Today's Verse
In this cleansing, there shall be no discrimination between those within and the world. I shall manifest all of the mind of each of you. (XII:1-2)
February Monthly Service Performed
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding and large numbers of followers attending in the four worship halls as well as in the surrounding precincts. The Shinbashira and the other Service performers filed into the Main…
Graduation Ceremonies Held in Tenri
Tenri Oyasato High School Tenri Oyasato High School held its graduation ceremony on February 23 in the school auditorium. After Principal Shibutani had presented the 145 graduates (84 boys and 61 girls) with their diplomas, the former Shinbashira Zenye Nakayama delivered a congratulatory address. “The way we handle our mind,”…
The Shinbashira’s Sermon at the Spring Grand Service
We have just concluded this year’s Spring Grand Service. Since I should like to share some of my thoughts with you, may I ask for your attention for a short while. While performing the Spring Grand Service, I somehow have a tense feeling that I do not have when performing…
Spring Grand Service Performed
On January 26, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted the Spring Grand Service of the l64th year of the Teaching in its Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. The Spring Grand Service commenced at 11:30 a.m. so that the Service would end right before two o’clock in the afternoon, the time when…
From Shiawase o yobu kokoro by Eiji Ozaki: The Truth of Arising Occurrences (5)
Accumulation of the Mind’s Dust The phrase “according to one’s state of mind” hardly means “according to one’s wishes” or “according to one’s prayers.” If the world were unfolding according to our wishes, everyone should readily be able to achieve true happiness inasmuch as we all wish for our happiness…
New Tenri Cultural Institute of New York Opened
On December 11, the opening ceremony of the new Tenri Cultural Institute of New York was held with Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Masahiko Iburi and more than 400 guests and followers in attendance. The institute was originally established in the Soho district of Manhattan in 1991 for the purpose of…