Toritsugi Mediation (con't)

For us to free ourselves from sufferings, we first need to realize the Interdependent relationship between Kami and us, and then work to develop it within ourselves. However, because it is difficult to do so on our own, it is the role of the minister to be the main Mediator to help us understand, develop, and strengthen our relationship with Kami.

At the Mediation Seat in the church, the Mediator listens carefully to the expressions of gratitude, apologies, requests, and problems of the believer. Taking the joys and sorrows of the believer as if they were his or her own, the Mediator then prays to Kami with the believer. The Mediator then relays to the believer Kami's instructions and teachings that Mediator receives while praying. This is the basic form of Mediation.

This is where teachings, like those of our Founder, are born and people are shown a way out of their hardships to a life of happiness. Mediation is not something that takes place only at the Mediation Seat in the church, but is something that can take place anytime and anywhere.