Today's Verse
Though it is springwater that fills the pond in the high mountains, yet at its spout, it is mixed with mud.
When you calm your mind step by step and ponder, it will change into clear water. (II:24-26)
Young Men’s Association Holds 90th Convention
On October 27, the 90th Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association Convention was held in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters, drawing some 17,000 association members from all parts of Japan as well as overseas. […]
Private School in Sri Lanka Introduces Hinokishin as a School Activity
As a result of missionary efforts that Tenrikyo followers have made in Sri Lanka, hinokishin has become part of school activities at Royal International School in Kurunegala, the capital city of the North Western Province. Established in 1991, the school has produced many graduates who work in government offices. With…
Autumn Grand Service 2014
On October 26, the Autumn Grand Service for the 177th year of the Teaching was performed in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Approximately 87,000 Yoboku and followers […]
Tenrikyo Nioigake Day 2014: Fragrance of the Teachings Sprinkled around the Country
This year’s Tenrikyo Nioigake Day was observed between September 28 and 30, wrapping up the month that the Tenrikyo community annually designates as the month to emphasize and promote nioigake, or sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings. […]
September 2014 Monthly Service
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted the September Monthly Service on the 26th at the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. After expressing his gratitude for God’s daily blessings and protection, the Shinbashira said in the Service prayer: “Having entered the latter half of the pre-anniversary period, we Service…
This Month’s Message: Harmonious Interconnectedness
Oyasama once said: “Here are some grapes for you. Like these, in the world, everybody is to relate to each other with round minds.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 135 “In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons,” said Herodotus, who lived about twenty-five hundred years ago. Throughout…