Byakko Magazine Issue 127

By Byakko Press

In this issue, a chapter from Masahisa Goi's book "God Is Not Silent" discusses the important role that sleep and dreams play in our everyday lives and in our spiritual development. Also featuring a report on Masami and Yuka Saionji's participation in the Mahayaga held in Kerala, India, two poems by Masami Saionji, "Our Divine Nature and the Principle of Fading Away" by Rika Saionji, and "Just Right" by Maki Saionji.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Byakko Press
• Release date: May 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311106261

Byakko Press

Byakko Press is the publishing wing of Japanese peace organization Byakko Shinko Kai.For a complete list of our books and other publications, please visit the Byakko Press website: www.byakkopress.ne.jp.May peace prevail on Earth!

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Issue 127

Volume 21, No. 1, Issue 127

E-book edition © 2016 Byakko Shinko Kai

All rights reserved.

Published by Byakko Shinko Kai

Founder: Masahisa Goi (1916-1980)

Chairperson: Masami Saionji

Publisher: Masato Hiramoto

Senior Editor: Mary McQuaid

Cooperating Editor and Designer: David W. Edelstein

Translated by: Mary McQuaid, David W. Edelstein, Kinuko Hamaya, and Ruthy Kanagy

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IN THIS ISSUE

Daily Reflections by Masami Saionji

The Importance of Sleep and Dreams by Masahisa Goi

Freeing Ourselves from Our Shackles by Masami Saionji

Masami and Yuka Saionji Visit India for Mahayaga — a special report

Our Divine Nature and the Principle of Fading Away by Rika Saionji

Just Right by Maki Saionji

I Released the Past by Masami Saionji

Fr. Sebastiano d’Ambra Visits Fuji Sanctuary — a special report

Gift Symposium 2013 — presentations by Fraide Emmanuel Kibibi and Anne-Marie Bauer

News from Overseas:

•  Mandalas from Japan Spark Workshop in France

•  4th annual year-end retreat in Biarritz, France

•  Peace activities in Uganda refugee camps

Changing Ourselves and the World

•  Prayer for World Peace

•  INs

•  Handwritten Mandalas

•  Harmonious Breathing Method

Editor’s Corner

Thoughts of Masahisa Goi

Prayer for World Peace

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Byakko is a Japanese word meaning ‘white light.’ It is the clear and free-flowing light emitting from the deepest and highest condition of a human being. This publication is for people who wish to call forth this pure light in their daily lives, letting it create a bright future for humanity and the planet Earth.

Daily Reflections

by Masami Saionji

Believe in yourself! The universal law ordains that we will become exactly what we believe.

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If we choose our words carefully, one by one, our thoughts and our lives will change accordingly, one step at a time.

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Low-energy thoughts and feelings are unconsciously attracted to low-energy words. Light-filled words brimming with confidence bring about courageous changes in our lives.

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The opposite of ‘possible’ is not ‘impossible.’ It is the unwillingness to do something.

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Never be afraid of changes that might suddenly spring up during the course of your life. Such changes are golden opportunities to spur yourself toward better choices and decisions.

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Our greatest enemy is our habit of constantly muttering excuses to ourselves.

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Our health is inseparably related to the words we speak and the thoughts we hold in our mind.

Originally published in Japanese, October 2013 – January 2014

The Importance of Sleep and Dreams

by Masahisa Goi

We are pleased to introduce this chapter from Masahisa Goi’s book God Is Not Silent.

When Dreams Are Born

Goi%205%20magazine.jpg On the whole, most people are interested in sleep and dreams, but don’t inquire into them very deeply. However, in recent years, scholars have begun to study these issues in earnest.

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said that real life is like reading a book page by page, starting from the beginning, but dreams are like reading the pages in random order. Dreams do not have the continuity that real life has, as events from the past and future appear abruptly. Physiologist Hayashi Takashi claims that there is a misunderstanding in this view. He says that while real life is like reading a book page by page—although one can reread the previous pages, it is forbidden to look at the parts that have not yet been read—dreams are fragments of past experiences that have been strung together as one pleases into one page. Thus, he says, dreams are neither of the past nor of the imagined future, but rather something created in the present.

John Pfeiffer, in his book about the true nature of sleep and dreams, divides sleep into four phases and provides a scientific explanation of the state of dreams in this context:

In the research on this field to date, 4,000 subjects climbed onto the experiment table and nighttime observation studies were conducted 10,000 times… their eye movements were captured as electronic signals and brain waves from the head were also captured. In addition, their heart rates, muscle tension, and other factors were tracked as electronic impulses…

Phase 1 is the dozing stage. A succession of irregular, low voltage