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)
Three Welfare Federations Hold Joint Convention
On September 24, Federation for the Blind, Federation for the Hearing Impaired, and Federation for the Physically Challenged held their 10th joint convention in the Home of the Parent. One hundred fifty-three members of the federations participated in it. In the convention, the federations’ officials performed the seated service, and…
Two Tenri Judokas Win Medals at the Olympics
In the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, which took place from September 11 to October 1, two graduates of Tenri University competed in judo. Tadahiro Nomura, who won the gold medal at the last Olympics in Atlanta, secured another gold in the under-60 kg class on September 16. Shin’ichi Shinohara, a…
Tenrikyo Nioigake Day—The Fragrance of the Teachings Sprinkled Spiritedly
This year’s Tenrikyo Nioigake Day was observed from September 28 to 30, when Yoboku and followers throughout Japan engaged in sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings. Again this year, an appeal was made to distribute Tenrikyo leaflets to about 40 million households all over Japan. Nearly 11 million leaflets were…
Summer Intensive Japanese Course Held at the Home of the Parent
Nine Japanese-language students from France, Singapore, and Hong Kong participated in the 10th Summer Intensive Japanese Course held at Tenrikyo Language Institute (TLI) from August 7 to 19. Originally, this course was sponsored by Tenri France–Japan Cultural Association to give its own language students the opportunity to study Japanese in…
Students Training Course High School Division Held
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was conducted between August 9 and 15 at the Home of the Parent, drawing 1,613 students not only from all parts of Japan but also from Canada. This annual one-week course is designed to enable students to learn the teachings together,…
Head Minister Qualification Course One Held
This year, two participants from Hawaii and two from the Philippines attended the Head Minister Qualification Course One held at the Home of the Parent from August 27 to September 14. Two of them, Beverly Valdez-Yanobu (Philippines) and Marlo Yumi Yap (Hawaii), graduated from the English Class of the Spiritual…