What Will Happen If We Truly Follow the Instructions in the Ofudesaki?
What if we:
- Purify our own minds by understanding the soul (mune),
- Spread the teachings of the pure mind, the soul, and God’s guidance to others,
- Perform the Youki-tsutome, asking God to place guidance on the people we have shared the teachings with—so they may come to understand their own soul and purify their minds,
- Perform the Osazuke on those who come to our places of worship, healing the illness given as guidance from God.
If we carry out these steps sincerely, will we receive the promised “harvest” of new members to be saved—just as God assured the early followers in the Ofudesaki?
hayabaya to narimono nari to dashikake yo
tsutome bakari o seete iru kara (15:90)Quickly, the harvest(of new members) resulting in, to begin!
The Service only, because hastening to exist.
This verse shows that when we focus on performing the Service and following the teachings, the blessings—including a harvest of people to be saved—will naturally appear.
Could this be the key to Tenrikyo becoming a major religion in the world? More importantly, could it be how we save the world from the sufferings we see today?
The Core Teaching We Must Spread:
- Understand the soul. The soul (mune) is what monitors our behavior. We reap what we have sowed.
- Eliminate negative thoughts. These are the root of negative emotions. When acted upon, they create negative fates stored in the soul—eventually manifesting as suffering.
- Purify the mind. When the mind is pure, one is saved. Only joy will come from one’s own soul.
御筆先の教えを本当に実行したら、何が起こるのか?
もし私たちが、
- 魂(胸 mune)を理解することで自分のkokoro (mind)を澄まし、
- 純粋なkokoro (mind)、魂、そして神のご守護の教えを他人に伝え、
- **ようきづとめ(陽気づとめ)**を勤め、教えを伝えた人々に神様がご守護(病や障り)を与えてくださるよう願い、その人々が自らの魂を悟り、kokoro (mind)を澄ますよう導き、
- 神のご守護(病や障り)を受けた人々が礼拝所へ来た際に、おさづけを取り次ぎ、病を癒す。
これらを誠実に実行すれば、御筆先において神様が初期の信者に約束されたように、救われるべき人々の「成り物(収穫)」が現れるのでしょうか?
hayabaya to narimono nari to dashikake yo
tsutome bakari o seete iru kara(15-90)Quickly, the harvest resulting in, to begin!
The Service only, because hastening to exist.
この御歌が示しているのは、つとめを勤め、その教えを実行すれば、神様のお働きにより、成り物(人々の収穫=信仰者)が現れるということです。
これこそが、天理教が世界の主要な宗教の一つになる鍵ではないでしょうか?
もっと重要なことは、現代社会にある苦しみから世界を救う道なのかもしれません。
