Category Archives: heart
THE BROAD PATH
OFUDESAKI 10-21
Interpretation: This may be a controversial translation. Ichi is translated usually as one (-) in the Ofudesaki, but this verse including one other uses the hiragana symbols for ichi. This verse, I believe is telling us what location to pray … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 10-9
Interpretation: God telling the early followers that God will begin to help them save the world.
OFUDESAKI 10-3
Interpretation: Kara and tenjiku refer to places where the people do not know God’s teachings. Their minds are not settled or pure of dusts. God tells us that eventually their minds will become purified.
What is the truth?
The word shinjitsu and shin appear in the Ofudesaki 173 times. The English translation of shinjitsu are, the truth, truly, real, and sincerity. The traditional Tenrikyo Headquarters’ translation uses all of these 4 words in translating shinjitsu and shin in … Continue reading
THE SOUL AS ENERGY
Some of you may think that my idea of the heart (soul), as energy that contains information about our essence, is ludicrous. But hear me out on an analogy of our hearts (souls) to our smartphones. If I were to … Continue reading
We Do Not Understand Our Own Hearts
In the Ofudesaki God tells us that we do not understand the heart (mune). God tells us that when the world understands the heart, there will joy in the world. What is the heart, and what does it do. All … Continue reading
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
We Do Not Understand the Heart
Many of you are having difficulty understanding what the mune or heart is. Even in the first verse of the most sacred book, God tells us that there is no one who understands the heart. From the information gleaned from … Continue reading