Category Archives: Tenrikyo

Interpretation: To start to place illness as guidance to help you see the negative thoughts in your mind, and to let you see your future if you act upon these thoughts.

Summary of the Ofudesaki God wants everyone to understand one’s own soul. Without understanding the soul, one will not be able to understand why suffering or joy appears in this world. What is the soul (mune)? Most religions believe in the soul … Continue reading →

My native language is English, with some familarity with Japanese. I use a translator on the internet, so sometimes the information I receive or send out is not correct.  There are some words that are difficult to translate. Unfortunately some … Continue reading →

Interpretation: God is talking about God’s guidance that will appear on the body. This guidance is meant to help one understand the soul. When one understands the soul, one will be able to purify the mind by oneself. God’s guidance … Continue reading →

In the first verse of the Ofudesaki, God tells us that we do not understand the mune.  Tenrikyo church Headquarter translates and interprets mune as God’s mind. Yes, this could be correct, that we do not know God’s mind. I … Continue reading →

Interpretation: God warns us through the Ofudesaki before guidance given. This is also why we have to spread the teachings, and tell people that God may place illness as guidance, to help them understand the soul. Without the warnings, people … Continue reading →