Category Archives: Tenrikyo

OFUDESAKI 10-1

Interpretation: The “Original mind” is the pure mind given to the first parents of human beings. This is a mind that has no regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. This is the mind God wants us to return to.

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OFUDESAKI 9-62

Interpretation: God is telling everyone that there is no one who understands the pure mind given to the first parents of human beings. This is a mind without regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance.

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OFUDESAKI 9-61

Interpretation: The heavenly dew will be given to Oyasama at the location of the Kanrodai. When her physical body ceased to function, her soul returned to the location of the Kanrodai, where she participated in the creation of human beings. … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 9-32

Interpretation: God’s mind to become, is a mind without regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. This is the original mind (shinjitsu).

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Interpretation of the Ofudesaki

Verse 1-65 in the Ofudesaki has always made me uncomfortable. The traditional interpretation, tells us that Shuji had a mistress, and God wanted him to send her away, and marry a person who was younger than him.  But is this … Continue reading

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The Heart Punishes & Rewards Us

  In the Ofudesaki, God directly tells us that God has been on the sidelines only observing us since the creation of human beings. This is referenced in the Ofudesaki a few times. God is said to have descended from … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-101

Interpretation: I believe that God compares our minds to the mind of Oyasama when we perform the Joyous Service. This is why, when finding the location of the Kanrodai, the early followers who had a pure mind stopped at the … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-98

Interpretation: God has told us that illness, like smallpox should not exist in this world. God also tells us illness originates from the mind. If we can remove dusts from our minds, we can eliminate illness. God has descended from … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-96

Interpretation: From the previous verse, when we sweep our minds of our dusts, we will become spirited. When we get to this stage, God tells us to perform the Joyous Service.

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The Mirror

I am always surprised at what information I find when I continue to study our sacred scriptures, both the Ofudesaki and Mikagura-uta. In todays post on the Mikagura-uta Study Group on Facebook, I was surprised to find how different my … Continue reading

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