Category Archives: soul

Who We Are

Posted on June 30, 2019 by heaventruth

God created human beings to live the joyous life.  Let me rephrase it correctly. God created human bodies, so we can live the joyous life.  What are we? Are we our bodies? The body plus the soul is who we … Continue reading →

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Understanding Karma and Causality

Posted on June 29, 2019 by heaventruth

Many religions believe in causality or karma, but none have succeeded in explaining how the process works. We all have heard the expression of “What we sow, we reap”. In the Ofudesaki, God tells us that we do not understand … Continue reading →

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Do We Need to Believe in God?

Posted on June 27, 2019 by heaventruth

What makes Tenrikyo so different from other religions? We don’t really have to believe in God or attend church to have a joyous life. For those Tenrikyo members, please hear me out before telling me I am wrong and crazy. … Continue reading →

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The Broad and Narrow Path of the Soul

Posted on June 23, 2019 by heaventruth

When I first started reading the Ofudesaki, I would skip over these few verses because I did not understand them.  The following is from the Ofudesaki: Yamasaka ya ibara guro mo gakemichi mo tsurugi no naka mo torinuke tara 1-47 … Continue reading →

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The Fork in the Road

Posted on June 22, 2019 by heaventruth

When one encounters obstacles or temptations, it is like encountering a fork in the road. One can take the path of the world or one can take the path of the soul. In the world’s path, you can do whatever … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Evil

Posted on June 21, 2019 by heaventruth

People are often are offended when I talk about the evil mind; and when I bring up the possibility that we all may have an evil mind.  They think about the evil mind that would kill or hurt others. But … Continue reading →

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How Do We Spread Our Religions

Posted on June 20, 2019 by heaventruth

How do we spread religion? While cutting the grass yesterday, I saw a few people dressed in formal attire, knocking on doors and leaving pamphlets. I am not too sure on how many people they were able to talk to. … Continue reading →

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God’s Justice

Posted on June 19, 2019 by heaventruth

I have noticed that there are more scams that are occurring each day, whether it is by phone, e-mails or text messages. These scams appear to be authentic and attempt to take advantage of our elderly population who has the … Continue reading →

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Saving Ourselves First/ 2nd revision

Posted on June 19, 2019 by heaventruth

Sorry for the repetition of my blog; but my second revision was not corrected when I published it. I have often heard that in our religion that we need to save others to save ourselves. Yes this makes sense; but … Continue reading →

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Saving Ourselves first /revision

Posted on June 18, 2019 by heaventruth

Sorry about the revision. In my haste to publish, I have made a few mistakes. I have often heard that in our religion that we need to save others to save ourselves. Yes this makes sense; but could this be … Continue reading →

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