402 The Immortality of the Soul

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“The Immortality of the Soul”

What do we fear most?
That would be death.

Fear of death makes us cowardly.
Fear of death makes us unjust.
Fear of death makes us lie.
Fear of death makes us distrustful.
Fear of death makes us run away.

Death is the root of negativity.
Conquering death is the eternal wish of mankind.
Treating diseases through genetic manipulation to achieve immortality,
This is said to be the future of medicine.
But this is not a true conquest of death.
That is because living forever in a physical body
Does not contribute to human happiness.

Our essence is our soul and our spiritual personhood.
Awareness of this is the first step toward enlightenment.

Life in this world is limited,
When it ends that means the soul has completed its training.
We take off the attire of our physical body and go back to our original home.
There is no death in spiritual life. 

「霊魂不滅」

人は何を最も恐れるか
それは死であろう

死を恐れるから臆病になる
死を恐れるから不義になる
死を恐れるから虚言を吐く
死を恐れるから不信を抱く
死を恐れるから逃避する

死はネガティブの根源
死の克服こそ人類永遠の願い
遺伝子操作による病気の治療や
不死への挑戦は未来の医療といわれる
しかし真の死の克服とはならない
肉体をまとって永遠に生きることが
人間の幸福に貢献しないからだ

人間の本質は魂であり霊的存在
その自覚こそ悟りへの第一歩

この世の命に限りはあるが
それは魂修行を終えたということ
肉体の衣を脱ぎ捨て本来の家路に着く
霊的生命に死はないのだ