About the  Happy Science “One Day Monk Experience”

• This program gives lay people the opportunity to develop themselves through religious discipline. In other words, they become a ‘priest’ for a one day period. Participants explore the path to enlightenment through various ascetic practices such as maintenance of Shoja, recitation of sutras, meditation and so on.
• Detaching yourself from the world for one night and devoting yourself to religious training allows you to look inside your mind in an unbiased way, remove your attachments, and attune the mind to a higher level of spiritual and religious thought.
• Upon completing the training and returning to everyday life, participants of the program should aim to continue ‘Exploration of the Right Mind’ and to devote themselves to realizing an ideal world on Earth!

PERIOD OF TRAINING

Join us at Australia Shoshinkan at 11am every Sunday for our new Sunday Service program!

These events are an opportunity for weekly reflection and the chance to re-energise and realign with each of our divine light. Each week there will be special talks covering a wide range of topics and opportunity to discuss with fellow seekers. 

Hi, I'm Karen and I'm the one often updating the blogs and posts on the NSW website!

I have been a member of Happy Science since 2001 and have been working in our Sydney Sangha since 2008. Having experienced depression and anxiety through out my 20's, and using these teachings to tackle, overcome and understand why these things were happening to me, I feel very strongly about supporting people who are going through such dark times. Life is hard, but we are each precious, loved and beautiful. Just because the clouds hide the sun doesn't mean that the sun isn't shining. I believe that each of us have a wonderful and unique gift to bring to this world and it is just a matter of discovering the best way for us to express that.

Steve is our New Zealand Branch Minister. You may have come across his ‘Nine-Dimensions’ seminar online, or heard the ‘Happy Science on Air’ program which has been extremely popular world-wide! He began working for Happy Science in 2008 and has spent the last year in Australia giving talks and running one of our branches. Now, he is going back to New Zealand, but don’t fret! He will be back in Australia Shoshinkan once a month to give a series of seminars at our Sunday Services.

Steve’s warmth, honesty and passion have made him a core in our Happy Science family. His seminars are engaging, entertaining and filled with wisdom. Come and learn how to really turn your life around through living a spiritual life, and have fun while you do it!

Tetsu is our Temple Manager and seminar extraordinaire at Australia Shoshinkan! If you have attended any of our retreats, it is Tetsu who has worked hard to compile all the information and lectures to make the experience a deeply spiritual one. So, his monthly Sunday lectures are sure to be filled with light!

Tetsu has been working for Happy Science for 21 years. Before he began work for Happy Science, Tetsu was a ‘Rakugo’- a traditional Japanese comedian! Since joining Happy Science, he has dedicated his life to helping and supporting people from all over the world, and even taught himself English just so he could do this! His passion has taken him to America, Haiti, and the Philippines. Tetsu’s talks are a popular attraction here at Australia Shoshinkan, so come along and meet our very happy, energetic and fun-loving Tetsu

Keith is the Head-Minister of Australia Shoshinkan. Before he began working for Happy Science in 2003, he majored in International Relations at University in Japan, worked as a vegetable farmer and truck driver in the USA, did volunteer work in Thailand and was a cram school teacher- to name a few things! Before landing on our shores, some of his roles in Happy Science have been: Temple Manager in Hawaii; In charge of the Division for world-wide missionary work and also; Vice-Manager of South Asia Head Quarters based in Mumbai. (Wow! That is an awful lot of things to have experienced…and this is only some of the details!)

With all his experiences and his calm, friendly nature, Keith’s seminars provide clear and compassionate insights in to the spiritual view of life and the teachings of Happy Science! Definitely ones to keep the date for! 

主が2度にわたってご巡錫された唯一の場所、オーストラリア。青く透き通る海、まぶしく輝く太陽、緑の自然があなたを迎えます。明るく光り輝く未来を共に開きましょう！

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This month we launch new morning and evening prayer disciplines at Australia Shoshinkan.

Prayer is a key part of spiritual discipline. It helps us to attune out mind to Heaven and connect with our Guardian and Guiding spirits for inspiration and support. Along with this, daily prayer helps us to keep the truth that we are spiritual beings at the forefront of our minds as we tackle the ins and outs of human life in the 3rd dimension.

If you have been checking out our calendars or any of our social media sites, you would have seen '7th Day Gratitude Ceremonies' and, understandably, you may be wondering what they are.

The number 7 has long had a very positive and spiritual meaning. 'Seventh Heaven', 'lucky number 7' and the 'seven days of creation', just to name a few well known references. I'm sure you could think of a few more.

Meet Keith (Kiyoshi Shimada) the new Head Minister for Oceania

 Greetings: Hello Australia and New Zealand!  We all are children of God. We are brothers and sisters. We are family. We care for each other. We encourage each other. We love each other. We trust each other. We share happiness. We make happy people, happy community, happy town, happy city, happy country and happy world. That is why we are here. So bring you smiles to our temples in Australia and New Zealand." You are happy, We are happy."

NOTICE FOR BONDI AND PARRAMATTA EVENTS

Bondi and Parramatta events have wrapped up for the year! We will be back next year so keep and eye on this space :)

Events in Australia Shoshinkan will be running over the summer so be sure to check the calendar for more information.

Receive Three Powerful Tools to make each day shine with a golden light! 

Following on from the wonderful "Nine Dimensions" seminars, Steve Bellingham is set to present: 

"The Mission of Human Kind:
Love, Enlightenment, and the Creation of Utopia"

Second in a trilogy of spiritual exploration seminars and based on the best selling book "The Laws of the Sun" by Ryuho Okawa, this enlightening seminar is the perfect way to delve deeper into mysteries of the world we REALLY live in.