Category Archives: joyous life
OFUDESAKI 10-6
Interpretation: God will distinguish between nihon (pure mind) and kara (impure mind), by guidance or illness. This guidance is to help the people of kara, to purify their minds.
OFUDESAKI 10-4
Interpretation: People usually will not accept God’s teaching by hearing it. This is why God will assist us to help people understand the teachings. Actions have more influence than words. This is why God will rush out to save others.
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.
OFUDESAKI 9-62
Interpretation: God is telling everyone that there is no one who understands the pure mind given to the first parents of human beings. This is a mind without regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance.
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
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
Interpretation: God is telling the early followers that these blessings of guidance will be seen in the future. One of the prerequisite for these blessings is the performance of the Joyous Service. The other two are the understanding of the … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 6-6
Interpretation: This place refers to where the Kanrodai is. This is where God accepts our prayer, the Joyous Service.
Tenrikyo /The Path of the Heart
Looking at the occurrences of the world, there are two paths that the world follows. There is the world’s path where you can do whatever you want and get away with it, so long as no one sees you do … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Are You Happy?
In today’s world, drugs to reduce depression and anxiety are the most prescribed medications. We all want to be spirited, that feeling that everything is all right. The pharmaceutical companies knowing this predicament, spends millions of dollars on advertisement in … Continue reading