Category Archives: Tenrikyo
How does God Guide Us?
How does God communicate with us? In the sacred books, it is said that God directly talked to the prophets like Moses, Elijah, Jacob, Jesus, and Oyasama. But how does God communicate to us now? Do we only have the … Continue reading
God’s Loan
As alluded to in previous posts, God shows guidance through illnesses and disorders of the body. In the Tip of the Writing Brush is the following verse: If you have borrowed something from another, you will need to pay interest. … Continue reading
God’s approval?
Do you sometimes wonder if God approves of what we are doing or thinking? Suppose we can find out God’s approval or disapproval. In the Tip of the Writing Brush is the verse: In distinguishing between Kara (evil mind) and … Continue reading
The Perfect World
In the Tip of the Writing are the following verses: Illness and pain throughout the world; you do not know that these are the road signs or guidance of God 2-22 There is nothing in this world that should … Continue reading
The Joyous Life
The following are verses from the Tip of the Writing Brush. Looking all over the world and through all ages, various paths of life exist also. 1-45 Over steep mountains, through tangles of thorns, along narrow ledges and through brandished … Continue reading
Good or Bad Seed?
This is a continuation of my previous blog on planting the seeds. For a man to have a joyous future, requires one to plant the seed of happiness. What is this seed? This seed is any effort or thought that … Continue reading
Planting Seeds
Have you ever started a garden? It requires much work. For a seed to sprout, and grow into a healthy plant requires one to plant the seeds, water it, remove the weeds, and fertilize. The following is an analogy between … Continue reading
Mind and Body
It is difficult for some people to associate disease and illness on our bodies to the way we use our minds. In the Tip of the Writing Brush are the following verses. Indicating no one in the world in particular, … Continue reading
God’s Wrath
In the past, people have commented on the tragedies that occur daily, and wonder why God permits these occurrences. In the Tip of the Writing Brush are the following verses: Thunder, earthquakes, great winds, and floods, these are regret and … Continue reading
How do we become happy?
The path to the joyous life is to remove greed, arrogance, and self-love from our minds. It is not only important to remove these evils from our own minds, but from the minds of everyone in the world. Without the … Continue reading