Today, Master Idaki Shin gave a piano and pipe organ concert at Vienna Hall of Fuchu no Mori Art Theater. Before the concert, as I entered Fuchunomori Park, the birds welcomed me all at once with their songs. Standing beneath each tree, placing my hand upon it, I listened to the messages of the earth and the trees and expressed them in poetry. It is a moment I deeply cherish. I could hear the voices of my ancestors’ souls who long ago cultivated and reclaimed this land. After enduring a long age of darkness, the light from far beyond has finally begun to shine through, and the time to welcome true spring has arrived. I saw that by sharing with many people the news that this distant light has appeared, many souls would be revived all at once. This gave me hope. When the concert began, simply being present in the hall caused my life to tremble with joy. Just being there, I trembled with happiness and deep emotion. The piano sounds that were born were the far beyond. Feeling blessed and grateful to be there, I kept trembling with joy. Through the tones of the pipe organ, I encountered true God. Since childhood, I had thought constantly about God and lived with the wish to be always with God. After meeting Master Idaki Shin, I became aware on many occasions that my notions of God were sometimes conceptual or imprinted beliefs. Today, at last, I encountered true God, and when such an encounter occurs, one knows instantly that it is truly God. I realized that what involved doubt or lacked conviction meant it was not genuine. At the same time, my true self also emerged. I shivered with gratitude, feeling that I had been born and lived for this very moment. Now, having encountered it, do I understand that life has long sought this moment. The message of the second part of the concert was “Love.” I always experience love through our concerts, and it is because of this that I can continue to live. Today, however, my mind that undermines living with love was revealed, and it began moving toward resolution. Even while having such a mind that had disconnected my own body, I feel deep gratitude for having lived until now, and from my heart arises the wish to live with love and to create a world in which everyone’s life can truly be lived. I clearly understand that denying myself is the same as denying others. I also see that the mind that affirms or denies arises from objectifying others. Fundamentally, human beings live in one life. Human beings live with love. By returning to what it means to be human, everyone can show one’s being and live shining. I could experience today’s concert, with my entire being, and I clearly felt that ways of thinking or living that run counter to this place a burden on the body. Living so that life may be rich, sound, and radiant is the human way of living. Today’s concert was an unforgettable experience. With this experience, a powerful strength wells up within, assuring me that peace can be created. This land, once known as Musashi Province, is a place where my Koguryo ancestors once lived. A book I happened to receive from a staff member mentioned the Koma clan, and I was delighted to find that what was written there matched the voices of the souls I heard rising from the land. It was the voice of the land, clearly conveying that souls are waiting to be revived. By living each day expressing my soul, receiving great guidance and moving accordingly, I will realize my wish to create a world where human life can truly live, and a world where all life in nature can live. Thank you very much.