Tag Archives: Ofudesaki
Tenrikyo /Understanding of God
What separates humans from all other species of animals? We have the ability to reason and understand. But sometimes our ability to understand or reason becomes minimized. What happens when our reasoning skills disappear? Some will say that our animal … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /The Difficult Path to Salvation
The path to purifying our minds is not an easy path. The following is from the Ofudesaki (Tip of the Writing Brush). Over steep mountains, through tangles of thorns, along narrow ledges and through brandished swords, if you come. 1-47 … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Can Illness Be Good for Us?
In the Heaven’s Truth Church (Tenrikyo), God is said to guide us by placing illness on ourselves. We ponder over the illness, and we reflect on how we have been using our minds. We attempt to determine if we have … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /How to Build a Better World
How to build a better world How: Build a place of worship, spread God’s truth, purify your mind, and pray (Joyous Service) Result: God will bring people to your places of worship Reference: Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki) Website: heaventruth.com
Heaven’s Truth for Dummies
Believe that God descended from Heaven to help mankind remove evil from his or her heart. Believe in causality and reincarnation and our bodies are borrowed from God; our souls live forever. Remove evil (greed, arrogance, and self love) from … Continue reading
Illness as a Marvelous Blessing?
Sometimes what we wish for does not come to fruition. Some will try to placate us by telling us that better things are planned for us. For example, that lottery jackpot that we missed again may be a blessing in … Continue reading
God as the Moon-Sun
How does God communicate with us? In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki), God tells us that the anger and regret of God is manifested by severe weather and geological disturbances. In this world, landslides, thunder, earthquakes, And great winds are … Continue reading
The Power of Reasoning
In the Tip of the Writing Brush are the followings: This is a world constructed on reason So I shall press upon you everything with the reason in verse. 1-21 Though I have gathered many and varied followers, those … Continue reading
The pleasures of sin
We all know what is unhealthy. We know that too much sugar, fat and salt are bad for us. We know that staying active is important for our health. Yet many of us consume more sugar, fat and salt than … 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