Leaders' Workshop and Public Lecture held in New York
Study of Nature, Prosperity, Health and Other Topics
A Leaders’ Workshop and Public Lecture were held from September 12 to 13 at the Seicho-No-Ie New York Center in New York. The number of attendees totaled 142. Of these attendees 41 attended the Leaders’ Workshop and 101 attended the Public Lecture.
The lecturers included Rev. Yoshiko Teshigawara (Ordained Minister, Bishop of Seicho-No-Ie United States Missionary Headquarters), Rev. Bruce Mallery (Ordained Minister, Chief of New York Missionary Area), Rev. Hiei Ando (National Ordained Minister), and Rev. Hideki Takao (Assistant Minister).
The Leaders’ Workshop, held on the afternoon of September 19, was designed to convey the content of the Seicho-No-Ie Special Conference for World Peace held in Brazil in August. There were lectures, such as “Seicho-No-Ie’s World View,” “Learning From the Natural World View of American Indians,” “Natural World View of the Major Traditional World Religions,” and “Propagation by the Internet.” There was also a Q&A session.
The Public Lecture was held from10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 20 on the theme, “The Way to Prosperity, Health and Happiness.” Rev. Teshigawara gave two lectures and taught that happiness dwells in man, who is a child of God and that our True Image is perfect and harmonious. Rev. Mallery introduced the sundial way of life, which is the basic teaching of Seicho-No-Ie. Rev. Ando lectured about the power of words, while Rev. Takao talked about religious salvation through his own experience.
There were also testimonial presentations by two followers. At the end of the lecture meeting, all the attendees joined in the Prayer for World Peace held in English, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese.
Comments received from the attendees included: “I was moved by the lecture that taught man is a child of God. I am glad that I attended the Public Lecture.”
REMARKS BY REV. BRUCE MALLERY, CHIEF OF NEW YORK MISSIONARY AREA
“The Seicho-No-Ie New York Center is located near the United Nations building. I was very happy that people of different nationalities and races attended the Public Lecture that was held at such a place. I felt that with the introduction of the Seicho-No-Ie truth to many people, world peace is being realized step by step. I would like to share the Seicho-No-Ie truth with more people.”