Parent-Child Bond - Guidelines of the Heart by Ryuho Okawa 154 -

Oct. 31, 2017（Last Update: June 13, 2026）

Ryuho Okawa's work, "Guidelines of the Heart," is serialized in the Happy Science publication Monthly 'Happy Science'. Posters are displayed at branches nationwide, and it is widely known as the face of Happy Science each month.

For those who want to read the Guidelines of the Heart in the monthly magazine, you can also find it in Monthly 'Happy Science' October issue.

This month's 'Guidelines of the Heart' discussed that there are no coincidences in the parent-child bond. We asked Masaru Sato, Director of the Religious Education Planning Bureau, for hints on overcoming the parent-child conflicts that everyone experiences.

Making a 'Promise between Parent and Child'

Conflicts and quarrels between parents and children are experiences everyone goes through, but from the perspective of the soul, every parent-child relationship is a 'bond formed by a promise to be born together.' Understanding this is the first step to improving the parent-child relationship.
Humans are beings that refine their souls through multiple reincarnations in this world and the next, and there are companions known as 'soulmates' who are always born together. Those who are born in close relationships like parent and child are soulmates who promised to engage in soul training together in this lifetime. Therefore, instead of negatively thinking, 'I didn't want to be the child of such a parent,' it is important to think positively, 'Let's do our best in this family environment.'
At the Happy Science Dharma Truth School 'Success No.1,' we teach students about the 'parent-child bond.' Even children who have rebelled against their parents for various reasons can experience a complete change in mindset when they realize, 'I asked my parents to be born.' We have seen many grow significantly, becoming grateful to their parents and able to concentrate on their studies.

In the case of non-blood-related parent-child relationships

In modern times, with the increase in divorces and remarriages, issues related to non-blood-related parent-child relationships have also arisen. However, even if they are not biological parents and children, the fact that they are now a family indicates a deep bond as soulmates. Therefore, I hope you do not worry too much about the presence or absence of blood ties.
In fact, I have also experienced divorce and remarriage, and among my three daughters, the two eldest do not have blood ties with my current wife. Nevertheless, I believe that our harmonious family is thanks to everyone in the family learning the teachings of Happy Science.
From the spiritual perspective of the 'soul bond,' I feel that considering the ties between parents and children and families is the key to creating a happy home.

This content is reprinted and edited from Monthly 'Happy Science' No. 368.

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