(“One person I know is sick. If I practice meditation and if I train myself well enough, through my effort, can I make the person healthy?”) You can, but it depends on that person’s karma and the will to live.
But I would not suggest that we come to learn this method just to heal one person. Our purpose must be greater and more noble – to heal our soul for the everlasting life, to heal the whole world from inside, because this body is transient. Even if you heal him today, tomorrow he gets sick again. So we will not concentrate on the body so much. Apart from giving him enough food, clothes, and medicine to stay alive, we should concentrate more on our Real Self, which is the one behind this body.
(“Let me ask about the environmental problem. In Japan, 50 years after the end of World War II, we have worked very hard for the companies to develop and prosper. Everybody worked very hard, bringing us to where we are today. But upon hindsight, we see the issues of, for example, dioxin polluting us, as well as other types of environmental pollution spreading. And it seems like the Japanese people are turning a blind eye to such problems. If we continue our life as we have up to now, do we have a future?”) Yeah. We do have a future, but what kind?
It’s not only Japan, or not only Tokyo. Many of the great cities of this planet are polluting themselves and their citizens to sickness and to handicap. And the people of this planet, many turn a blind eye also, because deep down, also, you can’t blame them. Deep down, they know that life is ephemeral; whether they try or not, they will die. So they try to just ignore the problems and enjoy today.
But if you want to have a healthier environment, then we all have to make an effort. Every individual must cut down on everything, or at least a great portion of whatever pollutes the planet, and promote whatever that clears the air, protects the water, and cleans the environment. The governments of the world, the leaders of the world, must let people know whatever is a new invention, a new way of protecting our planet, and must let people know, emphasize, and encourage. There are so many ways to better the environment already. It’s just that sometimes, if we change, this interferes with the industry of the country, and the businesspeople, sometimes do not allow it to happen, because that will damage their earnings, damage their financial status, etc., etc. Sometimes.
So if every one of us is aware of the danger of our life, of the pollution, and works together, only then would it be possible. If we just worry about personal interests, then it’s difficult.
(“Could You let us know about how You feel about happiness or bliss in a married life?” A married household.) Oh. How do I feel? If it’s good. It’s good if you are happily married and love each other; it’s good.
(“If, after initiation, one tries very hard but then cannot continue with the efforts and becomes frustrated in the middle of after being initiated, is it possible to become initiated once again and repeat this process many times?”) You don’t have to be initiated twice. You just have to continue. But of course, any time there’s a new initiation, if you like to sit and refresh your memory about the instruction, you can, any time.
(“Now, inside of me, there is the True Self that really wants to continue with the spiritual practice and meditation, but on the other hand, there is another self which wants to pursue the illusionary world, that wants to build up the experiences of, for example, the job in this world and to be able to continue in this worldly state. Is it possible without leaving this worldly stage to reconcile the economic aspects as well as the spiritual aspects?”) Yes, yes, it’s possible. I’m doing that. You don’t have to leave your home, don’t have to leave your property. Just go inside whenever you have time and enjoy Heaven and go back out, work again. Because we are living in this world and we have duties to ourselves, to our families and our society, so it is alright to continue to work and live in the same way that you do. You just spare some time to forget the whole world and then just enjoy your Heaven inside. Just that, just very little time every day. And that even recharges you so that when you go back to work in the world, you work better, you feel healthier, and you feel happier.
(“What do You think about reincarnation?”) I think we should not have reincarnation. We should just finish with this life and go back to where we came from.
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