Historically, religion and medicine have been strongly connected.
In more recent decades, various academics can be viewed as part of
a larger movement to investigate the effects of religion on health
in the field of complementary and alternative medicine. Such
research is ongoing, but to date, the mechanisms underlying the
association between religion and health remain unclear. A major
reason for the lack of finding any mechanisms may be that religion
and health literature provides no unified theoretical or
theological basis from which to identify. Thus, to address this
gap, Chapter 1 of this book briefly introduces the doctrine of
"Happy Science", a religious movement founded by Master Ryuho Okawa
in 1986 that has since grown into one of the most influential
religious organisations in Japan, with a member base from more than
100 countries worldwide. As you will see in Chapter 1, Happy
Science theory has embraced the basic teachings of the major
religions (e.g., Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism).
Moreover, this theory provides concrete tenets on the spiritual
views of life, the purpose of living in this world, the structure
of our mind and soul, and the relationships between mind and body.
In Chapter 2, the Happy Science theory on diseases suggests that
70% or 80% of diseases are caused almost exclusively by an
individual's state of mind. Master Okawa has detailed how almost
all modern diseases are caused by three factors -- what we eat,
lack of exercise, and stress -- which indicates that psychological
factors have a much stronger impact on the etiology and prognosis
of illnesses than any physical, environmental or genetic factors
per se. Chapter 3 explains the treatment theories and methods based
on the basic tenets of Happy Science. In particular, since the
Happy Science doctrine regards medical care as love, these
treatment theories and methods are systematically introduced
according to the stages of love: fundamental love (having spiritual
views on life, smiling, and showing gratitude), spiritually
nurturing love (having a healthy lifestyle, developing
problem-solving skills, and making strategic withdrawals or
adhering to Optimalism), forgiving love (detaching from greed,
forgiving, and developing altruism), and love incarnate (using
positive willpower, faith and prayer, meditation, and collapse of
karma). In addition, throughout this book, the author has provided
case reports that make it easier to imagine how those with severe
disorders can be miraculously cured through Happy Science Medicine.
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