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Interpretation: People tend to forget or refuse what is taught to them because of the dusts in their minds. These dusts are the thoughts of regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. These are the thoughts that affect our behavior, especially … Continue reading
History Repeats Itself Because of Arrogance
In one of our sacred books (Osashizu), God tells us that if we have anger, we do not know God’s teachings. In my case, people have often told me I have much anger, and to “chill out”. But how does … Continue reading
How to Eliminate Anger
In one of our sacred books (Osashizu), God tells us that if we have anger, we do not know God’s teachings. In my case, people have often told me I have much anger, and to “chill out”. But how does … Continue reading
Tenrikyo
Arrogance is one of the evils that our religion tells us to remove from our minds. People often think that arrogant people are wrong in their opinions; but we can be right in our opinions or arguments and still be … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Why We Need to Remove Arrogance
It is not surprising that most religions do not listens to the concerns and questions of their congregation. Any questions concerning the authenticity of their beliefs will brand you an heretic. When have you ever heard a religion come out … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Happiness in a Bottle?
How do we become happy, where everything feels good? There are “cloudy days” that whatever you do you feel gloomy, and depressed, while there are “sunny days” where one feels great no matter what is occurring around you. Some will … Continue reading
What is the most arrogant city?
What is the most arrogant city in the country? Seems like a ridiculous question. Recently have been traveling and visiting different cities, and have been driving my car. Everyone knows how difficult it is to navigate through a new city. … Continue reading
If you have anger, you do not know God’s teachings
In the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo), we are told that if we have anger, we do not know God’s teachings. But how do we remove greed, arrogance, and self-love from our minds? Anger, I believe comes from our arrogance. We … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /The Most Evil Sin
What is the worst sin? I would say arrogance is the most evil sin. I define arrogance as: A way of thinking that one’s view is correct, relevant or irrelevant of any information that is present. This thinking results in … Continue reading