Category Archives: God

OFUDESAKI 9-19

Interpretation: The location of the Central Pillar (kanrodai) is where the first parents of human beings were created. This is the location where God descended from heaven. God wants us to purify our minds to pray toward this location. When … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 9-18

Interpretation: God is telling us that when the world realizes that God is going out to save people, the permanent Central Pillar will be quickly installed. This is why we have to spread the teachings of God to the world.

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OFUDESAKI 9-17

Interpretation: God is reminding the early followers of the preparations that God is making to save the world. Prerequisites or preparations must be met before the Joyous Services becomes effective for the early followers. God is advising the early followers … Continue reading

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Interpretation: God will go out to save the world.

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OFUDESAKI 9-15

Interpretation: The word preparation (moyo) is very important. God will not just go out to save the world. There are prerequisites or preparations that must be done before God will go out to save others. These instructions are all in … Continue reading

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OUDESAKI 9-10

Interpretation: We know that illness exist in the world, but God tells us that illness should be nonexistent in human beings. God gave the first parents of human beings the Original pure mind of God. This is a mind that … Continue reading

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The Heart Punishes & Rewards Us

  In the Ofudesaki, God directly tells us that God has been on the sidelines only observing us since the creation of human beings. This is referenced in the Ofudesaki a few times. God is said to have descended from … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-97

Interpretation: What is the purpose of the Service? This is what God is asking. The purpose of the Service, is to ask God to help others understand God’s teachings, especially about the mune or heart. By God saving people from … Continue reading

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The Mirror

I am always surprised at what information I find when I continue to study our sacred scriptures, both the Ofudesaki and Mikagura-uta. In todays post on the Mikagura-uta Study Group on Facebook, I was surprised to find how different my … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-95

Interpretation: For the early followers, God through Oyasama taught the early followers how to perform the Joyous Service. To prepare for this Service, God is telling us to purify our minds by understanding what comes from our hearts or mune. … Continue reading

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