Category Archives: Tenrikyo

In the Ofudesaki, most of the topics are about God’s guidance that will appear to help us understand the soul, to attain the pure mind.  Words reflecting God’s guidance are the following in the Ofudesaki: Hataraki Juuyou Juuyo Juyojizai You … Continue reading →

Many people think that my only purpose is to criticize the existing religion of Tenrikyo. For example, my son and I attended a Tenrikyo seminar on the Ofudesaki, in Los Angeles. I had attempted to distribute my English translation of … Continue reading →

When we perform the Youki-tsutome to save others, we must have a pure mind.

In the first verse of the Ofudesaki, God tells us we do not understand the soul. What is the soul, and what does it do?  Many people believe that because of the soul, we live for eternity. When our physical body … Continue reading →

What would the world be like if everyone understood the soul? In our sacred scripture God tells us we do not understand the soul. もし誰もが魂を理解していたら、世界はどうなるだろうか？聖なる書物において神は、我々が魂を理解していないと告げている。

In our religion, the Ofudesaki is said to be from God. The rest of the scripture in Tenrikyo may or may not be from God.  ln the Ofudesaki, there are many examples of people not understanding the teachings. Even Oyasama’s … Continue reading →