Although there are no noticeable stains or scratches, please understand that this item has been stored by an individual. ◆ Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1927, Mr. Shinji Takahashi began experiencing "another self" that transcended his "physical self" from a young age, and he pursued the question of who this "other self" was. He studied electronics, physics, astronomy, medicine, and other fields, and while experiencing contact with the real world (the afterlife), he unraveled the relationship between the human mind and body, and awakened to the truth (divine truth) that humans, as souls, possess eternal life and are subject to reincarnation. Since then, while running a computer equipment manufacturing company, he wrote numerous books and gave lectures, including "The Origin of the Heart," "The Discovery of the Heart" (3 volumes), and "Humanity: Shakyamuni" (4 volumes), through which he preached that "humans are not merely physical beings, but their essence is the soul, and they are sustained by a great being beyond human intelligence, God and Buddha," and further, that "all humans are born for the sake of self-realization and world harmony." He continued to provide guidance to GLA and groups of business owners, and on June 25, 1976, seven years later, as he had prophesied, he returned to the real world (passed away).