MINDD - ASSOCIAÇÃO NACIONAL DE DEFESA DAS VITIMAS DOS FALSOS CONDOMINIOS - 13.06.2008 A 13.06.2025- 18
ANOS DE GRANDES VITORIAS FALSE CONDOMINIUMS´s VICTIMS Community- A non-profit organisation focusing on Human Rights issues around the world, with particular focus on BRAZIL - DESDE 2008 AJUDANDO A DEFENDER A DEMOCRACIA E DIREITOS HUMANOS NO BRASIL - email : mindd.defesa.de.direitos@gmail.com
DEVIDO PROCESSO LEGAL, PROCESSO JUSTO E DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA
ESTUDO DE DIREITO CONSTITUCIONAL E INTERNACIONAL COMPARADO SOBRE AS GARANTIAS MATERIAIS E PROCESSUAIS CONTRA O EXERCÍCIO ARBITRÁRIO DO PODER ESTATAL
Due Process of Law, Fair Trial and Human Dignity
A Comparative Constitutional and International Human Rights Study on the Substantive and Procedural Guarantees Against Arbitrary State Power
I — OBJETO, FINALIDADE E DELIMITAÇÃO METODOLÓGICA DO ESTUDO
1. O objeto do presente estudo
O presente trabalho constitui estudo de Direito Constitucional e de Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos Comparado, destinado a examinar o conteúdo substancial do devido processo legal — due process of law — e do direito ao julgamento justo — right to a fair trial, compreendidos não como fórmulas processuais abstratas ou como simples cumprimento aparente de atos procedimentais, mas como um sistema integrado de garantias destinado a proteger a pessoa humana contra o exercício arbitrário do poder estatal.
O estudo parte de uma premissa fundamental:
o devido processo legal não constitui mera técnica de organização do procedimento. Ele representa uma garantia fundamental contra a privação arbitrária da liberdade, da propriedade, dos direitos civis, profissionais e demais posições jurídicas protegidas pelo ordenamento.
A investigação busca demonstrar que notice, opportunity to be heard, timely access to evidence, adversarial participation, full defense, equality of arms, competent jurisdiction, independence and impartiality of the adjudicator, meaningful judicial review, effective remedy e proteção contra arbitrariedade estatal não constituem garantias isoladas.
São elementos funcionalmente interdependentes de um mesmo sistema de proteção jurídica da pessoa.
A violação de uma dessas garantias pode comprometer as demais e, dependendo da natureza e da gravidade do vício, atingir a própria legitimidade constitucional do procedimento e do ato estatal dele resultante.
2. A dignidade da pessoa humana e o princípio do devido processo legal
Os precedentes brasileiros são utilizados como contraponto constitucional comparado — comparative constitutional counterpoint.
Busca-se identificar como tribunais superiores de uma democracia constitucional estruturada sobre a dignidade da pessoa humana, e os direitos humanos indisponíveis, à garantia de acesso à justiça, e o direito ao juizo e ao tribunal competente, imparcial e justo, devido processo legal, ao contraditório e à ampla defesa interpretam concretamente situações nas quais:
uma pessoa é privada de propriedade;
uma oportunidade processual é concedida somente depois de perdido o momento em que poderia ser útil;
prova relevante permanece inacessível durante fases essenciais do processo;
uma oposição efetivamente manifestada é tratada como se inexistisse;
formalidades processuais são utilizadas para produzir artificialmente aquiescência, waiver, default ou preclusão;
etapas destinadas a proteger o jurisdicionado são eliminadas ou esvaziadas de sua função;
ou um procedimento formalmente existente deixa de proporcionar uma oportunidade real de defesa.
A comparação, portanto, não é normativa por transplante, mas funcional, constitucional e garantista.
Pergunta-se quais funções aquelas garantias desempenham no Estado de Direito e se proteções equivalentes encontram fundamento na Constituição dos Estados Unidos, na jurisprudência constitucional norte-americana e no Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos.
II — A MATRIZ CONSTITUCIONAL BRASILEIRA: DIGNIDADE HUMANA, ACESSO À JUSTIÇA, DEVIDO PROCESSO LEGAL, CONTRADITÓRIO E AMPLA DEFESA
A Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil de 1988 coloca a dignidade da pessoa humana no próprio fundamento do Estado Democrático de Direito.
Dispõe o artigo 1º, inciso III:
“III - a dignidade da pessoa humana;”
A Constituição estabelece ainda, entre os princípios que orientam o Brasil em suas relações internacionais, a:
“II - prevalência dos direitos humanos;”
A ordem constitucional brasileira associa, portanto, o funcionamento do Estado à proteção da pessoa humana e à prevalência dos direitos humanos.
No campo especificamente processual, o artigo 5º estabelece garantias que devem ser compreendidas conjuntamente.
Artigo 5º, XXXV — acesso à jurisdição
“XXXV - a lei não excluirá da apreciação do Poder Judiciário lesão ou ameaça a direito;”
Artigo 5º, LIV — devido processo legal
“LIV - ninguém será privado da liberdade ou de seus bens sem o devido processo legal;”
Artigo 5º, LV — contraditório e ampla defesa
“LV - aos litigantes [...] são assegurados o contraditório e ampla defesa, com os meios e recursos a ela inerentes;”
A Constituição não limita essas garantias ao processo penal. O próprio inciso LV alcança expressamente processos judiciais e administrativos, enquanto o inciso LIV protege tanto a liberdade quanto os bens.
Essa estrutura constitucional é central para o presente estudo.
O devido processo legal não se esgota, portanto, na existência de um processo nominalmente instituído. Ele exige que os mecanismos essenciais de proteção nele previstos possam ser exercidos de forma real, tempestiva e efetiva.
III — A MATRIZ CONSTITUCIONAL NORTE-AMERICANA: DUE PROCESS OF LAW
A Constituição dos Estados Unidos contém formulação textual inequívoca na Fifth Amendment, aplicável ao exercício do poder federal:
“nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
A própria publicação oficial Constitution Annotated, do Congresso dos Estados Unidos, registra que as garantias de due process funcionam como limitação ao exercício do poder governamental e que o procedural due process frequentemente exige notice and a hearing before deprivation of a protected interest.
A Fourteenth Amendment, por sua vez, estabelece em relação aos Estados:
“nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
e acrescenta a garantia da equal protection of the laws.
A documentação constitucional oficial do Congresso norte-americano distingue expressamente as duas esferas:
Fifth Amendment → federal government;
Fourteenth Amendment → state governments.
Essa distinção será observada rigorosamente no estudo, especialmente porque os fatos examinados podem envolver, de um lado, atuação de tribunal federal e, de outro, órgãos ou entidades vinculados ao Estado de Washington.
IV — O PROCESSO JUSTO COMO GARANTIA INTERNACIONAL DE DIREITOS HUMANOS
O estudo não se limita às Constituições brasileira e norte-americana.
O direito ao processo justo integra a arquitetura internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos.
1. Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos
A Declaração Universal estabelece já em seu artigo 1º a igualdade em dignidade e direitos.
O artigo 8º reconhece o direito a effective remedy perante tribunais nacionais competentes contra violações de direitos fundamentais.
O artigo 10 assegura a toda pessoa, em plena igualdade, julgamento justo por tribunal independente e imparcial.
Essas disposições demonstram que acesso à justiça, recurso efetivo, igualdade, independência judicial e imparcialidade são componentes de uma mesma estrutura protetiva.
2. Declaração Americana dos Direitos e Deveres do Homem
Para o estudo norte-americano, a American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, adotada no âmbito interamericano, possui especial relevância.
Seu preâmbulo reconhece expressamente a dignidade do indivíduo e declara que as instituições jurídicas e políticas têm como finalidade principal proteger os direitos essenciais da pessoa.
O artigo XVIII estabelece:
“Every person may resort to the courts to ensure respect for his legal rights.”
E exige procedimento judicial destinado a proteger a pessoa contra atos de autoridade violadores de direitos fundamentais.
O artigo XXIII associa, de maneira particularmente significativa, propriedade e dignidade:
“Every person has a right to own such private property...”
e relaciona a propriedade às necessidades de vida digna e à dignidade da pessoa e do lar.
Essa conexão é particularmente relevante quando o poder jurisdicional do Estado culmina em foreclosure, judicial sale, Sheriff's sale ou outra forma de privação compulsória de propriedade.
3. Pacto Internacional sobre Direitos Civis e Políticos — ICCPR
O artigo 14, § 1º, do International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — ICCPR contém uma das formulações internacionais mais importantes sobre processo justo.
Estabelece a igualdade perante cortes e tribunais e assegura que a determinação de direitos e obrigações civis seja realizada perante:
“a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law.”
O texto promulgado no Brasil registra igualmente o direito de ser ouvido com as devidas garantias por tribunal competente, independente e imparcial.
O Comitê de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas, no General Comment No. 32, descreve o direito à igualdade perante tribunais e ao fair trial como elemento essencial da proteção internacional dos direitos humanos e instrumento de salvaguarda do rule of law.
Assim, o direito ao processo justo não é uma peculiaridade brasileira nem norte-americana.
Trata-se de um princípio estrutural do Estado de Direito contemporâneo.
V — OS PRECEDENTES DO STJ COMO CONTRAPONTO CONSTITUCIONAL COMPARADO
Neste estudo, três precedentes distintos devem permanecer rigorosamente separados quanto aos fatos, à matéria, ao órgão julgador e à ratio decidendi.
Eles não são apresentados como casos equivalentes entre si.
O que se examina é a contribuição específica de cada julgamento para a compreensão das diferentes dimensões do devido processo legal.
1. REsp 2.200.180/SP — privação de propriedade e validade das etapas que precedem a expropriação
No REsp 2.200.180/SP, Relator Ministro Antonio Carlos Ferreira, Quarta Turma, julgado por unanimidade em 5 de agosto de 2025, o STJ examinou a possibilidade de adjudicação de bem sem penhora prévia.
O destaque oficial foi:
“A penhora é ato processual prévio e necessário à adjudicação de bens.”
Mais importante para este estudo é o fundamento constitucional adotado.
O STJ declarou que a exigência da penhora prévia não constitui mera formalidade, mas concretização da garantia fundamental do devido processo legal.
O Informativo n. 857 registra que a sequência:
“penhora-avaliação-expropriação”
estrutura o processo executivo e equilibra a efetividade da tutela jurisdicional com as garantias do executado.
O Tribunal chegou a afirmar que a supressão da penhora vulnera o núcleo essencial do devido processo legal, por permitir privação de bens sem observância do procedimento legalmente estabelecido.
A importância comparativa desse precedente não reside em aplicar as regras brasileiras de penhora ou adjudicação a um foreclosure norte-americano.
Sua importância reside numa proposição constitucional mais profunda:
quanto mais grave e irreversível for a interferência estatal sobre a propriedade, maior é a necessidade de que as garantias processuais destinadas a legitimá-la sejam efetivamente observadas.
2. AREsp 3.028.845/PR — acesso integral e tempestivo à prova e irreversibilidade da oportunidade processual perdida
O AREsp 3.028.845/PR, Relator Ministro Ribeiro Dantas, Quinta Turma, julgado em 16 de junho de 2026, pertence a contexto completamente distinto: processo penal e direito da defesa de acesso ao conjunto probatório mantido sob custódia estatal.
O resultado foi de agravo conhecido e recurso especial parcialmente provido.
Esse precedente interessa ao estudo por enfrentar a diferença entre:
ter acesso à prova no momento em que ela ainda pode orientar a defesa
e
receber posteriormente oportunidade formal de manifestação depois de já perdidas fases processuais nas quais aquela prova poderia ter sido utilizada.
Seu valor comparativo está na dimensão temporal e material do contraditório:
uma oportunidade concedida posteriormente não necessariamente restitui as oportunidades defensivas irreversivelmente perdidas.
Não se trata, portanto, do REsp 2.200.180/SP.
São processos diferentes, matérias diferentes, Turmas diferentes e problemas processuais diferentes.
Sua aproximação ocorre exclusivamente no plano da efetividade do due process.
3. REsp 1.760.966/SP — oposição efetiva não pode ser artificialmente convertida em aquiescência
No REsp 1.760.966/SP, Relator Ministro Marco Aurélio Bellizze, Terceira Turma, julgado em 4 de dezembro de 2018, o STJ examinou a estabilização da tutela antecipada antecedente.
O artigo 304 do CPC dispõe:
“A tutela antecipada [...] torna-se estável se da decisão que a conceder não for interposto o respectivo recurso.”
Apesar da literalidade da regra, a parte havia apresentado contestação e manifestado oposição à tutela.
O STJ realizou interpretação sistemática e teleológica e concluiu:
“a estabilização somente ocorrerá se não houver qualquer tipo de impugnação pela parte contrária.”
A importância constitucional comparativa dessa decisão reside em princípio distinto:
o formalismo procedimental não deve ser utilizado para fabricar aquiescência quando o próprio registro processual demonstra oposição efetiva.
Esse precedente apresenta, portanto, especial utilidade analítica para procedimentos nos quais se discutam default, waiver, acquiescence, failure to respond ou alegada ausência de defesa, quando o próprio record possa demonstrar manifestações efetivas e inequívocas de oposição.
VI — A QUESTÃO CENTRAL DO ESTUDO: PROCEDIMENTO REAL OU FICÇÃO PROCESSUAL?
A partir dessas bases, o objetivo central deste trabalho pode ser formulado de maneira precisa.
Não se pretende provar que todo erro processual constitui automaticamente violação constitucional ou internacional.
Pretende-se investigar, mediante análise documental e comparativa, quando a acumulação, a natureza ou os efeitos de determinados vícios retiram do procedimento as características substanciais que permitem qualificá-lo como due process of law e fair trial.
A questão fundamental não é simplesmente saber se existiram:
notice;
hearing;
motion;
order;
appraisal;
judgment;
appeal;
ou review.
A investigação constitucional exige perguntas mais profundas:
O notice foi adequado e tempestivo?
A pessoa compreendeu precisamente o ato contra o qual precisava se defender?
Teve acesso ao material necessário à preparação da defesa?
A oportunidade de manifestação ocorreu antes de se perder o momento processual útil?
As manifestações efetivamente apresentadas foram consideradas?
Uma oposição expressa foi artificialmente transformada em silêncio, aquiescência, waiver ou default?
A pessoa pôde participar da formação da prova relevante?
Houve paridade mínima entre as possibilidades processuais das partes?
O adjudicador era legalmente competente, independente e imparcial?
A decisão foi efetivamente submetida a controle judicial adequado?
Havia recurso ou remédio efetivo antes da produção de dano irreversível?
Quando houve privação de propriedade, o objeto da privação estava juridicamente identificado, validamente avaliado e submetido a procedimento constitucionalmente adequado?
Essas perguntas não pertencem exclusivamente ao Direito brasileiro.
Elas se situam no núcleo da investigação contemporânea sobre due process, fair trial, rule of law e effective judicial protection.
VII — DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA COMO FUNDAMENTO MATERIAL DO PROCESSO JUSTO
O ponto de convergência mais profundo deste estudo é a dignidade humana.
O processo justo não existe para proteger o procedimento por si mesmo.
O procedimento existe para proteger pessoas contra o exercício arbitrário do poder.
Dessa perspectiva, due process of law constitui uma das formas institucionais pelas quais o Estado transforma sua força coercitiva em poder juridicamente limitado.
Sem processo efetivamente justo, a decisão estatal corre o risco de converter-se em simples exercício de autoridade revestido de aparência procedimental.
Por isso, a tese que orienta este estudo pode ser sintetizada da seguinte maneira:
O DEVIDO PROCESSO LEGAL NÃO É MERA FORMALIDADE PROCESSUAL. É A ARQUITETURA JURÍDICA POR MEIO DA QUAL A DIGNIDADE DA PESSOA HUMANA, A LIBERDADE, A PROPRIEDADE E OS DEMAIS DIREITOS FUNDAMENTAIS SÃO PROTEGIDOS CONTRA O EXERCÍCIO ARBITRÁRIO DO PODER ESTATAL.
VIII — ENGLISH VERSION — PURPOSE AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY
1. Purpose of the study
This is a comparative constitutional and international human rights study concerning the substantive content of due process of law and the right to a fair trial.
Due process is examined not as an abstract procedural formula or as the mere formal existence of procedural acts, but as an integrated system of guarantees designed to protect the human person against arbitrary exercises of State power.
The central premise is:
Due process of law is not merely a method for organizing proceedings. It is a fundamental safeguard against arbitrary deprivation of liberty, property, civil and professional rights, and other legally protected interests.
The study examines notice, a meaningful opportunity to be heard, timely access to evidence, adversarial participation, full defense, equality of arms, jurisdiction by a competent tribunal, judicial independence and impartiality, meaningful judicial review, effective remedies, and protection against arbitrary State action as functionally interconnected guarantees.
2. Brazilian law is not being applied to the United States
This study does not contend that Brazilian procedural statutes govern proceedings in the United States.
Nor does it contend that decisions of the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court — STF — or the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice — STJ — constitute binding precedent for American courts.
Brazilian jurisprudence is used as a comparative constitutional counterpoint.
The inquiry is functional:
What constitutional purpose does a particular procedural guarantee serve?
What individual interest does it protect?
At what procedural moment must it operate to be effective?
What happens when its exercise is postponed until the meaningful opportunity has already disappeared?
Can procedural form be used to manufacture waiver, acquiescence, silence or default contrary to the actual record?
Can the State constitutionally deprive a person of liberty or property where the procedural protections designed to legitimize that deprivation have been eliminated, neutralized or rendered ineffective?
The corresponding American questions must be answered under the United States Constitution, applicable federal and state law, controlling United States precedent, and applicable international human-rights standards.
IX — THE COMMON CONSTITUTIONAL ARCHITECTURE
The comparative authorities examined in this study reveal several recurring principles:
Late notice does not retroactively become timely notice.
A subsequent opportunity to object does not necessarily restore an earlier opportunity to participate.
The absence of a particular procedural vehicle does not necessarily establish the absence of opposition where the record demonstrates actual and unequivocal resistance.
Procedural preclusion cannot legitimately arise from the denial of the notice required to exercise the allegedly precluded right.
A procedure cannot be regarded as constitutionally fair solely because procedural acts exist in name. Those acts must be capable of performing the protective function for which due process requires them.
The ultimate comparative question is therefore:
WHEN DOES A FORMALLY EXISTING JUDICIAL OR DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE CEASE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL DUE PROCESS AND BECOME A PROCEDURAL FICTION INCAPABLE OF LEGITIMIZING THE EXERCISE OF STATE COERCIVE POWER?
That question must be answered not rhetorically, but through document-by-document reconstruction of the proceedings, applicable rules, constitutional guarantees, judicial decisions, objections actually made, opportunities actually afforded, and consequences actually imposed.
BRASIL. Decreto nº 592, de 6 de julho de 1992. Atos Internacionais. Pacto Internacional sobre Direitos Civis e Políticos. Promulgação. Brasília, DF: Presidência da República, 1992. Disponível em: https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto/1990-1994/d0592.htm. Acesso em: 20 ago. 2026.
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES. American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Washington, D.C.: Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Disponível em: https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/mandate/Basics/declaration.asp. Acesso em: 20 ago. 2026.
UNITED NATIONS. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE. General Comment No. 32: Article 14 — Right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial. CCPR/C/GC/32, 23 Aug. 2007. Geneva: United Nations Human Rights Committee.
SEICHO-NO-IE 2026 — INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN JAPAN AND BRAZIL: LOVE, FAITH, GRATITUDE AND INFINITE PROGRESS
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:” — Deuteronomy 6:4, KJV
From the Divine Word to a New Generation —
September 20–22, 2026
September 21 : On line Forum in Japan
August 21 : Seminar for Seniors in Brazil
A MESSAGE OF LOVE, FAITH AND GRATITUDE
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
— 1 John 3:11, KJV
And:
“Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
— Luke 8:48, KJV
Seicho-No-Ie, Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi — What is karma? How is karma formed? How can karma be changed in order to manifest prosperity? To begin improving our destiny, we need to understand what karma is, which is the memory that remains recorded in your subconscious. The point is that there is a mechanism, a logic, governing how everything manifests in your life.
Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi, Seicho-No-Ie, teaches that approximately half of our destiny is governed by karma. Is this good or bad? It is good—in fact, excellent—if you have accumulated more positive karma, virtues, than negative karma. Following this logic, the secret of prosperity is to eliminate negative karma and accumulate positive karma, so that prosperity may manifest in the home and in professional life.
If you correctly understand this mechanism, you will be able to consciously think and act in the direction of changing your destiny for the better and manifesting prosperity in every aspect of life. The teachings of Seicho-No-Ie and Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi help us understand how destiny is formed and how to improve your destiny. For this, you need to participate in the Seicho-No-Ie study of prosperity.
The videos in this series, “Opening the Channel of Prosperity,” study the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie and Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi, focusing on the Horizontal Truth, concerning the phenomenal world manifested by the mind. For this reason, the series studies the mental laws and the laws of prosperity, in order to learn how to use the laws of prosperity in personal, family, and professional life.
The video is in Portuguese and includes English audio and English subtitles.
This video, presented by the Prosperity Channel, explains the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie (Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi) on the concept of karma and how it influences our destiny. Here are the main points:
What Karma Is: Karma is defined as “cause and effect” that does not manifest immediately. It remains stored in the subconscious (like a memory kept inside a chest), waiting for an opportunity or condition to become real in the person’s life (01:22–03:07).
The Logic of Destiny: Approximately 50% of our destiny is governed by this mechanism. If we accumulate positive karma (virtues, good thoughts, and good actions), we will have a prosperous life; otherwise, we will reap negative consequences (00:11–01:00).
The Cloud Analogy: The speaker uses the analogy of moisture (daily thoughts and actions) accumulating to form a cloud (karma). When it encounters a “condition” (such as a cold front), that cloud precipitates—that is, the karma manifests (03:57–05:07).
How to Change Destiny: The key to change is true repentance and a change in mental habits. By understanding that the “past self” (who generated the wrong cause) no longer exists in the present moment, the person disintegrates the burden of negative karma (14:45–18:09).
Daily Practice: The secret to a prosperous life is to constantly cultivate gratitude, practice virtues, and maintain elevated thoughts, thereby preventing negative karma from having an opportunity to manifest (08:27–09:14).
SEICHO-NO-IE INVITES ONLINE PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST TRAINING SESSION TO OPEN THE FUTURE TOGETHER WITH OUR PEERS
Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum (Training Version) — An Opportunity to Participate Online from Around the World
September 21, 2026 | Online via Zoom | Participation Free of Charge
Seicho-No-Ie in Japan will hold the First Training Session to Open the Future Together with Our Peers (第1回 仲間とともに未来を拓く練成会) from September 20 to 22, 2026, at the Seicho-No-Ie Main Training Center in Tobitakyu, Chofu, Tokyo.
As part of the program, on Monday, September 21, 2026, Seicho-No-Ie will hold a Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum (Training Version), allowing people who cannot attend the training session in person to participate in its teachings through the Internet.
According to the official Seicho-No-Ie event page:
«“Those who have difficulty participating at the venue can participate online (advance registration required).”»
The official information further explains that those unable to attend the training session at the venue can participate in its learning through the Internet. Registered participants will receive the Zoom URL necessary to join the Net Forum.
1. SEICHO-NO-IE NET FORUM — SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026
Time: Approximately
7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. — Japan time
07:00 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. in Brazil
Format: Online via Zoom
Participation fee: Free
Advance registration: Required
The text announced for the Net Forum is:
“What Is the Sundial Way of Life?”
by Masanobu Taniguchi (谷口雅宣), President of Seicho-No-Ie.
The organizers state that the program is primarily intended for young people between 12 and 39 years of age, while expressly welcoming people outside that age range as well.
Participants may enter or leave the Zoom meeting at any time. During the lecture, microphones should remain muted.
After completing the registration form, participants will receive the Zoom link and password for the event.
Those already attending the full training session in person do not need to register separately for the Net Forum.
2. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION
The official page expressly provides an online alternative for people who cannot attend the training session at the venue.
Seicho-No-Ie is an international religious movement with a substantial community outside Japan. According to its official Japanese website, Seicho-No-Ie reports 843,611 adherents worldwide, including 555,195 outside Japan.
The Internet therefore provides an extraordinary opportunity to shorten geographical distances and enable people separated by thousands of kilometers to encounter the teachings, study together and participate in a community united by a search for spiritual growth, gratitude, peace and harmony.
For participants outside Japan, however, an important practical question remains.
The currently published information for this particular Net Forum does not specify whether simultaneous English interpretation, English-language audio or English subtitles will be available.
International participants who require English-language assistance should therefore ask the organizers about language accessibility when completing the registration form.
3. THE THREE-DAY TRAINING SESSION
The complete First Training Session to Open the Future Together with Our Peers will take place from:
September 20–22, 2026
at:
Seicho-No-Ie Main Training Center (Tobitakyu)
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.
The official program includes the study of Seicho-No-Ie doctrine, religious practices and opportunities for participants to learn and interact with one another.
Among the announced activities are lectures and practices addressing themes such as:
“Reality and Phenomena — On the Practice of Purification of the Mind”
“Living God's Love”
testimonies,
activities involving contribution to global society,
discussion sessions,
the Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum (Training Version),
“Shinsokan Is Wonderful,”
mutual prayer through Shinsokan Meditation,
and the concluding lecture:
“The First Step Toward the Future We Will Open.”
4. WITH GRATITUDE TO MASTER MASAHARU TANIGUCHI
In sharing these events, I also wish to express my profound personal gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), founder of Seicho-No-Ie.
There are teachings that we encounter as information, and there are teachings that illuminate our path through life.
For me, the teachings transmitted by Master Masaharu Taniguchi belong to the latter.
I am deeply grateful for the spiritual legacy he left to humanity and for the Divine Words transmitted through the Sacred Sutras and through the books in which he shared teachings centered on God, the divine nature of human beings, gratitude, love, forgiveness and the recognition of the spiritual Reality that transcends the limitations we perceive in the phenomenal world.
Through the Sacred Sutras and his writings, generations of people have been invited to turn their consciousness toward God, to recognize the good, to cultivate gratitude and to walk toward the Light.
Books can cross oceans.
Sacred words can cross generations.
A teaching transmitted in one country and in one language can reach a human being thousands of kilometers away, many decades later, and illuminate that person's life.
This is one of the extraordinary dimensions of the spiritual legacy left by Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
My gratitude is therefore not merely intellectual.
It is personal.
Thank you, Master Masaharu Taniguchi, for transmitting these teachings and for helping so many people learn to walk toward the Light through the Divine Words of the Sacred Sutras and through the books inspired by the Infinite Wisdom of God.
May these teachings continue crossing languages, countries, cultures and generations, bringing people closer to God and awakening in every human being the consciousness of love, gratitude, peace and our divine nature.
5. FROM JAPAN TO THE WORLD
The Net Forum demonstrates something particularly meaningful in our time: spiritual teaching need not be confined by geographical boundaries.
A person in Japan and a person in Brazil may be separated by thousands of kilometers and nevertheless meet in the same spiritual space of study and prayer.
Technology, when placed at the service of good, can become a bridge.
A bridge between countries.
A bridge between generations.
A bridge between languages.
And, above all, a bridge between human beings searching for Truth, Love, Peace and God.
The September 2026 Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum offers another opportunity to build that bridge.
---
OFFICIAL INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
First Training Session to Open the Future Together with Our Peers
September 20–22, 2026
Seicho-No-Ie Main Training Center — Tobitakyu, Tokyo, Japan
Global Social Contribution Department — Central Youth Association
Official event page:
https://www.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/lp/future/
Official Seicho-No-Ie website:
https://www.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/
International participants who need English-language assistance are advised to ask the organizers whether English interpretation, audio or subtitles will be available for this Net Forum.
I begin this article with these words of Jesus Christ because love, faith, peace, and the recognition of the divine dignity of every human being are values that humanity urgently needs.
Before announcing and sharing these opportunities to participate in Seicho-No-Ie events in Japan and Brazil, I wish to express my profound personal gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), founder of Seicho-No-Ie, and to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who have dedicated themselves to transmitting words of Truth, faith, gratitude, and love from generation to generation.
---
SEICHO-NO-IE — THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
Seicho-No-Ie — 生長の家 — is the Home of Infinite Progress.
Founded in Japan in 1930 by Master Masaharu Taniguchi (1893–1985), Seicho-No-Ie teaches the divine nature of the human being and the fundamental Truth that:
HUMAN BEINGS ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.
At the center of spiritual life are the recognition of God, gratitude, prayer, love, good and bright words, and the recognition of the True Image — Jissō.
Seicho-No-Ie teaches the importance of directing our thoughts, words, and actions toward Truth, love, gratitude, harmony, and good.
This is why the expression:
THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
carries such a beautiful spiritual meaning.
Spiritual life is not stagnation.
It is awakening.
It is learning.
It is gratitude.
It is prayer.
It is love expressed through action.
It is the continuous manifestation of the Divine Life already present within us.
---
5. GRATITUDE TO THE APOSTLES OF THE SACRED MISSION
My gratitude also extends to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who, generation after generation, have dedicated their lives, work, faith and service to preserving, transmitting and expanding the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie.
They are the men and women who accepted the responsibility of carrying forward a sacred mission: to share words of Truth, to comfort those who suffer, to awaken gratitude, to strengthen faith, to teach prayer, to encourage spiritual transformation and to help others recognize the divine nature present within every human being.
Through their dedication, the teachings did not remain confined to books, temples or a single country.
They traveled across cities, nations, cultures and languages.
They reached homes, families, communities, hospitals, places of suffering, moments of despair and people searching for meaning, healing, hope and God.
To every Apostle of the Sacred Mission who has devoted time, effort, sacrifice and love so that these teachings could reach others, I offer my profound respect and gratitude.
May God bless all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who continue to serve as instruments of Divine Wisdom, Divine Love and Divine Light.
May their work continue to illuminate paths, strengthen faith and bring peace to human hearts.
May their dedication inspire new generations to carry forward this sacred mission with humility, courage, love and gratitude.
And may the Divine Words transmitted through the Sacred Sutras and through the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie continue to spread throughout the world, helping humanity walk toward the Light, toward Truth and toward God.
To Master Masaharu Taniguchi, to those who faithfully carried forward his spiritual legacy, and to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission:
my profound gratitude, respect and praise.
GRATITUDE AND PRAISE TO THE ALL THE APOSTLES OF THE SACRED MISSION FROM ALL THE RELIGIONS
My gratitude also extends to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission.
To the men and women who carried JESUS CHRIST's teachings across cities, nations, languages, and generations.
To those who taught.
To those who prayed.
To those who translated.
To those who published.
To those who distributed books.
To those who welcomed people who were suffering or searching for spiritual direction.
To those who dedicated years of their lives to serving others.
Through their work, teachings born in other nations
They reached USA, they reached Brazil.
They reached our families.
They reached our homes.
They reached our hearts.
And today, through the Internet, they can reach people throughout the world almost instantaneously.
May God bless all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who dedicate themselves to spreading Divine Wisdom, Divine Love, Truth, gratitude, and peace.
---
THE SACRED SUTRAS — DIVINE WORDS TO ILLUMINATE LIFE
The Brazilian edition of the Sacred Sutras of Master Masaharu Taniguchi includes:
Praise to the Apostles of the Sacred Mission
The Nectarean Shower of Truth
Words of the Angel
and
Sacred Sutra for Spiritual Healing — Continuous Nectarean Shower of Truth
Former Seicho-No-Ie President Master Seicho Taniguchi taught that the Truth of Seicho-No-Ie is expressed in beautiful poetic form through the Sacred Sutras.
He described them as Words of God transmitted through Master Masaharu Taniguchi and emphasized the spiritual importance of actually reading and reciting them.
The Sacred Words are not merely objects of intellectual study.
They are read.
They are recited.
They are received by the heart.
Reading becomes prayer.
Prayer becomes spiritual experience.
And the Divine Word speaks not only to the intellect, but to the soul.
OFFICIAL SEICHO-NO-IE YOUTH ASSOCIATION — SACRED SUTRAS AND THE POWER OF THE WORD
https://seinenkai.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/holy-sutras
---
SHINSOKAN MEDITATION — COMMUNION WITH GOD
Shinsokan Meditation is one of the fundamental spiritual practices of Seicho-No-Ie.
It is a practice of prayer, contemplation, and communion with God directed toward recognition of the True Image — Jissō.
The practice begins with the Evocative Chant of God — Kami Yobi Uta, through which consciousness is directed toward God, the source of all Life.
Its opening words are:
“O God the Father, who givest life to all living beings...”
Shinsokan is therefore much more than relaxation or concentration.
It is communion with God.
It is the turning of consciousness toward Divine Reality.
It is contemplation of the True Image — Jissō.
It is recognition of Divine Life.
It is recognition that the human being is a child of God.
A MESSAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE — AND TO PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE
Would you like to make your life better?
Begin with the words you cultivate.
Cultivate bright thoughts.
Speak words that encourage rather than humiliate.
Praise rather than condemn.
Create rather than destroy.
Smile.
Help another human being.
Pray.
Love.
Give thanks.
Words matter.
The words we receive matter.
The words we repeat matter.
The words we write matter.
The words we publish matter.
And the words we give to another human being matter.
There is no age limit for learning.
No age limit for gratitude.
No age limit for prayer.
No age limit for forgiveness.
No age limit for spiritual growth.
No age limit for Infinite Progress.
---
LET US WALK TOWARD THE LIGHT
I write these words in gratitude.
Gratitude to God.
Gratitude to Jesus Christ.
Gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
Gratitude to Master Seicho Taniguchi.
Gratitude to the all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission.
Gratitude to those who carried these teachings from Japan to Brazil and throughout the world.
And gratitude to every human being who chooses to use words not to destroy another person, but to:
heal;
encourage;
illuminate;
and
love.
May we polish our hearts with good and bright words.
May we recognize Divine Life within ourselves and within others.
May we love one another.
May we have faith.
May we go in peace.
And may we continue walking toward the Light in:
SEICHO-NO-IE — THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
SEICHO-NO-IE — THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
Seicho-No-Ie — the Home of Infinite Progress — is, for me, a path of gratitude, faith, Divine Wisdom and continuous spiritual growth toward God and the Light.
The name Seicho-No-Ie (生長の家) carries a profound spiritual meaning.
Seicho-No-Ie — the Home of Infinite Progress — is, for me, a path of gratitude, faith, Divine Wisdom and continuous spiritual growth toward God and the Light.
But its spiritual meaning goes considerably deeper than the literal translation of its words.
According to the official teachings of Seicho-No-Ie, “Seicho-No-Ie” is another name for the Great Universe.
The ultimate Reality behind that Universe is the one and only Absolute God.
The spiritual foundation transmitted by Master Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), founder of Seicho-No-Ie, begins with the fundamental Truth that:
Human beings are children of God.
God is the source of Life.
God is Infinite Wisdom.
God is Infinite Love.
And the True Image — Jissō (實相) — is the perfect spiritual Reality created by God, in which God, Nature and human beings exist in Grand Harmony.
Seen in this light, Seicho-No-Ie — the Home of Infinite Life, Wisdom and Abundance — is much more than the name of a religious organization.
It points toward the Divine Reality of the Great Universe and toward the recognition that human beings live within the infinite Life of God.
This is why the teachings transmitted by Master Masaharu Taniguchi have reached people across nations, languages and generations.
They invite human beings to turn their consciousness toward God; to recognize their divine nature as children of God; to discover gratitude even in the midst of life's difficulties; and to walk toward the Light by recognizing the Divine Reality that lies beyond the limitations of the phenomenal world.
And it is precisely in this meaning that the name Seicho-No-Ie becomes so beautiful:
The Home of Infinite Life.
The Home of Infinite Wisdom.
The Home of Infinite Love.
The Home of Infinite Abundance.
A Home whose ultimate source is God.
A Home in which humanity is called to recognize its divine origin and live in harmony with God, Nature and one another.
SHINSOKAN MEDITATION — CONTEMPLATING GOD
Shinsokan Meditation is one of the fundamental spiritual practices of Seicho-No-Ie.
It is a practice of prayer, contemplation and communion with God, directed toward the recognition of the True Image — Jissō, the perfect spiritual Reality created by God.
The practice begins with the Evocative Chant of God — Kami Yobi Uta, through which the practitioner turns consciousness toward God, the source of all Life.
The opening words are:
“O God the Father, who givest life to all living beings...”
The spiritual movement of Shinsokan is therefore much more than relaxation or concentration.
It is communion with God.
It is the conscious turning of the mind away from the turbulence and limitations of appearances and toward Divine Reality.
It is contemplation of the Jissō — True Image.
It is recognition of Divine Life.
It is recognition that the human being is a child of God.
In the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie, Shinsokan is one of the principal religious practices, together with the reverent reading and recitation of the Sacred Sutras and the practice of deeds of love.
Through silence, prayer, breathing, visualization and contemplation, the practitioner seeks to recognize and express the Divine Life already present within.
THE DIVINE REVELATIONS OF THE “LIGHTER OF THE SEVEN CANDLESTICKS”
Another important spiritual text in the history and teachings of Seicho-No-Ie is known in Portuguese as:
Revelações Divinas do “Acendedor dos Sete Candeeiros”
— the Divine Revelations of the “Lighter of the Seven Candlesticks.”
These Revelations occupy an important place in the history of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil.
The Historical Museum of Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil recounts the experience of the Japanese immigrant Miyoshi Matsuda, who encountered the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil during the 1930s.
After reading The Truth of Life and the Divine Revelations of the “Lighter of the Seven Candlesticks,” he was deeply moved by the teaching concerning gratitude toward one's parents.
One of the central principles emphasized in these Revelations is that gratitude to God cannot be separated from gratitude toward those through whom our life was transmitted.
The teaching invites the human being to recognize a profound spiritual continuity:
God — Life — Parents — Children — Humanity.
Gratitude, therefore, is not merely an emotion.
It becomes a spiritual attitude toward Life itself.
The Revelations also express an important non-sectarian dimension of Seicho-No-Ie: wherever Divine Life manifests itself, there is a Way and a Law, and this Divine Principle does not exist in opposition to the authentic spiritual truths found in other religions.
This teaching helps explain why Seicho-No-Ie has historically presented itself as a movement that transcends religious sectarianism and recognizes that the light of salvation may be expressed through different religious traditions.
THE SACRED SUTRAS — DIVINE WORDS TO ILLUMINATE LIFE
The Brazilian edition of the Sacred Sutras by Master Masaharu Taniguchi brings together sacred texts including:
Praise to the Apostles of the Sacred Mission
The Nectarean Shower of Truth
Words of the Angel
and
Sacred Sutra for Spiritual Healing — Continuous Nectarean Shower of Truth
These texts occupy a special place in the religious practice of Seicho-No-Ie.
Former Seicho-No-Ie President Master Seicho Taniguchi taught that the Truth of Seicho-No-Ie is expressed in beautiful poetry through these Sacred Sutras.
He explained that these are Words of God transmitted through Master Masaharu Taniguchi, and that their meaning is not limited to intellectual analysis.
The rhythm of the Sacred Words reaches the human being differently when the text is actually recited.
Reading becomes prayer.
Prayer becomes vibration.
The Divine Word enters not only the intellect, but the heart.
This is why the Sacred Sutras are not simply texts to be studied.
They are also texts to be reverently read, recited and received spiritually.
The official Seicho-No-Ie Youth Association in Japan teaches that the power of the Word encompasses:
thought,
spoken words,
and
action.
What we think matters.
What we say matters.
What we do matters.
And when these three dimensions are directed toward good, gratitude, love and truth, they become instruments for transforming life.
OFFICIAL SEICHO-NO-IE YOUTH ASSOCIATION — HOLY SUTRAS
https://seinenkai.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/holy-sutras
A MESSAGE OF WISDOM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE — AND FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE
The Seicho-No-Ie Youth Association asks a simple but profound question:
Would you like to make your life better?
The answer begins with the words we cultivate.
The teachings invite us to fill our consciousness with bright, constructive and positive words, to praise rather than condemn, to encourage rather than humiliate, to create rather than destroy.
This teaching is especially relevant for young people living in an age dominated by social networks, instant communication, algorithms, anxiety and constant comparison.
Every day, millions of words enter our minds through screens.
And every day, we choose which words we will give back to the world.
Will they be words of hatred?
Or words of love?
Words of humiliation?
Or words of encouragement?
Words of despair?
Or words of faith?
Words that wound?
Or words that heal?
The Word has consequences.
Therefore, one of the most important disciplines of spiritual life is learning to choose what we allow to inhabit our hearts.
And this message is not limited to young people.
It is for every human being, at every age.
There is no age limit for learning.
No age limit for gratitude.
No age limit for prayer.
No age limit for forgiveness.
No age limit for spiritual growth.
No age limit for Infinite Progress.
FROM JAPAN TO BRAZIL — A TEACHING THAT CROSSED THE OCEAN
The history of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil is deeply connected with Japanese immigration.
The official Historical Museum of Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil records the story of brothers Daijiro and Miyoshi Matsuda, who encountered the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil during the 1930s.
The written Word crossed an ocean.
Books published in Japan reached Japanese immigrants thousands of kilometers away.
Those people read them.
Their lives were transformed.
And they began transmitting those teachings to others.
The movement grew.
Translations were produced.
Books and magazines circulated.
Sacred Sutras were published in Portuguese.
The teachings reached Brazilian families of many different origins.
Almost a century later, something extraordinary has happened.
The same journey that once required ships, printed books and months of travel can now occur through a computer or a mobile phone.
A person in Brazil can participate in an event taking place in Japan in real time.
The teaching crossed the ocean through books.
Now human beings themselves can meet across that ocean through the Internet.
OFFICIAL EVENT IN JAPAN — SEICHO-NO-IE NET FORUM
THE FIRST TRAINING SESSION TO OPEN THE FUTURE TOGETHER WITH OUR PEERS
Seicho-No-Ie in Japan will hold the:
SEICHO-NO-IE NET FORUM — TRAINING VERSION
Monday, September 21, 2026
Approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. — Japan Standard Time
For participants in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, Brazil: approximately 7:00 a.m. to 7:40 a.m.
Online via Zoom
Participation is free
Advance registration is required
The announced study text is:
“What Is the Sundial Way of Life?”
by
Masanobu Taniguchi (谷口雅宣)
President of Seicho-No-Ie.
The event is intended mainly for people between the ages of 12 and 39, but the organizers expressly state that people outside this age range are also welcome to participate.
The official Japanese page explains that people who cannot attend the training session in person may participate through the Internet.
After completing the registration form, participants receive the Zoom link and password.
For international participants, an important practical question remains: the available information does not clearly state whether this particular Net Forum will provide English interpretation, English-language audio or English subtitles.
International participants who require English support should ask the organizers when completing the registration form.
OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE — JAPAN
https://www.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/lp/future/
EVENT IN BRAZIL — SEMINAR FOR SENIORS 2026
SEMINAR FOR SENIORS 2026 — THE JOY OF LIVING
The message of Infinite Progress is not restricted to youth.
Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil will also hold a special event for older adults:
Saturday, August 22, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
South American Spiritual Training Academy of Seicho-No-Ie
Ibiúna — São Paulo — Brazil
The official theme is:
THE JOY OF LIVING
The program offers an opportunity for spirituality, fellowship, gratitude, reflection, activities and renewed joy in life.
Its message is particularly beautiful:
Spiritual progress does not end with age.
As long as there is Life, there is still an opportunity to:
Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil describes itself as a Movement for the Illumination of Humankind — International Peace by Faith Movement, founded in Japan in 1930 by Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
It presents its teachings as an extensive door of mercy and love open to those who wish to study the spiritual laws governing human life.
One of its fundamental teachings is:
HUMAN BEINGS ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.
The True Image — Jissō is the perfect Divine Reality created by God.
Within this spiritual Reality, human beings possess a divine nature that transcends the apparent limitations encountered in the phenomenal world.
Seicho-No-Ie also emphasizes religious non-sectarianism.
It teaches that authentic religions ultimately emanate from the one Divine Source and that no person needs to abandon his or her religious tradition in order to study Seicho-No-Ie.
This principle has allowed Christians, Buddhists, Spiritists and people from many other religious backgrounds to encounter and study its teachings.
The goal is not division.
It is harmony.
Not hatred.
Love.
Not fear.
Faith.
Not darkness.
Light.
JESUS CHRIST — LOVE, FAITH AND PEACE
That is also why I began this article with the words of Jesus Christ:
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
— 1 John 3:11
And:
“Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
— Luke 8:48
Love one another.
Have faith.
Go in peace.
These are not merely ancient words.
They are instructions for human life.
And perhaps humanity needs them today more than ever.
14. MY PROFOUND GRATITUDE TO MASTER MASAHARU TANIGUCHI
I write this article with profound personal gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
Thank you for transmitting teachings that have helped generations of people direct their consciousness toward God.
Thank you for teaching the transforming power of good and bright words.
Thank you for transmitting the Divine Words contained in the Sacred Sutras.
Thank you for leaving books through which the Infinite Wisdom of God continues to reach human beings across generations.
Thank you for helping people understand that the human being is not merely what appears in moments of suffering, weakness or limitation.
Thank you for teaching people to look toward the True Image.
To look toward God.
To look toward Life.
To look toward the Light.
Books cross oceans.
Sacred Words cross centuries.
Truth crosses languages.
A teaching written in Japan can reach a person in Brazil many decades later and become part of that person's spiritual life.
That is an extraordinary legacy.
15. PRAISE AND GRATITUDE TO THE APOSTLES OF THE SACRED MISSION
My gratitude also extends to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission.
To those who carried these teachings when communication was difficult.
To those who translated.
To those who published.
To those who taught.
To those who prayed.
To those who welcomed people in suffering.
To those who distributed books.
To those who organized meetings.
To those who crossed borders.
To those whose names became known.
And to the countless people whose names history may never record.
Every generation receives a light from those who came before it.
And every generation has the responsibility to transmit that light to those who will come after.
May God bless all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission.
May their dedication continue to inspire people to serve with love, humility, gratitude and faith.
16. FROM THE DIVINE WORD TO THE DIGITAL WORLD
Master Masaharu Taniguchi began his mission through the written Word.
Books.
Magazines.
SEICHO-NO-IE 2026 — INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN JAPAN AND BRAZIL: LOVE, FAITH, GRATITUDE AND INFINITE PROGRESS
FROM THE DIVINE WORD TO A NEW GENERATION
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4, KJV
September 20–22, 2026 — First Training Session in Japan
September 21, 2026 — Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum Online from Japan
August 22, 2026 — Seminar for Seniors in Brazil
A MESSAGE OF LOVE, FAITH AND GRATITUDE
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
— 1 John 3:11, KJV
And:
“Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
— Luke 8:48, KJV
I begin this article with these words of Jesus Christ because love, faith, peace, and the recognition of the divine dignity of every human being are values that humanity urgently needs.
Before announcing and sharing these opportunities to participate in Seicho-No-Ie events in Japan and Brazil, I wish to express my profound personal gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), founder of Seicho-No-Ie, and to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who have dedicated themselves to transmitting words of Truth, faith, gratitude, and love from generation to generation.
1. SEICHO-NO-IE — THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
Seicho-No-Ie — 生長の家 — is the Home of Infinite Progress.
Founded in Japan in 1930 by Master Masaharu Taniguchi (1893–1985), Seicho-No-Ie teaches the divine nature of the human being and the fundamental Truth that:
HUMAN BEINGS ARE CHILDREN OF GOD
At the center of spiritual life are the recognition of God, gratitude, prayer, love, good and bright words, and the recognition of the True Image — Jissō.
Seicho-No-Ie teaches the importance of directing our thoughts, words, and actions toward Truth, love, gratitude, harmony, and good.
The name Seicho-No-Ie carries a profound spiritual meaning.
According to the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie, the ultimate Reality behind the Great Universe is the one and only Absolute God.
The spiritual foundation transmitted by Master Masaharu Taniguchi begins with the fundamental Truth that:
Human beings are children of God.
God is the source of Life.
God is Infinite Wisdom.
God is Infinite Love.
And the True Image — Jissō (實相) — is the perfect spiritual Reality created by God, in which God, Nature, and human beings exist in Grand Harmony.
Seen in this light, Seicho-No-Ie is much more than the name of a religious organization.
It points toward the Divine Reality of the Great Universe and toward the recognition that human beings live within the infinite Life of God.
This is why “The Home of Infinite Progress” carries such a beautiful spiritual meaning.
Spiritual life is not stagnation.
It is awakening.
It is learning.
It is gratitude.
It is prayer.
It is love expressed through action.
It is the continuous manifestation of the Divine Life already present within us.
2. WITH GRATITUDE TO MASTER MASAHARU TANIGUCHI
In sharing these events, I wish to express my profound personal gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), founder of Seicho-No-Ie.
There are teachings that we encounter as information, and there are teachings that illuminate our path through life.
For me, the teachings transmitted by Master Masaharu Taniguchi belong to the latter.
I am deeply grateful for the spiritual legacy he left to humanity and for the Divine Words transmitted through the Sacred Sutras and through the books in which he shared teachings centered on God, the divine nature of human beings, gratitude, love, forgiveness, and the recognition of the spiritual Reality that transcends the limitations we perceive in the phenomenal world.
Through the Sacred Sutras and his writings, generations of people have been invited to turn their consciousness toward God, to recognize the good, to cultivate gratitude, and to walk toward the Light.
Thank you for transmitting teachings that have helped generations of people direct their consciousness toward God.
Thank you for teaching the transforming power of good and bright words.
Thank you for transmitting the Divine Words contained in the Sacred Sutras.
Thank you for leaving books through which the Infinite Wisdom of God continues to reach human beings across generations.
Thank you for helping people understand that the human being is not merely what appears in moments of suffering, weakness, or limitation.
Thank you for teaching people to look toward the True Image.
To look toward God.
To look toward Life.
To look toward the Light.
Books can cross oceans.
Sacred Words can cross generations.
Truth crosses languages.
A teaching transmitted in one country and in one language can reach a human being thousands of kilometers away, many decades later, and illuminate that person's life.
This is one of the extraordinary dimensions of the spiritual legacy left by Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
My gratitude is therefore not merely intellectual.
It is personal.
Thank you, Master Masaharu Taniguchi, for transmitting these teachings and for helping so many people learn to walk toward the Light through the Divine Words of the Sacred Sutras and through the books inspired by the Infinite Wisdom of God.
May these teachings continue crossing languages, countries, cultures, and generations, bringing people closer to God and awakening in every human being the consciousness of love, gratitude, peace, and our divine nature.
3. GRATITUDE AND PRAISE TO THE APOSTLES OF THE SACRED MISSION
My gratitude also extends to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who, generation after generation, have dedicated their lives, work, faith, and service to preserving, transmitting, and expanding the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie.
They are the men and women who accepted the responsibility of carrying forward a sacred mission:
to share words of Truth;
to comfort those who suffer;
to awaken gratitude;
to strengthen faith;
to teach prayer;
to encourage spiritual transformation;
and to help others recognize the divine nature present within every human being.
Through their dedication, the teachings did not remain confined to books, temples, or a single country.
They traveled across cities, nations, cultures, and languages.
They reached homes.
They reached families.
They reached communities.
They reached people suffering, searching for meaning, healing, hope, and God.
To every Apostle of the Sacred Mission who has devoted time, effort, sacrifice, and love so that these teachings could reach others, I offer my profound respect and gratitude.
May God bless all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission who continue to serve as instruments of Divine Wisdom, Divine Love, and Divine Light.
May their work continue to illuminate paths, strengthen faith, and bring peace to human hearts.
May their dedication inspire new generations to carry forward this sacred mission with humility, courage, love, and gratitude.
And may the Divine Words transmitted through the Sacred Sutras and through the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie continue to spread throughout the world, helping humanity walk toward the Light, toward Truth, and toward God.
To Master Masaharu Taniguchi, to those who faithfully carried forward his spiritual legacy, and to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission:
my profound gratitude, respect, and praise.
4. GRATITUDE TO THE APOSTLES OF SACRED MISSIONS ACROSS RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS
My gratitude also extends, in a broader spiritual sense, to men and women of faith throughout history who have carried teachings of love, mercy, justice, compassion, faith, and service across cities, nations, languages, and generations.
To those who carried the teachings of Jesus Christ.
To those who taught.
To those who prayed.
To those who translated.
To those who published.
To those who distributed sacred books.
To those who welcomed people who were suffering or searching for spiritual direction.
To those who dedicated years of their lives to serving others.
Through their work, teachings born in distant lands reached the United States, Brazil, and countless other nations.
They reached our families.
They reached our homes.
They reached our hearts.
And today, through the Internet, they can reach people throughout the world almost instantaneously.
May God bless all those who dedicate themselves to spreading Divine Wisdom, Divine Love, Truth, gratitude, compassion, and peace.
5. THE SACRED SUTRAS — DIVINE WORDS TO ILLUMINATE LIFE
The Brazilian edition of the Sacred Sutras of Master Masaharu Taniguchi includes:
Praise to the Apostles of the Sacred Mission
The Nectarean Shower of Truth
Words of the Angel
and
Sacred Sutra for Spiritual Healing — Continuous Nectarean Shower of Truth
Former Seicho-No-Ie President Master Seicho Taniguchi taught that the Truth of Seicho-No-Ie is expressed in beautiful poetic form through the Sacred Sutras.
He described them as Words of God transmitted through Master Masaharu Taniguchi and emphasized the spiritual importance of actually reading and reciting them.
The Sacred Words are not merely objects of intellectual study.
They are read.
They are recited.
They are received by the heart.
Reading becomes prayer.
Prayer becomes spiritual experience.
The Divine Word enters not only the intellect, but the heart.
This is why the Sacred Sutras are not simply texts to be studied.
They are also texts to be reverently read, recited, and received spiritually.
The official Seicho-No-Ie Youth Association in Japan teaches that the power of the Word encompasses:
thought;
spoken words;
and
action.
What we think matters.
What we say matters.
What we do matters.
And when these three dimensions are directed toward good, gratitude, love, and Truth, they become instruments for transforming life.
OFFICIAL SEICHO-NO-IE YOUTH ASSOCIATION — SACRED SUTRAS AND THE POWER OF THE WORD
https://seinenkai.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/holy-sutras
6. SHINSOKAN MEDITATION — COMMUNION WITH GOD
Shinsokan Meditation is one of the fundamental spiritual practices of Seicho-No-Ie.
It is a practice of prayer, contemplation, and communion with God directed toward recognition of the True Image — Jissō, the perfect spiritual Reality created by God.
The practice begins with the Evocative Chant of God — Kami Yobi Uta, through which the practitioner turns consciousness toward God, the source of all Life.
Its opening words are:
“O God the Father, who givest life to all living beings...”
Shinsokan is therefore much more than relaxation or concentration.
It is communion with God.
It is the conscious turning of the mind away from the turbulence and limitations of appearances and toward Divine Reality.
It is contemplation of the True Image — Jissō.
It is recognition of Divine Life.
It is recognition that the human being is a child of God.
In the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie, Shinsokan is one of the principal religious practices, together with the reverent reading and recitation of the Sacred Sutras and the practice of deeds of love.
Through silence, prayer, breathing, visualization, and contemplation, the practitioner seeks to recognize and express the Divine Life already present within.
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ABOUT SHINSOKAN MEDITATION — SEICHO-NO-IE OF BRAZIL
7. THE DIVINE REVELATIONS OF THE “LIGHTER OF THE SEVEN CANDLESTICKS”
Another important spiritual text in the history and teachings of Seicho-No-Ie is known in Portuguese as:
Revelações Divinas do “Acendedor dos Sete Candeeiros”
— the Divine Revelations of the “Lighter of the Seven Candlesticks.”
These Revelations occupy an important place in the history of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil.
The Historical Museum of Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil recounts the experience of the Japanese immigrant Miyoshi Matsuda, who encountered the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil during the 1930s.
After reading The Truth of Life and the Divine Revelations of the “Lighter of the Seven Candlesticks,” he was deeply moved by the teaching concerning gratitude toward one's parents.
One of the central principles emphasized in these Revelations is that gratitude to God cannot be separated from gratitude toward those through whom our life was transmitted.
The teaching invites the human being to recognize a profound spiritual continuity:
God — Life — Parents — Children — Humanity.
Gratitude, therefore, is not merely an emotion.
It becomes a spiritual attitude toward Life itself.
The Revelations also express an important non-sectarian dimension of Seicho-No-Ie: wherever Divine Life manifests itself, there is a Way and a Law, and this Divine Principle does not exist in opposition to authentic spiritual truths found in other religions.
This teaching helps explain why Seicho-No-Ie has historically presented itself as a movement that transcends religious sectarianism and recognizes that the light of salvation may be expressed through different religious traditions.
8. A MESSAGE OF WISDOM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE — AND FOR PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE
The Seicho-No-Ie Youth Association asks a simple but profound question:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER?
The answer begins with the words we cultivate.
Cultivate bright thoughts.
Speak words that encourage rather than humiliate.
Praise rather than condemn.
Create rather than destroy.
Smile.
Help another human being.
Pray.
Love.
Give thanks.
Words matter.
The words we receive matter.
The words we repeat matter.
The words we write matter.
The words we publish matter.
And the words we give to another human being matter.
This teaching is especially relevant for young people living in an age dominated by social networks, instant communication, algorithms, anxiety, and constant comparison.
Every day, millions of words enter our minds through screens.
And every day, we choose which words we will give back to the world.
Will they be words of hatred?
Or words of love?
Words of humiliation?
Or words of encouragement?
Words of despair?
Or words of faith?
Words that wound?
Or words that heal?
The Word has consequences.
Therefore, one of the most important disciplines of spiritual life is learning to choose what we allow to inhabit our hearts.
And this message is not limited to young people.
It is for every human being, at every age.
There is no age limit for learning.
No age limit for gratitude.
No age limit for prayer.
No age limit for forgiveness.
No age limit for spiritual growth.
No age limit for Infinite Progress.
9. FROM JAPAN TO BRAZIL — A TEACHING THAT CROSSED THE OCEAN
The history of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil is deeply connected with Japanese immigration.
The official Historical Museum of Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil records the story of brothers Daijiro and Miyoshi Matsuda, who encountered the teachings of Seicho-No-Ie in Brazil during the 1930s.
The written Word crossed an ocean.
Books published in Japan reached Japanese immigrants thousands of kilometers away.
Those people read them.
Their lives were transformed.
And they began transmitting those teachings to others.
The movement grew.
Translations were produced.
Books and magazines circulated.
Sacred Sutras were published in Portuguese.
The teachings reached Brazilian families of many different origins.
Almost a century later, something extraordinary has happened.
The same journey that once required ships, printed books, and months of travel can now occur through a computer or a mobile phone.
A person in Brazil can participate in an event taking place in Japan in real time.
The teaching crossed the ocean through books.
Now human beings themselves can meet across that ocean through the Internet.
10. JAPAN — FIRST TRAINING SESSION TO OPEN THE FUTURE TOGETHER WITH OUR PEERS
SEPTEMBER 20–22, 2026
Seicho-No-Ie in Japan will hold the First Training Session to Open the Future Together with Our Peers
(第1回 仲間とともに未来を拓く練成会)
from September 20 to 22, 2026, at the:
Seicho-No-Ie Main Training Center — Tobitakyu
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan.
The official program includes the study of Seicho-No-Ie doctrine, religious practices, and opportunities for participants to learn and interact with one another.
Among the announced activities are lectures and practices addressing themes such as:
“Reality and Phenomena — On the Practice of Purification of the Mind”
“Living God's Love”
testimonies;
activities involving contribution to global society;
discussion sessions;
the Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum — Training Version;
“Shinsokan Is Wonderful”;
mutual prayer through Shinsokan Meditation;
and the concluding lecture:
“The First Step Toward the Future We Will Open.”
OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE
https://www.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/lp/future/
11. JAPAN — SEICHO-NO-IE NET FORUM — SEPTEMBER 21, 2026
SEICHO-NO-IE NET FORUM — TRAINING VERSION
AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026
Time in Japan: approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:40 p.m.
Time in Brasília and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:40 a.m.
Format: Online via Zoom
Participation: Free
Advance Registration: Required
The announced study text is:
“WHAT IS THE SUNDIAL WAY OF LIFE?”
by
Masanobu Taniguchi (谷口雅宣)
President of Seicho-No-Ie
The organizers state that the program is primarily intended for young people between 12 and 39 years of age, while expressly welcoming people outside that age range as well.
Participants may enter or leave the Zoom meeting at any time.
During the lecture, microphones should remain muted.
After completing the registration form, participants will receive the Zoom link and password for the event.
Those already attending the full training session in person do not need to register separately for the Net Forum.
According to the official Seicho-No-Ie event information:
Those who have difficulty participating at the venue may participate online, with advance registration.
The official information further explains that those unable to attend the training session at the venue can participate in its learning through the Internet.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION
The Internet provides an extraordinary opportunity to shorten geographical distances and enable people separated by thousands of kilometers to encounter the teachings, study together, and participate in a community united by a search for spiritual growth, gratitude, peace, and harmony.
For participants outside Japan, however, an important practical question remains.
The currently published information for this particular Net Forum does not specify whether simultaneous English interpretation, English-language audio, or English subtitles will be available.
International participants who require English-language assistance should therefore ask the organizers about language accessibility when completing the registration form.
OFFICIAL EVENT PAGE — JAPAN
https://www.jp.seicho-no-ie.org/lp/future/
12. BRAZIL — SEMINAR FOR SENIORS 2026: “THE JOY OF LIVING”
And this message of Infinite Progress is not restricted to youth.
Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil is also holding an event specifically dedicated to older adults:
SEMINAR FOR SENIORS 2026 — “THE JOY OF LIVING”
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Time: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Location: South American Spiritual Training Academy of Seicho-No-Ie
Ibiúna, São Paulo, Brazil
Participation Fee: R$75.00
The program is intended to promote inspiration, spirituality, fellowship, gratitude, and renewed joy in living through lectures, experiences, activities, music, and spiritual practices.
Its message is particularly beautiful:
Spiritual progress does not end with age.
Youth is a time for progress.
Maturity is a time for progress.
Old age is a time for progress.
As long as there is Life, there remains an opportunity to:
Seicho-No-Ie of Brazil describes itself as a Movement for the Illumination of Humankind — International Peace by Faith Movement, founded in Japan in 1930 by Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
It presents its teachings as an extensive door of mercy and love open to those who wish to study the spiritual laws governing human life.
One of its fundamental teachings is:
HUMAN BEINGS ARE CHILDREN OF GOD
The True Image — Jissō is the perfect Divine Reality created by God.
Within this spiritual Reality, human beings possess a divine nature that transcends the apparent limitations encountered in the phenomenal world.
Seicho-No-Ie also emphasizes religious non-sectarianism.
It teaches that authentic religions ultimately emanate from the one Divine Source.
The goal is not division.
It is harmony.
Not hatred.
Love.
Not fear.
Faith.
Not darkness.
Light.
14. JESUS CHRIST — LOVE, FAITH, AND PEACE
That is also why I began this article with the words of Jesus Christ:
“For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”
— 1 John 3:11, KJV
And:
“Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”
— Luke 8:48, KJV
Love one another.
Have faith.
Go in peace.
These are not merely ancient words.
They are instructions for human life.
And perhaps humanity needs them today more than ever.
15. FROM THE DIVINE WORD TO THE DIGITAL WORLD
Master Masaharu Taniguchi began his mission through the written Word.
Books.
Magazines.
Sacred texts.
Lectures.
Personal encounters.
Today, the same principle operates through entirely new means.
Websites.
Digital books.
Videos.
Online meetings.
Social networks.
Zoom.
A spiritual teaching can now travel from Japan to Brazil in seconds.
This creates both an extraordinary opportunity and an extraordinary responsibility.
Technology can spread hatred.
But technology can also spread love.
It can spread lies.
But it can also spread Truth.
It can humiliate.
But it can also encourage.
It can divide.
But it can also unite.
Therefore:
Let us use technology to transmit good words.
Let us use it to teach.
Let us use it to console.
Let us use it to pray.
Let us use it to bring nations closer together.
Let us use it to build peace.
Technology, when placed at the service of good, can become a bridge.
A bridge between countries.
A bridge between generations.
A bridge between languages.
And, above all, a bridge between human beings searching for Truth, Love, Peace, and God.
The September 2026 Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum offers another opportunity to build that bridge.
16. TO YOUNG PEOPLE
To every young person reading this:
The world will constantly try to tell you who you are.
Do not allow hatred to define you.
Do not allow fear to define you.
Do not allow failure to define you.
Do not allow social media to determine your worth.
Seek Truth.
Study.
Pray.
Think.
Create.
Serve.
Love.
Be grateful.
Use words that strengthen other people.
And remember:
Infinite Progress means that your present circumstances do not have the final word over your life.
17. TO PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE
And to everyone who has already traveled a longer road:
Your spiritual journey has not ended.
There is still something to learn.
There is still something to give.
There is still someone to encourage.
There is still someone to forgive.
There is still someone to love.
There is still something for which to give thanks.
There is still Light to share.
The Home of Infinite Progress has no age limit.
18. LET US WALK TOWARD THE LIGHT
I close this article with gratitude.
Gratitude to God.
Gratitude to Jesus Christ.
Gratitude to Master Masaharu Taniguchi.
Gratitude to Master Seicho Taniguchi.
Gratitude to all the Apostles of the Sacred Mission.
Gratitude to those Japanese pioneers who carried the teachings across the ocean.
Gratitude to the people who translated them into Portuguese.
Gratitude to those who continue teaching them today.
And gratitude to every human being who chooses to use words not to destroy another person, but to bring:
Love.
Faith.
Hope.
Gratitude.
Peace.
Truth.
Light.
May we polish our hearts with good and bright words.
May we recognize Divine Life within ourselves and within others.
May we love one another.
May we have faith.
May we go in peace.
And may we continue walking toward the Light in:
SEICHO-NO-IE — THE HOME OF INFINITE PROGRESS
OFFICIAL SOURCES AND LINKS
SEICHO-NO-IE — JAPAN
First Training Session to Open the Future Together with Our Peers — Seicho-No-Ie Net Forum
The complete texts of the Sacred Sutras, the Shinsokan prayers, and the Divine Revelations of the “Lighter of the Seven Candlesticks” should be read in authorized Seicho-No-Ie publications or through official Seicho-No-Ie sources. Only brief passages and doctrinal explanations are reproduced here.
