Kanrodai at Ojiba
Purpose:
To ask God to help people understand the heart (soul), so they can understand why they suffer or have joy.
OUR PRAYER (Joyous Service): Must be performed with a sincere mind void of greed, arrogance, and self love for God to answer our prayer. The prayer must be preceded by the spreading of the truth of the heart, and what God will do to help others understand the heart. This dissemination of God’s truth is called hinokishin. This prayer is also called the Kagura and Kanrodai Service, which includes the movements of the hands in expressing our sincere prayer to God. The Prayer is directed to the Kanrodai (coordinates 34 Latitude, 135 Longitude) where mankind was first created; and where God and Oyasama are said to be to answer our prayers for world salvation.
Joyous Service
Evil sweeping, save them please,
Universal Saving God.
(Repeat 21 times)
Just a talk to you, what God is saying, listen please.
False things, spoken not.
This world’s, earth and heaven as a model,
wife/husband created and brought forth.
This is this world’s beginning
You are Universal Saving God.
Evil sweeping, save them quickly.
Everyone purified, Kanrodai.
(Repeat nine times, pausing after each set of 3)
(Ashiki o harou) (te tasuke tamae)
(Tenri-O-no-Mikoto).
(Choto hanashi) (Kami no yu koto) (kiite kure)
(Ashiki no koto wa) (iwan dena)
(Kono yo no) (ji to ten to o) (katadorite)
(Fufu o koshirae) (kitaru dena)
(Kore wa kono yo no) (hajime dashi)
(Ashiki o harou) (te tasuke sekikomu)
(Ichiretsu sumashite) (Kanrodai).
(Repeat nine times, pausing after each set of 3)
Hand movements of first part of the prayer:
Start with hands together in praying position (signifying God). Hands together pointing down when evil is spoken. Hands coming toward heart and then going away from heart when sweeping is said. Both hands coming down when save them is said ( signifying God’s blessing from heaven). Both Hands palms up when please is said. Right hand palms down, followed by left hand palm down when Universal is said. Both hands palm down when Saving is said (signifying God’s blessing again). Both hands palm up when God is said (asking God for his blessings).
Hand movements of third part of the prayer:
Start with hands together in praying position (signifying God). Hands together pointing down when evil is said. Hands coming toward heart and then going away from heart when sweeping is said. Both hands coming down when save them is said (signifying God’s blessings from heaven). Both hands palms up, together and directed to left side when quickly is said. Both hands together palms down making circular motion when mankind is said. Both hands palm down and separating when purified is said. Both hands together coming down palms up (God’s blessing) and then palms up (receiving God’s blessings) when Joyous life is said.
note: hinokishin or spreading God’s truth, and true sincerity is usually necessary before our prayer(Joyous Service) is accepted by God.
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