Category Archives: Tenrikyo
Mikagura-uta Song 1-1
OFUDESAKI 6-46
Interpretation: The first couple gave birth to 900,099,999 living sea creatures. Some consider this story of human creation as a myth, while others consider this as true. From a scientific perspective, this story of creation does not go contrary to … Continue reading
Mikagura-uta 8
Interpretation: Spirited also means the purification of the mind. This is a mind that is void of regret, covetousness, greed, arrogance, and self-love. When the mind becomes pure, the heart will follow to become pure. A pure heart will only … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 6-45
Interpretation: These ones refer to the first couple, the fish and sea serpent. God is taking every precaution to create human beings that are meant to live the Joyous life.
OFUDESAKI 6-44
Interpretation: God created the first couple from a fish and sea serpent. This occurred about a billion years ago in the muddy ocean.
Our Prayer for World Salvation
In our religion, most of us believe that performing the Joyous Service, Yorozuyo and the 12 songs will bring upon God’s blessings. Some will even say one has to perform the Yorozuyo and the 12 songs without one single mistake … Continue reading
The Mind, Body, and Heart
In the Ofudesaki and the Mikagura-uta, God tells us that illness on our bodies comes from our minds. These dust or evil thoughts in our minds are regret, covetousness, arrogance greed, and self-love. We can probably all agree that these … Continue reading