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Message from the Chief of the
Southern California Missionary Area
Way to Infinite Abundance
In the Southern California
Missionary Area, Regional Lecturers learn a theme every month in order to
prepare their lectures and explain the truth an easily way when they give a
lecture at a Reader’s Meeting. In June we will learn the theme, “Way to
Infinite Abundance.” I have already given a lecture part I at the third Sunday
Service in May. Today, I will share partially about this theme. The important
thing is whether your mind is ready to become wealthy. Please answer the following
10 questions. These are simple “Yes/No” questions. All you need to do is to
honestly answer “Yes” or “No.” You should answer “Yes” or “No” based on how you
think but not what you think the proper answer should be.
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I
sometimes think that being poor is good. (TOL vo. 8, pages 131-132)
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When
I need $10,000, I wish I had $15,000 because having $15,000 is better than
$10,000. (pages 120-121)
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In
daily life I often talk about a blood pressure, a blood-sugar level or the
rising and falling of the stock market. (p. 90)
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I
sometimes think that my wish is not easily realized. (TOL magazine April 1983, 12th Day Message)
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Sometimes
I become angry and upset. Or I suffer from losing money because of my stocks
falling down (TOL magazine October
1983, 10th Day Message).
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I
am nervous and worry about how much I improve. (pages 55-56)
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It
is nice for me to understand infinite abundance; however, it is better for me
to have actual material wealth in this physical world. (pages 79-81)
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I
would definitely worry if my company was bankrupt or I suffered from an
illness. (pages, 80-81, 91)
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It
is good for us to use more world resources because the more we use them, the
more world resources increase in accordance with the law of the mind. (pages,
117-118) (Truth of Life Vol. 28, p. 6-7)
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Using
a business class seat than an economy class seat is fulfilling God’s Will.
(pages, 124-146)
These questions can tell
your state of mind as to how positive or negative you are in accordance with
the explanations of the Truth of Life Volume 8 and Truth of Life magazine from January to December issues of 1983.
Now, how many “Yeses” do you have? If your answer are all “no”, it means that
your attitude is always positive and you completely trust in God. You must be
very prosperous, enjoy your life and enjoy being alive; you are the one that
manifests the Seicho-No-Ie way of life. Because of the page restriction, I will
give a brief explanation as an example about one of the questions which is “It
is good for us to use more world resources because the more we use them, the
more world resources increase in accordance with the law of the mind.” It is
explained in the TOL Vol. 28 as follows:
“In ‘Seicho-No-Ie
Economics’ it is stated that ‘Since matter is infinitely supplied, the more we
use it, the more it multiplies itself.’ Some people may think that it is good
to use a piece of paper to write only a few words and throw it away wastefully
into a trash can since ‘matter multiplies itself when we use it more’ and that
this also might stimulate the circulation of our economy. However, it is false.
In reality a piece of paper will multiply itself when it is being used more
often; but to tear and throw it away doesn’t mean to use it. We cannot but
recognize and worship the life of God, infinite light of God, and infinite love
of God behind a piece of paper. We cannot but use it by worshiping it…Instead
of throwing away by tearing a piece of paper because of infinite supply, we use
it as a manifestation of God’s life depending on different purposes. Then, the
more we use it, the clearer the life of God appears. That is the infinite
supply…” (Truth of Life Vol. 28, p. 6-7)
Once you understand your
state of mind which is positive or negative, you need to carry out the 11
concrete ways to realize infinite abundance in your life. I would like to share
half of them. These are all explained in the Truth of Live Vol. 8.
1) Know the Truth (To
become wealthy means to be close to God.) (pages 140-141)
2) Enlarge the size of one’s
“mental cup.” (p. 133) Exercise 1
3) Give and you shall receive.
(pages 144-145) Exercise 2
4) Be grateful to what you
have been given. (p. 145) Exercise 3
5) Give love to all things.
(pages 149-150) Exercise 4
6) Use what you have now as
effectively as possible. (pages 152-153) Elisha said to her, “What shall I do
for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” (2 Kings 4;2) Exercise 5
& 6
When
you practice these ways and example exercises, you will be able to manifest the
infinite abundance which already exists in the True-Image World. If you would
like to know more about this topic, please question to one of the Regional
Lecturers or attend our Sunday Services. God created human beings with infinite
abundance and health and it is natural that we are all healthy and wealthy.
Therefore, please reaffirm that God is only happy when we realize our own
health and wealth which is already bestowed upon us. I pray for you that you
will manifest your health and infinite abundance. Thank you very much.
Rev. Mario Kawakami, Chief
Southern California Missionary Area