Keep Your Mind Residing in Heaven, And Your Feet Planted on Earth
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Masahisa Goi
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We are Born on Earth as Physical Human Beings
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Human beings are not mere physical beings. Life exists in the divine world, in the spiritual world, in the subconscious world and in the physical world. The physical body is simply a manifestation of these vibrations (waves). If you are engrossed too much in religion, or in the divine and spiritual world, and focus your consciousness on nothing else, you body will always be like an empty vessel. If your body is too empty, you will daydream, and you will not be able to live a proper life because your feet are not planted on earth.
It is a mistake not to create a balance between a physical life and a spiritual life by always focusing only on the divine world. This is not a correct way of living. Since you are born as a physical human being, even though your mind is in the divine world, you still need to work in the physical world. People who are really superb can work properly in the physical world, while their thoughts dwell in the spiritual and divine world. Consequently, such people make money hand over fist and use it for the sake of humanity.
Just imagine how things would be if everyone was poor and totally absorbed only by religion. They would be unable to make a living and or provide food for their family. They would not be able to help others having no means to do so. Nothing would materialize if everyone were crying in poverty while invoking God.
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Europe & Asia
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Do you know why God has created the world on earth, the physical world? Since we exist in this world as physical human beings, we have to aim at the progress and evolution of the livelihood of humankind. Even though I am always residing in the mind of God (the divine world), my ideal is to work with all my strength in the physical world striving to build up a magnificent physical world, and to actively bring peace and evolution to this earth.
Consequently, I render service to people and to society. It is important that likeminded people increase. Therefore, it is certainly all right to be wealthy if you use that money for a good purpose. You will contribute to humanity by so doing. There are countries in the world that are not wealthy. Still there are also religions in those countries.
But if you engross yourself in religion too much and become preoccupied with its formalities, you will not contribute much to the progress and evolution of the physical world. There are many materialistic characteristics in Europe in comparison to Asia. People exert themselves for the progress of the physical world and physical conveniences, even while thinking of God. This is why a physical livelihood thrives in Europe. People in Asia are often too engrossed in religion and often do not think much about a physical livelihood.
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It is Mistaken to be Preoccupied Only by the Divine and Spiritual World
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Therefore, should you join a religion, do not be preoccupied only with the divine and the spiritual world. Think in your mind, “Thank you, God. I will accomplish my mission in the physical world being protected by my Guardian Spirits and Guardian Deities.” If your own mind becomes superb, humanity will also become superb. Devote yourself wholeheartedly to the prayer for world peace, believing that if you become superb, the country and the world will become superb. This is the philosophy I teach.
The physical body is important in order to put this into practice. However, it is also a mistake to be preoccupied only with the physical body. Keep your mind in God, giving gratitude, and pray for world peace. Moreover, while in the physical world, study hard, work hard, and elevate and brighten yourself as much as possible. I believe this is the correct way of living. Practicing this balanced way of life will make you a magnificent person. Relying only on God while you yourself do nothing is incorrect.
Therefore, it is always necessary to make efforts in order to progress in this world and the world beyond. Now, when you reflect on the word, “effort,” you may feel uncomfortable saying it. So instead of thinking about making an “effort,” it is better to simply work with all your ability, which means to make the most of your life. This is the same in religion as it is in the physical world.
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The Difference Between the Actions of Materialists and the Actions of People of Religion
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Materialists believed that only the physical body is active. The fact is, however, that God assists those who practice religion. Receiving power from God, religious people work with all their strength. Materialists, however, work mostly in the world of smaller, rougher waves. People of religion make efforts with a vast, wider range of vibrations. As you can see, there is a very large difference. Those who advance on a religious path are happy, I think. People who are praying the prayer for world peace as if it were the most natural thing in the world are even happier!
Good circumstances as well as bad circumstances are all vanishing phenomena. The mistaken thoughts from past lives are fading away. Cast everything into the prayer for world peace, accepting everything as vanishing phenomena, making efforts not to repeat them again, and trying to do good things. Unknowingly, you will automatically become empty and the prayer for world peace will become the main thing. As more and more people of this nature manifest, the world will attain peace in a natural way. In this world, everything we think manifests in this world.
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The Way of Living God Likes Best of All
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The time will arrive when you will understand this, however, good and bad things materialize the way we imagine. Therefore, we always resolutely cast away dark thoughts and negative thoughts. Should dark thoughts arise, such as dislike for others, consider them as vanishing phenomena. Hour after hour, day after day, only emit good and bright thoughts and pray the prayer for world peace. Your advancement will go forward with full speed.
This is the easiest teaching to practice. What is important is to keep our mind in God, to keep our feet planted on earth, our mind dwelling in heaven and live every day praying the prayer for world peace. I believe this is the best way of living.
The spirit and the body being one with God is what God likes best of all.
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From Japanese Byakko Magazine
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