Every human being, without exception, has been deeply immersed in the energy of reliance on external forces—what the author calls "other-power energy." This includes belief in gods, buddhas, or cosmic powers. Even those who deny or avoid such concepts are still, often unknowingly, governed by them. Across countless lifetimes, we have persistently sought support, protection, and comfort from forces outside ourselves.
This reliance extends beyond formal religion. Many people find emotional refuge in music, art, or other everyday comforts—often without realizing these are forms of emotional dependence. Others might reject all forms of spirituality but still cling to ideas or beliefs as their unseen support systems. Whether a person believes, doubts, or disregards such things, we all share a history of accumulating other-power energy through lifetimes of external searching.
The challenge before us is to recognize this deeply ingrained pattern within ourselves—not to reject it with guilt or shame, but to gently and honestly observe it. From there, we must begin to shift this energy toward its true source: the love and power that already reside within us. No amount of outward effort or combined human willpower can overcome this alone. But when each of us awakens to the love energy within, and begins to release it into the world, transformation becomes possible.
This, the author insists, is the real work we are each meant to do in this lifetime: to reclaim the energy we've projected outward and return it to its rightful source—our own conscious heart. The path begins by acknowledging the subtle ways we rely on other-power energy, and making the conscious choice to return to love, within.
私たち人間は、誰もが例外なく「他力のエネルギー」に染まってきました。
神仏や宇宙のパワーを求める人はもちろん、それらを否定したり無関心な人も、実は心の奥底で他力を頼りとして生きてきた歴史があります。
たとえば音楽や日常の癒し、安心感の拠り所も、心の向け方によっては他力のエネルギーと深く関わっています。宗教に興味がある人も、全く無縁と感じる人も、その違いにかかわらず、私たちは皆、多くの転生を通して他力のエネルギーを蓄えてきました。
その染み付いたエネルギーを、自分の中でどう転換していくかが、今後の大きな課題です。
他力に頼る心を手放し、自らの内に眠る愛のエネルギーに目覚めることこそが、本来の生き方であり、私たち一人ひとりに与えられた仕事なのです。