The annual Sechi Festival was held from January 5 to 7 at the Home of the Parent. The festival, which dates back to the late 1860s or the early 1870s, is a long-lasting event that has continued for over a century. Many families and pilgrimage groups organized by churches from…
Oyasama once said: “This path is not the way of intelligence or knowledge.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 190 A young female TV reporter visits a locally renowned cake shop. As she eats a mouthful, we can tell that she is in seventh heaven. “Wow, it really is scrumptious!” she exclaims.…
The last monthly service of the year 2015 was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on December 26, with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Home of the Parent was unusually warm and was blessed with a calm, clear winter sky. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira mentioned that the…
Oyasama said in a Divine Direction: “I am still living here. I have not gone anywhere, not gone anywhere.” Osashizu, March 17, 1890 Imagine an old man who lost his fortune in a business failure long ago, was preceded in death by his entire family, and now lives alone in…
May I express my sincere appreciation for the efforts you are devoting in your daily lives to the work of the path in your countries and communities, as well as for the trouble you have taken to attend today’s Service in the middle of the final stage of the pre-anniversary…
The Autumn Grand Service was performed in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant on October 26, commemorating the day of the founding of the Teaching in 1838—the day when Oyasama was settled as the Shrine of Tsukihi as God the Parent became openly revealed in this…