439 Mystical Experiences

“Mystical Experiences”

Science worship is the mainstream today,
Materialistic thinking prevails.
What science can’t prove doesn’t exist.
Therefore, faith is dismissed as nothing.
Even in such a society,
Individuals still encounter mysterious experiences.

Premonitions that hint at the misfortunes of loved ones,
Vivid dreams that linger upon waking,
Ancestors appearing in dreams to convey messages,
Seeing unidentifiable figures during sleep paralysis,
Out-of-body experiences during surgery,
Standing in front of the river of the afterlife in a near-death state,
Miraculous recoveries from cancer through faith, and more.
The list goes on and on.

However, talking about such mysterious experiences,
Is not something that many people are willing to do.
Modern medicine dismisses these phenomena,
Asserts that they are merely caused by the brain,
And tends to avoid what cannot be explained.
This is the foundational attitude of contemporary scientists.

But mystical experiences are also the gateways to faith.
They cause a paradigm shift in values.
There must be meaning behind extraordinary experiences.
It’s not just about having a unique experience,
But about deeply contemplating their significance.

What is the meaning of life, death, and faith?
Grasping these questions shapes your worldview.
Within the teachings of Christ and the Buddha,
You can surely find truths that illuminate these mysteries.

「神秘体験」

科学崇拝が主流の現代
唯物的な考えが蔓延している
科学で証明できないものは存在しない
故に信仰などは無きものに等しい
そんな社会であっても
個々に人は不思議な体験をする

身近な人の災難を伝える虫の知らせ
覚めても忘れない鮮明な夢
先祖が夢枕に立ち何かを伝える
金縛りで得体の知れない人影を見る
手術中に幽体離脱する
臨死状態で三途の川の前に立つ
信仰により癌が消える奇跡等々
枚挙にいとまがない

しかしこんな不思議な体験をしたと
積極的に話す人は中々いない
現代医学ではそのような不思議な体験は
すべて脳の作用によるものだと片付け
説明出来ないことは深入りしない
それが現代の科学者の基本姿勢なのだ

だが神秘体験は信仰の入口でもある
価値観のパラダイムシフトが起きたのだ
この世ならざる現象には必ず意味がある
変わった体験をしたというだけではなく
その体験の意味を深く考えたい

人生の意味 生死とは 信仰とは
それを掴むことが人生観となる
それはキリストや仏陀の金言の中に
真理として必ずや見出せるだろう