Tag Archives: causality
Tenrikyo /How Do We Remove Evil?
Ever since the beginning of mankind, we have attempted to distance ourselves from people who have acted contrary to our accepted norms. What do we do with people who commit heinous crimes against humanity? History provides many examples of communities, … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Path of Suffering
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Tenrikyo /God Wants Us to Understand the Soul/Heart
God wants us to understand the soul. Looking all over the world and through all ages, I find no one who understands the soul (heart). Tip of the Writing Brush 1-1 Why does God want us to understand the soul? … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /An Ordinary Woman
The following is an excerpt from the Osashizu concerning the Foundress of the Tenrikyo (Heaven’s Truth) religion. She was not a well-known person. She was just an ordinary person on a farm, a woman who knew nothing. She was no … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /We Do Not Understand the Soul
In the Heaven’s Truth Religion (Tenrikyo), these evils or sins are the thoughts of greed, arrogance, miserliness, covetousness, and self-love. Each individual soul was once said to be pure, only manifesting joy for the individual; but for many of us, … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Reincarnation and Causality
I am a proponent that for every action, there is a reaction. I believe this theory for everything that occurs in this world. This includes sufferings, misfortunes, as well as joy and happiness. I realize that for some people who … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /God will begin to Work
In our religion, God promises us paradise when all mankind is purified of evil. But why are we not even close to this time. We have religious and political wars; we have conflict between different races; we have killings and … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /What is the Truth?
If I tell you that everything I will say is the opposite of what I intend to convey, am I telling the truth now with this statement? Words and actions can fool others as long as you can get away … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /THE TRUTH OF HEAVEN
THE TRUTHS OF HEAVEN God has descended from Heaven and has given us instructions to live the joyous life. These truths are written in the Ofudesaki (Tip of the Writing Brush). God tells us to remove sin/evil (greed, arrogance, miserliness, … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Galatians 6-7
If the world believed in reincarnation and causality (karma, cause and effect, innen), what a great world it would be. Could you imagine a world that would use its resources to help each other? It would be heaven on earth! … Continue reading