Today's Verse
In this cleansing, there shall be no discrimination between those within and the world. I shall manifest all of the mind of each of you. (XII:1-2)
December Monthly Service Performed
The final Monthly Service for the year 2000 was performed on December 26 in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. The Service commenced with the Shinbashira’s prayer, in which he stated: “We designated this year as a ‘year for implementation’ and thus joined together in making a decisive effort…
New Year’s Festivities Observed
New Year’s Day Service New Year’s Day Service of Church Headquarters, ushering in the 164th year of the Teaching, was conducted in the Main Sanctuary, with the Shinbashira presiding and large numbers of followers attending in the four worship halls. It commenced at five o’clock on the relatively mild New…
The Shinbashira Addresses New Year’s Meeting
At Church Headquarters’ annual New Year’s meeting held on January 4 after the evening service, the Shinbashira addressed 660 Church Headquarters’ officials, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations. Speaking on activities of churches in particular, the Shinbashira…
From Shiawase o yobu kokoro by Eiji Ozaki: The Truth of Arising Occurrences (4)
On the Path of the Heart, Everything Comes to Bear on the Self Says a Divine Direction: Sah, this path is a path for the mind alone, the mind alone. I cannot tell you to do this or that. Though I cannot tell you, listen and understand well.…
Interdisciplinary Course on Vertical Mission Held
Interdisciplinary Course on Vertical Mission, which used to be called Vertical Mission Institute, was reorganized at the Home of the Parent by the Boys and Girls Association Headquarters with the aim of understanding the dramatically changing social environment in which children live and discovering ways to nurture the Boys and…
Group Pilgrimages Organized
During the week surrounding Church Headquarters’ November Monthly Service Day, many dioceses and directly supervised churches organized their respective group pilgrimages to Jiba. On November 25, Mie Diocese organized a Besseki pilgrimage joined by 4,600 people. The diocese had installed in January this year a committee for promoting missionary work…