Tag Archives: guidance
Don’t Kill the Messenger/revised
What if the world is a reflection of our minds? The problems at work, the unexpected sufferings are all the results of our minds. The delivery of these sufferings may be from people familiar to us, or may even be … Continue reading
Suppose
Suppose one can heal one’s own illnesses and disease. Suppose one can do this by eliminating greed, arrogance, and self love from one’s minds. Suppose there is a prayer that asks God to help us with this difficult task. Suppose … Continue reading
God’s Guidance
Life decisions are sometimes very difficult. Sometime we want a sign from God if we are taking the right path; an occurrence of a rainbow for approval, and lightning and thunder for God’s disapproval. But of course these are natural … Continue reading
Repentance in Action
In the Osashizu is written: Repentance in thought is not enough. To put it into action is truly to repent. March 26, 1896 What this means, is that just saying sorry for past indiscretions is not enough. One must not … Continue reading
Our Sins
Human beings do not like to hear that they are imperfect. We do not want to hear about our frailties, and shortcomings. Many of us will avoid at all cost an evaluation of ourselves whether it be at work, or … Continue reading
The Universe is the Body of God
In the Tip of the Writing Brush (Ofudesaki), it is said that we borrow our bodies from God. God lends us our bodies. It is said that we have autonomous control of the use of our minds. To a limited … Continue reading
Evil People
What kind of beliefs do people that cause sufferings in this world have? What religions are they affiliated with? The recent chemical annihilation of innocent children and the past history of genocide of the Nazi regime represent mankind at its … Continue reading
Pray for the future
How appropriate are our prayers. I remember when I was in school, I prayed after my tests. I would think that God would not be able to change the past. Thinking about it now, it would have probably been more … Continue reading
The Path to World Salvation
PATH TO WORLD SALVATION 1. Spreading the message that God will start to decrease the time lapse between the “cause and effect”, making it easier to understand the relationship between our thoughts and our future. Understand causality. Good thoughts bring forth … Continue reading
The Omnipresent God
The following verse may pertain to all religions. This is from the Osashizu. As long as you are concerned only about your own interests, you cannot be called brothers and sisters. There is not a single thing you should fear. … Continue reading