For the true salvation (Wagakokology)

Under Master Soichiro Otsubo, one becomes able to receive divine guidance even in dreams. 05-20-2026 20.05.2026 0:53 ↓

Through spiritual training under Master Soichiro Otsubo, one gradually becomes able to receive divine guidance even in dreams.

We are to cultivate a receptive heart and a heart that prays for the well-being of others. 5-19-2026 19.05.2026 0:58 ↓

Human beings are called to cultivate both a heart that gratefully receives life as it unfolds, and a heart that sincerely and earnestly prays for the well-being of others.

Within each of us, a heart that longs to help others must be carefully cultivated. 05-18-2026 18.05.2026 0:52 ↓

Within each of us, a heart that longs to help others must be carefully cultivated. 05-18-2026

Faith requires us to endure patiently—and at the same time, to let go with clarity. 05-17-2026 17.05.2026 0:52 ↓

Faith requires us to endure patiently—and at the same time, to let go with clarity. 05-17-2026

Faith is the practice of learning how to gratefully receive whatever unfolds in life. 05-16-2026 16.05.2026 0:52 ↓

Faith is the practice of learning how to gratefully receive whatever unfolds in life. 05-16-2026

When we turn our focus to cultivating our own hearts, the world of salvation opens before us. 05-15-2026 15.05.2026 0:54 ↓

When we truly fix our focus on cultivating our own hearts, the world of salvation naturally opens before us.

When my heart grows, it brings help not only to myself but also to others. 05-14-2026 14.05.2026 0:56 ↓

When my heart grows, others will be saved; the growth of the heart is not only our own salvation—it becomes the salvation of others.

To pray for the salvation of others is to pray for the growth of their hearts. 05-13-2026 13.05.2026 0:50 ↓

To pray for the salvation of others is to pray for the growth of their hearts. 05-13-2026

True blessings come when we faithfully uphold the teachings and live them out in the right way. 05-12-2026 12.05.2026 0:55 ↓

The true blessings of the Divine will not come forth unless we faithfully uphold the teachings and live them out in the right way.

To receive the trust of the Divine is to become a person the Divine can fully entrust. 05-11-2026 11.05.2026 0:52 ↓

To receive the trust of the Divine is to become a person the Divine can fully entrust. 05-11-2026

The desire to help others must grow ever stronger within us. 05-10-2026 10.05.2026 0:56 ↓

Within us, the desire to help others must keep expanding—growing ever stronger—until it becomes a powerful force that shapes our lives.

In a message from the Divine, cucumbers embody virtue, and eggplants reveal a heart at peace. 5-9-26 09.05.2026 0:54 ↓

In a message from the Divine, cucumbers are shown to embody virtue, while eggplants reveal a heart at peace and free from worry.

Beyond the evolution of form lies a greater calling—the evolution of the human heart. 05-08-2026 08.05.2026 1:00 ↓

Evolution has long been discussed in terms of physical form; yet we must move beyond this and bring forth a deeper vision—an evolution of the human heart.

Only your own heart can truly grow and enrich itself. 05-07-2026 07.05.2026 0:49 ↓

Only your own heart can truly grow and enrich itself. 05-07-2026

The Divine prepares the way for us and reveals it through the unfolding of life. 05-06-2026 06.05.2026 0:49 ↓

The Divine prepares the way for us and reveals it through the unfolding of life. 05-06-2026

Learning to perceive and align ourselves with the heart of the Divine. 05-05-2026 05.05.2026 0:55 ↓

Under my teacher, Soichiro Otsubo, I was taught that one of the essential disciplines of faith is to learn to perceive the heart of the Divine.

The Divine is not only gentle—it is also formative through what seems harsh. 05-04-2026 04.05.2026 1:04 ↓

At times, the Divine appears with the compassionate face of a Buddha; at other times, it comes with a face that seems fierce—even demonic. Yet both are expressions of its working.

From helping one another to nurturing one another and growing together in heart. 05-03-2026 03.05.2026 1:00 ↓

From helping one another to nurturing one another and growing together in heart. Within the ordinary flow of daily life, we come to perceive the Divine in its subtle deviations.

We grow together—refining one another and being refined in return. 05-02-2026 03.05.2026 0:56 ↓

We grow together—refining one another and being refined in return. Human beings are here to nurture each other's growth.

We are given life so that, through one another—even through struggle—we may grow in heart. 5-1-2026 01.05.2026 0:55 ↓

We are given life so that, through one another—even through conflict—we may be shaped, refined, and brought to grow in heart.

The unfolding of life, as the working of the Divine, carries a mysterious rhythm. 04-30-2026 30.04.2026 0:53 ↓

The unfolding of life—being the working of the Divine—moves with a mysterious and wondrous rhythm.

Salvation through faith is the transformation by which the Divine’s wish becomes our own. 04-29-2026 29.04.2026 0:56 ↓

Salvation through faith is not the fulfillment of our own wishes, but the transformation by which the Divine's wish becomes our own.

From practicing faith for our own benefit to practicing it for the well-being of others. 04-28-2026 28.04.2026 0:53 ↓

Faith should grow from seeking blessings for ourselves into a way of living devoted to the salvation of others.

A life of faith is a life of entrusting everything—just as it comes—to the Divine. 04-27-2026 27.04.2026 0:51 ↓

A life of faith is a life of entrusting everything—just as it comes—to the Divine. 04-27-2026

Unless each of our hearts grows, there can be no true peace in the world. 04-26-2026 26.04.2026 0:54 ↓

True peace in the world begins with the growth of each and every heart; without that inner cultivation, it cannot exist.