Today's Verse
If I should make the origin of human beings known to the whole world,
Then I shall provide any salvation whatever. With but a word, I shall save you all. (XII:128-130)
Annual Sechi Festival Warms 77,000 Pilgrimsʼ Hearts and Bodies
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held the annual Sechi Festival between January 5 and 7 in the Home of the Parent. As many as 77,000 people returned to Jiba during the period and enjoyed zoni—roasted rice cakes served with greens in a clear broth—while feeling the parental love of Oyasama, who had…
This Month’s Message: Not Gone Anywhere
After the passing of Her son, Oyasama spoke in his place, saying: “My soul is embraced by the Parent. I have simply cast off an old garment.” The Life of Oyasama, p. 113 Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack. The passengers on the train are enjoying the changing landscape outside their windows—the sun rising…
New Year’s Address by the Shinbashira
The New Year’s meeting of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted in the Assembly Hall following the evening service on January 4. The Shinbashira delivered his New Year’s address in the Assembly Hall and reflected upon the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan last March as well as other disasters…
New Year’s Day Service 2012
Prior to the start of the New Year’s Day Service at 5:00 a.m., worshipers briskly made their way to the Main Sanctuary for the first Service of the year as the winter constellations twinkled in the predawn sky. The low temperature in Nara Prefecture was -1ºC (30.2ºF). At 5:00 a.m.,…
New Year’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
May I extend my warmest New Year’s greetings to all of you. Please accept my gratitude for the efforts you devoted to the path of single-hearted salvation during the past year. While social conditions have been growing tougher recently, I hope we can make further progress toward world salvation this…
This Month’s Message: Hearts of Husband and Wife
Oyasama says: “In this path the hearts of husband and wife are the foundation.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 189, “The Hearts of Husband and Wife” In one of Plato’s dialogues, a character explains the origins of love by saying that, when humans became too arrogant and powerful, Zeus split them…