Category Archives: Tenrikyo

Who wants to spread the teachings in the Ofudesaki to the world? Unfortunately our religion is closer to 0 percent of the population of the earth, while christianity and islam are about 35% each.  Why is our religion not growing?  … Continue reading →

Reflecting on the Dusts (Negative Thoughts) God Wants Us to Remove In the Ofudesaki, God identifies six specific dusts—or negative thoughts—that we must remove from our minds. These dusts are: Regret or disappointment (oshii) Covetousness (hoshii) Self-love or self-centeredness (kawaii) Greed (yoku) Arrogance (kouman) In my experience, … Continue reading →

When God accepts our prayer, God provides workings of guidance to help others understand their own soul, to purify their own mind.

Do not oppose God’s guidance to help one understand the soul, to purify the mind.

The workings are God’s guidance to help understand the soul.

How Do We Remove Our Negative Thoughts? God teaches that if we remove our negative thoughts, we will be saved. When the mind becomes pure, only joy will come from our own soul. But what exactly are these negative thoughts … Continue reading →

Why the Teachings of the Ofudesaki Are Not Spreading — A Reflection on the Youki-tsutome God teaches us in the Ofudesaki that when our minds are pure, we are saved. From a pure mind, only joy will come—joy that arises from our … Continue reading →