Just a little revision of yesterday’s post on Song 6-3 of the Mikagura-uta.

(mina sekai no)(mune no uchi)

(kagami no )(goto kuni)(utsuru nari). 6-3

All the world’s, soul’s interior,

of mirror, like the dirt (evil actions), to reflect resulting in (karma). 6-3

Tenrikyo Church Headquarter translate this as:

The innermost hearts of all in the world,

Are reflected to Me as in a mirror. 6-3

Which one is correct?

It is our own soul that monitors our behavior. It is our own soul that reflects our evil actions back to ourselves. We reap what we soul because of our own soul. It is not God that punishes us for our behavior.

If the world understood the soul, there will be peace and prosperity. God in the Ofudesaki tells us God will help us spread the message of the soul to the world. God has granted us the Youki-tsutome to do this.