Category Archives: prayer
Tenrikyo /God’s Library
In science, for every action, there is a reaction, but sometimes not an immediate reaction. In Religion, we sow what we have planted; but again not an immediate consequence. Time is the factor, which clouds our perception of cause and … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Religion is Easy to Understand
Religion appears to be so simple to understand. Avoid the evils of life, like greed, arrogance and self love, and you will have a great future. This future is not about carnal pleasures that many seek. It is a future … Continue reading
Let Trump Speak
The recent events in the Trump presidential campaigns reveal the anger people have concerning the views of the opposition party. But freedom of speech is guaranteed under our constitution. These organizations that disrupt others from speaking are going against the … Continue reading
How Do We Increase membership in our Churches
If we were to take the words of the Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki) literally, one would think that God was giving the early followers of the religion the recipe to successful harvesting of crops. In 1838 God descended from Heaven … Continue reading
Where are the new members?
It is said that God uses analogies and parables in teaching mankind. In the year 1838, God was said to have descended from Heaven upon a small farming town in Japan, to save mankind. In teaching the early followers, God … Continue reading
The Difficult Path to Salvation
In the Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki), it is said that the path of salvation is a difficult path because it involves persistence, determination and commitment to follow this path. This path involves the elimination of evils greed, arrogance and self-love … Continue reading
Why we suffer/revised
Where is God? You hear stories about someone missing a flight, where the airplane crashes and everyone dies. They are often quoted “God was looking after me”. But what happened to the other 200 passengers that perished on that flight. … Continue reading
A Religion of Peace?
There have been recent allegations that a particular religion is not a religion of peace. One question to ask these members of this particular religion is, “ If God or your religion tells you to kill, would you?” If the … Continue reading
What is the Purpose of Life?
What is the purpose of life; and if we find this answer, how do we attain this? Many great scholars, and religious people have spent their entire lives searching for the purpose of life. From a biological point of view, … Continue reading