Boys and Girls Association On January 27, Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association held its leaders’ first meeting of the year in Dining Hall 2, drawing 1,653 participants—including heads of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters as well as members of the nurturing committees of those chapters. This year, the association…
I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all of you who have returned to Jiba for the Spring Grand Service today despite the cold weather. I am truly grateful that we have been able to joyfully and spiritedly perform the Service taught by Oyasama together with so many…
Church Headquarters has announced that the Education and Nurture Bureau [Kyoyo shitsu] will be newly established on March 20 under the jurisdiction of the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs. This new bureau aims to streamline and improve Church Headquarters’ education and nurture system in order to better meet the current needs…
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service commemorating the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887—was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. Approximately 58,000 followers from both within and outside Japan returned…
Hinokishin is one of the Tenrikyo terms that are relatively well known to the public. There seem to be many people who have seen Tenrikyo followers in happi coats cleaning public facilities such as parks. Although some may regard hinokishin as volunteer service, it is significant that the motivation for…
The Anecdote One day Oyasama visited the home of Gisaburo Nakata in Toyoda Village. Oyasama hummed as She walked around the house: “Step in firmly. Step down firmly. Step down firmly to eternity.” After that, Oyasama told Nakata: “God has entered this residence and hardened the ground. Never…