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)
Tenri France-Japan Cultural Association Relocated
Tenri France-Japan Cultural Association recently moved to a new office, and a ceremony to mark its opening was held on April 7 with the presence of Rev. Masahiko Iburi, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs of Tenrikyo. Approximately 270 guests were also present at the ceremony. They included representatives from the Japanese…
Mission Headquarters in Taiwan Donates Sporting Goods to Schools
It has been seven months since the Taiwan earthquake killed or injured over 12,000 people. While Taiwan is gradually recovering from the disaster, a new problem is arising: how to ease the anxiety of victims, especially children. Making use of the fund that had been collected by the Overseas Department’s…
Lecture Series on Family Environment and Tenrikyo Theology
Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion is now sponsoring a public lecture series on “Family Environment and Tenrikyo Theology—Way of Living as Taught in the Anecdotes of Oyasama.” The first lecture of the series was held on April 25. Instruction One states, “the weakening ties between husbands and wives…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association: The 90th Anniversary Commemorated
On April 19, the day following the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service, the 82nd Convention of Tenrikyo Women’s Association was conducted in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters in commemoration of the association’s 90th anniversary. More than 100,000 women gathered in the Home of the Parent to celebrate that festive occasion.…
Reference Materials for The Life of Oyasama
“This book is designed to be used as a companion volume to The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo–Manuscript Edition. In the first section of this book, the Glossary, the page and line numbers following each term indicate the location of the term in the third English edition of The…
From Shiawase o yobu kokoro by Eiji Ozaki: The Truth of Arising Occurrences (1)
All-knowing The world is entirely under God the Parent’s providence, whereby all of us human beings are in the embrace of God’s heart, which is filled solely with parental love for us, God’s children. Guided by the complete providence, we are indeed living in the bosom of God the Parent,…