Tenrikyo’s view of humanity provides many important insights into how to bring a settling to this world. Let us focus on two of them. The first insight is that human beings are children created by God the Parent for the purpose of living a joyful life and that God the…
In Christianity, people often speak of original sin. It is said that the sin of the first humans, Adam and Eve, who disobeyed God, is passed on to all their descendants and that humans will not be saved so long as they remain affected by its consequences. Presumably, it is…
From the word “parent,” people in general only think of their immediate parents who bore and raised them. In Tenrikyo, however, this word is interpreted in a broader sense. Most importantly, the word signifies “God of Origin, God in Truth” who created human beings and continues to work in our…
I have so far discussed the idea that money is a gift from heaven as well as plays the role of joining. It is important to know that money can also be seen as a seed. Things such as salary and profits are often thought to be a “harvest” in…
In Tenrikyo, God the Parent’s providence is taught by distinguishing ten aspects of it and giving a sacred name to each. In this teaching, which is known as the “ten aspects of God the Parent’s complete providence,” Kunisazuchi-no-Mikoto is explained as follows: “in the human body, the providence of the…
Some people say that money is the most important thing in life, apart from their life itself. In Tenrikyo, money is said to have at least three aspects: gift, joining, and seed. In this article, I will talk about the idea that money is a gift. The word “gift” here…