Category Archives: Scripture From Heaven
OFUDESAKI 7-51
Interpretation: The world believes only what they see now. They do not see the relationship between cause and effect. They do not realize karma or innen.
OFUDESAKI 7-50
Interpretation: The blessings are God’s guidance to help others understand the heart. As emphasized in the first verse of the Ofudesaki, the knowledge of the heart is foremost to one’s salvation.
Understanding the Heart to Save the World
Like all Tenrikyo members believe, I believe that God descended from heaven to save human beings. In the first verse of the Ofudesaki, God tells us what we need to understand and share with the world to do this. We … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 7-49
Interpretation: The mind gets purified by eliminating the dusts of regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. When this happens our minds become spirited. This is what God wants for everyone.
OFUDESAKI 7-48
Interpretation: Because God wants everyone to be saved (see previous verse), God’s mind hastens to purify everyone’s mind. Remember the spirited mind is a purified mind. God is asking asking why our minds are depressed or not purified.
OFUDESAKI 7-47
Interpretation: When the mind is pure, any kind of blessings God promises. God truly wants to save everyone.
OFUDESAKI 7-46
Interpretation: When the mind is pure, one has access to God. Again these dusts we need to remove are regret, covetousness, self-love, arrogance, and greed.
The Broad and Narrow Path
In the Ofudesaki, God talks about the broad and narrow paths. On the diagram the black line in the middle separates these two paths. The broad path is the path of the heart, where one can purify one’s mind, if one … Continue reading
Summary of Ofudesaki
In the Mikagura-uta and the Ofudesaki, God uses analogies to make the teachings easier to understand. Most of the early followers were farmers working in the fields. God uses terms like weeding, water, fertilizer, and harvest in explaining the teachings. Yes … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI-GOD'S TEACHINGS 