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Yesterday I had a seminar with Sendo-san~

A person's life never changes.

The only way it ever changes is…

The way it changes—

only when the meaning you live for changes!

Power or Force?

Here is a summary of the video 'Power vs. Force: How to Raise Your Level of Consciousness — The True Nature of Spirituality.' Based on Dr. David R. Hawkins' book Power vs. Force, it explains the 'Map of Consciousness,' which scientifically and statistically classifies the levels of human consciousness.

1. What Is the Map of Consciousness?

Over many years of using muscle-reflex testing (kinesiology), Dr. Hawkins quantified and mapped human spirituality and consciousness into 17 levels.

The realm of Force (below 200): A negative energy zone. Ruled by survival instinct, low in happiness, and prone to criticizing others and society.
The realm of Power (200 and above): A positive energy zone. Autonomous, high in happiness, and a good influence on others.

2. Key Characteristics of Each Level of Consciousness

The higher the number, the less stress you feel and the better your quality of life is said to become.

The realm below 200 (representative stages):
- Shame (20) / Guilt (30): The lowest-energy states.
- Apathy (50) / Grief (75): States close to despair.
- Fear (100) / Desire (125): Most of humanity falls here. Marked by a feeling of being chased by something and a sense of lack.
- Anger (150): Stress over the gap between the ideal and reality.
- Pride (175): A big wall many people run into. The belief that 'I'm right' blocks improvement.
The realm of 200 and above (representative stages):
- Courage (200): The critical point—the stage where you begin to see life positively.
- Neutrality (250): You let go of black-and-white thinking and start seeing things in a level, balanced way.
- Willingness (310) / Acceptance (350): Your capacity for self-correction grows, and you realize you are the creator of your own life.
- Reason (400): Rational thinking becomes possible, and social success comes more easily.
- Love (500) to Enlightenment (700–1000): The realm beyond reason—the stage of unconditional love and a sense of oneness with others.

3. How to Raise Your Level of Consciousness

The essential key to raising your level of consciousness lies inrewriting the subconscious.

Automatic thoughts and stepping back: About 95% of our everyday thinking is automatic, driven by the subconscious. Work that lets you observe your own assumptions and fantasies objectively is effective.
Letting go of pride: Throwing away the pride of 'I'm right' and 'others are wrong' is the biggest step toward advancing beyond 200.
Improvement you can acquire: Your level of consciousness isn't fixed. By working at it actively, anyone can raise it—at least up to the 'Reason (400)' stage—and in doing so dramatically change the practical quality of their life (love, work, relationships, and more).

Here is the URL for the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56SXiDIi2HU

Things you do out of 'have to'

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When you do them out of 'want to,'

you become 766× more likely to achieve them!

The Instructor's Background and How His Approach Took Shape

Starting point of his career:Starting with no academic background, work history, or qualifications, he went through trial and error to build up coaching and marketing support (such as Sendo-juku).
A shift in approach:Rather than merely handing over know-how (marketing), he built a teaching system grounded in brain science and coaching (Tomabechi theory) to bring about fundamental change in people's consciousness and behavior.

Human Levels of Consciousness and the 'Power vs. Force' Theory

A 17-layer energy structure:
- Human consciousness has layers; the lower ones (pride, anger, fear, desire, etc.) are based on 'Force' (dark energy—a draining power).
- The higher ones (courage, willingness, love, enlightenment, etc.) are based on 'Power' (holy energy—an efficient power that draws others in).
The difference in layers online and in business:
- When you act from a state of Force, you may get short-term results, but you burn out, and your peers and repeat customers drift away.
- By contrast, activity grounded in higher energy and altruistic motives (top givers) produces big results and trust—efficiently and over the long term.

The Key to Changing Your Level of Consciousness: Setting a Goal (Motive)

The mechanism of the status quo:
- By nature, the core axis of human consciousness and its comfort zone tend, in ordinary circumstances, to stay unchanged for a lifetime.
Shifting layers by changing your motive:
- The only way to change your level of consciousness or your layer of behavior isa change in your motive—'what you live for' (the meaning and purpose of your life = your goal).
- By setting a highly abstract 'goal outside the status quo' (a WISH), the brain's filter (the RAS) changes, and the information you notice and the way you act change at their very root.

The Shift from 'Have To' to 'Want To'

An overwhelming difference in energy efficiency:
- Acting from a state of 'I have to' is extremely inefficient in terms of energy.
- When you're in a state of 'I can't wait to do this' (WANT TO), you immerse yourself naturally—without forcing willpower or effort—and both the quality and quantity of your results shoot up.
Integrating altruism and abstraction:
- Setting a WANT TO that includes not only personal desire but also contribution to others and society (a highly abstract goal) becomes the true source of energy.

Practice and Experience: Verifying It with the Kinesiology Test

Checking consciousness through the body's reactions:
- The human brain and body can't lie: when you put a 'HAVE TO' (something you don't want to do) into words, your muscle strength drops; when you voice a 'WANT TO' (something you want to do), your strength clearly holds (the principle of the kinesiology test).
The importance of environment (outside help):
- When a person heads toward a new goal, having a safe, secure place (a secure base) and 'companions and an environment that are 100% on your side' becomes the greatest driving force for stepping outside the status quo.

The Essence of Business and Coaching (Applying Tomabechi Theory)

The importance and the setting of a 'goal':
- What decides the direction of your life and business is a highly abstract 'WISH' (goal).
- A goal and the comfort zone (outside the status quo) have a two-way relationship, and it's important to keep rewriting them through daily practice and new experiences.
Information space and the belief system:
- Human limits and assumptions (for example, 'the Japanese average') are determined by the belief system—the framework of beliefs—you set for yourself.
- By raising your level of abstraction and viewing things from a higher vantage point, you can break free of worry and stagnation.

The Strategy and Energy Efficiency of the 'Giver'

Successful givers vs. failing givers:
- If you just keep giving to everyone, you wear yourself out (the failing giver).
- By pouring your resources and energy intensively into the influential top 20% (top givers), you can create greater social impact and efficiency.
Breaking free from fear:
- Most worries in management and relationships come from 'fear' (not wanting to be disliked, not wanting to lose something).
- By acting from a base of 'love' (altruism—a pure desire to help the other person thrive), the quality of your energy changes and you can keep going without burning out.

High 'Purity' in Creativity and Business

The concept of 'the purity of a single drop':
- The purer your 'motive' (why you're doing it) when launching a project, the deeper your thinking and the wider your range of expression.
The secret of setting your target (persona):
- When you try to be liked by an anonymous crowd, your product turns shallow.
- By crafting something to pierce deeply into the heart of just one person (for example, 'the important person right in front of you' or one specific individual), you end up with a hit—a work or product that resonates deeply with many.

Sharing Information and the Trends of the Times

The value of realness and rawness:
- Precisely because it's an age flooded with AI and scripted, artificial content, unpolished 'raw reality (human warmth)' and life-size personal stories are what stir empathy.
The trap of multitasking and managing your actions:
- Rather than being swept along by busyness and living on reflex, it's essential to regularly write out your role and the direction you should head, and to move forward checking each step deliberately.

Fujita-san—really, thank you so much!

Kinesiology really is amazing!

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So delicious!

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Really, what a wonderful group of people gathered!

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https://youtu.be/Cy-QWGoSMsQ?si=S7CHysWV1tJQZML3

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In this video, the gut is presented as a 'source of health' that, far beyond mere digestion and absorption, deeply affects whole-body health, mental state, and even your thinking and judgment.

1. The Importance of Gut Health and the Challenges We Face

Effects on the whole body: The large intestine carries the highest disease risk of any human organ (leaky gut, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, and more). In recent years the 'gut–brain correlation,' in which the state of the gut affects the brain, has become clear, and it is also deeply linked to depression, autism, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's disease [03:33].

An unknown frontier: Only 30–40% of gut bacteria are currently understood; the rest are unknown.Discovering unknown bacteria lays the groundwork for uncovering new functions and mechanisms for maintaining health [00:21][07:07].

The link with lifestyle: Stress, an unbalanced diet, lack of exercise, and lack of sleep dramatically worsen the gut environment. These aremajor causes of poor concentration, mild depression, poor circulation, and built-up fatigue [03:07][07:11][21:47].

2. The Process of Improving Gut Health

The potential for improvement: Unlike most organs, the large intestine is the one place whose environment you can change yourself through lifestyle improvements. Improvement is possible at any age [01:12][33:12].

Toward an era of 'eating mindfully': Moving on from the era of 'eating deliciously and enjoyably,' we grasp the state of our own gut (stool color, weight, and so on), anda shift in mindset toward 'the era of eating mindfully (the 21st century)' is needed [00:15][12:30].

A personalized optimum: Gut-bacteria patterns differ from person to person and are shaped by lifestyle and aging. The basics are to figure out what you personally lack and to balance exercise, diet, and sleep [11:31][12:06].

3. Concrete Things to Practice

Tips for eating:

Getting enough dietary fiber: Actively eat the dietary fiber that Japanese people tend to lack (burdock, root vegetables, seaweed, beans, and so on).[18:12]。

How you eat: Be mindful of your vegetable-to-meat ratio (ideally about 3 parts vegetables to 1 part meat). As in Japanese or Korean cooking that mixes many ingredients, build the habit of chewing a wide variety of vegetables thoroughly [36:20].

Dairy and supplements: Depending on your constitution, it can also help to use yogurt, lactic-acid drinks, and supplements [19:22].

Checking your habits:

Make use of the toilet: The toilet is a place to learn about your body's health.Get into the habit of routinely checking the color (yellow to brown) and amount (ideally 250–300g for men, 200–250g or more for women) of your stool [12:49][13:30].

Securing relaxation: To reduce stress, deliberately make time for exercise and hobbies (gardening, instruments, and the like) instead of relying on alcohol [30:46].

Conclusion

Master your gut and you master your health. Precisely when your environment changes—such as at the start of a new chapter of life—balancing the three great elements of exercise, diet, and sleep lets you transform your gut from a 'source of disease' into a 'source of health.'

Please see the video link below for details.

[ReHacQ × Gut Health] A professor emeritus at RIKEN gives an in-depth explanation of high-mortality colorectal cancer!