Pondering indicates thinking carefully and deeply. The very last verse of the Ofudesaki, The Tip of the Writing Brush, says: I earnestly request each and everyone of you to ponder deeply over these teaching. XVII:75 It may be inferred from this verse that God’s intention is described in the Ofudesaki…
This term refers to a period of three years-that is, roughly a thousand days-which is expressly set aside with a sense of resolve for the practice of faith. It is a period in which followers concentrate their efforts on achieving a specific goal so that they might receive God’s creative…
The April Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted in the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. A blue sky stretched above Oyasato, with the spring sun shining on fresh green leaves and fully blossoming azaleas adding bright colors. In the service prayer, the Shinbashira…
Three committees were established under the Preparation Committee for the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama to promote activities for the “three years, one thousand days” pre-anniversary season, which will start from the beginning of next year. Those committees are the Committee for Promoting Salvation, the Committee for Sowing Seeds of Sincerity…
On May 6, Tenrikyo Institute of Music and Kanagawa Diocese sponsored the O-uta Concert at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall to pay a tribute to the memory of Mr. Ikuma Dan. Mr. Dan was a world-renowned music composer in Japan, who passed away for rebirth on May 17, 2001, during his…
The second Shinbashira, Shozen Nakayama, trained young people by telling them, “If someone asks you what kind of teaching Tenrikyo is, you should be able to say, ‘Look at me.’” This volume was compiled to provide a resource for young people wishing to develop their skills in finding joy in…