Category Archives: Shinto
Tenrikyo /Seeking the Truth
God descended from heaven to bring upon change. God gave his prophets and messengers the truths of life. To be good to others as you would want them to be good to you, to turn your cheeks to your enemies, … Continue reading
Has our sacred books been polluted by mankind?
It is surprising that many of us have not read our sacred books, whether it is the Koran, Bible, or Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki). And even those who have attempted to read the “Holy Scriptures”, many of them do not … Continue reading
Killing Evil
How do we kill evil? If we kill all the people we believe are evil, would we eliminate evil? In recent world events, our political leaders have all advocated the elimination of a terrorist group as a priority in their … 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
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
Why We Seek Religion
Why do people seek religion? Many religions gives people answers that they want to hear, like God loves them, and protects them. It reassures them of the rewards that exist after death. It requires one to have faith in the … Continue reading
Finding God
What separates human beings from other species is that we are able to understand. We are able to reason. It is said that the world operates by the principle of cause and effect. This is the reason we are trying … Continue reading
Thinking Out of the Box
This is a story of C who lived a box. Everything was all right with his life, except he was not happy. He was told not to look out of the box, because there was evil outside. Also he was … Continue reading
We are all on the same side
Have you noticed that religions appear to compete with each other, and sometimes takes offense to some of the teachings of other religions? We can agree that the purpose of religion is to make people good, and most religions have … Continue reading
We are good
In some religion man is considered essentially evil. By evil, I mean having a mind of greed, arrogance, and self love. We are told that we are imperfect, and guaranteed to sin. But we are told that we are forgiven … Continue reading