Are you new to Happy Science?
Welcome to the wonderful world of Happy Science – a rapidly expanding global movement spreading happiness to people all over the world. We hope this international website brings you greater awareness about our founder, Master Ryuho Okawa, our vast teachings, the community, events and many other diverse activities happening around the globe. Learn about how we came to be, where we stand now and what our vision is for the future. We hope that you can come to appreciate the positive impact Happy Science is having on individuals, and how that is gradually influencing change in society and the world.
Welcoming you all to our universal teachings of Truth
At Happy Science, we learn the universal Truth about ourselves, of life, the world and the universe to discover the infinite paths to happiness. No matter where you come from or what religion you may belong to, be it Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Jewish, Hinduism or others, Happy Science welcomes you to join us and study these teachings together. With over 700 books and counting, it is a fountain of wisdom revealing the workings of the mind and the universe, unveiling the method to achieve great harmony between private and public happiness.
The Truth in a brief nutshell
One of the most important Truths about life is that Divinity exists. Furthermore, Heaven – the Spirit World – also exists, and our 'real self' is an existence that continues even after death – that people’s souls are blessed with eternal life. During our life in this world, the happiness we seek must be one that bridges from this phenomenal world to the next, which is the Real World and an inevitable destination for us all.
The universal question: Who am I?
Although our physical life in this world is limited, our 'real self' – the soul – is a unique but eternal existence incarnating many times between Heaven and Earth. You are a child of God or Buddha, hence, like a diamond in the rough, the more you refine and polish yourself, the more your soul will shine.
What is the purpose of life?
This material world that we all live in is a temporary but valuable place for us to polish and refine our soul. Life is a workbook in which the struggles and hardships we face are whetstones to deepen our wisdom and capacity to love. We are given the freedom to realize ourselves in any direction, but God or Buddha wills us to grow towards Him.
What is happiness?
The happiness that we should all seek is a harmony of personal and public happiness and one that is a balance between quiet happiness, which emphasizes contentment, and active happiness, which represents progress and development.
In the Other World, where everyone goes after death, there is nothing but thought; what you actually think is who you are. If you want to know where you will go after you die, all you have to do is to look at the thoughts you had that day. Hell is a realm where everyone is only concerned about themselves. Heaven, on the other hand, is a place where people rejoice in seeing and making others happy. It is every person’s responsibility to develop a ‘Right Mind’ – a mind that is attuned to Heaven. By changing our thoughts, we can change our actions and bring real change to the world we live in now.
An invitation to a new world of happiness
So, this is a brief introduction to Happy Science and our teachings. We, at Happy Science, do not believe in coincidences or accidents in life. We believe that there is great meaning in every moment on this wonderful and delightful journey that is called: life. You being here now, reading this website, has great meaning too, and we are happy that you have found us. You are at a key crossroad in your life now that you, and only you, can decide where to go next. This is just a simple invitation – to invite you to take your time to explore this Truth deeper, to practice it with an open heart and mind, and, with diligence, to experience for yourself how effective it is in generating happiness in your own life. Subscribe to our ‘Weekly Guide for Life’ to learn how you can become a greater force of happiness for the people around you and to contribute in creating a better world.
If you have any questions, then please contact us – we are always happy to help.