Category Archives: Tenrikyo

God Created in the Image of Mankind

What if God had descended from heaven, and tried to teach mankind about God’s truth, but we could not understand because of our limited knowledge, customs and prejudices. In the Book of Prophecy is the following: Step by step, I … Continue reading →

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Allegories have been used to explain difficult or unfamiliar concepts throughout time. It is said that God descended in 1838 upon a rural agriculture community. To explain how the teaching of God will spread, God used terms familiar to the … Continue reading →

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We Reap What We Sow

In the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo), there is a quote, “We see but we do not understand”. What is it that we do not understand? We do not understand the principle of causality. Good thoughts and actions result in joy; … Continue reading →

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Why Church membership Does Not Increase Re-visited

Many religions have struggled to find out how to increase their followers. There are recent surveys that reveal that the majority of people do not attend a church. The increase in membership allows the church more revenue, and sometimes political … Continue reading →

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9-11 Remembered, and Forgotten

If God told you to kill innocent people, would you? This is why having faith can be a two edge sword. Faith in God gives one hope, but it also can and has been catastrophic. Today is the anniversary of … Continue reading →

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Change

How do we change people? Some religions believe in coercion, or elimination of people who do not believe in their religion. We see this in the Islam religion today. Christianity is not exempt from blame; remember the crusades of the … Continue reading →

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The ABC’s of THE JOYOUS LIFE

Remove arrogance, greed, and self love from one’s thoughts because: Arrogance causes anger, enmity, and hatred Greed causes miserliness and covetousness Self-love causes nepotism, and isolation By the Principle of Heaven (causality), when we remove these evils from our minds, … Continue reading →

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Hinokishin

What is more important, the soul or the physical body? Many will say it is the salvation of the soul that is the most important. Yet, many religions place more emphasis on the physical or tangible assets of society. Food … Continue reading →

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Can Arrogance be the Devil?

Ignore the color of the skin of the racist. It is the evil of arrogance in the thoughts that emanate from the soul of the individual. Arrogance is no stranger to color, gender, and physical features. Arrogance is evil. It … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Suffer/ revisited

Sometimes when people read my old blogs, I review them and add to what was written. This is a blog written in May of 2013. Consider the books in God’s library.  In each book, the first and last pages are … Continue reading →

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