FOUNDER'S MESSAGE
I am aware that you have many options as you consider where to enroll and deeply appreciate your making CIHS part of your school search. As founder and president of the Institute, I am committed to equipping CIHS with the best resources to provide you with an education that will enable you to be successful in all areas of your life.
For over three decades, CIHS has been conducting research on the healing applications of subtle energy by integrating science with spirituality. CIHS is grounded in the premise that human beings are composed of biological, mental and spiritual dimensions. The Institute’s main goal is to provide an education that integrates the three dimensions of the human being. The major aim of our academic programs is to study the body, mind, and spirit as an integrated whole.
I founded CIHS with two principles in mind:
Subtle energy can bridge the gap between spirituality and science. In my opinion, there are two kinds of subtle energy: one which is physical in nature (i.e. ki or chi energy), and the other which is not physical but rather spiritual in nature and is therefore not limited by space or time boundaries.
Education should be a transcendental experience. Through spiritual practices such as meditation, students should experience the three aspects of the human mind: the unconscious, consciousness, and super-consciousness. It is my wish to continue to create at CIHS an educational environment in which people can scientifically explore the applications of spirituality and subtle energy.
By experiencing the body-mind-spirit interconnection, as well as integrating science with spirituality, people can gain a deeper insight into the nature of reality, which will hopefully empower them to contribute to the improvement of society at large.
Our students, faculty and staff believe they can make a difference. By joining CIHS, you are joining hundreds of others who believe they can make the world a better place.
Together we can and will change the world!
DR. HIROSHI MOTOYAMA
1925-2015
Founder
California Institute for Human Science
Dr Motoyama's Principles
Dr. Motoyama’s Principles:
To promote a society which enhances the integration of science and religion
To understand human existence from the total perspective of body, mind and spirit
To establish guiding principles for the citizens of the global society
To establish energy medicine that will prevent diseases and promote health
To elucidate the mechanism of the correlation between mind and body, and to actualize mental control over body and matter with a resulting better life
To systematize scientific and objective meditational practices, which will promote spiritual growth
To establish a society that satisfies both the individuality (freedom and rights) and sociality (morality and coexistence) of human existence
To establish a creative science that researches the mind and soul as well as matter
Philosophy
CIHS Statement on the Philosophy of Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama (1925–2015)
At the California Institute for Human Science, we are inspired by the principles and philosophy of our founder and first President, Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama. Dr. Motoyama’s life was directed toward laying the foundations for the emergence of a new integrative worldview wherein the insights derived from religion, spirituality, and science could be harmonized and unified. Specifically, Dr. Motoyama held that the materialistic universe disclosed by twentieth century science is but one aspect of a broader and deeper cosmos that includes spiritual dimensions. He taught that the human being consists of body, mind, soul, and spirit, and that humanity’s deepest essence is love and wisdom. All human beings have an inherent capability to achieve oneness with God and to realize the underlying emptiness of the Absolute.
As a Shinto priest, a mystic, and a master of yogic meditation practices, Dr. Motoyama taught the practical methods by which human beings can attain unity with the transcendent and creative source of existence, and he detailed the stages that are passed through along this journey. He also pursued rigorous scientific investigation into the subtle energetic and biophysical changes that accompany psychospiritual growth. Dr. Motoyama believed that this dual approach of pursuing spiritual growth while also carrying out pioneering scientific research would one day enable a reintegration of scientific and religious perspectives.
Toward this end, in 1992, Dr. Motoyama established the California Institute for Human Science in Encinitas, CA to provide leadership in these efforts by offering a venue for cutting edge scientific research and innovative programs of higher education aimed at reconciling science and spirituality. He envisioned that this academic and scientific work would play a crucial role in the emergence of a universal spiritual outlook that will help to build common ground between the world’s religious, cultural, and ethnic groups, thus paving the way for humanity to take its next evolutionary step toward a harmonious, peaceful, and sustainable global society. At CIHS, we are proud of our legacy and grateful to Dr. Motoyama for his service, and we continue to draw inspiration from his example as we strive to implement the mission and principles of the Institute.
