Category Archives: Tenrikyo
The Pillar and the Origin
In many religions, there is a sacred site that followers make pilgrimages to every year. The pillar or the Kanrodai is a major component of the Heaven Truth religion. What is it or what does it represent? From a religious … Continue reading
Why God can’t heal me
There are illnesses that God cannot heal, even with our sincere prayers. Some may call this fate, and others call karma, innen or causality. But there are illnesses that God can heal. Throughout time, our sacred books have revealed miraculous … Continue reading
Opening the Portal to Save the World
The 26th is an important date in our religion, because the portal was opened to save all mankind. What does this mean? Open the portal means to have the Joyous Service become effective, making it possible to bring more people … Continue reading
We see, but we do not understand
What is causality? It is cause and effect. What ever happens, there is an effect. It is like the law of gravity, what ever goes up, it must come down (on earth). The law of causality states that good thoughts … Continue reading
Does God Need Praise?
Does God need praise? I was pondering over the translation of the word “namu” in reference to our prayer for world salvation. Praise O’ Universal Saving God. At first, I had translated the word namu to praise God; but then … Continue reading
Who is this person?
There was a person who was sent by God. This person saved thousands of people by miraculous healings. The authorities and other religious leaders persecuted this person. This person gave all physical possessions to the poor, and advocated the helping … Continue reading
Illness as God’s Guidance
What is the purpose of these pandemic like smallpox, cholera, and now Ebola? Why does God inflict these sufferings on people? It is interesting that there is a verse in the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki) that addresses the illness of … Continue reading
Why We Seek Religion
Why do people seek religion? Many religions gives people answers that they want to hear, like God loves them, and protects them. It reassures them of the rewards that exist after death. It requires one to have faith in the … Continue reading
The Theory of Regrution
The opposition of reincarnation will argue that the population of the world increases every year. Where were the seven billion souls that exist today? The believers of reincarnation will counter that evolution is the process by which souls are created … Continue reading
God as the Moon-Sun
How does God communicate with us? In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki), God tells us that the anger and regret of God is manifested by severe weather and geological disturbances. In this world, landslides, thunder, earthquakes, And great winds are … Continue reading