Ch 21 — Living in the Culture of Discovery

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Contents (44 chapters)

1. Ch 1 — The Secret of Life
2. Ch 2 — An Economic Pearl Harbour
3. Ch 3 — Japanese—A Model of Peace
4. Ch 4 — Accepting Defeat
5. Ch 5 — Victory Without War
6. Ch 6 — The Condition For Success
7. Ch 7 — We Have the Ability to Bounce Back
8. Ch 8 — A Comparison
9. Ch 9 — Paths to Success: Hard Work After Defeat
10. Ch 10 — Planning Based on Remnant
11. Ch 11 — The Greatest Good
12. Ch 12 — The Temperament of Japan
13. Ch 13 — Twenty Years Later
14. Ch 14 — Per Ardua Ad Astra
15. Ch 15 — Awareness of Purpose
16. Ch 16 — Character Builds the Nation
17. Ch 17 — Moral State
18. Ch 18 — Constructive Temperament
19. Ch 19 — Collective Action
20. Ch 20 — The Only Path
21. Ch 21 — Living in the Culture of Discovery
22. Ch 22 — Discovery, Discovery, Discovery
23. Ch 23 — Price of Excellence
24. Ch 24 — The Highest Standard
25. Ch 25 — Impartiality: The Secret of Success
26. Ch 26 — Learning from the Enemy
27. Ch 27 — The System of Nature
28. Ch 28 — The Second Chance
29. Ch 29 — Action, Not Reaction
30. Ch 30 — Elevated Thinking
31. Ch 31 — Making History
32. Ch 32 — The Example of Japan
33. Ch 33 — Signs of God
34. Ch 34 — Evidence of God
35. Ch 35 — Science Towards Oneness of God
36. Ch 36 — The Testimony of Science
37. Ch 37 — Unveiling the Unseen: The Essential Journey of Discovery in Faith
38. Ch 38 — Security and Truth
39. Ch 39 — Another Potential
40. Ch 40 — Zero Defect Universe is Under God's Control
41. Ch 41 — Japan's Target of 'Zero-Defect' Introduces Paradise
42. Ch 42 — The Life of Paradise
43. Ch 43 — Deserving of Paradise
44. Ch 44 — Only Positive Personalities Will Find Entry into Paradise

Without this daily discovery, your mind will become so dull that you will be just like an animal. Ostensibly, you will appear to be a human being, but in fact, you will be something of a lesser being altogether. p. 50

All animals need physical food, but they do not need intellectual food, whereas it is in the nature of man to need intellectual stimuli. And for this purpose, he must discover new things every day. This habit makes one a creative person. And only a creative person can do great things in life. p. 50

DISCOVERY, DISCOVERY, DISCOVERY p. 50

Seek something new each day, for discovery breathes life into the soul. It is the key to the mind’s evolution. A life devoid of discovery is akin to a body bereft of its soul. p. 50

Spirituality and realisation are not static; they are like a tree, a continuously evolving entity. The truth is that the human mind possesses limitless potential. The universe of facts outside the human mind is also unlimited. p. 50

In such a situation, anyone who keeps their mind continuously alert and reflects with focus will discover new truths every day, even every moment. For them, the treasure of discoveries will never run dry. p. 50

Just as material food sustains the body, spiritual discoveries nourish the soul of knowledge. Continuous material nourishment guarantees the life of the body, and similarly, continuous spiritual discoveries ensure a person’s life and evolution in knowledge and spirituality. p. 51

This discovery can be viewed as an intellectual process. The conditions for keeping this process ongoing are only two: reflection and protecting oneself from distractions. p. 51

Anyone who possesses these two qualities will undoubtedly become a person of discovery. After that, nothing will prevent them from reaching discoveries. p. 51

Discovery is the life of the soul; it is a means of evolution for the mind. Discovery completes a human being. A person without discovery is like a body without a soul. p. 51