Tag Archives: karma
The Power of Money
There are many people who worship money or power in our society. But money or power cannot guarantee a happy life. Money can’t help you when you become sick. Money can’t prevent sufferings. Money or power cannot guarantee you a … 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
The truth of causality
The importance of understanding causality is the first step in one’s salvation, and of the world. The law of cause and effect states that good thoughts and actions bring forth joy, and evil (arrogance, greed, and self love) thoughts and … Continue reading
God’s Truths
Having the truth is important, but without putting the truth into action, the truth by itself is useless. In the Osashizu, it is said that having God’s truth is like a beautiful painting. No matter how many times people may … Continue reading
Why do we have joy?
The following blog is the same blog from yesterday. It attempts to replace the negative topic of suffering with the positive subject of joy, to accentuate the positive in religion. In our lives, there are facts of life that … Continue reading
Why do we suffer?
In our lives, there are facts of life that we have complete faith in, like the law of gravity, the earth is round, we are born and die, etc. Most of what occurs in our lives makes sense to us. … Continue reading
Cause and effect as the secret of life
How important is it to understand causality in order to have a joyous and spirited life? By understanding causality, we can also understand that the body is a thing borrowed from God and the mind is ours to use as … Continue reading
Changing your future
How important is it to understand causality (law of cause and effect) in order to understand God’s intentions. By understanding causality, we can also understand that the body is a thing borrowed from God and the mind is ours to … Continue reading
What is the future of the world?
What is the future for the world? Some of the Sacred books prophesize an Armageddon of destruction, where only a few of the religious are saved. In the Tip of the Writing Brush (Ofudesaki), the following verses: Step by step, … Continue reading
Steps to a joyous world
How do we find true joy? These are the steps according to the Heaven’s Truth Church/ Tenrikyo Understand the concept of reincarnation. In the Osashizu it states that human go through birth after birth. The soul is eternal while the … Continue reading