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    Living Like the Blue Sky
    Living Like the Blue Sky
    Living Like the Blue Sky
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    Living Like the Blue Sky

    By Masahisa Goi

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    During the 1960s, Japanese philosopher Masahisa Goi gave hundreds of informal talks to small groups of people, on topics ranging from personal matters to broader issues like peace on earth, spiritual development, the structure of the universe, and life after death. This book highlights five talks that focus on living life with a big heart, a calm mind, and a free spirit—in other words, living naturally. In his gentle way, Goi Sensei gives us the key to this way of living, so that everyone can live like the clear blue sky.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherByakko Press
    Release dateSep 8, 2015
    ISBN9781310176425
    Living Like the Blue Sky
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    Masahisa Goi

    Born in Tokyo, Japan, on November 22, 1916, Masahisa Goi was a poet, philosopher, writer, and singer. Though he aimed at a career in music, he found himself spontaneously drawn to the realms of philosophy and spiritual guidance. At the age of 33 he attained oneness with his divine self. From that time on, he endeavored to reach out to people by holding informal talks, where anyone was invited to participate and ask questions. He enjoyed this direct contact with people, and provided many with spiritual guidance toward the attainment of inner peace.Mr. Goi authored more than 60 books and volumes of poetry, including God and Man (his first and most fundamental work), One Who Unites Heaven and Earth (an autobiography of his early life), The Spirit of Lao Tsu, Essays on the Bible, How to Develop Your Spirituality, and Catch the Light, to name a few. Translations of many of his works are in progress.Based on the universal prayer May Peace Prevail on Earth which he advocated, Masahisa Goi founded a worldwide movement of world peace through prayer, transcending religious, ethnic, and political boundaries. Before departing from this world in 1980, he named Mrs. Masami Saionji, his adopted daughter, as his successor and leader of the world peace prayer movement that he initiated.

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      Book preview

      Living Like the Blue Sky - Masahisa Goi

      Introduction

      Why do unpleasant things keep happening to me?

      How can I become a more positive, big-hearted person?

      If God is all-knowing and almighty, why did God create imperfect beings like us?

      Why is humanity divided into different nations and ethnic groups?

      Why do most of us put our own interests first?

      Is there anything the average person can do to bring peace on earth?

      These are the kinds of questions that people used to ask philosopher Masahisa Goi when they visited him during the early years of his world peace prayer movement. Goi Sensei’s* answers to these questions often turned into talks on topics that ranged from personal matters to broader issues like peace on earth, spiritual development, the structure of the universe, and life after death. Those who attended these talks have told us that they were filled with warmth and humor, and conveyed a sense of profound understanding and deep, all-encompassing love.

      This book highlights five talks that focus on living life with a big heart, a calm mind, and a free spirit—in other words, living naturally. It is for this reason that the book is called Living Like the Blue Sky.

      To ‘live like the blue sky’ means to live as Goi Sensei himself did—naturally, spontaneously, and in tune with the divine mind. It is, as Lao Tsu said, ‘to act in no-action.’ In this free-flowing approach, we take life just as it is, casting our ‘self’ or ‘ego’ into the divine mind, with the firm belief that the infinite divine mind will arrange everything in the best way possible. There is no anxiety, impatience, or pretence—only a heart that is bright, clear, and wide open, like the blue sky itself.

      In his gentle way, Goi Sensei gives us the key to this way of living, so that everyone can live like the clear blue sky. It is our hope that this book will help all those who read it to open up a bright and wonderful future for themselves.

      Byakko Press

      January 2013

      * Masahisa Goi is often referred to as ‘Goi Sensei.’ In Japanese, sensei means ‘teacher.’

      Becoming a Person of Serenity

      The principle of ‘fading away’

      I think many people may be familiar with the method of Fading away—May peace prevail on Earth. And yet, I sometimes wonder how many people really know what is meant by fading away.

      The reason why this teaching came about in the first place is that the physical world is not a world of reality. I often refer to this world as ‘the phenomenal world,’ which means that it is a world of appearances rather than true substance. It emerges as a projection of the world of thoughts. It does not have any true existence, but is a world of manifestations.

      As an example, let’s consider the appointed course of a person’s life, often called ‘fate,’ which is formed by the various thoughts that the person created with a past consciousness. There are various fields of study in this area, such as onomancy (telling one’s fortune based on his or her name), Four Pillars astrology (fortune-telling based on the date and time of one’s birth), and others. These studies tell us that people’s fates are generally mapped out by the age of two or three. Even though this rudimentary fate can be changed, it is roughly mapped out at a young age, and in most cases it will play out more or less along those lines.

      The idea is that the course of Mr. or Ms. So-and-so’s life has already been roughly laid out, and will unfold in that sequence. Upon manifesting, those conditions will then disappear. In Buddhism this is known as the impermanence of worldly things—things appear, transform, and disappear. Therefore, whatever incidents or circumstances may take shape, once they have manifested they are sure to fade away and disappear.

      The most important thing for us to know is that our physical body will one day disappear. When people reach the age of eighty or ninety, the day may not be far off when they will depart from their physical body. Even this physical body, which we cherish above all else, must someday disappear. In the end, all events and circumstances are destined to fade away. They will become part of the past, or they will simply disappear. Therefore, when you truly and completely understand this principle of fading away, there will be nothing that you try to catch hold of, cling to, or attach yourself to. This is because you know that even

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