Tag Archives: sufferings
Tenrikyo /The Mind and Body Continued
In the Book of Prophecy (Fudesaki) is the following verse: Ponder over this talk, all of you in the world. There is no mind the same as another. 5-7 Even between parent and child, husband and wife, and siblings, their … Continue reading
Tenrikyo /Illness as God’s Guidance
Is illness good or bad? Illness is a result of our bodies fighting off an enemy, like bacteria, viruses, or cancer. So illness is good, in that our immune system is creating these malingering symptoms in fighting off theses invaders … 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
Where is God
Where is God? You hear stories about someone missing a flight, where the airplane crashes and everyone dies. They are often quoted “God was looking after me”. But what happened to the other 200 passengers that perished on that flight. … Continue reading
How to eliminate Evil
Today, France has begun the process of elimination of the organization that caused the deaths of so many innocent people. But can the physical elimination of evil people stop the occurrence of evil acts. Our country has succeeded in the … Continue reading
A Topic Difficult to Comprehend
In religious literature the words heart and mind is often interchanged. There are phrases like purification of the mind, or the purification of the heart. But are the mind and the heart synonyms? Some believe that the soul is what … Continue reading
Causality, Innen, Karma 101
It is human nature to seek fault from the outside, and not find fault within. We tend to blame others for our misfortunes. We blame our parents who raised us incorrectly, we blame our teachers that were incompetent, and we … Continue reading
Is God Trying to Guide Us?
We who are followers of the Heaven’s Truth (Tenrikyo) religion must be very cautious in interpreting what occurs every day. When suffering or inconvenience occurs, is it due to causality, or is it God’s guidance? I often hear people say … Continue reading
Can Arrogance be the Devil?
Ignore the color of the skin of the racist. It is the evil of arrogance in the thoughts that emanate from the soul of the individual. Arrogance is no stranger to color, gender, and physical features. Arrogance is evil. It … Continue reading