Category Archives: Hindu
Can an evil person become good?
The question arises; can an evil person become a good person? If so, how much time is allowed to achieve this purity of mind? Is it only one lifetime that one has to achieve this goal, or do we have … Continue reading
Where was I?
Sometimes I wonder what happens when I die. I know my physical body will decompose and become integrated in the earth. But what would become of my thoughts. Would I still be able to think, or would my thoughts completely … Continue reading
Where was God?
Why is there evil and suffering in this world? Where was God in 9-11? Where was God when the holocaust was occurring? Where was God when the Black Plague was killing millions of people. There are two concepts of God. … Continue reading
For every action, there is a reaction
Newton’s third law says that for every action there is a reaction. Could this also pertain to our behaviors? Could each thought generate a response? Could our future depend on our thoughts and behavior of today? In the Osashizu is … Continue reading
God’s Truths
Many people wonder why the promised time has not come. Why are our prayers not answered? In the Tip of the Writing Brush is the following: Step by step, I have taught the truth of single-heartedness with God. But you … Continue reading
Can Christians believe in Causality?
What is the goal of every Christian? It is to get into heaven, where joy and happiness will be forever: sharing this happiness with love ones. This is the goal of the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo). We believe that eventually … Continue reading
Heaven’s Truth
Almost everyone knows about the 10 commandments, or the sins we should avoid. In the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo), the evils of greed, arrogance, covetousness, miserliness, anger, hatred, enmity and self-love is advised to sweep from our minds. The following … Continue reading
Blind Faith in Religion
Just recently I received a couple of messages from a blogger that I was a hypocrite, and an irate message that I did not know what I was talking about. He or she quoted a few verses from the Bible … Continue reading
The Truth of Heaven
What is the difference between Tenrikyo (Heaven’s Truth Chruch) and other religions? I believe that many Tenrikyo followers believe that our church is a unique religion, different from all other religions. But realistically our religion is not much different than … Continue reading
Comparing Religions
What makes our religion different from other religions? Let us today compare Buddhism to our religion. Both religions accept that there is much suffering on this earth. Buddhism believes in repressing things that cause suffering by meditation, avoidance of … Continue reading