Today's Verse
Though I desire to open this path quickly, there is no place else to open it.
If you are sincere in desiring this path to be, ponder over everything from your innermost heart. (II:12, 14-15)
From Selected Works of Kosetsu Masuno (1890―1928)
Forgetting Is Hard Our mind cannot truly settle when thoughts and worries are present in it. In terms of faith, we prevent ourselves from understanding the truth of the teachings by trying to understand it from the perspective of our own ideas, knowledge, and experience, and consequently we fail to…
Six Students Successfully Complete Head Minister Qualification Course I
The Head Minister Qualification Course One was held at the Home of the Parent from August 27 to September 14. This course is designed to train and nurture prospective ministers (kyoto) who have a heightened awareness of being Yoboku and a strong sense of mission and who aspire to work…
Students from Taiwan Make Annual Pilgrimage to Jiba
The Students Association of Taiwan organized its annual Students’ Pilgrimage from August 16 to 27 with the participation of 36 students. While the participants were in the Home of the Parent, they were able to learn about the teachings through such activities as doing corridor-cleaning hinokishin and crossing the Jusan…
2010 Children’s Pilgrimage Attracts 232,536 to the Home of the Parent
Tenrikyo Church Headquarters hosted the annual Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba between July 26 and August 4. During this 10-day period, a total of 232,536 children and staff members, including 801 people from 15 countries and regions such as Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the U.S.…
The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama Make a Visit to the United States
The Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama, visited the United States between July 14 and 20 accompanied by Honbu-in Yoshitaro Ueda, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs. The Shinbashira and Mrs. Nakayama made their first visit to the new sanctuary of New York Center, which was completed in December 2008, before…
2010 Oyasato Seminar Conducted in Four Languages
The 2010 Oyasato Seminar—a summer program geared toward transmitting the faith to mainly high-school-age participants who are to shoulder the tasks of the overseas mission—was conducted in four languages in the Home of the Parent during the period between July 10 to August 17. The opening ceremony was held on…