Shirizoku

Posted on February 17, 2021 by heaventruth
I would like to discuss the word shirizoku, which is utilized in the Ofudesaki. The English translation is withdraw. I lhave always wondered why God will withdraw from a person. God in a few passages tell us God has been on the sidelines watching since the creation of human beings. It is only in 1838 that God was revealed, descending from heaven to save everyone. God tells us that God will begin to enter bodies to save people. I guess it is possible that God may also withdraw from the body for some reason. By withdrawing from someone, is God giving up on the person? I think not.
 
In the Ofudesaki, verse 6-21 tells us that fire, water and wind will be withdrawn from three member of the Service. The removal of fire and water, represents illness given by God to the body. In verse 2-40, God asks people if they cannot see fire and water in the high mountains. God is asking the early followers if they cannot see illness in the people living in the high mountains. This is an important verse because God tells us in verse 2-4 that it is the people in the high mountains that will come spirited by the performance of our Service. By the performance of our prayer, God places illness (fire and water withdrawn) as guidance to the people we have spread the truth of the heart to. God truly wants people to understand the heart, mind and the body so they can purify their own minds. By God entering the body and withdrawing fire and water, God is placing illness as a reflection of their minds, showing people what their future lives may entail in terms of suffering or inconveniences if their mind is not purified. These are God’s blessings to help people.
 
In summary, God will never withdraw from anybody. The withdrawal of fire and water (placing illness), is God’s blessing to help everyone understand the relationship between the heart, mind, and body. By understanding this relationship, we can purify the mind, which will also lead to the purification of the heart, and the blessings to our bodies.
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OFUDESAKI 6-19

Posted on February 17, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
When everyone in the world understands the heart, and the minds begin to become purified, God will gradually begin to tell the world the joy that everyone will become to experience.
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OFUDESAKI 6-18

Posted on February 16, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
I believe God is talking about the instruments at creation. When everyone’s mind is purified, all the instruments used in the creation of human beings, will gather and perform the Joyous Service (Kagura Service).
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OFUDESAKI 6-17

Posted on February 15, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
God wants us to purify our minds first by understanding the heart. After our minds are pure, God wants us to spread the truth of the heart, and what God will do to save everyone. This is called hinokishin in the Mikagura-uta.
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OFUDESAKI 6-16

Posted on February 14, 2021 by heaventruth

This path refers to the path of the heart. When the world realizes this path, there will be heaven on earth. How great would it be when the minds of the world become pure, with people actually helping each other.

 

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OFUDESAKI 6-15

Posted on February 13, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
God is telling us that eventually everyone will begin to understand the heart to purify their minds. Depending on the person’s ability to reason, this process may take time to manifest.
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OFUDESAKI 6-14

Posted on February 12, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
Everyone is in a haze because they cannot understand their own hearts. This is the reason that God was preparing the early followers to perform the Joyous Service. God wants to save everyone in the world. But again, we must perform the trifecta of understanding the heart to purify our own minds, spread the truth of the heart, and finally to perform the Joyous Service. This will bring upon God’s blessings of saving the world.
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Posted on February 11, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
God is telling the early followers that these blessings of guidance will be seen in the future. One of the prerequisite for these blessings is the performance of the Joyous Service. The other two are the understanding of the heart to purify the mind and the spreading of the truth of the heart to others. These are the trifecta to God’s blessings.
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OFUDESAKI 6-12

Posted on February 10, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
God is going to show the people who we have spread the teachings, guidance in the form of illness, to show them the evil thoughts in their minds. These are the dusts (greed, arogance, self-love, regret and covetousness) that cause us to act when inconvenieces occur in our lives. God is showing them their future based on their thoughts in their minds. When they realize God’s guidance, they can change their future by not acting on their evil thoughts. By this process they can control their future. Remember we reap what we have sowed due to our own hearts.
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OFUDESAKI 6-11

Posted on February 9, 2021 by heaventruth
Interpretation:
God through Oyasama’s writing in the Ofudesaki, speaks to the early followers. The writings in the Ofudesaki are still relevant in our daily lives. All the instructions to save ourselves and the world are all written in the Ofudesaki.
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