Category Archives: prayer

God’s blessings as illness and disease

God has created mankind to live a joyous life with everyone helping each other. But evils (greed, arrogance, and self love) have infected our minds, causing immediate and delayed suffering to the world. God has descended from Heaven to save … Continue reading

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We Are All Family

With all the violence and wars in the world, I just wanted to remind my readers that there is a God that is looking after us. These are some verses from the Book of Prophecy (Ofuedsaki) All of you throughout … Continue reading

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A Topic Difficult to Comprehend

In religious literature the words heart and mind is often interchanged. There are phrases like purification of the mind, or the purification of the heart. But are the mind and the heart synonyms? Some believe that the soul is what … Continue reading

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The Universe is God

In the beginning was God (Universe) by himself. God felt alone, so he said let there be man. How would he create such a complex being? He took from the muddy oceans of the earth, the instruments of human creation; … Continue reading

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Is Faith Good

What does a distorted mirror have to do with religion?  In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki), God throughout the sacred book tells us that we do not understand him.  The following is from the Book of Prophecy: Though I have … Continue reading

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Causality, Innen, Karma 101

It is human nature to seek fault from the outside, and not find fault within. We tend to blame others for our misfortunes. We blame our parents who raised us incorrectly, we blame our teachers that were incompetent, and we … Continue reading

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The Emperor Has no Clothes

There was a story by Hans Christian Andersen about a powerful and vain emperor who the people feared. He had hired what he thought were the two best weavers of his time to fabricate an ornate suite that would distinguish … Continue reading

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The ABC’s of THE JOYOUS LIFE

Remove arrogance, greed, and self love from one’s thoughts because: Arrogance causes anger, enmity, and hatred Greed causes miserliness and covetousness Self-love causes nepotism, and isolation By the Principle of Heaven (causality), when we remove these evils from our minds, … Continue reading

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Hinokishin

What is more important, the soul or the physical body? Many will say it is the salvation of the soul that is the most important. Yet, many religions place more emphasis on the physical or tangible assets of society. Food … Continue reading

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God’s Guidance

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

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