Tag Archives: TENRIKYO
One Truth if Understood, Would Change the World
What information if understood would change the world? What would happen if everyone understood the soul? God in the Ofudesaki tells us that when everyone understands the soul, there will be paradise on earth. What is the soul? The soul … Continue reading
The Truth to Happiness
In the Ofudesaki, God gives us the ingredients to the Joyous life. This information is free for all to see. There is no donations needed, pilgrimage to a holy site, sacrifice or prostration before God. The following is from tomorrow’s … Continue reading
Understanding the Heart
Have you wondered why we perform some of the ritual of our religion? What are we asking for when we perform the Joyous Service? Why do we have to return to Ojiba for our salvation? I would think that God … Continue reading
The Truth of the Soul
Welcome to our website and the teachings of the Tenrikyo religion. Most of us can agree that our physical bodies will decay and decompose when we pass away. We will also agree or hope that there is something in our … Continue reading
The heart and mouth are the sand and filter
The following if from the Ofudesaki: Kono suino doko ni aru ya to omouna yo Mune to kuchi to ga suna to suino ya 3-11 This filter, where do you think it is. The heart/soul and the mouth are … Continue reading
Avoiding Blind Faith
People often talk about how faith is important; but blind faith is dangerous. In the Tenrikyo religion, our faith is based on the Ofudesaki. We believe that these verses come from God. God tells us that God will use reason … Continue reading
How Much More Does the World Have to Suffer?
I would like to comment on an article in the Tenrikyo Newsletter. There is some in the church that believe that the progress in spreading our religion has come to a halt or slow progression. They go back to literature … Continue reading
Why We Need to Understand the Soul
The soul contains our fate and our pattern of thoughts. Our fate is our destiny, or what eventually our bodies are confronted with in life. Our thought patterns are arrogance, regret, greed, miserliness, and self-love. We all have these thought … Continue reading
Our Thought Patterns and Our Fate
The soul contains our fate and our pattern of thoughts. Our fate is our destiny, or what eventually our bodies are confronted with in life. Our thought patterns are arrogance, regret, greed, miserliness, and self-love. We all have these thought … Continue reading
A Beautiful Painting
There is a passage in one of our sacred books about a painting that we may admire and say it is beautiful, but do not understand what the artist wanted to convey. It reminds of the epic movie, “Planet of … Continue reading