Our next LIVE Video Prayer Gathering broadcast will be available to watch on December 24, 2022 (Saturday) at 11 am (time in Japan). Feel free to join us live on the day, or afterward (same link). You will be able to watch and join for a period of one week. *The live broadcast will start 5 minutes before the actual event.  *If you are not able to see us, try to refresh your page or press the play button. To Join: CLICK HERE! (link will be shared a few days before the event)

Several days ago, Ms. Masami Saionji received International Peace Award from President Dr. Arif Alvi of Pakistan. Ms. Masami Saionji could not be present in person to accept the prestigious International Peace Award. Fr James Channan OP received her award in her stead, with the greatest honor. An International Interfaith Peace Conference titled “Respect of Humanity and its Importance” was held in Islamabad, Pakistan on November 24th. The chief guest of honor, President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, along with several Ambassadors, Federal and Provincial Ministers, and some 300 other religious leaders and peace activists attended the event representing the Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and Sikh communities. The event was organized […]

Our next LIVE Video Prayer Gathering broadcast will be available to watch on November 27, 2021 (Saturday) at 11 am (time in Japan). Feel free to join us live on the day, or afterward (same link). You will be able to watch and join in a period of one week. *The live broadcast will start 5 minutes before the actual event.  *If you are not able to see us, try to refresh your page or press the play button. To Join: CLICK HERE  

   On November 6-9, 2020, City Montessori School (CMS) in Lucknow, the capital of Pradesh state in India, held the 21st International Online Conference of the Chief Justice of the World Supreme Court on the theme ” Global Governance Now – Urgent Need for Post COVID-19.” Masami Sensei was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for World Peace.    CMS was founded in 1959 and is now recognized by Guinness World Records as the school with the largest number of students in the world with more than 56,000 students enrolled. The school was awarded the UNESCO Peace Education Award in 2002 and is registered with the United Nations Department of Public […]

On August 5th, 2020 the world’s largest Montessori school, the City Montessori school located in Lucknow, India and headed by Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, presented the “World Unity Wave”, an international online gathering on the eve of 75th anniversary of “Hiroshima Day”. This event was part of the Peace Wave series of events organized around the world. For many years, Dr Gandhi has been a supporter of the work for world peace that Mrs Masami Saionji has been heading. He was one of the guest speakers invited to participate in the first annual world peace event organized by Byakko Shinko Kai, The Symphony of Peace Prayers. On the occasion of World […]

  Organized by a group called “Unity Earth”, a festival of peace called “World UNITY Week” took place on the Internet from June 20th to 27th. As part of the various programs that unfolded all along the week, a video introducing the Fuji Sanctuary and a special prayer in motion, called the Divine Spark IN was presented on the 24th. World UNITY Week was an 8-day celebration of our global unity, beginning with the mid-year solstice and winding towards the celebrations of the UN 75th anniversary. Key events included the UN International Day of Yoga, the launch of Purpose Earth and 5 days of “open space” offerings. Key conversations during […]

On Friday, 14 June 2019, peace activists from around the world gathered at the historic European Parliament Building in Luxembourg to celebrate the 2019 Luxembourg Peace Prize Laureates. The Luxembourg Peace Award ceremony was held with nearly 150 people, including the Ministers of Labor in Luxembourg, Ambassadors of Ethiopia and Eritrea, Embassy of the United States of America, Rotary Club Representatives and other politicians interested in peace, researchers, scientists and doctors, film directors, actors, artists, etc. The event was opened with a mandala flag ceremony which brought peaceful warmth and unity. After that the peace award ceremony has started. The peace awards were given in 10 categories: Peace journalism, peace […]

  From April 26-28, Byakko Chairperson Masami Saionji and Vice Chairperson Rika Saionji took part in the “4.27 DMZ International Peace Conference” in Cheorwon, South Korea, which borders the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The conference marked one year since the 2018 inter-Korean summit, where South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un shook hands and made a historic declaration of peace at the DMZ. Organized by Seeds of Peace and the National Council of YMCAs of Korea, the conference was co-hosted by the Border Peace School, Kangwon National University Institute for Unification, Seoul National University Institute of Social Development, Sungkonghoe University, Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs, […]

On October 23rd, the Fuji Sanctuary welcomed Mr. Takashi Otsuka, an advocate of Synecoculture farming. He was invited to give a lecture on the subject.  Byakko Shinko Kai encourages a way of life that is not separated from spiritual practices on the one hand and the life and ways of living on the planet on the other. Byakko presents a teaching that is totally interconnected. What concerns the life of the earth concerns the life of each and everyone, the awakening to the sacred consciousness of the individual, its divine spark, as well as a rooted way of life based on gratitude for all life on earth, paramount to a […]

A new website, dedicated exclusively to The Divine Spark IN, has been recently created. The Divine Spark IN is a new method for all people to awaken the divine spark within and create a world of peace and harmony. It is a meditation in motion—a spiritual tool that is easy for anyone to learn and to practice.  We invite you to discover the Divine Spark IN and join the growing number of people who are already part of the global shift in consciousness and discover the true divine being that resides deep inside you. Please feel free to visit by clicking here.

A new video with an easy guidance to Peaceful Conscious Breathing is now available on our YouTube channel… both English and Spanish versions. Click on the following link for the English version or the Spanish version.        To refresh and replenish our spirit and soul, Peaceful Conscious Breathing is an invitation to pause and connect with the deepest levels of our inner being as well as our emotions, which are intricately linked to our breath. Let yourself be guided and inspired by the technique itself and by the variety of examples suggested in the video, feel free to explore and feel for yourself how much you can harmonize breath […]

On July 2nd 2017, at the July Grand Ceremony at the Fuji Sanctuary in Japan, a new IN for Awakening the Divine Spark, called the Divine Spark IN, has been learned by all participants. The Divine Spark IN urges us to awaken to the truth that we human beings are, by nature, sacred existences, filled with infinite love, infinite wisdom, and infinite ability. It guides all humanity toward a rebirth of our sacred consciousness—our divine spark.  This IN is formed with deep, peaceful breathing combined with an awareness of our sacred, divine nature. Through each movement, we give expression to our sacred consciousness and become one with it. We affirm […]

Byakko Chairperson Masami Saionji was the recipient of the sixth annual Dr. Barbara Fields Humanitarian Peace Award at the symposium of the Association for Global New Thought (AGNT), which took place in San Diego, California, USA from October 24-27, 2016. The title of this year’s symposium was “Engaged Spirituality: Tools to Empower the Conscious Majority.” Masami Saionji was invited to the symposium as a speaker, along with several other notable activists including Mr. James O’Dea and Mr. Nipun Mehta, both of whom have participated in previous Symphony of Peace Prayers ceremonies at Fuji Sanctuary. The award Mrs. Saionji received is named after AGNT Executive Director Dr. Barbara Fields, and has […]

A Special Day of Gratitude to Masahisa Goi Should he still be with us today, Masahisa Goi, late founder of Byakko Shinko Kai and the movement of world peace thru the universal prayer message, May Peace Prevail on Earth that he advocated, would be enjoying his 100th Birthday ! On November 6th, the Festival of Gratitude to Goi Sensei will bring together thousands of people from both Japan and abroad to celebrate this extraordinary man of peace, his message, his teaching, which like a guiding light, continue to illuminate and inspire our lives. Inner peace, thru an awakening to the spark of light that inhabits each and everyone, so that […]

The ceremony was split in two parts, with first the recitation of all the prayer texts and the various declarations which affirm the divine essence of the Self in every being, regardless; the prayers of Gratitude and 49 Words of Light. All declarations and recitations were accompanied by the appropriate IN (Mudra), perfectly performed by the thousands of people assembled, a grand display of beautiful harmony, emanating love, light and peace to the Earth and humanity. In this energy field well prepared and after a short pause, the second part of the program started. The participants were encouraged to rid themselves of thoughts and emotions they held on, in order […]

February 3rd, as a part of the World Interfaith Harmony Week hosted by the United Nations, Mrs Masami Saionji was invited to speak at a panel of special guests. This year, the Interfaith Harmony focused on ‘Implementing the Transformative Agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals’. In her speech at the opening New Year ceremony at Fuji Sanctuary last month, Masami Saionji spoke extensively about the role that women must come to play in all aspects of life, while urgently calling for that role to become a lot more prevalent if we are to manifest a peaceful harmonious and loving society. In her speech at the UN, she emphasized that point […]