2008 October Message

Rev. Tetsuya Abe
Acting Chief, Seicho-No-Ie Hawaii Missionary Area

　　The Jisso Center 25th Anniversary Celebration Ceremony was held on September 7 at Jisso Center with approximately 130 attendees. I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who attended the ceremony and the members who worked to make it a success.

　　Jisso Center is a place where the "True-Image World" is manifested into this phenomenal world. And the "True Image" will appear when we fully live the PRESENT moment. Let us show our sincere appreciation to our distinguished senior members who have contributed to the Center and strive toward a movement befitting the current situation so that the Center will be the place emanating a brilliant light that erases all delusions.

　　By the way, as you already know, our public lectures, the most important event of the year, are only six weeks away. The information is as follows:

【Japanese】
Date: Sunday. November 2, 2008
Time: 10 a.m. - Noon
Place : Seicho-No-Ie Matlock Center
Speaker:Rev. Yoshiko Teshigawara
Bishop, U.S. Missionary Headquarters

【English】
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008
Time: 1 - 3 p.m..
Place : Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai
Speaker:Rev. Bruce Mallery
Chief, New York Missionary Area

　　Please invite not only your family members and relatives but also your friends, colleagues, and old-time members who have not been coming to church recently, as well as anyone else you can think of. And please bless them by reciting their names. Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi taught that blessing is both wonderful and helpful in the following example:

　　A New Thought writer was staying at a hotel in a West Coast city. When he entered the hotel room, he felt an indescribable feeling of peace and joy. It was such an intense feeling that he casually asked the maid assigned to his room about it. She replied, “Whenever I clean a room, I pray with this thought: ‘Please make the guest in this room happy.’ And since I have a job because of this room, I also thank the room that I’m cleaning.” This is why his room had such a strong sense of peace. By blessing the world in the same way, we can realize world peace. (Shinpan Shinri, "The Truth, New Edition,” Vol. 2, p. 201)

　　　Again, I sincerely appreciate your continuous dedication and cooperation. Thank you very much.