Articles and exerpts from a variety of books, on the teachings of Tenrikyo
Oyasama says: “. . . God is never happy to see the beloved children suffer. . . . God is pleased only to see children enjoy themselves.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 161 Suppose that you are squeezing a balloon. Pressure on one place causes bulges elsewhere. The harder you squeeze…
Last year, 79 people entered missionary houses in 14 locations across Japan to spend a year sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings. Why did they choose to devote themselves to missionary work? What is on their minds now? This story covers a day in the life of a Hyogo Missionary…
Once when someone who had a severe pain in her forefinger came to the Residence to ask Oyasama for help, She said to her: “This is the Residence of Origin where human beings were first created.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 182 People return to Jiba—where the Residence of Origin is—for…
Once, when a flood washed away a follower’s rice fields, he visited Oyasama to explain the situation. She then said: “Sah, sah, that’s all to the good. That’s all to the good. Now that your goods have been carried away to the bottom of the sea, it will come to…
Oyasama once said: “I wish to teach the world of things not to be found in learning, ancient things extending over nine hundred million and ninety-six thousand years.” The Life of Oyasama, p. 118 After working long overtime hours, you cannot put work out of your mind as you trudge…
Once Oyasama instructed a follower to grasp Her wrist and squeeze it as hard as he could, saying, “Put your strength behind it.” As he did so, he found that the harder he squeezed, the more his wrist hurt. She said: “You do not have any more strength, do you?”…