In the Ofudesaki, God calls this something the mune, translated as the heart in English. God tells us that we do not understand the heart/soul. But what is the function of the soul/heart? In the Ofudesaki, God compares it to the sand, that collects waste in the sewage system (verse 3-11). In the human body, the soul collects the demerits that are caused by our evil actions. It stores these demerits until an opportune time comes to release these demerits as our negative fates. The opportune time may not come until the next life, resulting in delayed karma. We reap what we have sowed because of the soul/heart. The soul appears to monitor our behavior, and gives out rewards or punishment for our behaviors while we are physically alive. For some this may explain why there is suffering and joy in the world, but wonder if their are any remedies when suffering occurs.

God tells us that when suffering appears from our heart/soul, to ponder our own minds for evil thoughts that may have manifested ones fates. By doing this, and not acting on these evil thoughts, one can eventually purify their own minds. When our minds are purified only positive fates will come from our hearts/soul. What does this mean? You will be happy!

What happens when we die? Before our physical body stops functioning, the soul/heart collects our evil thoughts that are present in our minds and transport them with the demerits already contained in the soul to the next destination. Although our memories are erased, death or God does not erase our way of thinking or erase the demerits (fates) caused by our evil thoughts. We are the only ones that can change our evil thoughts while we are physically alive. One can compare the soul to a suitcase, as a conveyance vehicle for our thoughts and our fates caused by these thoughts. We carry them to our next lives or incarnation.

Death does not give us a new start. It gives us another opportunity and time to change our way of thinking, hopefully opportunities to eliminate our evil thoughts, by pondering the fates that one had created in previous lives. This is why for those who know God’s teachings, it is paramount for us to spread the teachings of the heart/soul to attain the Original pure mind. We must teach people why there is suffering and joy in the world. People should not suffer. There should be only happiness.

For those who want more information, I have published two books on Amazon. One is the Guide to Happiness (blue book), a 497 page book containing the most accurate English translation of the Ofudesaki. The other is Curing illness, only a 95 page book containing the most accurate English translation of the Mikagura-uta. Because of its nominal cost, it will be a great book to give to others to understand God’s teachings to save the world.