Today's Verse
This Month’s Message: Strong Love
An early follower once heard Oyasama say: “Suppose that ninety-nine out of a hundred people are bad and that the one hundredth person is good. Is the bad stronger than the good or the good stronger than the bad? The good of one person is stronger.” “Masui Rin oboegaki” (Rin…
Mind and Body: a Revised Translation
A booklet entitled Mind and Body—published earlier this month by Tenrikyo Doyusha Publishing Company—presents a revised English translation of Kashimono Karimono, which was originally written in Japanese by Yoshikazu Nakayama and published in 1975 by Tenrikyo Doyusha. The author’s introduction says: One of the most important teachings of Tenrikyo is…
59 Students Graduate from Tenrikyo Language Institute
Tenrikyo Language Institute (TLI) held its 24th graduation ceremony on March 8th in honor of 59 graduates […]
Spring Offers Young Followers an Opportunity to Nurture Their Faith
This year’s College Division of the Students Training Course began on March 3 in the Home of the Parent under the theme, “Feel! Express! The Joyous Life!” […]
Insights into the Anecdotes: Izo Iburi (1833–1907), Anecdote 30: “Ten Thousandfold”
The Anecdote Once Oyasama took a grain of unhulled rice in Her hand and showed it to Izo Iburi, saying: “The same is true with a human being. You sow a grain of sincerity, and it multiplies to two or three hundred grains in a year, ten thousand in the…
February 2018 Monthly Service
Blessed with relatively mild and sunny weather at the Home of the Parent, the February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira expressed appreciation for God the Parentʼs profound…