Weekly Schedule Vol. 1012

LA Dojo Weekly Schedule

Oct 13th (Mon) – Oct 19 (Sun)
Schedule Overview
Oct 13th (Mon) CLOSED 
Oct 14th (Tue) 10 AM-6 PM 
Oct 15th (Wed) 11 AM-3 PM
Oct 16th (Thu) 12 PM-8 PM
Oct 17th (Fri) 10 AM – 4 PM
Oct 18th (Sat) CLOSED
Oct 19th (Sun) 37th Anniversary Ceremony

Special Event

37th Anniversary Ceremony Schedule

9:00 AM – America Su-za opens

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Registration open / Exchange of Divine Light

12:00 PM – All attendees seated

12:05 PM – History video (5 min)

12:12 PM – Presentation: 70th Anniversary Grand Ceremony

12:20 PM – Piano performance

12:25 PM – Meditation (3 min)

12:30 PM – Ceremony begins

• Opening report & prayers (Amatsu, Izunome, Sonen of Kamikumites)

12:55 PM – Intermission (15 min)

1:10 PM – Award ceremony

1:20 PM – Divine Teaching (40 min)

2:00 PM – Flower bouquet presentation

2:25 PM – Photo session with Oshienushi-sama (8 groups)

3:00 PM – Youth & children dance performance

3:10 PM – All participants singing “Let There Be Peace on Earth”

3:20 PM – Closing remarks

3:40 PM – Communication party (with Yoko College Students performance)

The Significance of Attending the Divine Ceremony

The Divine Ceremony is the occasion to

• express our gratitude for all the blessings and protection we have received during the past month
• Reflect on the spiritual impurities and negative karmas we have accumulated in our daily lives
• strengthen our desire to help God’s plan progress
• offer our prayers for a happy life blessed by God’s love

Reducing the Separation Between God and Humans

Kami-Matsuri or Mi-Matsuri means “to reduce the separation between God and humans”. By participating in this ritual, we can attune ourselves to the vibrations of God. In other words, we can synchronize our vibrations with God’s waves.
(Reference: the Principle of Matsuri, Page 27)

The original definition of “Matsuri (Ceremony)” is to reduce the separation between God and people. In other words, to harmonize and become one with the vibrations (Sonen) of God. Bridging the gap between God and human beings by harmonizing with God’s vibration(Sonen) is a valuable opportunity for every individual soul.
Similar to the word “Matsuri”, the word “Festival” originally had a religious purpose of giving thanks to God. But nowadays, festivals are held for a variety of other purposes even entertainment. We believe it is necessary to restore the true meaning of holding festivals.

Offer the Prayers

Whenever there is a ceremony, there is the action of offering a prayer (Inori). Prayer can be
expressed as Inori in Japanese. “I” means “Will of God” and “Nori” means “to ride on.” In
short, Inori (Prayer) literally means to ride on God’s Will. The ultimate intention of God is for human beings to attain happiness. As people who understand that the best thing we can do is to pray for the realization of God’s Will.
Praying for the realization of the Divine Will is a perfect way to harmonize the Divine Will (vibration). The
more people gathered in one place to offer sincere prayers for the realization of God’s will, the stronger
the harmony will be. In this way, God will give us stronger Divine Light and thus more divine protection.

Deepen your knowledge and understanding of God’s Teachings, the laws of the universe

Oshienushi-sama is God’s heavenly representative in this physical world. The Divine Ceremony at Su-za is also a place where we can learn about God’s Will through the words of Oshienushi-sama. It is a place where we can be showered with the spirit of words (kotodama) that emanate from Oshienushi-sama’s spiritual body.

To be purified by receiving powerful Divine Light

The Divine Ceremony is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the powerful Divine Light. By attending the
ceremony, you will receive Divine Light directly from SU-God. This allows you to cleanse your spiritual side, raise your spiritual level, and harmonize with the Divine vibration.

Accumulate your virtue while making your efforts to attend the Divine Ceremony

Involvement in Divine ceremonies is a wonderful discipline to elevate oneself spiritually as it demonstrates a willingness and effort to be in harmony with God’s Will. From the invisible spiritual world, it is regarded as a wonderful effort that a child of God can make.