Since its founding in 1930 (Showa 5), Seicho-no-Ie has preached to all mankind the truth that "human beings are children of God" based on the teaching of "Be grateful for all things in heaven and earth," and has spread a way of life that worships all things as the life of God and the life of Buddha. During this time, humankind has never given up on the desire for peace, even though it has experienced world wars and the Cold War, and has achieved economic development amid a rapid population growth.
However, in the rush to pursue happiness, human beings have led to thoughts and lifestyles that disregard other living species and the natural environment, resulting in mass consumption of resources and energy, and the massive emission of harmful substances including greenhouse gases, which has led to serious deterioration of the natural environment of the Earth more than 90 years after the founding of the Society. In other words, global warming is approaching an irreversible level, and the resulting climate change is causing frequent disasters around the world, reducing food production, the number of refugees and immigrants is on the rise, and the rise of political and economic xenophobia is causing political instability in many countries. These are serious problems that will continue to affect future generations.
In this situation, what we humans need is not to view nature and humans as "separate" entities and targets for exploitation, but to be grateful for the blessings of nature, to worship the mountains, rivers, grass, trees, minerals, and energy as all manifestations of the life of God and the life of Buddha, and to have a religious spirit that allows us to "live together" with them. Seicho-No-Ie believes that the practice of a life based on this religious spirit is the key to resolving the current problems, which are of global scale.
Seicho-No-Ie spreads this religious spirit throughout the world, and at the same time develops a way of life in which we "grow together with nature" as a modern way of practicing religious life. Through all of our activities we not only contribute to the curbing of global warming and the conservation of the global environment, but also provide relief and support to fellow human beings in need due to the effects of climate change and natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.