Sukyo Mahikari

Sukyo Mahikari is an organization with centers in more than 100 countries. It was founded by Kotama Okada in 1959 under the name L.H. Yokoshi Tomo no Kai. Sukyo Mahikari was registered on 23 June 1978 by Keishu Okada as part of an amicable settlement following the passing of Kotama Okada. In 2013, Sukyo Mahikari announced it had a membership of approximately one million practitioners, though this has not been verified.

23 June 1974: Sukuinushisama Kotama Okada passed away.

18 October 1984: Inauguration of the Inner Shrine (Okumiya or Mahikari Motosu Miya) of the World Shrine near the summit of Mount Kurai.

03 November 1984: Inauguration of the World Shrine (Suza) at Takayama.

23 June 1992: Inauguration of Hikaru Shinden, the shrine for Sukuinushisama.

05 May 2002: Inauguration of the Sukyo Mahikari Youth Centre.

18 September 2016: The second oshienushi (spiritual leader), Keishu Okada (Seishu) passed away.

The stated purpose of the organization is to foster the ability in people to develop a world of true peace by understanding and practicing light energy and the universal principles in all aspects of life. Sukyo Mahikari promotes the practice of and research into spiritual agriculture. The practice of spiritual agriculture referred as yoko agriculture aims to help people to cultivate respect for nature and restore soil to its pure and fertile condition. Accordingly, the use of chemical fertilizers is discouraged. The organization has helped to create natural farms throughout the world.

Sukyo Mahikari teaches the transmission of light energy through a practice which they refer to as "the art of True Light (Mahikari)" which is believed to issue from the palm of the hand. In this spiritual practice, practitioners believe that the Light of God is transmitted from the palm of the hand (the giver) to another person (the receiver), allowing them to purify and revitalise the spirit, mind and body, and to nurture the soul. Practitioners believe that the light energy represents the wisdom, love and will of God.

The practice of giving and receiving light typically begins with both the giver and receiver offering a prayer for God's Light and divine guidance. After chanting a prayer that is believed to have a strong purifying power (referred to as the "Amatsu Norigoto Prayer": not to be confused with "Amatsu Norito", a Shinto prayer), the giver then holds his or her hand approximately 12 inches (30 centimeters) from the receiver's body and transmits the Light to various points considered vital, including, it is believed, the receiver's soul. Sessions of Light can last anywhere from 10 to 50 minutes.

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