Category Archives: Tenrikyo
OFUDESAKI 11-37
Interpretation: Everything that happen in life, even the bad things that occur, one must continue to have faith in God.
OFUDESAKI 11-34
Interpretation: The people taking care of Kokan did not realize how important she was to the salvation of the world. God wanted her to return to the residence, but the people wanted to take care of her illness at her … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 11-31
Interpretation: God is talking about Kokan, the daughter of Oyasama and one of the instruments at creation. God wants her to return to the Residence, to teach. She is important in the salvation of the world.
OFUDESAKI 11-27
Interpretation: God is talking about Kokan, Oyasama’s daughter. She was one of the instruments used in the creation of human beings. God has future expectation from her, in the saving of the world.
OFUDESAKI 11-25
Interpretation: This refers to Kokan’s illness. God is telling the early followers that this illness is God’s guidance. Kokan’s return to the Residence is important in the salvation of the world.
OFUDESAKI 11-23
Interpretation: God is telling us that illness as guidance will be given, to help us understand the teachings. This guidance, is also given to help us purify our own minds from the dusts of regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance.
OFUDESAKI 11-22
Interpretation: God descended from heaven to save mankind. How would God do this? God throughout the Ofudesaki and Mikagura-uta tells us that God will work. God first tells us the teaching in the Ofudesaki to help us lead a “Joyous … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 11-15
Interpretation: This refers to Kokan’s illness. God is telling the early followers to ponder their own minds to purify their minds. God wanted to return Kokan to the Residence, as she was one of the instruments at the beginning of … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 11-14
When illness or obstacles appear in our lives, we must ponder our own minds. What do we ponder? We must not ponder who to blame, but we must ponder our own minds to remove the dusts in our minds. These … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 11-13
Interpretation: God is telling us that suffering originates from our own minds.