Category Archives: joyous life
Is God Trying to Guide Us?
We who are followers of the Heaven’s Truth (Tenrikyo) religion must be very cautious in interpreting what occurs every day. When suffering or inconvenience occurs, is it due to causality, or is it God’s guidance? I often hear people say … Continue reading
Allegories have been used to explain difficult or unfamiliar concepts throughout time. It is said that God descended in 1838 upon a rural agriculture community. To explain how the teaching of God will spread, God used terms familiar to the … Continue reading
Why Church membership Does Not Increase Re-visited
Many religions have struggled to find out how to increase their followers. There are recent surveys that reveal that the majority of people do not attend a church. The increase in membership allows the church more revenue, and sometimes political … Continue reading
Why Do We Suffer/ revisited
Sometimes when people read my old blogs, I review them and add to what was written. This is a blog written in May of 2013. Consider the books in God’s library. In each book, the first and last pages are … Continue reading
Natural Disasters as a result of God’s Wrath
How does God communicate his disapproval with us? In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki), God tells us that the anger and regret of God is manifested by severe weather and geological disturbances. In this world, landslides, thunder, earthquakes, And great … Continue reading
The Path to World Salvation (Heaven’s Truth/Tenrikyo)
Remove greed, arrogance, and self-love from one’s thoughts to have joy; by the principal of causality, this will bring upon joy. True joy is shared joy. We must share with others on how to attain joy and be spirited. God … Continue reading
Insight into my blogs
A few people have commented on where I get my information to write the blogs, and what my purpose is in writing the blogs. It is mainly to introduce a teaching which I feel will eventually change the world. It … Continue reading
God can heal you?
In many of the sacred books, there are accounts of miraculous healings that were performed by the prophets. Even today there are religions that advocate the healing of illness by prayer. But there are also instances where the prophets could … Continue reading
Heaven’s Truth for Dummies
Believe that God descended from Heaven to help mankind remove evil from his or her heart. Believe in causality and reincarnation and our bodies are borrowed from God; our souls live forever. Remove evil (greed, arrogance, and self love) from … Continue reading
How to communicate with God
What makes our prayers effective, and answered by God? People have used incantations by spiritual figures in the past. In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki) is the following: Do not think that incantations or magical arts are great. The mind’s … Continue reading