Yoshimaru and Rica Higa
2011.8.29
Good morning.
Thank you for your cooperation as always.
Today is the first day of the lunar calendar (August 1st) and a day of a new (crescent) moon.
In the season of a new moon, you can take it as the time to purify yourself. Let us start afresh by purifying something not needed in our hearts, and getting rid of them. Let us refresh ourselves all over again. It will be a beautiful lunar month.
This special period will last for about three days. Let us suggest you that it will be good for you to purify your body and mind, human relations at the time of low tide. And let us suggest you that it will be for you to make wishes, such as hopes for good health and happiness, at the time of high tide. The times of low and high tides differ from place to place, so we suggest you to check the exact time of them on papers and other means.
The best time for prayer is one hour before the low tide till the very low tide, and one hour before the high tide till the very high tide.
If you have time, we suggest you to go to the beach and pray there by feeling the actual waves of tides.
Please pray for all of us that the world will be in a peaceful, calm and stable place.
We need your cooperation.
Now here is a notice of today’s joint prayer.
We will be having a joint prayer at Lake Biwa (Shiga Prefecture) from 2:30 pm.
We will be broadcasting the whole prayer on internet live.
For those who do not use internet, please do pray with us from the place where you are.
Thank you.
