About the Founder
It was through illness
that I was
privileged to become God’s Student.
—Meishusama
Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1882,
Meishusama spent most of his youth
suffering
from poverty and
various
diseases. At the age of 37, Meishusama
began
searching for the spiritual
meaning of life
and joined the Shinto –
related
religious group Oomoto.
Miraculous events followed one after
another after
joining. In 1934, he
started his own organization called
the Kannon Society
of Japan.
He
believed that Kannon, the deity of
compassion, was empowering
and
guiding him.
Meishusama continued to develop his
spiritual healing method, eventually
calling it Jyorei, which
means
“purification of the spirit.” After the
end of
World War II, Meishusama
concentrated on
creating the
organization’s main
sanctuaries. He
felt that society could be transformed
through
the power of
beauty. Analyzing
the reason for his happiness, he stated
that it came from
“wanting
everyone
to be peaceful, happy, and fortunate.”
The power of Meishusama’s compassion
and
gratitude transformed the lives
of
many and sowed seeds for the future
betterment of the world.
Meishusama’s physical life ended in
1955 at the age of 72.