Category Archives: Ofudesaki

OFUDESAKI 9-28

Interpretation: Any of God’s blessings to receive, one must purify the mind of dusts or evil thoughts. These dusts are regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance.

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OFUDESAKI 9-24

Interpretation: 1838 was when God descended from Heaven to save the world. God saw the ominous fates in the hearts of human beings. God descended from heaven to help us purify our hearts, by purifying our minds, returning to the … Continue reading

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THE OFUDESAKI, SCRIPTURE OF PROPHECIES

This translation differs from Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. Please compare both translation in determing God’s message to the early followers of Oyasama. The Ofudesaki is translated by many as the tip of the writing brush, but it can also be translated … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 9-14

Interpretation: The verses that follow will give you the answer to what matters God is truly hastening.

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OFUDESAKI 8-74

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OFUDESAKI 8-72

Interpretation: God is telling the early followers, that God is speaking through Oyasama. These are God’s words that she speaks, and the words in the Ofudesaki.

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The Story of Creation

In the Christian bible, in Genesis 1:27, God created man in his own image. In the Ofudesaki, God tells us that the creation is a little more complicated. God tells us that the human beings were created from the existing … Continue reading

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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

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OFUDESAKI 7-101

Interpretation: I believe that God compares our minds to the mind of Oyasama when we perform the Joyous Service. This is why, when finding the location of the Kanrodai, the early followers who had a pure mind stopped at the … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-98

Interpretation: God has told us that illness, like smallpox should not exist in this world. God also tells us illness originates from the mind. If we can remove dusts from our minds, we can eliminate illness. God has descended from … Continue reading

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