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The Monthly Period is the Flower

  Since the beginning of time, females have been mistakenly considered second class citizens. Even today, females are considered inferior to their male counterparts in many parts of the world.  In our country, it was not until the nineteen century, … Continue reading

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Adorn the Mind

We believe that the mind is our to use as we please, but the body is borrowed from God.  As any thing borrowed, we must take care of it, and eventually return it with its normal wear and tear.  It … Continue reading

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Grace

How do we say grace before we partake in our dinners. Of course there are many families that say nothing before their meals.  The first to be thanked is usually God in our grace. But sometime we take for granted … Continue reading

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How Important is Work

  How important is it for people to work? May it give them a purpose in life? Whether it be a job outside or a job taking care of the household, it appears that working hard is very important for … Continue reading

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Work that Becomes Virtue

Have you experienced co-workers who complain about every task they accomplish. Besides irritating their co-workers, nothing usually gets accomplished by their tirades. There is a story in the Anecdotes of Oyasama, which concerns a follower of the religion. During this … Continue reading

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Choice of Words

Sometimes it is our attitude and the choice of words that we use that can have a profound effect on the person who we are trying to convey our message. For example Oyasama once told a follower: All the work … Continue reading

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Forgiveness/revised

What is the hardest thing for a human being to do? Some world say it is to apologize. But I would say it is to forgive someone. Why is forgiveness so difficult for human beings? To forgive someone requires one … Continue reading

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Forgiveness

What is the hardest thing for a human being to do? Some world say it is to apologize. But I would say it is to forgive someone. Why is forgiveness so difficult for human beings? To forgive someone requires one … Continue reading

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What happens to bad people?

What happens to the bad people in this world? Some people think that they will suffer in hell in the after life. Some feel that they will suffer the consequences in the next life (reincarnation); and there are many that … Continue reading

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The Prophecy of the world

I just receive a pamphlet on my doorstep about the prophecy of the end of the world. This pamphlet was titled the Prophecy of Hope. The introduction revealed the drop of moral, political and social decay, and terrorism at home … Continue reading

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