There was a post recently from someone stating that God does not use illness to punish people. Yes, I would agree with that statement, because in the Ofudesaki God tells us that it is our own hearts that brings upon joy or sorrow. God confirms in the Ofudeski that God has been only watching us since God created human beings (13-28, 13-106, 14-45, 15-12, 15-44, 16-17, 16-68, 17-44). The use of the word mune or heart is misunderstood in the Ofudesaki. God in the first verse tells us we do not understand the heart/mune (1-1, 4-85,10-90, 17-17). This is not God’s heart we do not understand, but it is our own heart. What is the heart or mune. Most people relate it to our minds; but in my opinion the heart is the soul, or contained in the soul. I believe it collects our merits and demerits from our actions, and releases them as fate (3-11). We reap what we have sowed because of our individual heart (3-43,3-46, 3-47, 4-108, 7-27, 7-30, 7-32). I also believe that the heart is the vehicle that also collects our dusts (regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance), and carries it to our next life when our physical body stops. So our heart/soul carries our fates and our dusts. This kind of makes sense, in that the action of our evil thoughts caused these fates. You can relate the heart/soul to a suitcase that we carry from one life time to another. So God usually does not interfere in the actions of everyone; it is our own hearts/soul that does this. So what has God done? God descended from heaven to let us know about the heart, and to help us spread this truth to the world. God tells us by understanding what comes from our hearts, we can purify our minds (7-32, 2-15). Yes God now uses illness as guidance to help people understand the function of our own hearts. God in the Ofudesaki tells us, when the world understands the heart, there will be complete joy (3-12, 10-62). The heavenly dew will flow upon a vessel placed on the Kanrodai. In the Ofudesaki and Mikagura-uta, God gives us the instructions to save everyone in the world, but unless we truly understand the first verse of both the Ofudeski, and the Yorozuyo, our prayer (Joyous Service) may not be accepted by God. We must understand our own heart/mune!
OFUDESAKI 6-133
Interpretation:
One must have a pure and sincere mind for these blessings to occur. God throughout the Ofudesaki tells us we must understand our own hearts to purify our minds. When our minds are purified, God will provide any kind of blessings.
OFUDESAKI 6-132
Interpretation:
Illness as guidance will be shown to the people we have spread God’s truth to. This will help them understand what their own hearts reveal, to help them purify their minds.
OFUDESAKI 6-131
Interpretation:I believe this refers to the grant of safe delivery given by Oyasama. When the mind is pure, there is nothing to worry when pregnant.
OFUDESAKI 6-130
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OFUDESAKI 6-129
Interpretation:
These blessings are illness as guidance to help people understand their own hearts, so they can purify their own minds.
OFUDESAKI 6-128
Interpretation:
God had often told the early followers about the blessings, or God’s working that was planned. But before these blessings appear, God is preparing the followers. What may these preparations be? The blessing will appear on January 26, 1887 when Oyasama passes away. It is not coincident that on this day, the Joyous Service becomes effective.
OFUDESAKI 6-127
Interpretations:These plans are not from a human mind. These expectations, or blessings are from the mind of God.
OFUDESAKI 6-126
Interpretation:
God’s blessings are illness as guidance to the people who do not understand the heart. Most people may not consider illness to be a blessing. But when one understands that God is showing us the suffering that may occur in our future lives at this time, one will understand why this guidance is a blessing. We can eliminate suffering in the future if we understand the cause of suffering. God tells us suffering originates in our own mind. The dust of regret, covetousness, self-love, greed and arrogance cause illness. By understanding the heart, we can remove these dusts from our minds and settle the heart. Our hearts then will bring upon positive fate only. This is the Joyous life. This is why God’s guidance of illness is considered to be a blessing!
OFUDESAKI 6-125
Interpretation:
The appointed time appears to be January 26, 1887 when Oyasama passes away (see Ofudesaki 17-44 to 17-46). This is the day our prayers (Joyous Service) becomes effective. This is the day that God begins to work to save others.
OFUDESAKI-GOD'S TEACHINGS 