●Teachings of HONMON BUTSURYUSHU

6. How to Invite Happiness:

b. The Micro World and Macro World:

I would like to emphasize the concept of "Ichinen-sanzen". "Ichinen-sanzen" is a cause and effect factor. What appear to be irrelevant occurrences have an internal connection or harmony. The purpose here is not to explain scientifically the theory of"Ichinen-sanzen"but to delineate the ways to bring happiness.

"Ichinen-sanzen"means everything that exist in the universe influence one another. The activities are also interdependent.

For example, the functions of the organs, muscles, tendons, etc., are all interrelated in the way one function and supports the others. Many life forms have a symbolic relationship with other organisms.In my congregation, there is a parishioner named Reizo Iwasaki. He is a doctor of internal medicine. I received a letter from him a few years ago in which he cites an event he experienced while conducting a research at the University of Osaka Hospital.

"It was around 1961 when I spent many sleepless nights preparing my slides and manuscripts for the World Symposium of Digestive Organ Diseases and the Japan Digestive Deceases Symposium. The theme of my research paper was "Research on Figuration of the Bile Secretion Mechanism"and the research was conducted by the use of an electron microscope. Through these researches, I have gained a better understanding of how every form of life, no matter how small it may be, contributes to the universe, and of the symbolic relationship that exists between the micro and macro worlds are seen in nature".

In short, all phenomena that occur in the universe have a reason and purpose. Consequently, there is a connection and association between all things in the universe.

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