You may have seen the amass of advertising at bus stops and other places, with a picture of an asian man, with the caption asking "How happy are you?"
Of course, when a sign, has a question, you tend to read it to the full. It got me intriuged, but with suspicion.
Then this morning, the SMH had an article on this guy.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/happy-science-cashes-in-on-new-age-fears-in-sydney-20121012-27i6t.html
President Ryuho Okawa, of his self proclaimed religion: "The Happy Science" (http://www.happyscience.org.au/)
Fascinating. And here we go again, Ground Hog Day... supposedly he's the (self proclaimed) re-incarnation of Buddha.
He's written 500-900 books
He's got a political party in Japan
Here's a snippet of what his website has to say:
Happy Science was established in Tokyo, Japan in 1986 and rapidly growing today with 12 million members in more than 90 countries. Ryuho Okawa’s teachings of love and enlightenment are bringing the world together, and people of all races, nationalities and faiths are studying and uniting together in joy, in harmony and with deep-found respect for each other.
Happy Science is opening a bright future for the world.
Who am I? What is the purpose of life? Where do I come from and where am I going? At Happy Science, you will discover all the answers to these fundamental questions you have in your life
Haven't we been here before?
Wouldn't it be lovely if the world just "got on" and using Happiness mixed with Science (because science is the new 'fact based' religion right - even though science is constantly contradicting itself and updating itself daily) we can achieve that.
Hang on, here we have a "self professed" guy claiming may things (good for him) and starting a new "enlightened way" that in some ways encapsulates all faiths and preaches love, enlightenment (whatever that is), happiness and a new way to "salvation" (btw he has a book on salvation).
Jesus was the same, made many proclamations about himself, said there was a new way and preached stuff:
"I am the way truth and life, no one comes to the father but through me" (quite megalomaniac if you ask me)
"Anyone who isn't with me opposes me and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me" (pretty extreme isn't it?)
"For God loved you and I so much that he gave his only son, so that whoever believes in him will have eternal life"
"I have come to give life and life to the full"
Except Jesus actually did what he said he was going to do. He actually healed people, controlled the natural laws of nature and cast out demonic spirits, read peoples minds and knew their intimate pasts before meeting them. He also predicted the future and it has come to pass.
Jesus claims much about himself, in that case, he's either a liar, insane or who he says he is.
If it's true, Jesus is who he says he was, he's the son of God (and the only one at that). He died and rose again from death to pay the penalty of rebellion, to put right all the wrongs of the world, once and for all - the ultimate justice for every wrong. In a way, kind of comforting to know that all evils will have justice done.
In that case, if Happy Science is the new Way, then did God do a double take and rethink His plan, His philosophy His strategy? Whoops! Sorry earthly beings, I got it wrong, Happy Science is the new updated 2.0 version to life's answers.
But God says in the Bible, "heaven and earth may pass away but my words will not"
The great thing about Jesus and God, is that He doesn't change, his character, his word his power doesn't. Whereas Satan does a great job at using deception, science and new "Enlightened ways" to get man onto the path to self delusion.
Truth, is truth, it doesn't change. "I am the way, the truth and the life" "The truth will set you free"
Wether it's Eckhart Tolle, this Happy Science guy, David Koresh, Muhammad, Buddha, Joseph Smith, Charles Taze Russell, whichever sage or teacher you want to point to, God didn't send Jesus to come and do his thing only to go later on in the history of the world and say "oops, I need to update my plan for people, let me contradict some or all of what my Son said, let me disassociate him as my Son and call him a teacher or prophet instead - sorry guys I got it wrong"
Ground Hog Day.... Don't be fooled guys, by Happy Science, even with all the beautiful words, imagery and all encompassing philosophy it seems to espouse.
Instead, love the Lord your God with all your heart soul mind and strength. And Love others as you love yourself. He who believes in Jesus will have everlasting life, to those who believe in Jesus, they will be called children of God.
You and I have God's spirit inside of us, we are a soul that happens to have a body. We have the spirit of life in our inner beings.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20090804zg.html
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