The idea that "I exist now because I am deeply loved and forgiven by myself" is difficult to grasp as long as one views the physical world as real. Most people believe they have lived through their own effort and strength. Even those who speak of gratitude and being supported by love often carry the unconscious belief that this support comes from an external power—an outlook rooted in other-power thinking.
True love and forgiveness come from within—from the real self that resides inside each of us. As long as we remain unaware of this, we continue chasing fleeting joys that stem from the false self. These joys never last. In contrast, the joy that comes from meeting our true self is profound and everlasting. Yet that encounter is blocked by our own disbelief, our own attachment to what is visible. We are the ones who stand in our own way.
To move forward, we must first recognize the false self that obstructs us. This means undertaking the difficult but essential work of "looking into our hearts." This process is not easy—it demands that we dismantle the very foundation of our identity. But only through this inward journey can we realize that no amount of surface-level reflection is enough if the underlying base does not change.
As we persist, the conviction gradually emerges: real joy lies in this work. Through struggle, we begin to sense a quiet but powerful affirmation rising from within—"This is it." That inner certainty propels us onward. We come to feel that it is our own love leading us, step by step, into a life of genuine happiness rooted in conscious awareness and honest meditation.
This entire process becomes living proof of the truth: we are here now because we have always been cherished, forgiven, and sustained by the real self within us.
「自分に愛され、許されて今がある」という真実は、形の世界を本物とする限り、理解しがたいものです。私たちは、自分（肉体）で生き、自力で努力してきたと信じており、感謝の言葉を口にしても、その根底には他力の思いが染み付いています。
本当の愛と許しは、自分の内にある本当の自分からくるものであり、そこに気づかぬ限り、偽りの自分が生む一時的な喜びに振り回されてしまいます。本当の喜びは、本当の自分と出会うことによってのみ得られ、永遠に続くものです。
その出会いを妨げているのもまた自分自身。 だからこそ、自分の心を見つめ、偽りの土台を崩す作業が必要なのです。この困難な歩みの中にこそ、確かな幸せがあり、自らの愛に導かれて人生の一歩一歩を進んでいく感覚が、心に響いてくるようになります。