Category Archives: Tenrikyo

Tanno or tannou

Today I would like to talk about tanno or tannou. In the dictionary it is defined as satisfaction, and pleasure. In Tenrikyo, it is said to be the acceptance of suffering ( of karma) with joy. In both the Ofudesaki … Continue reading

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God’s Guidance to Save the World

In the Ofudesaki, God tells us if we remove our negative thoughts from our minds, only health and joy will appear from our souls. But it is difficult for people to understand this. This is why almost half the contents … Continue reading

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sato sato ta oto, ta oto byou sama, byou sama

In the last chapter of the Ofudesaki, God tells us: (sato sato ta oto)(ta oto byou sama) (byou sama) 17-73 Church Headquarters tells us that these are the names of Oyasama’s relatives. But if we read the Ofudesaki, we find … Continue reading

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Saving Ourselves First

Just something interesting. When you board an airplane , there is a recording or announcement of a flight attendant about what one should do when an emergency occurs. They tell us to place the oxygen mask on ourselves before placing … Continue reading

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What If…..

I wonder what would happen if we followed the instructions in the Ofudesaki? If we: Understood our own soul to purify our own mind. Spread the teachings to other about the soul. Performed the Youki-tsutome asking God to save others. … Continue reading

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Spreading the Truths

I am a viewer of the sermons that the Los Angeles Tenrikyo Headquarter provides on the internet. Their sermons are interesting , but they do not provides instructions on how to spread God’s teachings to the world. It is God … Continue reading

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Which Translation is correct?

It is interesting in the translation of the Ofudesaki by Tenrikyo Church Headquarter, verse 17-73 is talking about Oyasama’s relatives. Why would God talk about this? The following is Church Headquarter’s translation. (sato sato ta oto) (ta oto byou sama) … Continue reading

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We Have Much Work to Do

If one sees twitter or X, one will see all the corruption, and human degradations. Will all this evil actions occur if the world everyone understood their own souls. We as a Tenrikyo Religion have much work to do. Of … Continue reading

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We Must Understand Our Own Soul

Just a little revision of yesterday’s post on Song 6-3 of the Mikagura-uta. (mina sekai no)(mune no uchi) (kagami no )(goto kuni)(utsuru nari). 6-3 All the world’s, soul’s interior, of mirror, like the dirt (evil actions), to reflect resulting in … Continue reading

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What Translation is Correct?

Song 6-3 of the Mikagura-uta is: (mina sekai no) (mune no uchi) (kagami no) (goto kuni) (utsuri nari). Tenrikyo Church Headquarter translates this as: The innermost hearts of all in the world, Are reflected to Me as in a mirror. … Continue reading

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