Category Archives: Christianity
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 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
How Much More Does the World Have to Suffer?
I would like to comment on an article in the Tenrikyo Newsletter. There is some in the church that believe that the progress in spreading our religion has come to a halt or slow progression. They go back to literature … 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
What is Causality and Reincarnation?
If only people could believe in causality and reincarnation, how the world will be so different. There will be no cheating, no stealing, no killings, no adultery, no lying, no scamming, no corruption, and no wars. There will be an … 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
What We Sow, We Reap
All religions tell us that God is watching over us. That sounds good, but there are over 7 billion people on earth. Can God watch over 7 billion people at once? Does God punish and reward us for our actions. … Continue reading
What Makes Our Religion different
What is the Tenrikyo Religion about? Someone long time ago asked me what makes our religion special from other religions, specifically the Christian religion. At that time, so many things ran across my mind, but nothing outstanding came upon my … Continue reading