Book Review: Fushigina Kiroku Volume 10
Volume 10 focuses on the Last Judgment and includes stories that help readers understand invisible forces and facts. The topics include:
- The Last Judgment
- After death
- God’s existence
- Different dimensions of the world
- Karma
The stories can also answer questions that readers might have, such as:
- How to live
- How to educate children
- Purpose of our lives
- Causes or reasons for life issues
The book also includes mysterious real-life stories with illustrations to help readers understand the existence of God. The stories describe surprising events in the Shinto shrine, such as the appearance of dragons, mysterious flower petals pouring, and divine circle lights. These stories teach the existence of the mysterious entities, the world’s principles, and the Last Judgment.
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment is the time when all humans are judged by Gods. When each person dies, each person is analyzed the life and determined whether the person can live as a human being or become an animal in the next life. An animal could be a dog, a cat, an ant, a spider, etc. Some animals are eaten by other animals. Bugs have shorter lives. Such lives will be hard and painful. In a previous volume, the author shares a real story about a pity cow, which was a woman in the previous life. The story represents how to live in the current life affects the next life.
All human beings take the judgment. As our living ways, including thinking and acting, are examined and affect the result of the judgment, we should learn how to pass the Last Judgment in order to live as human beings in our next life. Also, when we understand the Last Judgment, we can recognize the importance of studying God’s principles since we can pursue further knowledge.
Some information teaches the importance of spiritual refinement. As an example of karma, the author describes the painful deathbed, troubles before death, and suffering after death of those who were selfish and caused troubles for other people. The story tells us that we are responsible for our actions and thoughts, which will eventually bring karma back to us.
Soul
The author explains our souls as orbs of light. Our thoughts and behaviors affect the size and shape. Good souls have a clear color and a circular shape. Bad souls have muddy colors and unround orbs that resemble animal souls. If we act badly, such as telling a lie, cheating someone, having hate, or causing trouble for someone, the original clear color of the orb changes to a muddy color. So, depending on behavior, a human soul can be an animal soul. Such a soul will be reborn as an animal in the next life after death. It is a natural force, similar to gravity, that no one can resist.
Words from God
In the last chapter, the author prints words from God. It tells us that difficulties in our lives began because we forgot God’s blessing, which is that human beings cannot exist without God. God created our souls, human bodies, other living creatures, and the world.
In the previous chapters, we can see that the author explains to us how we can overcome difficulties and understand God’s blessing again. The stories and explanation by the author help us to remember God’s blessing.