January 5, 2020[Pilgrimage] Hitachi Province Revisit Course

1. Deity

Deity:Welcome.I have been eagerly awaiting your arrival.Do you understand how many deities have gathered here from around the world?Do you understand the meaning of this gathering?The fact that these deities have assembled from all over the world signifies how important your mission is.Please proceed with your task with united hearts.Fulfill your role.This is your duty.I entrust you with the responsibility of carrying this burden.

Response:Thank you very much.Do you realize how significant it is to receive your thoughts?You have not come to offer your thoughts, but to satisfy your own desires.So many came only to make wishes.But now, those wishes have transformed into repentance—into sincere apologies—and you have begun to learn.This is the gateway to unraveling karma.Unless you untangle your karma, you will not be allowed to move forward even a single step.You must not forget this.Only through the resolution of karma can the spirits proceed.This is a precious opportunity.Whether you seize or miss this chance—your actions in the present world determine that.The physical world is time-limited.You can only take action during this limited time.This reality will define the results you face in the unseen world.Everything is simply a blessing—being allowed to serve is a gift.How deeply you can feel this gratitude—that is your collective task this year.Not just by saying “thank you,”But by understanding the true meaning of gratitude with your soul.This shall be your task.We have received your thoughts.Let us move forward together.We look forward to working with you.

New Year's Greetings to the Deity

Deity:Thank you for your New Year’s greeting.This year will determine what kind of journey lies ahead.The actions taken this year will steer a major course.Do not forget this as you move forward.If you steer the wrong way, your journey will start in the wrong direction.You must not make a mistake.This is the year you set sail.Permission was granted last year.Now set sail.We move forward together.Well done.

Bodhisattvas, Kannon, Great Buddha, the Five Wisdom Buddhas, and Vajra Beings

Message:We have received greetings from bodhisattvas and Kannon who gathered beyond sectarian boundaries.Because of this, thoughts from around the world have been delivered, and Kannon have gathered.This is significant.How many spirits can move forward from here?It all depends on your thoughts.You created the walls.But because the physical world exists, those walls can be removed, and progress can be made.The responsibility of the physical world is immense.We entrust this to you.

2. Kannon

Kannon:We have been waiting.We were truly looking forward to this moment.There is a possibility of receiving your thoughts, and many have gathered from around the world for that possibility.You have been given a chance to deliver your thoughts.You yourselves have been given this chance.Understand this.You must express your thoughts properly.Let us proceed.

Response:Thank you very much.We have received your noble thoughts.With great gratitude, we gladly accept our role.We shall move forward together again.We appreciate your continued guidance.

3. Kannon

Kannon:Thank you for your greetings.Everyone has arrived.There is no more time.If you want to deliver your thoughts, then deliver them now.You have been given this chance.Whether this opportunity is used well or wasted depends on whether you can shape your thoughts.Convey your thoughts clearly.Now, let us see your resolve.Please begin.

Response:Thank you.Do you understand what it means to apologize?Only those who truly think of others can apologize from the heart.True repentance comes from caring for others—not from self-pity.You must adopt this perspective.It is still insufficient.Please continue to grow.We will continue moving forward with you.We look forward to your continued dedication.

4. Deity

Deity:

You have arrived.Do you think the sins you committed can be erased?Do you believe that apologizing, again and again, can erase them?Sins do not disappear.Do you understand?Doing something that must not be done means it cannot be erased.You must all bear the consequences of your actions.Therefore, while you are alive, do not live in a way that simply bears the burden—you must resolve it.In your life in this world, do not just carry the weight—you must work to resolve it.That is the purpose of daily learning.It is your practice.And as much as possible, work to erase what you have already done in the past.Proceed with that way of living.I shall receive your thoughts.Let me see your resolve.

Response:

Thank you very much.We have received your deepest thoughts.Allow me to convey this message:I said this at the entrance—Even being allowed to come to just this one place is no small matter.The sins you committed—You are here to resolve them.This is not someone else’s issue.You are here to resolve your own karma.And why must you resolve it?Because these are actions you committed in this world.And they do not disappear.That is why you are here.Do not forget—Sins you committed yourself will never vanish.Even thoughts formed in your heart are sins.So too are the actions you take.You are acting in this life in order to atone for those sins.You must contemplate deeply what this means.You have made time to come here—together with the feelings of your ancestors.Do you understand how deeply your ancestors feel about this?Not yet, it seems.You still lack understanding.I hope you can sense a little more as you move through today’s practices.I have received your thoughts.We will move forward together.Thank you.

5. Kannon

Kannon:

Thank you for your efforts.We have been waiting for you.Now, can you perceive it?Can you feel it?The faces of these many Kannon who have gathered here—I wish I could show you.I am glad there are those who can recognize it.Let us receive your heartfelt intentions.Fulfill your roles.

Response:

Thank you very much.Your thoughts—your noble thoughts—have been received.It is thanks to these thoughts that we, too, can carry out our duties.To offer noble thoughts is a beautiful act.Without a heart that truly cares for others, it cannot be called noble.I hope you will continue to learn how to embody a heart that genuinely cares for others.And when you truly care for others, there will be no disputes.There will be no conflicts.Heavy disputes arise because there was pain caused.You become irritated because you wish to hide the truth.But all of that stems from your own emotions and the consequences of past deeds.Always look inward and reflect.Always correct yourself.Then you will come to understand who you truly are.We have received your noble thoughts.We shall move together.Thank you.

6. Kannon

Kannon:

Thank you for your efforts.We have been waiting for you.Once forgiveness is granted, one must wait.It seems there are those here who were not originally meant to be forgiven.But the refusal to forgive is simply more karma.It must be removed.It is because you forgive that you are given the chance to move forward.If you wish to move forward, you must sincerely apologize to others.Apology is not about yourself—It’s about sincerely saying, “I’m sorry” to others.We give you the chance to apologize.Let us receive your intentions.

Response:

Thank you for your efforts.The sins you committed—do you each acknowledge them as sins?And have you truly apologized for them?Have you offered apologies as your own responsibility?Sins never disappear.They remain as wounds in the hearts of others.They can wipe out all of one’s descendants.That is why these remnants remain—as grudges.The number of people who bear grudges against you is staggering.You carry those burdens,and you have come here to perform acts of apology—to resolve karma.But do you truly wish to resolve it?Even though you’ve received messages,have you truly understood the feelings of those spirits?Reflect deeply—realize how precious it is to be allowed to practice in this way.Time is limited.There is not much left.Only this moment remains.There will be no more time to make corrections.Use your time wisely.Live a life of true correction.Do you understand what it means to have been allowed to enter here?This opportunity will never come again.Each and every place is a one-time-only chance for you.Think of it as your one and only opportunity to apologize.Now, I shall gladly carry out my duties.Let us move forward together.Thank you.

7. Deity

Deity:

You have arrived.Everyone has gathered.Now, hold firmly in your heart the resolve fitting for a beginning—and craft the intentions that will mark the end of the first phase.Thank you.

You wish to protect this, don’t you? (Yes.)Do you believe those who are gathered here also think it is important?Do you understand what it truly means to cherish something?It means to have a heart of tenderness.To hold a heart that thinks of others.Can you genuinely feel that?Without such a heart, you cannot protect a planet.You cannot create harmony.Each of you must continue to develop your intention.

However, I have received the resolve in your hearts that say, “We must do this.”Even such resolve is rare and hard to come by.Deities from around the world have come—just to receive even that surface-level intention.That intention has been accepted.

That is why now, all the deities are waiting for guidance.Please convey the instructions.

Deity (continued):

I have received the mission.It is quite a large number.Please nurture them with warmth.Now, carry out your duty.

Good work.Spirits, listen carefully.This is your first and final chance.If you miss this opportunity, there will be no other.You must all move forward in the direction shown by the one from the living world.The message has been delivered.Now, we ask for your action.

Kannon and the Great Buddha:

We have received our duty.To all the spirits who have gathered—We will guide each of you into the world of learning.This way, please.Come forth.

8. Kannon

Kannon:

Thank you for your dedication.We have long awaited your arrival.Do you understand?That we have been waiting for you?That is how eagerly we have been looking forward to this moment.We have been waiting for you to come.Kannon from all over the world have gathered here.Do you understand what that means?It shows the significance of your role.Please show us that resolve.Thank you.

Kannon (continued):

Do you think your thoughts reached the spirits here?There are hundreds of thousands of spirits gathered.Were you truly able to convey your warmth to them?Each of you?

Did you engage in your practice with a genuine heart of apology,with the hope that all these countless spirits would feel warmth?Have you sincerely looked inward and absorbed the depth of this momentso that it may influence your path ahead?

Even so, we thank you for your intention.We accept our duty.We shall proceed together.Thank you.

9. Deity

Deity:

We have been waiting for you.With great responsibility comes great duty.As this marks the beginning of the year,we ask that you bring your intentions with you.We look forward to receiving them.

Deity (continued):

Thank you.To those who hold a mission—it seems you still do not fully grasp what it means to carry that mission.

Each of you must reflect anew:What can I do?What do I want to do, and how?It appears that all must reconsider their individual roles.

Today, we received part of that intention.We shall, of course, carry out our mission,and we shall move forward together.

Thank you.

10. Deity

Deity:

We’ve been expecting you.Please make full use of this sacred space.Leave no regrets behind.You came all the way here—If so, please convey the significance of your coming clearly.This is your mission once again.With that mission comes responsibility.Please fulfill it completely.We ask this of you.

Deity (continued):

Thank you.What we do is passed on to our children and grandchildren.What we do is inherited by future generations.Every act we take is reflected in our descendants.Even our sins are passed down—this is the law of the spirit world.

Unless karmic ties are resolved, they will remain as signals and signs.Why?Because resentment—Because pain—Human emotions are always left behind on the land.

That is why, without resolution, one cannot move forward at all.If you understand this rule, you should realize your own mission.This rule cannot be erased.

In your world—the physical world—you can deceive.As much as you want.But in this realm, deception is impossible.Every act, every truth, remains.

If you understand this, then you’ll know what must be done.What you must convey sincerely—from your shin (heart/truth/core).You will feel the weight of it.

Keep this in mind and spend this year meaningfully.I hope for your own growth.We too shall fulfill our mission.Let us proceed together.Thank you.

11. Kannon

Kannon:

Thank you.We have been waiting for your arrival with joy.Why?Because unless you come, we cannot move forward at all.

This is why Kannon from around the world have gathered—to receive that intention from you.

Yes, there may be those who are not permitted,but there is something far greater we seek.And that is your mission in the physical world.Responsibility naturally comes with it.Please show us that intention.We would be grateful to receive it.

Kannon (continued):

Thank you.We have received each of your intentions.

Some of you carry missions.Some carry responsibility.Some offer apologies.If these intentions can be turned into action, that would be wonderful.

Because everyone living in this world came to fulfill such duties and responsibilities.We hope you will surely make that into reality.

We, too, will carry out our mission accordingly.Please proceed with determination.An enormous number of spirits will now be set in motion.

We ask for your sincere efforts.

12. Deity

Deity:

Thank you for your greeting.Welcome.We have long awaited your arrival.That is how significant this moment is.

Do you each understand that?

Of course, you must face what you yourselves have done.But more than that—There is something the gods wish from you.Including that mission, place your intentions firmly.

I acknowledge you.Thank you.

Deity (continued):

Whether your intention grows or diminishes—that is entirely up to you.

Can you truly hold a strong intention?It’s only about “thinking”—And yet why can’t you do it?

What holds you back from thinking sincerely?Are you unable to?

Eventually, you too will enter the world of thoughts.When that time comes—Those with shallow hearts will enter the most repulsive parts of their own spirit.But wouldn’t it be better to dwell in a warm place?

To do so, you must learn the value of intention.To warm another.To have compassion for others.That is all that matters.

Overcome your own attachments and move forward.That is the mark of resolving karma.

Unless karma is resolved, nothing—absolutely nothing—can move forward.If you wish to move forward, nurture your heart.Cultivate a heart that thinks of others.

That is the only way.

To resolve karma—That is why this is possible.

Now, for this final place,let it be our shared duty.

Let us proceed.Thank you.

13. Deity

Deity:

You have come.We have been waiting for you.

How long has it been,since the beginning of this journey—It has been thousands of years since the start at this sacred land.We have waited.

This moment was destined to arrive.Can you imagine that?Everything in the human world is predetermined.

You are living now.Please show us the proof and the meaning of your life.

Now, begin.

Deity (continued):

Thank you.We have received your intention.

Naturally, we are honored to accept our role.Everything is already prepared.

You understand what that means, don’t you?It means it was predetermined.

And therefore, it also means you are already prepared.Your path and your actions ahead are also determined.

Even the unraveling of karmic ties is destined.That is why you must carry out your role with purity—with no hesitation, with no other thoughts.

Proceed with pure and sincere intent.There is nothing extra, nothing unnecessary.Do not overthink—just serve your role wholeheartedly.

We shall also fulfill our role.Please give your instruction.

Deity (continued):

We have received our role.There are an extraordinary number of spirits.

Please give them sincere and heartfelt offerings.We ask this of you.

You’ve done well.This is a blessing.

Do you understand how rare it is—how incredibly warming it is to receive this feelingafter hundreds, even thousands of years?

This is your one and only chance.

Take this opportunity and have all spirits follow the direction shown by the living.

Do you understand?You must proceed.

Now then, we ask this of you.

Kannon and Great Buddha:

We have received our role.Thank you.

To all the gathered spirits, we shall guide you to the world of learning.

This way, please.Come, this way.

End-of-Day Closing Ceremony

Deity:

Well done.

That we were able to fulfill the first gyou (ritual journey) of this yearis proof that everything proceeded along the rails laid by the gods.

Even the act of unraveling your karmacan only be done within those divine rails.

The fact that everything—cleansing, arranging, entrusting—was allowed by the godsis the truth.

Can you see it?

All of it is the flow of the unseen world.

The only thing visible is the movement of those like you,those who have a body in the physical world.

99.999%—All the rest occurs in the realm unseen.

Do not ignore this.Do not forget it.

You too, one day, will return to that 99.999%.

That is why you must make use of this precious and fleeting time.

You can only act while you still have a body.This precious time has been granted to youbecause you are alive.

We do not take your lives—but if you will not act, we will simply call you back to this side.

Do you understand?

Keep this in your heart as you continue on.

Reflect deeply on how much the gods wished to convey to you today.

All of you, reflect sincerely, hold it close in your heart,and live it through action.

That is what we wish from you.

You’ve done well today.

Kannon:

Well done.

This was a ritual journey worthy of the beginning of a new year.We also received the heartfelt intentions of each Kannon.

Understand how deeply those in the high spirit realm are watching you,and how much they are expecting from you.

Think deeply on this.

And never forget—you are capable.You can only act while you have this body.

This time is something granted to you.

Do you understand?

We were also able to walk together again today.Thank you.

Spirits:

Thank you.

We, for our part, feel nothing but gratitudefor being able to fulfill our roles together with you.

What we could not do in the physical world,we are now allowed to do thanks to your permission.

We are truly grateful.

Of course, we hope you will continue to unravel the karmic threads ahead,and allow us to carry that intention.

Please continue to walk with us from here forward.Thank you very much for today as well.