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How Do We Spread God’s Truths

Somethings to Ponder. Why our religion does not grow? Out of 7-8 billion people on earth, only .03% are Tenrikyo members. This is almost 0%. It does not appear that we are not doing a good job spreading the teachings. … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 13-75

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OFUDESAKI 13-72

Interpretation: The fertilizer is the Joyous Service. This Service performed, will bring new members to our places of worship to be saved. But we must ponder our minds first, to make it pure. Our prayer is only effective when our … Continue reading

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Our Special Prayer

When we spread God’s truth to other people, what do we convey? What would make people likely to be more receptive? Do we talk about our prayers (Services), Oyasama, or the five dusts or evil thoughts. These are all topics … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 13-71

Interpretation: If we have the Original pure mind, God will accept our prayer to help us save others.

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The Truth that Will Save You

In the Ofudesaki, God tells us to remove the dusts of regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. We acknowledge these dusts, and often say how important it is to remove these evil thoughts from our minds, but that is not sufficient, … Continue reading

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The Worst Karma

According to the Federal Trade Commission , in 2022 8.8 billion dollars were lost to scams. Can you imagine everyday, there are people thinking to gain their wealth by deception at the expense of others. How selfish and greedy they … Continue reading

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OFUDESAKI 13-67

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SPREADING GOD’S TRUTHS

Unlike other sacred scriptures, the Ofudesaki is easy to understand. It was written in hiragana, a form of writing that is simple, unlike the complexity of kanji. It does not require scholars and church officials to translate and interpret the … Continue reading

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Interpretation: When the Original pure mind is in place, there will be no failure in our prayers to save others.

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