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What is Seicho-No-Ie?

What is Seicho-No-Ie?

2 Timothy 4:3: "For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear."

 

Here on our blog, we provide apologetic information about sects and other religions to analyze whether their teachings are in accordance with scripture and philosophy. We believe that when this is not done, what is called "religious syncretism" occurs. People begin to mix elements of these religions with the Christianity practiced in churches. Something that is not well regarded by scripture. Therefore, we conduct these analyses within the limits of the law.

 

Seicho-no-ie is a Japanese religious and philosophical movement. It is a mixture of Shintoism, Buddhism, and Christianity. It was created in 1930 by a man named Masaharu Taniguchi. They preach that Amenominakanushi is the absolute god of all things (this is the god of Shintoism). They also believe that there are two worlds: a real and spiritual one, where everything is perfect, and this one that is perceived by our senses. For them, this world is only imperfect because our minds have not learned to perceive the True Image.

 

However, the scriptures reveal to us that Yahweh is the true God, who revealed himself to us through his Son Jesus Christ. Jesus said that he is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). Regarding this world, the Bible says that the value system implanted in it is in fact an illusion (1 John 2:5) and dominated by the Devil (1 John 5:19). The planet Earth belongs to God (Psalm 24:1) and is not shaped according to the our perception or will (Proverbs 19:21).

 

René Descartes, a French philosopher, faced this problem: whether his reality was true. He came to the conclusion that if he thought, that is, reasoned and acted in this world, it must be true, even if another world existed. In a world of illusion, he would not have the freedom to think. Hence the famous phrase "I think, therefore I am".