Today's Verse
Though regret is so piled up within Me, I shall save all of you according to your minds.
However high My regret is piled, I shall work, holding fast to the utmost. (XV:15-17)
August 2011 Monthly Service
The August Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th, with the Shinbashira presiding. Shortly before 9:00 a.m., the Shinbashira left the Staff Quarters to proceed to the Main Sanctuary. On his way, he paid his respects at the Foundress’ Sanctuary and the Memorial Hall accompanied by…
This Month’s Message: By Saving Others
Oyasama says: “By saving others you yourself will be saved.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 42, “By Saving Others” Are there nights when you cannot go to sleep no matter what you do—nights when the more you try to sleep the more impossible it seems to do so, and the more…
A Religious Studies Scholar’s View on Tenrikyo’s Disaster Relief Activities
As reported in April, CNN—a U.S.-based international broadcasting company—posted on its “Belief” blog an article covering relief activities conducted by Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps (TDRHC) as well as the teaching of hinokishin, which informs its relief activities. This article was contributed by Dr. Barbara Ambros, associate professor of Religions…
Students Training Course Helps High Schoolers Deepen Their Faith and Friendship
The High School Division of the Students Training Course was held in the Home of the Parent from August 9 to 16. Seeking to deepen their faith and friendship with one another through staying together for a week, a total of 1,355 high school students from all parts of Japan…
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Observes 10th Memorial Service for Former Shinbashira’s Wife
On August 15, the 10th memorial service for the late Mrs. Masa Nakayama—the former Shinbashira’s wife—was solemnly observed in the Memorial Hall with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Attending the ceremony were members of the Nakayama family and their relatives, Church Headquarters’s staff members, head ministers of directly supervised…
Tenri University President Masahiko Iburi Lectures on Tenrikyo in Malaysia
Tenri University President Masahiko Iburi recently paid a courtesy call to the International Islamic University Malaysia, which is located in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, and, at the request of this university, gave a talk on Tenrikyo to students and faculty members in the field of religious…