Sukyo Mahikari North American Website: The Uncut Version Continued
“A core teaching of Sukyo Mahikari is "The origin of the world is one; the origin of all human beings is one; and the origin of all religions is one." Therefore, all human beings are brothers and sisters whose purpose is to cooperate and to live together in harmony.”
In a Japanese fashion, of course. We are called to live in harmony and be at peace, we are also called to conform and submit to a Japanese way of life. The shrines, the language, the customs and manners, the superstitions about pendants and spirits, those are all Japanese ideas and beliefs. Mahikari wants to push Japanese supremacy. In their minds Japanese is better than everyone else. Why would any other race sacrifice their dignity, their culture, and their self-respect to join something that will force them to submit to another ethnicity’s way of life?
“One thing that is encouraged, based on the teachings, is the attitude of helping each other, with love and respect, and without judgment, resentment or blame. Through an understanding of the universal principles and God's plan for humankind, people can more easily fulfill their responsibilities in their families and as members of society.”
Fulfill their responsibilities as a member of the Mahikari society, more accurately. Mahikari pushes the idea of family values on their site, but I am living proof of what can happen to a family whose involvement in Mahikari becomes their number one priority. The structure goes as follows: Mahikari #1, family #2. Parents don’t parent because they are too busy with Mahikari activities. I am not the only one who has suffered from a Mahikari lifestyle. I have talked to numerous people who have parents that would rather be at dojo than at home taking care of their families.
Housewives, like my mom, are the worst because they get up, go to the dojo, stay at dojo all day, and then return home at almost 8:00 or 9:00PM. Now I ask you…where in between waking up, going to dojo, and coming home at night is there any time for family activities, unless the family has decided to take on a nocturnal lifestyle. I heard of a family who had a mother who would take on the schedule my mother has…she would wake up at 12:00AM, go to dojo all day until it closed at 6:00PM, then she would go and do all the errands she should have done during the day, which would put her back home by 8:00 or 9:00PM, then she would make dinner which would be on the table by 9:30-10:00PM and then she would stay up until 2:00-3:00AM talking to her family, then she’d wake up at noon the next day (because she stayed up until 3:00AM the night before) and repeat the whole process all over again.
Her junior high aged children would stay up until midnight or later when they had school the next day at 6:30AM. Half the time the kids wouldn’t even go to school because she would be too tired to get up and take them there. Is this the way a parent should be? Should spirituality and offering okiyome come before your family? I suppose, if you’re a selfish person who is only interested in going to the dojo day in and day out to save your own skin from the Baptism of Fire.
The mothers who do this are BAD MOTHERS.
You do not deserve to have children, but I’m guessing if your children don’t mean more to you than this, that the only reason you had them in the first place was because you wanted to be the ideal seed person and bring more seed people into the world. WRONG REASON to have children.
“The teachings are not about intellect but are tools that may help one's spiritual growth as well as personal development. As such, they require consistent effort and regular practice so that the benefit from these tools may be maximized. By putting the teachings into practice on a daily basis, one can deepen one's spiritual understanding and find a higher purpose in life.”
And sacrifice their family life in the process.
“The international headquarters of the organizations are located in Takayama, Japan. Regional headquarters are located in Latin America, North America, Australia, Singapore, Europe and Africa. There are Sukyo Mahikari centers in more than 75 countries.”
Note: Mahikari only needs 1 person to open a center in their home in order to be counted in a country as a religious group.
“Courses are organized for people wishing to assume responsible roles within the Sukyo Mahikari organization.”
This is true. It is impossible to simply be in Mahikari, uninvolved, just offering okiyome occasionally and receiving okiyome occasionally. No. As soon as you join when you turn 10 years old you are asked to give okiyome every time you come to the dojo, without fail. So for those of you who are young and are thinking of joining, just know, as soon as you do you can forget about just hanging out in the nursery with your friends. The adults will be on your case to offer okiyome every time you attend. If you’re an adult you are expected to do divine service whenever possible. If you don’t every time you go to the dojo you will mauled by people who seem to have endless projects for you to sink your teeth into.
“Sukyo Mahikari has its roots in an organization that Mr. Kotama Okada founded on August 28,1959, to promote Mahikari practice. This was in response to a revelation he received from Creator God on February 27, 1959. Mr. Okada’s heartfelt desire was to help people live in a more God-centered and spiritual way based on the universal principles that God established at Creation. In this way, people will be able to fulfill God’s prayer for humanity, which is to create a Heaven on Earth, a world of peace and harmony. He said that it is God’s greatest joy to see his children happily co-operating with each other and living fulfilled lives. Mahikari spread from Tokyo to other parts of Japan. It was then introduced to countries abroad. In 1971, Mahikari was introduced to Europe, and from there it spread to Africa and the Caribbean. On June 13, 1974, Mr. Kotama Okada appointed his adopted daughter Keishu as the second spiritual leader in accordance with a revelation from God. Ten days later, on June 23, 1974, Mr. Okada passed away. However, soon afterwards, there was confusion and misunderstanding about the succession within the organization. Mr. Sakae Sekiguchi, a senior director of the Mahikari organization, went to court to support his claim as the rightful successor to Mr. Okada." (Taken from the official Sukyo Mahikari North America Site)
Confusion? No. More like Greed. Here are articles which follow the court battle that ensued between Sekiguchi and Keishu. You can read them via Mahikari Exposed, but I have also included them below."
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~skyaxe/truth2.htm
Sukyo Mahikari’s version of events differs significantly from the actual events. “On November 3, 1984, Suza, the World Shrine, was inaugurated by Ms. Keishu Okada in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.” The Mahikari organization ran by Sekiguchi has also built a Suza Shrine. So now God has two places of enshrinement.
Here is the article about the debacle where the shrines are concerned.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~skyaxe/suza.htm
“A core teaching of Sukyo Mahikari is "The origin of the world is one; the origin of all human beings is one; and the origin of all religions is one." Therefore, all human beings are brothers and sisters whose purpose is to cooperate and to live together in harmony.”
In a Japanese fashion, of course. We are called to live in harmony and be at peace, we are also called to conform and submit to a Japanese way of life. The shrines, the language, the customs and manners, the superstitions about pendants and spirits, those are all Japanese ideas and beliefs. Mahikari wants to push Japanese supremacy. In their minds Japanese is better than everyone else. Why would any other race sacrifice their dignity, their culture, and their self-respect to join something that will force them to submit to another ethnicity’s way of life?
“One thing that is encouraged, based on the teachings, is the attitude of helping each other, with love and respect, and without judgment, resentment or blame. Through an understanding of the universal principles and God's plan for humankind, people can more easily fulfill their responsibilities in their families and as members of society.”
Fulfill their responsibilities as a member of the Mahikari society, more accurately. Mahikari pushes the idea of family values on their site, but I am living proof of what can happen to a family whose involvement in Mahikari becomes their number one priority. The structure goes as follows: Mahikari #1, family #2. Parents don’t parent because they are too busy with Mahikari activities. I am not the only one who has suffered from a Mahikari lifestyle. I have talked to numerous people who have parents that would rather be at dojo than at home taking care of their families.
Housewives, like my mom, are the worst because they get up, go to the dojo, stay at dojo all day, and then return home at almost 8:00 or 9:00PM. Now I ask you…where in between waking up, going to dojo, and coming home at night is there any time for family activities, unless the family has decided to take on a nocturnal lifestyle. I heard of a family who had a mother who would take on the schedule my mother has…she would wake up at 12:00AM, go to dojo all day until it closed at 6:00PM, then she would go and do all the errands she should have done during the day, which would put her back home by 8:00 or 9:00PM, then she would make dinner which would be on the table by 9:30-10:00PM and then she would stay up until 2:00-3:00AM talking to her family, then she’d wake up at noon the next day (because she stayed up until 3:00AM the night before) and repeat the whole process all over again.
Her junior high aged children would stay up until midnight or later when they had school the next day at 6:30AM. Half the time the kids wouldn’t even go to school because she would be too tired to get up and take them there. Is this the way a parent should be? Should spirituality and offering okiyome come before your family? I suppose, if you’re a selfish person who is only interested in going to the dojo day in and day out to save your own skin from the Baptism of Fire.
The mothers who do this are BAD MOTHERS.
You do not deserve to have children, but I’m guessing if your children don’t mean more to you than this, that the only reason you had them in the first place was because you wanted to be the ideal seed person and bring more seed people into the world. WRONG REASON to have children.
“The teachings are not about intellect but are tools that may help one's spiritual growth as well as personal development. As such, they require consistent effort and regular practice so that the benefit from these tools may be maximized. By putting the teachings into practice on a daily basis, one can deepen one's spiritual understanding and find a higher purpose in life.”
And sacrifice their family life in the process.
“The international headquarters of the organizations are located in Takayama, Japan. Regional headquarters are located in Latin America, North America, Australia, Singapore, Europe and Africa. There are Sukyo Mahikari centers in more than 75 countries.”
Note: Mahikari only needs 1 person to open a center in their home in order to be counted in a country as a religious group.
“Courses are organized for people wishing to assume responsible roles within the Sukyo Mahikari organization.”
This is true. It is impossible to simply be in Mahikari, uninvolved, just offering okiyome occasionally and receiving okiyome occasionally. No. As soon as you join when you turn 10 years old you are asked to give okiyome every time you come to the dojo, without fail. So for those of you who are young and are thinking of joining, just know, as soon as you do you can forget about just hanging out in the nursery with your friends. The adults will be on your case to offer okiyome every time you attend. If you’re an adult you are expected to do divine service whenever possible. If you don’t every time you go to the dojo you will mauled by people who seem to have endless projects for you to sink your teeth into.
“Sukyo Mahikari has its roots in an organization that Mr. Kotama Okada founded on August 28,1959, to promote Mahikari practice. This was in response to a revelation he received from Creator God on February 27, 1959. Mr. Okada’s heartfelt desire was to help people live in a more God-centered and spiritual way based on the universal principles that God established at Creation. In this way, people will be able to fulfill God’s prayer for humanity, which is to create a Heaven on Earth, a world of peace and harmony. He said that it is God’s greatest joy to see his children happily co-operating with each other and living fulfilled lives. Mahikari spread from Tokyo to other parts of Japan. It was then introduced to countries abroad. In 1971, Mahikari was introduced to Europe, and from there it spread to Africa and the Caribbean. On June 13, 1974, Mr. Kotama Okada appointed his adopted daughter Keishu as the second spiritual leader in accordance with a revelation from God. Ten days later, on June 23, 1974, Mr. Okada passed away. However, soon afterwards, there was confusion and misunderstanding about the succession within the organization. Mr. Sakae Sekiguchi, a senior director of the Mahikari organization, went to court to support his claim as the rightful successor to Mr. Okada." (Taken from the official Sukyo Mahikari North America Site)
Confusion? No. More like Greed. Here are articles which follow the court battle that ensued between Sekiguchi and Keishu. You can read them via Mahikari Exposed, but I have also included them below."
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~skyaxe/truth2.htm
Sukyo Mahikari’s version of events differs significantly from the actual events. “On November 3, 1984, Suza, the World Shrine, was inaugurated by Ms. Keishu Okada in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.” The Mahikari organization ran by Sekiguchi has also built a Suza Shrine. So now God has two places of enshrinement.
Here is the article about the debacle where the shrines are concerned.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~skyaxe/suza.htm
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