Byakko Magazine Issue 164: Byakko Magazine

By Byakko Press, Masami Saionji and Masahisa Goi

Issue 164 focuses on nurturing gratitude within ourselves. In "Offering Gratitude to Earth and Great Nature", Yuka, Maki, and Rika Saionji lead participants in prayers of gratitude and a reading from Masahisa Goi. More writings by Masahisa Goi, including "How I Became the Person I Am Now" and "Know Yourself", expand on the theme of gratitude. Also features part 2 of "Happiness and Unhappiness" by Masami Saionji and the first chapter from "Essays on the Bible, Vol. 2" by Masahisa Goi, as well as reports from overseas events.

• Language: English
• Publisher: byakkopress
• Release date: Apr 16, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224139248

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BYAKKO

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Issue 164

Volume 30, No. 4, Issue 164

E-book edition © 2024 Byakko Shinko Kai

All rights reserved.

Published by Byakko Shinko Kai

Founder: Masahisa Goi (1916-1980)

Chairperson: Masami Saionji

Publisher: Yuzuru Kikkawa

Senior Editor: Mary McQuaid

Cooperating Editor and Designer: David W. Edelstein

Translated by: Mary McQuaid, David W. Edelstein, Akiko Fujinami, Kinuko Hamaya, Hiroko U. Kawasaki, and Stanislav Takashima. Volunteer staff: Hiroko U. Kawasaki.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Daily Reflections — Masami Saionji

Offering Gratitude to Earth and Great Nature — Report on the online gathering coordinated at Fuji Sanctuary

How I Became the Person I Am Now — Masahisa Goi

Know Yourself — Masahisa Goi

How to Improve the Course of Our Future Life — Masami Saionji

Reflections on the Divine Spark IN — Masami Saionji

Happiness and Unhappiness (part 2) — Masami Saionji

Essays on the Bible, Vol. 2 — Masahisa Goi

Come to me, all ye that labour

News from Overseas

New Spanish website now live!

International Day of Peace celebrated in Poland

Fall retreat in Burgos, Spain

Divine Spark IN workshop in Argentina

Editor’s Corner

Thoughts of Masahisa Goi

May Peace Prevail on Earth

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Byakko (白光) 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

Time flows like a muddy stream. As soon as you think a new idea or experience has flowed away, the next new moment flows toward you.

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For all human beings, from birth until death, everything stems from the assumptions and beliefs that we form during our lives. We each create the outcomes of what we presume to be true.

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Before volunteering for reforms or revolutions, we ought to first think about our way of living—how fully we can live in the spirit of peace and how we can be of service to the world.

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Whatever the situation, if we tackle it as if it were the final work of our lives, everything will be beautifully resolved.

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An incredibly bright future will await us if we change our negative way of thinking into a positive one.

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If you examine the lives of great people all around the world, their achievements come from rising above many failures, and continuing to resolutely strive for their future success while pouring their passion into it. As you do this, a ray of light will leap in your direction.

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If we can live each day as if it were our last, we will have no regrets.

Originally published in Japanese, August – November 2023

Offering Gratitude to Earth and Great Nature

Report on the online gathering coordinated at Fuji Sanctuary

On December 23, 2023, an online gathering was held at Fuji Sanctuary and broadcast over YouTube. These gatherings are held once or twice a month and are open to the public. Here is an overview of the December 23 gathering, guided by Yuka, Maki, and Rika Saionji.

Yuka Saionji: Thanks to all of you for taking time out at this busy time of year to join in our last online gathering of 2023.

Rika Saionji: In our last session (on December 9) we worked together on practicing gratitude. And during these past two weeks, along with all of you, I have been thinking about how to deepen my feelings of gratitude in daily life. As a result of this, today, I feel that all our hearts are overflowing with gratitude toward the earth and great nature.

Last time, we quietly focused together on gratitude, which