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Spring tea season is getting very
close.
It will start around 5/6. It seems 5 days earlier than last year.
Order due is extended until 5/5.
http://www.hadaseicha.com/en/order/
Thank you very much,
Naoki
This is from Buddha's story.
If you do something good, you get points. If you get enough points, you will go to heaven.
One of the good thing is sympathizing to your friend's happiness or joy.
It is very easy.
But some people cannot do. People cannot were commonly grown up by severe parents.
Then these people feel guilty about feeling happiness by themself. Further more, some time they try to blockade other people's happiness.
So if we cannot sympathize other people's happiness, it might be better to check ourself.
So let's celebrate friends happiness.
By law of attraction, the happiness will come back to ourself.
Thank you,
Naoki
Here's another story from Seikan-san (Thank
you guy).
There's point system in cosmos.
If you do something good, you get cosmic point or cash (money). Cash is good. We need for living. But it does not have interests.
Cosmic point has huge interest rate, such as 1000% / year.
You can use the point for something you wish.
But there's bankruptcy system. If you say hell word (complaint, curse, disaffection, etc. You know.), the point got clear all.
So let's use good word only.
Thank you,
Naoki
There're 2 big stream of buddhism from India.
They are Mahayana [greater vehicle] Buddhism and Hinayana [lesser vehicle] Buddhism.
Lesser vehicle was original and popular in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia.
The original idea is that if you become true happiness, that is good enough. So it means small vehicle is enough for heaven.
Greater vehicle one is popular in Tibet, China, Mongolia, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
The idea is even you become true happiness it is not enough, you have to help everyone. So it requires large vehicle.
Both are good idea. But there's trap in greater vehicle one. Some & often times it call sense of mission, responsiblity and justice too much.
If you reach to enlightenment (satori), you don't have doubts. So you can help others.
But if you are not, I think it's better to help yourself first. Then we can avoid the trap, which is easy to complicate with our ego.
I think small vehicle would fit for our age.
Thank you,
Naoki
I've read Mr. Seikan Kobayashi's book recently. It explained about enlightment taught by Buddha.
It is easy 4 steps. So let's do it.
- Suffering
Life is full of suffering. As you know, there're many thing you cannot control. ex) disease, death - Obsession
Above suffering is happened by our obsession. - Eliminate
We can eliminated the obsession and can be free from suffering. - Exercise
Let's do the 1-3 steps in our daily life
Well Japanese people say people have 108 earthy passions. So it takes some time.
-Naoki
輪廻転生 (metempsychosis, samsara, recursion of life) is common idea in Buddhism. So I had some idea and some personal experience.
But first of all, I want to note it is based on science and not religion.
Hitori Saito was recommending Fumihiko Iida's book. It is rare for him. So I read the book and got life change impact.
I want to the share the information to all my friends. But the book in Japanese. But fortunately there's free downloadable English version on his website.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/fumi-rin/sub7.htm
Please check out and pass the info who might be helpful.
-Naoki
Here's page of 3 min exercise = 40
min exercise fat burning info in Japanese.
http://www.ktv.co.jp/ARUARU/search2/aru78/78_1.html
http://www.ktv.co.jp/ARUARU/search2/aru78/78_2.html
http://www.ktv.co.jp/ARUARU/search2/aru78/78_3.html
http://www.ktv.co.jp/ARUARU/search2/aru78/78_4.html
Page 2 & 3 has gif animation how to do.
http://babelfish.altavista.com/
has web translation. Copy above URL and paste the target URL and
choose Japanese to English translation.
-Naoki
You're the only one flower in the world. Then you looks like flower not like soil or grass.
Pick bright color clothes. When you buy clothes, it cost same as dark color clothes.
Look youself in the mirror. Do you look like a flower? Is there flower has the color? Do you look & feel happier?
Reflect your happiness to your smile. Force to you to have smile.
When I've done this bright color clothes, many woman smile me. It never happen in my life before. Even I already married, I liked it.
Now you have glossy face, good smile, heaven words, wish of other person's happiness, bright color clothes like a flower. You are almost there.
-Naoki
Word has power. In Japanese we call 言霊 (Kotodama: sprits of word). Word you say reflects your environment and your future.
Heaven words bring you to heaven. Hell words bring you to hell.
Heaven words:
* Lucky
* Happy
* Appriciate
* Thank you
Hell words:
* Moaning, Disaffection
* Complaint
* Curse, Gossip
* Anxiety, Concern
There's system & rule in this world. If you say something good, you will have same good situation you want to say good word again.
If you say some hell word, you can cancel by saying "I'm lucky" 10 times.
So change your word. Your word is your reality.
Hitori Saito did not mention, but I believe heaven word is rich words and hell word is poor words.
If you are feeling lucky, you are happy. And you can care about other people.
Next you wish each person you meet "You will have every good thing". Challenge is 100 per day. But 5 or even 1 is OK.
The key is wishing other person's happiness.
Now you have glossy face, good smile, heaven words, wish of other person's happiness. You are right on track.
-Naoki
It's not lip gloss. It is face gloss.
Hitori Saito told 1st thing you do to be happy is making your face shiny.
All happy successful person have glossy face.
If your face is not glossy, use some oil, such as olive oil or camellia oil.
Then look youself in the mirror. You've got glossy face. Smile. And Keep smilling.
Now you have glossy face and good smile. It is very important.
-Naoki
