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OFUDESAKI 8-3

Interpretation: True sincerity or a pure mind is important for our prayers to be answered by God. The pure mind is what God expects and predicts for the world. When this happen, there will be joy in the world.

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Three Little Monkeys

In the Ofudesaki, God tells us about dusts or evil thoughts in our minds. These dusts are regret (oshii), covetousness (hoshii), self-love (kawai), greed (yoku), and arrogance (koman).  Some may argue, there are 8 dusts, but in the Ofudesaki only … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-2

Interpretation: God is telling us that the salvation of the world is expected. How is this to occur? All the ingredients are in the Ofudesaki. Unlike other sacred scripture, God tells us exactly what we need to do, to bring … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-110

Interpretation: When our minds are purified, we will become spirited, where life will be exciting every day. We will no longer need physical possessions. drugs, power, etc.. to make us happy. The purification of the mind is foremost in our … Continue reading

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We Do Not Understand the Heart

Many of you are having difficulty understanding what the mune or heart is.  Even in the first verse of the most sacred book, God tells us that there is no one who understands the heart.  From the information gleaned from … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-98

Interpretation: God has told us that illness, like smallpox should not exist in this world. God also tells us illness originates from the mind. If we can remove dusts from our minds, we can eliminate illness. God has descended from … Continue reading

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The Mirror

I am always surprised at what information I find when I continue to study our sacred scriptures, both the Ofudesaki and Mikagura-uta. In todays post on the Mikagura-uta Study Group on Facebook, I was surprised to find how different my … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-94

Interpretation: This translation is different from Church Headquarters, as I translate yoki, as expectation instead of joy. The expectations are God’s workings of helping other people understand the heart, and God’s teachings. These expectations will only appear if we perform … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-93

Interpretation: How this complete joy will occur, is written in the Ofudesaki. God descended from heaven to give us this complete joy. First we must purify our own minds by understanding the mune or heart. Then we must spread the … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 7-92

Interpretation: When all human beings have purified their minds of dust or evil thoughts, then God’s regret will be cleared away. When we purify our minds, only joy will come from our hearts, and God’s regret will be no more. … Continue reading

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