It is interesting that many Tenrikyo people will take the flu vaccine or even the Covid vaccine. There are many Tenrikyo people on hypertension, heart, or diabetic medications. It is common that we visit physicians and hospital for any medical conditions that afflict our bodies.
But what does the Ofudesaki say about doctors and medicine? About the cholera epidemic in Japan, God tells us the illness is from God’s guidance. On the illness of Shuji, God tells us that doctors and medicine will not cure the illness.
So if we do not use doctors and medicine, what do we do? God tells us to ponder our minds for negative thoughts, and remove these thoughts from the mind. God tells us when the mind is pure, only joy and health will appear from our own souls.
But how many of us have the faith to depend on the truths that are written in the Ofudesaki?