This Month’s Message: A Single Word

Oyasama says: “A single word is important.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 137, “A Single Word” The following quotes are from a collection of sayings compiled by the great writer Leo Tolstoy: “If you cannot calm your anger now, you had better hold your tongue.” “The more you want to say…

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Drive to Further Promote the Ten Aspects of God’s Providence and the Eight Dusts Announced

At the May 27 meeting of the Kanamekai (association comprising the head ministers of all directly supervised churches), Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Yoshitaro Ueda announced that the Mission Department of Church Headquarters will hereby promote the effort to help all Yoboku to learn and utilize the teachings of both the…

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English Class of Spiritual Development Course Underway

The 37th English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began on April 1 as part of the 840th session of Shuyoka with the participation of 19 followers from various countries and regions including Australia, Kenya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, the Philippines, and the U.S. This year, marking the 70th…

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Post-Disaster Recovery Committee Established

On May 26, the Post-Disaster Recovery Committee was established. This committee was established to further pursue the recovery of affected areas with a wider range of efforts. Tenrikyo Church Headquarters established Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Headquarters after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. In the ten weeks since,…

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