I have made up my mind not to get inoculated against new coronavirus after talking with my families. However, being exposed to a lot of information through news media and various opinions of others, my heart is still wavering, wondering if I should get the shots. (Female in her 60s)
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Now is the time when we can access to lots of information, but at the same time, we can easily get consumed by knowledge filled with both truths and falsehoods. Under this environment, Kami tells us that knowledge can be made use of when we realize love that is the truth.
Shinji (*1)
The more science progresses and medicine develops, the more the kokoro (*2) of the human beings get lost and they are consumed by knowledge.
The knowledge of medicine and science cannot be made use of without getting a deep understanding of love that is the truth.
Learn the principles and live with a kokoro to give back.
Your heart will naturally be anchored, and you will not be overwhelmed by words of others.
A number of people, such as government officials and medical staffs, are striving each day to protect the lives of people and to stabilize society. To get a deep understanding of love that is the truth means to sense the love of those people, and of one’s families that support us. At the same time, it is important for us, as a member of society, to cooperate through doing what we can, that is, to live to give back. This will enable us to adapt to the flow of society, and to live each day with a sense of security.
If you continue to feel uncertain, talk again with your families over the grounds on which you once decided not to get vaccinated. It would be also advisable to consult medical specialists about your anxieties over vaccination. If this gets rid of your anxieties, you can get vaccinated with a sense of reassurance. If you make up your mind again not to get inoculated, then you can stay safe by focusing on taking the necessary measures to protect yourself from getting infected. Anyway, when you deepen your gratitude towards the numerous people who support you, your resistivity and your power to recuperate will be enhanced, and your health will be protected both mentally and physically.
*1 Shinji: The principles and teachings that are the word of Ōyamanezunomikoto and given to us through Shisha.
*2 Kokoro: The thoughts and emotions that constantly move between the soul (unmei) and the physical body (jittai); if the kokoro is influenced by our temperament and other physical predispositions of our jittai, it becomes unbalanced; if it becomes one with our unmei, the kokoro becomes balanced and anchored.