Articles and exerpts from a variety of books, on the teachings of Tenrikyo
Oyasama says: “You must not change your heart. You must not let go of this string at any cost.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 199, “Just One” In the life of any of us, a situation could arise where problems, including health disorders, occur one after another with devastating consequences, giving…
Oyasama says: “A single word is important.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 137, “A Single Word” The following quotes are from a collection of sayings compiled by the great writer Leo Tolstoy: “If you cannot calm your anger now, you had better hold your tongue.” “The more you want to say…
On March 20, worldwide news coverage of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan highlighted the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and her teenage grandson, who had miraculously survived nine days while trapped under the wreckage of their collapsed home in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The woman, Mrs. Sumi…
“Even the things that are considered to be straight by all the people of the world are warped when they are placed against the measure of heaven.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 31, “The Measure of Heaven” Someone looks out of a triangular window and declares, “The world is triangular.” Hearing…
This is a translation of an article written by Yasuo Morita, head minister of Shibayama Branch Church, for the Tenri Jiho newspaper’s column entitled “The Ofudesaki, My Companion along the Way.” If you truly replace the mind in its entirety, Tsukihi will accept it, too, at once. Ofudesaki XVII:15 On…
Forgetting Is Hard Our mind cannot truly settle when thoughts and worries are present in it. In terms of faith, we prevent ourselves from understanding the truth of the teachings by trying to understand it from the perspective of our own ideas, knowledge, and experience, and consequently we fail to…