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Today's Verse
If this origin is known in detail, there should be no cause for illness. (III:92-93)
Season’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
May I extend my warmest Season’s Greetings to all of you. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation for the efforts you devoted to the work of the path during the past year. All of us are kept alive and guided by God the Parent’s providence day after…
December 2019 Monthly Service
The December Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In his Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama expressed gratitude to God the Parent for the parental love that guided us toward…
Insights into the Anecdotes: Toshiro Yamamoto (1850–1928), Anecdote 62: “East from Here”
The Anecdote (Summary) In December 1878, Togoro, father of Toshiro Yamamoto of Kasa Village in Yamato, came down with a serious eye disease. The father’s condition gradually grew more serious and became untreatable. Even incantations proved to be ineffective. Toshiro, having no other course opened to him, was in…
November 2019 Monthly Service
The November Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, he expressed gratitude for how God the Parent created the world and us human beings, in…
Tenrikyo’s Way of Thinking and Living: Buy Dearly and Sell Cheaply
Oyasama once said to someone, “Merchants should buy dearly and sell cheaply” (Anecdotes of Oyasama, the Foundress of Tenrikyo, no. 165, “Buy Dearly”). Some of you may immediately raise an objection, saying: “That would cause a huge loss. The key to success in business is to buy things cheaply and…
Tenrikyo’s Way of Thinking and Living: True Meaning of Work
“Work (hataraku) makes those close to you comfortable; for that, it is called hataraku (hata: those nearby, raku: comfortable)” (Anecdotes of Oyasama, the Foundress of Tenrikyo, no. 197, “Hands That Work”). These words, which Oyasama is said to have spoken, are very well known among Tenrikyo followers. In society, an…