Tag Archives: TENRIKYO

Are donations necessary?

Do you sometimes feel uncomfortable when people approach you and ask for donations? How about those co-workers who every year comes around at work to ask you to buy cookies? Sometimes you don’t want to give, but you give in … Continue reading →

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Punishment for Bad Thoughts?

Does God judge you or punish you for having bad thoughts? Have you ever wondered how God judges you for the bad thoughts you may have of someone? How about the anger and temptation to react on our freeways to … Continue reading →

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Life is Like a Calculus Problem

I was surprised that I have written over 200 blogs already! I would like to occasionally revisit some of these blogs to improve their  contents. Life is like calculus problem. Knowing about the final destination (afterlife) may not get you … Continue reading →

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Rawhide

I saw an old episode of the classic show Rawhide. A preacher was telling the story of the gold calf that the people were worshiping when Moses came down from the mountain.  To the cowhands, he took out a large … Continue reading →

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Become Spirited

Have you noticed that there are some people who are always happy or spirited? How does one become this type of person? In my case, sometimes a cup of my favorite coffee gets me to a state of euphoria. But … Continue reading →

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Our thoughts as a source of suffering

How powerful are our minds? Fear can cause our bodies to produce energy, preparing the body for fight or flight. Anger and stress causes our hearts to work harder.  Some consider our thoughts as energy. This energy is converted to … Continue reading →

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True Joy

What happened to honesty, and trust? We are becoming a society lacking trust in everyone. Today we presume that one is lying unless absolute proof is given.  We cannot leave our doors unlocked, or our windows open, for fear of … Continue reading →

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What is the Purpose of Suffering?

One of the viewers astutely observed: “With respect to suffering, people always assume that suffering is bad and therefore question why won’t God intervene.” I presume that without knowing suffering, one would not know how true joy feels like.  Without … Continue reading →

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Where are God’s Messengers Today?

Do you wonder why God does not send messengers like Buddha, Moses, Mohammed, and Jesus today? Why was it that they were sent thousands of years ago, when people were more naïve, and where knowledge about the world was very … Continue reading →

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The Heart and Soul

How many of us have heard the expression, some one has a good heart, or remove evil from your heart, or ponder from your inner most heart. Have you known someone that has a pure heart? Apparently having a pure … Continue reading →

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