problem. The amount of sin accumulated by man is immeasurable, for it has taken him thousands of years to mould his modern civilization. The sins which mean the impurities of human soul and body have accumulated so much that they are obstacles in establishing a new world.
     It is as if there were a lot of trash littered on the ground on which a new structure is going to be built. So there must be a purification. We can not avoid it. It is nothing but the Last Judgement which Jesus Christ predicted.
     You will see, by the above explanation, that Johrei which is working miracles, is the plan of God to awaken man to the presence of the first world that he may have faith in God and be purified enough to work for the construction of Paradise on Earth.

The Glory, Number 024, page 2, April 10, 1959