When I awoke, words arose from within: “The curse has been lifted.” Then came the sense of another phrase: that vengeful spirits and wandering ghosts have departed. An unspeakable joy filled me. It felt like a dream, yet my life knew it was reality. Since last year, I had felt and seen darkness intruding within, and the days were unbearably hard. It entered not only me but others too, seeping into relationships and spaces between people. Darkness destroys and divides, driving human beings into conflict. To be forced to live through such days with my very body was nothing but suffering. Yet even then, through Master Idaki Shin’s lectures and concerts , I was saved and could recover myself. And now, at last, the time of liberation has come. I had foreseen that September would be a season of flight. Now I have truly experienced the state of being prepared to soar high. From this moment, I will live by fully expressing myself like the opening of the flower of existence. Today, the water of Lake Biwa shone in an infinitely clear, pale-blue light, more transparent and pure than I had ever seen. The darkness has gone, and the time has come for the light dwelling within life to appear just as it is. I am filled with deep emotions and gratitude. A new day has arrived. Thank you very much.