▼ Back｜▲ Next What Did Your Mother Do for You? I was really loved! 『What Did Your Mother Do for You?』 174 pages December 2012 1,500 yen (w/o tax) Contents: What did your mother do for you? How does this question sound to you? Some people might feel that mothers are simply expected to take care of their children and have never thought about it, while others, when they stop to think about it, might be surprised by the sheer number of things their mothers have done for them. By posing three questions that will help you to think about the three people who are closest to you, starting with your mother, this book introduces Naikan therapy, which motivates people to face the future while encouraging inward dialogue. The numerous examples of people who discovered the key to a better life through these three questions will leave a deep impression on whoever reads this book. Here are the three questions. What are your answers? 1) What did your mother do for you? 2) What did you do for your mother in return? 3) What inconveniences did you cause your mother? From the table of contents: Prologue We are alive because of our mothers. Our mothers did many things for us every day. If you put it all together, what does it add up to? Chapter 1 Thank you for having me. How would it be without my mother? I had never considered that possibility. What insults have you heaped on your mother because you took her for granted? Chapter 2 Mother's pitch-black rice ball How she felt that day and at that moment Have you ever thought about it? Now you know for sure. It will hit you when you think about it. Chapter 3 The opposite of "Thank you" My mother has always accepted me, no matter what. She did everything for me without expecting anything in return. But is it really something I should take for granted? Epilogue What have you given back after all your mother has done for you? There is definitely something you can start doing even now. A word from the editor: I actually answered the three questions myself, and I was filled with an inexplicable sense of guilt as I went along. "I should have done that at the time." "I was really mean to her when I said that." "She's done so much for me, but I haven't shown her my gratitude." However, the author says that all these thoughts show a healthy sense of guilt. The important thing is what you think about after having these thoughts, and how you decide to live your life from this moment on. I have a feeling that I'll be very kind to my mother the next time I see her. About the author:Shinko Oyama Shinko Oyama, born in Kagoshima in 1948, is a Buddhist monk of the Shingon Ritsushu sect. He serves at Rengein Tanjo Temple in Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, where he is the head of the Naikan Training Institute. He also serves as a councilor at the Japan Naikan Society, the secretary general of the Kyushu Naikan Association, and the chairman of the Kumamoto Naikan Association. He went to La Salle High School in Kagoshima and studied political economics at Waseda University. His life reached a turning point when he met the founder of Naikan, Mr. Ishin Yoshimoto, while working for Itochu Corporation and Fuji Xerox. In 1987, he completed his training as a Shingon Ritsushu monk at the Koyasan Special Institute and has remained a Buddhist monk to this day. It has been 25 years since the Naikan Training Institute in Rengein Tanjo Temple was established. Naikan training is carried out there once or twice a month, and there are currently more than 2,000 participants. Naikan is also available in English, and there even are participants from America, Korea, and Europe. Naikan instruction and lectures are also actively conducted in universities and other outside institutions. Mr. Oyama's mission is to use Naikan to help people in Japan and the rest of the world lead happy lives. On the Rengein Tanjo Temple website, he posts a free e-mail magazine called Kofuku News, and he writes a blog where he uses the name "Smiling Monk." He also responds to e-mails through E-mail Naikan. Author's Link: Homepage : http://www.rengein.jp/naikan/ Kofuku News : http://www.rengein.jp/koufuku/ Use our contact forms. Home Our Mission Publication Lines NEWS Mail International Rights Company Data Contact Us This site is best viewed with Netscape Navigator 7.0 or Internet Explorer 6.0. and later versions. Copyright (C) Sunmark Publishing,Inc. All rights reserved.