In these days as the world situation grows increasingly severe, opportunities to see Master Idaki Shin always give me hope for living and the sustenance of my life. Today as well, Master Idaki Shin’s Applied Course was held in Komae, Tokyo. As I was on my way there, I was surprised when, though my body had been perfectly well until moments before, I suddenly began to feel pain in my heart, and my chest became tight and distressed. I realized that this was in fact the state I had ordinarily been living in. Unable to refrain from watching the news each day, I spend my days feeling deep anxiety and fear, thinking constantly about what can be done from Japan. I recognized that I have been living in a state of continual tension.

As I listened to Master Idaki Shin play the piano during the Applied Course, my body became calm and gradually loosened. A space was created in which one can rest from the core of one’s being. Simply by sitting there, I feel comfort, happiness, and peace. Through the talks I hear, while facing what is happening in the world today, I learn the way to create a path for human beings to survive as human beings. Each time, I am deeply moved by the remarkable experience that, as I listen, the inside of my body steadily changes. When one understands something, the body changes. And each time, I experience that my mind begins to function clearly again. By the end of today’s course as well, I had determined how I shall live. The pain and suffering in my body had also disappeared.

As we live in such difficult times, I am keenly aware that I carry great stress within me, yet because I am able to meet Master Idaki Shin and attend his lectures and concerts, my burdens are lifted, and I am able to regain my true self. The desire to make use of this blessing and live and work in a way that serves the world is a feeling that always wells forth from within me. I am deeply grateful from my heart to have had such a precious experience. And I sincerely pray that conflict throughout the world will come to an end as soon as possible.