Category Archives: Buddhist
OFUDESAKI 5-84
Interpretation: I believe God is talking to the yoboku who is spreading God’s truth of the heart, and who is telling people what God will do to save the world. God does not want you to be scared in going … Continue reading
The Truth to Happiness
In the Ofudesaki, God gives us the ingredients to the Joyous life. This information is free for all to see. There is no donations needed, pilgrimage to a holy site, sacrifice or prostration before God. The following is from tomorrow’s … Continue reading
The Truth of the Soul
Welcome to our website and the teachings of the Tenrikyo religion. Most of us can agree that our physical bodies will decay and decompose when we pass away. We will also agree or hope that there is something in our … Continue reading
The heart and mouth are the sand and filter
The following if from the Ofudesaki: Kono suino doko ni aru ya to omouna yo Mune to kuchi to ga suna to suino ya 3-11 This filter, where do you think it is. The heart/soul and the mouth are … Continue reading
Why We Need to Understand the Soul
The soul contains our fate and our pattern of thoughts. Our fate is our destiny, or what eventually our bodies are confronted with in life. Our thought patterns are arrogance, regret, greed, miserliness, and self-love. We all have these thought … Continue reading
A Beautiful Painting
There is a passage in one of our sacred books about a painting that we may admire and say it is beautiful, but do not understand what the artist wanted to convey. It reminds of the epic movie, “Planet of … Continue reading
Controlling Your Fate
Some people believe that you cannot control your fate, but you can change the way you respond to fate (karma). By this process, we can eliminate both negative fate and its source, which are our negative thoughts. Eventually after reluctantly … Continue reading
Why We Need to Understand the Soul
Do you sometimes wonder where you were before you were born? Were you able to think like what you are doing now? Will you be able to think when you die? It is amazing to see an infant as he … Continue reading
Shooting the Messenger
In is human nature to blame others when events in our lives do not go as planned. It is not surprising that we seek religions that place blame on others for our problems. For example, many religions have an evil … Continue reading
Abortionists Are Hurting God
It is very sad that some politicians are advocating for abortions at delivery. We have become a very selfish society where “I” has become important. “It is my body, so I can do anything with it”, is the quote that … Continue reading