I thank you from my heart my dear friends who met me in this lifetime, came and studied along with the seminars, as well as those friends who, unfortunately, I did not have an opportunity to physically meet, but visited the world of truth through books or through the website. I truly thank you from my heart.
It is my joy to have as many people as possible walk along this direct path to happiness, to have at least one more person just simply walk along the path, and to feel the thoughts of many people who feel in their hearts to say, "Mr. Taike, we as a couple, my family, my friends, we are all presently happy." This is my only desire. I believe that I have tried with sincerity to convey to people the route for everyone to become happy as best as I could. There may have also been areas that could have used more explanation. However, my thoughts always were in one direction. My tone naturally becomes more serious, but what I want to say is that I have never had any other intentions or desires for this study. For me, even if someone had been turned in the complete opposite direction until just yesterday, if they were to decide to make an effort to work hard, telling themselves seriously to turn in the direction that they themselves have been wishing to turn toward, even if that were to start only today, or even just now, that alone would make me happy. To set that true direction within you will take a strong determination. This is why I have been telling you to do this study as if "your life is on the line." Do you think this is as easy as it sounds?
I apologize for mentioning the seminars again here, but the time I spent in those seminars together with everyone was a time and place of great joy to me. And, personally, to tell you the truth, I would love to continue holding the seminars until the end of my life because it brings me great joy to see everyone's smiles of joy. But, we cannot continue in the same manner forever. I hold these seminars as if it were a matter of life and death for me. And I also came with the thought that as long as I am holding the seminars, I would like to be able to study with everyone in good health. I never suffered from the physical thought of wishing for people to understand the study, but my honest impression was that it really is a hard study for people to understand. Habits of the heart, those thoughts of relying on outer powers that have accumulated over countless numbers of reincarnations over several hundred million years, still exist in everyone's hearts as a terrible and tremendous energy.
I do not expect these things to change dramatically over the course of just a few years. And this lifetime has its own significance as well. There is great significance to our time limit of three hundred years from now to work on this. Please remember in your heart and use your time well from now onward. Follow your own course so that your path will merge with this flow.
Fortunately, with UTA Book publishing these books, I have had the opportunity to hold some seminars directed to newcomers who recently joined the study. Although it may not have been ample, I believe that the recent seminars have provided an opportunity for these people to learn and feel the object and direction of the study. I hope they follow this by reading the books thoroughly and practicing daily the actual steps of the study on their own.
If people really desire to change themselves, if they truthfully have the intention to go back and reflect on themselves from their hearts, these feelings will without a doubt materialize. Please use that materialization to seriously and sincerely acknowledge the feelings that come from your heart. Any and all feelings that come from your heart are greatly welcomed. It is a great joy to have these feelings that exist in your heart from past mistakes come rushing out. Please welcome those dark energies that are a part of you with joy and open your arms.
At this moment, I am happy both at the physical and consciousness levels. I would be content if I were to die at any time. To me, both life and death are all a joy. I know my true Self. At the moment my true Self has a physical body called Tomekichi Taike. It would not matter what my name had been, only that there was an importance to my having been born, and having had a physical body. This is what I communicate to you.
It will not be possible for you to understand me from a physical level. You will probably have to stand where I am standing in order to understand the main point of what I am saying. However, in this lifetime, with the realization of our consciousnesses, we are already starting to walk on the path to happiness, one step at a time. It is okay if it does not happen until after I die. My hope is that you will be able to tell me from the bottom of your heart, "Thank you, I have, we have, just started to walk on the path toward happiness. From here on, I will be true to myself by continuing to walk, one step at a time, without rushing, and without giving up."
My true essence is joy. And, I also believe that my physical self, Tomekichi Taike, is truly a very happy person. There can be nothing better than expanding the circle of people who walk this path toward happiness. Please go on to meet your Self who exists in happiness.