Category Archives: karma
God Will Begin to Work
What is it that attracts people to religion or to God? The healing of an individual from a serious illness may open the eyes of a nonbeliever. Look at religious figures like Jesus, Buddha, and Oyasama. Many people became believers … Continue reading
God’s Library
Reincarnation and causality are difficult concepts to understand. Our lives are like a book. Each chapter is one lifetime. If one were able to read a random chapter, one would have a difficult time understanding what is happening. Like a … Continue reading
The Universe as the Body of God
How does God communicate his disapproval? In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki), God warns us that the anger and regret of God is manifested by severe weather and geological disturbances. In this world, landslides, thunder, earthquakes, And great winds are … Continue reading
Does fate control us?
To have faith and joy is a difficult path. It is easy to be spirited and have faith when good fortune continues to shine on you. But how easy is it when sufferings, temptations, and obstacles appear? The emotions of … Continue reading
Sweeping away evil
In the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo), we believe that there is no one who is essentially or inherently evil. It is only because a bit of dust has stuck on. These dusts are said to be arrogance, self-love, greed, miserliness, … Continue reading
How do we remove evil
I hear on the news concerning what should be done to combat the terrorist. Many political analysts on one particular channel suggest finding and killing of all terrorists. But can all evil in this world be eliminated by death? Look … Continue reading
We control our own destiny
The path to purify our minds is a very difficult path. Many will stumble on this path. It is to remove evil (greed, arrogance, and self love) from the mind no matter what life puts in front of you. By … Continue reading
A RELIGION TO SAVE ALL MANKIND
WHY DO SOME SUFFER WHILE OTHERS HAVE JOY? HOW DO WE FIND JOY? BY REMOVING GREED, ARROGANCE, AND SELF LOVE FROM ONE’S MIND WILL CREATE JOY IN THE FUTURE. BY WHAT PRINCIPLE DOES THIS OPERATE? WE MUST FIRST UNDERSTAND CAUSALITY. … Continue reading
Learning to Pray
“I imagine thousands of desperate Maya singing and dancing on these platforms, begging for rain that would never come.” This was a quote from archaeologist Holley Moyes, who theorized that the Mayan culture disappeared due to the lack of rain. … Continue reading
Does God Need Praise?
Does God need praise? I was pondering over the translation of the word “namu” in reference to our prayer for world salvation. Praise O’ Universal Saving God. At first, I had translated the word namu to praise God; but then … Continue reading