The Science of Happiness

by Okawa, Ryuho

• ISBN13: 9781594773204
• ISBN10: 1594773203
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-24
• Publisher: Destiny Books

Summary

In 1981 Ryuho Okawa began receiving revelations from the spirits of Nikko [1246-1333] and Nichirien [1222-1282], who had been outstanding Buddhist teachers during their lives. Soon he began receiving revelations from Buddha, Jesus Christ, Moses, and Confucius as well as spiritual messages from prominent figures such as Socrates, Isaac Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, and Florence Nightingale. In 1985 he began publishing some of these revelations in Japan. A year later he established the spiritual movement Happy Science [Kofuku-no-Kagaku] to help people discover their true potential, to educate them to think and act in a spiritual way, and to help create an ideal world on Earth. The Science of Happiness presents Master Okawa's 10 essential principles that can serve as a compass for a spiritual life: Happiness, Love, the Mind, Enlightenment, Progress, Wisdom, Utopia, Salvation, Reflection, and Prayer. Master Okawa shows how following these principles can bring happiness and spiritual growth not only to ourselves but to all those around us. He provides the tools necessary to transform one's inner world to be receptive to true happiness and enlightenment--and to find one's true purpose in life. He also reveals other extraordinary spiritual truths, such as the secrets of the ancient continents of Mu and Atlantis and the structure of the spirit world.

Author Biography

Master Ryuho Okawa is a living Buddha and the founder and spiritual leader of Happy Science. He has a law degree from the University of Tokyo and studied international finance at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. In 1986 he renounced his business career and established Happy Science, the most influential spiritual movement in Japan that now has more than 10 million members worldwide. Master Okawa is the author of more than 500 books and periodicals and lives in Japan.

Table of Contents

Foreword Introducing the Science of Happiness	p. v
Preface A Unique Mission	p. vii
The Dawn of the New Era
The Principle of Happiness	p. 3
The Path to the Truth	p. 5
The Fourfold Path to Achieving True Happiness	p. 12
The Principle of Love	p. 18
The Developmental Stages of Love and Enlightenment in Christianity and Buddhism	p. 29
The Principle of the Mind	p. 34
The Teachings of the Mind	p. 34
The Exploration of Right Mind	p. 45
True Awakening
The Principle of Enlightenment	p. 51
Aspiring to Seek the Truth	p. 51
How to Develop the Right Attitude for Successful Spiritual Practice	p. 59
The Principle of Progress	p. 67
Progress through the Middle Way: The Infinite Evolution of Our Souls	p. 68
Love, Prayer, and Self-Realization	p. 82
The Principle of Wisdom	p. 83
The Basis of Learning	p. 83
The Developmental Stages of Wisdom	p. 95
The Creation of an Ideal World
The Principle of Utopia	p. 105
The Guiding Principles for Establishing Utopia in Our Inner and Outer Worlds	p. 105
The Principle of Salvation	p. 120
The Three Inventions of God	p. 129
The Principle of Salvation: What to Tell Others	p. 135
The Principle of Self-Reflection	p. 138
The Threefold Path of La Mu	p. 140
The True Eightfold Path	p. 145
The Principle of Prayer	p. 153
The Nature of True Prayer	p. 157
The Power of Prayer	p. 166
Notes	p. 168
About the Author	p. 170
About Happy Science	p. 171
Index	p. 176
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