Welcome to Kototama Books!

Welcome to Kototama Books!

Welcome to Kototama Books Excerpts Blog. Here you will find excerpts from Sensei Nakazono’s writings and published works. Please click on titles to view full blog post. Thank you for visiting.                    ...
Acceptance for a Perfectly Peaceful Mind

Acceptance for a Perfectly Peaceful Mind

Looking back, the first fifty years of my life were like a spiritual odyssey which had finally brought me to the country of the Bluebird [heaven-country]. With my understanding of the Kototama, my view of life turned around 180 degrees. What I had grasped up to this...
I Am

I Am

The human being’s recognition of himself as I Am can be grasped either by facing the scientific universe or by facing spiritual universal phenomena–the contents of self that exist in Naka-Ima [here-now]. It is I Am, facing the total contents of phenomena...
Inner Search

Inner Search

The real meaning for the search for the Kototama Principle is the search for the substance of the self. We should, therefore, follow the order of our ancestors’ way of teaching and seriously concentrate on completing the search of the inner self. We should...
About Power

About Power

There are many of us who question and search, trying somehow to resolve our inner feelings of chaos. You study different philosophies and religions, turning to art, spiritual exercises, prayer and meditation. Sometimes do you think you have it all finally figured out,...
What is the Kototama Principle?

What is the Kototama Principle?

“The principle of Kototama is the principle of the human life dimension, and the highest human truth. This principle belongs to all human beings; every human has the same capacity.” (The Source of the Present Civilization, 1990.) “It was the Kototama...
We Can Create the Perfect Civilization

We Can Create the Perfect Civilization

The content of our modern knowledge is completely confused. No aspect of society is left intact. Our civilization is rushing along a road that leads to greater and greater sacrifice. If nothing diverts us, we will not stop until all life on the surface of the earth is...
The Pure “I AM”

The Pure “I AM”

“Perfect synchronization inside and outside…. perfect order coming out. In order to have this you must be able to perfectly synchronize, actually become one with what you are meeting. So, we must be able to harmonize this way with the a priori world and to...
The Source of Our Being

The Source of Our Being

“Our ancestors are all happy that we are here. We could not exist, physically or spiritually, without the roots from which we’ve sprung; we cannot ignore our physical and spiritual beginnings. Our spiritual ancestors, although not of the physical world,...
Our New Site is Up!

Our New Site is Up!

Our new website is now complete! Kototama Books has been in existence for several decades, keeping the works of O Sensei M.M. Nakazono available to the public. During the summer of 2020, work was undertaken to give Kototama Books a fresh look, make purchasing an...
Naka-Ima (“Here-Now”)

Naka-Ima (“Here-Now”)

“Naka-Ima is the time and space where the capacity of human life manifests. It is translated as Here-Now, but the sounds of here-now are different, giving them a somewhat different meaning. This is the beginning point where the Kototama practicant, standing in...