Today's Verse
This Month’s Message: Wrinkles of the Mind
Oyasama once said to a follower: “If wrinkled paper is left as it is, it can be used only as toilet paper or as paper to blow one’s nose. . . . When the mind becomes completely wrinkled, it becomes like the toilet paper. Saving such minds, rather than discarding…
Tenrikyo’s Way of Thinking and Living: Establishment and Classification of Churches
Around the time when Oyasama withdrew from physical life in 1887, the government’s interference that Tenrikyo faced was so severe that followers could not establish churches. In the following year, 1888, they eventually obtained official approval for the establishment of a Church Headquarters in Tokyo and, soon after that, the…
The Overseas Seminar for Successors Held in Mongolia and Singapore
On November 12, the Overseas Seminar for Successors, sponsored by Tenrikyo Overseas Department, was held in Mongolia and Singapore, drawing a total of 81 participants. […]
Tenrikyo’s Way of Thinking and Living: Followers, Yoboku, and Ministers
People who have faith in Tenrikyo can be classified into three groups depending on their progress in seeking the path—followers, Yoboku, and ministers—although all of them can collectively be referred to as followers. According to the Constitution of Tenrikyo, “Those who have faith in the teachings of Tenrikyo and who…
November 2017 Monthly Service
The November Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira expressed appreciation for God the Parent’s love that guides people along the path of Joyous Life. He then said: “All…
Tenrikyo Mission Center in the Philippines Marks Its 30th Anniversary
On November 5, Tenrikyo Mission Center in the Philippines held a service commemorating the 30th anniversary of its founding. […]