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The Laws of Hope: The Light is Here is the 11th volume of Ryuho Okawa's Laws Series, originally published in Japan in 2006. Filled with words of inspiration and courage, this celebration of self-empowerment carries forth Okawa's sacred desire to deliver hope to the masses. Expanding the themes introduced in The Laws of Success, Okawa encourages readers to spur constructive societal change through benevolent "missions of light" based on the spirit...
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We all have the power to work as God's angels, even as we live on earth. True and lasting happiness is not to be, found within the material world but rather in acts of unconditional and selfless love toward the greater world. Seek the light within yourself, and there you will find God's will compassion, and the key to dispel darkness and conflict and bring forth an era of Worldwide Peace on Earth.
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The Power of Basics: Introduction to a Modern Zen Life of Calm, Spirituality and Success presents a roadmap to success that marries spiritual discipline with cross-functional problem solving. "Basics" refers to tasks (or responsibilities) that are overlooked due to mundane or deferrable value, inadvertency leading to gaps and deficiencies. Ryuho Okawa posits that individuals who actively pursue spiritual development possess a bi-fold diligence and...
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Many people today believe that they are seeking happiness, yet their efforts only make them more and more unhappy. The Laws of Happiness is a basic introduction to the teachings of Ryuho Okawa, illustrating his core philosophy.
Okawa teaches that, if people can master The Principles of Happiness Love, Wisdom, Self-Reflection, and Progress, they can make their life shine in both this world and the other, for these principles, based on his own experiences,...
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Throughout our lives, various things make us unhappy. Tips to Find Happiness is a series of questions and answers on common problems in marriage, work, and relationships, offering a wide range of both practical and spiritual suggestions that will be sure to resonate with everyone who has experienced difficulties in the home. Spiritual leader Ryuho Okawa clearly explains the root of each problem and breaks down the process for solving it, so that anyone...
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This book describes ways to build inner confidence and achieve spiritual growth, adopting a spiritual perspective as the basis. With a willingness to learn from everything that life presents you, good or bad, any difficulty can be transformed into nourishment for the soul.
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Happiness and unhappiness are determined by the images we hold in our minds. Those who are surrounded by worries or seized by feelings of unhappiness continually hold unhappy images of themselves in their minds. In this book, author and spiritual leader Ryuho Okawa describes in detail some of the negative patterns of thinking that keep us from attaining peace of mind. He outlines the causes of a number of life's problems, including depression, inferiority...
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Are you searching for joy, inspiration or a deeper spiritual connection? What if you found it wasn't around you or in others, but already within you. This book is your personal invitation and path to finding happiness, and a more authentic life.
Please join you, in a new discovery of self and perspective. And it's not only an invitation; it's an introduction to the driving force that guides you through life and the secret to living true to you, your...
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As human beings, we enter this world with nothing and leave with nothing. Between our birth and death, our life presents us with manifold opportunities and great challenges. According to best-selling author and spiritual teacher, Ryuho Okawa, we can either be attached to acquiring possessions and material goods, or we can seek the true path of happiness—paved by a love that gives rather than receives, that welcomes light rather than darkness—and...
10) The Starting Point of Happiness: An Inspiring Guide to Positive Living with Faith, Love, and Courage
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In The Starting Point of Happiness, author Ryuho Okawa awakens us to the true spiritual values of our life; he beautifully illustrates, in simple but profound words, how we can find purpose and meaning in life and attain happiness that lasts forever. Okawa stresses the importance of cultivating and polishing our mind as the mind is the only thing we can take with us when return to the other world; we have to leave behind everything we thought to be...