God the Parent’s Guidance I finished my college on July 14, 1994. In my college, I underwent a three-year course in clothing technology. I went to stay at my brother’s home far from my parents’ home. Since my brother’s wife had a sewing machine, I kept myself busy by making…
Seeing the truth The following two stories appeared in the Michi no tomo magazine (August 1972) and Koshiro Masui’s Osashizu katarigusa (p. 96) *** One summer’s day, a devout follower who visited Oyasama regularly was digging a well at home from early morning. His well was more than two-thirds completed…
Two hundred eighty followers assembled on May 25 at the Home of the Parent for a joint convention of five Tenrikyo welfare federations for prison chaplains, juvenile probation officers, foster parents, social welfare facilities, and child welfare commissioners. The convention began with an address by Chairman Keisuke Hamano of the…
Approximately 150 prominent judo athletes and coaches, including about 100 foreign judokas from eight countries, gathered in the Home of the Parent to participate in a judo training camp held from May 29 through June 3. At Tenri University Judo Hall, judokas who will represent Japan in all seven weight…
This year’s Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was observed on Sunday, May 14, at nearly 1,800 locations in Japan and other countries. Selfless and thankful action, known as hinokishin, is performed by followers of the path day after day whereby their joy at being alive is expressed through their actions. The significance…
The May Monthly Service was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. It was fine weather that day, with refreshing winds of early summer. In the prayer preceding the performance of the Service, the Shinbashira said: “All of us—Service performers, church…