Tag Archives: TENRIKYO
OFUDESAKI 10-2
Interpretation: This translation is slightly different from Church Headquarters. God is telling us what God will do is not a small matter. God will begin to give us guidance to help people understand the teachings that will bring joy.
OFUDESAKI 10-1
Interpretation: The “Original mind” is the pure mind given to the first parents of human beings. This is a mind that has no regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. This is the mind God wants us to return to.
OFUDESAKI 9-63
Interpretation: When the minds of the world become purified of dusts, then God will give the gift of heaven. The world will attain the Joyous life.
OFUDESAKI 9-62
Interpretation: God is telling everyone that there is no one who understands the pure mind given to the first parents of human beings. This is a mind without regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance.
OFUDESAKI 9-61
Interpretation: The heavenly dew will be given to Oyasama at the location of the Kanrodai. When her physical body ceased to function, her soul returned to the location of the Kanrodai, where she participated in the creation of human beings. … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 9-32
Interpretation: God’s mind to become, is a mind without regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. This is the original mind (shinjitsu).
OFUDESAKI 9-11
Interpretation: This translation is completely different from Church Headquarters. Weeding and fertilizing are both God’s guidance to help us understand the teachings. Both of them result in the purification of the mind, resulting in the elimination of illness. God compares … Continue reading
Interpretation of the Ofudesaki
Verse 1-65 in the Ofudesaki has always made me uncomfortable. The traditional interpretation, tells us that Shuji had a mistress, and God wanted him to send her away, and marry a person who was younger than him. But is this … Continue reading
The Heart Punishes & Rewards Us
In the Ofudesaki, God directly tells us that God has been on the sidelines only observing us since the creation of human beings. This is referenced in the Ofudesaki a few times. God is said to have descended from … Continue reading
OFUDESAKI 7-101
Interpretation: I believe that God compares our minds to the mind of Oyasama when we perform the Joyous Service. This is why, when finding the location of the Kanrodai, the early followers who had a pure mind stopped at the … Continue reading