Tag Archives: Hinduism
Tenrikyo /The Power of Fear in our Churches
What is the main factor which determines the conversion of person to a religion? I believe it is fear. Some would say it is love of God that makes a person lean toward a particular religion, but I believe that … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Religion is Easy to Understand
Religion appears to be so simple to understand. Avoid the evils of life, like greed, arrogance and self love, and you will have a great future. This future is not about carnal pleasures that many seek. It is a future … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Seeking the Truth
God descended from heaven to bring upon change. God gave his prophets and messengers the truths of life. To be good to others as you would want them to be good to you, to turn your cheeks to your enemies, … Continue reading
The Blame Game
There are religions that continue to grow, while there are religions that are stagnant, losing membership due to the older generation dying out. But what makes a church grow? How do we bring in new members? We can promise potential … Continue reading
Science and Religion in Explaining Causality
I would like to associate religion with science in explaining causality (karma), and reincarnation. I believe that each of us has a soul (heart) which is a positive energy source that connects or envelopes our minds (cerebral). Our soul (positive … Continue reading
The Soul is Who I am
The soul or the heart is said to be a nonphysical, positive, and everlasting energy source that serves the purpose of eliminating evil from our minds. The soul is said to encompass the mind or is in close proximity to … Continue reading
There is no one who is evil
What causes people to be evil or bad? Is it their childhood on how they were raised? Is it ingrained in their genes? How do we make evil people good? Is it possible? We try to teach the inmates job … Continue reading
The Difficult Path
How do we remove evil (greed, arrogance, and self love) from our mind? In the Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki), it is said to be a difficult process. This mind, prepare to clear it quickly. Purify it by using a filter … Continue reading
How Do We Increase membership in our Churches
If we were to take the words of the Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki) literally, one would think that God was giving the early followers of the religion the recipe to successful harvesting of crops. In 1838 God descended from Heaven … Continue reading