Great Construction

Expounding Truth

     It cannot but be recognized that almost all that I teach includes aspects of significance that differ from that which has appeared to date. That is because all that has been taught up to the present has already spread throughout the world, so there is no need to expound upon it further. Anything I might write, however elegantly explained, would be nothing but a rehash, only a waste of labor.
     Indeed, a great number of saints and personages have appeared and taught worthy and admirable teachings and theories, and there is no obstacle to evaluating highly their achievements that have benefited humanity, but it is probably the reality that their value of usefulness has thinned as has proceeded the progress of their work. In which case, there must be born new theory that will serve the present and future. It is in the birth of new theory that contemporary peoples have placed their most fervent hopes.
     Indeed, the likes of the teachings of existing religions of course had extremely great value to the peoples of their times, and it is probably without doubt that their contents were appropriate to the levels of culture of those ages, but the present day well demonstrates the reality that these religions do not have the power to attract and engage the average person after the passage of so much time. Furthermore, in the course of time because most these religions have had any number of scholars and wise men make a notable amount of changes and compromises in order to fit their teachings to their times, it would be fair to say that at present these religions have lost a good portion of their power to save the world. Then again is the problem that old texts and documents have passages that are difficult to understand. Even with that which is known as one religion, while it may have the teachings of only one founder, it is divided into various sects and denominations, and since there are even some among which religious conflict never ceases, their power to bestow true peace of mind can only be as if looking for fish among the trees.
     Given that the essence of religion is the embodiment of truth, what should be most important is the emotional and mental reconstruction of the human being through the explication of truth. Therefore, religion need not necessarily exclude secondary, developmental projects, social work, for example, but that such activities are thought to be the original and essential quality of religion is completely due to a defect in the recognition of what religion is. Thus, the question of what is truth must be explored thoroughly, but actually there is nothing as simple to understand as truth. The more incomprehensible and obtuse something may be, the further it must be seen as straying from the truth. That the sun appears from the east and sinks in the west, and that human beings breath air, eat food, and defecate is the same. In some form of error, since antiquity, truth has been thought of in extremely difficult terms, for which there is a good reason. That is because someone who actually saw the truth had not appeared, and the basic reason for that as well was because it was the age of night.
     Around the age of forty, as well as being given a great mission by God, I was elevated to the state of seeing truth, a quality not achieved by others. Of course, from that position, when looking out upon all, one perceives how so numerous are the errors of contemporary culture, and thus to expose all clearly and distinctly so that the whole of humanity may receive enlightenment must be the fundamental of salvation. In this sense, all that I teach and do differs distinctly from what has been done to date, a complete breaking of the mold in all matters and affairs. As can be seen, as profound and subtle as truth is, it is simply and easily explained. I teach to be understood by both scholar and non-scholar alike. One troubling aspect here, however, is that the area of what I teach as truth has for so long been mistaken as non-truth. Those who vigorously observe through so mistaken eyes will easily misinterpret truth for non-truth. It is probably inevitable that such a misapprehension is a temporary phenomenon of the transitional period. Still, truth is truth. It is only natural that truth will gradually be understood as time progresses. Such is the truth of truth. The unprecedented growth of World Messianity demonstrates truth.

 Kyūsei, Issue 58, April 15, 1950
translated by cynndd

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“Shinri o Toku,” which originally appeared in Kyūsei, Issue 58, April 15, 1950, and reprinted while Meishu-sama still alive in Goshinsho: Shūkyō-hen (Divine Writings: Volume on Religion), page 5, has appeared previously in translation. Citation is given below for reference.

“I Preach Truth,” The Glory, Number 003, January 1, 1955.

“I Preach Truth,” Teachings of Meishu and Kyoshu, n.d., page 5.