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50s

I Used to Hope to Become Happy like Everyone Else, but Now I’m Leading a Life Much More Rewarding Than What I Wished for. 

(HK from Saitama Prefecture/50s/Male/ Unemployed) Since my childhood, I have earnestly hoped to be like everyone else so...
70s

My Experience as an American Shinja
Feeling the Existence of Kami and the Miracle I Feel in My Kokoro

(RH from the United States of America/70s/Male/Part-Time Worker) I am an American shinja. It has been 20 years since I w...
20s

Ways to Avoid Human Relationship Problems
The Key is to Fathom the Deeper Thoughts

(AG from Yokohama City/20s/Male/Technician) My strength is my ability to become friends with any type of person. I told ...
40s

The Hardships I Had with Autism; Days Filled with Joy! (the Son’s Story)

(KK from Kagawa Prefecture/40s/Male/Employee) “There is something about me that is different from other people.” This is...
50s

The New World That I Have Come to See by Opening the Door of My Heart, After Having Lived a Life of Withdrawal

(MK from Kyoto Prefecture/50s/Male/ Part-Time Worker) One's character cannot be changed easily. Since my childhood, I ha...
60s

My Heart Didn’t Come Together with My Daughters―Where Was the Clue to a Solution to Be Found?

(KK from Ibaraki Prefecture/60s/Male/Unemployed) 16 years ago, my wife passed away because of leukemia. Hearing me promi...
70s

I Got Rid of Short-Temperedness―the Awareness I Gained Through My Encounter With Kami

(IM from Aomori Prefecture/70s/Male/ Unemployed) I conveyed my gratitude to Kami before the altar of Hikari no Yakata th...
40s

Building the Foundation as a Husband and a Father Has Led to a Life Turnaround

(AS from Kyoto Prefecture/40s/Male/ Self-Employed) Although I was working hard, our household finances didn't go well. I...
60s

My Kokoro of Feeling Lonely Is Completely Gone! A Sense of Confidence That Returned within Me

(KG from Ōita Prefecture/Male/60s/Barber) It’s been two years since my mother’s passing and held Gyokunōhōju (Kyōkai’s f...
50s

Many Years of Struggles to Build a Good Relationship with My Mother; the Joy of Being Able to Face My Mother with a Peaceful Mind

(NJ from Tottori Prefecture/Male/50s/Business Owner) I didn’t get along with my emotionally aggressive mother for years....