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Today's Verse
What are your thoughts on hearing this talk? It is solely the preparation for single-hearted salvation. (XI:56-57)
Salvation Work in the Main Sanctuary
The Preparation Committee for the 130th Anniversary of Oyasama recently announced that staff members of the Counseling Section of the Divine Gifts and Sanctions Bureau will administer the Sazuke in the West Worship Hall following the performance of the noon services, which, as reported before, will be performed in the…
Mind That Attracts Happiness
Mind That Attracts Happiness is a translation of Shiawase o yobu kokoro, written in Japanese by Eiji Ozaki, the third head minister of Ushigome Grand Church. Tenrikyo is sometimes referred to as the “path for the mind” because one of its focuses is on the way of handling the mind…
42,000 Members Attend Women’s Association Convention
Tenrikyo Women’s Association held its 95th annual convention in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters on April 19, the day after the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service. The occasion drew 42,000 members. When the registration desks opened at 8:00 a.m., groups of members began to file in the Sanctuary precincts one…
Services at Noon to Be Performed from June
The Preparation Committee for the 130th Anniversary of Oyasama recently announced that, between June 2013 and December 2015, the seated service is to be performed at noon at the Main Sanctuary on Sundays, public holidays, and the 25th of each month except on days of Church Headquarters’ events. The noon…
67,000 Assemble to Celebrate Oyasama’s 215th Birthday
On April 18, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was held at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Blessed with warm weather, approximately 67,000 followers from across Japan and overseas returned to the Home of the Parent. Filling their hearts with the joy of celebrating the 215th…
This Month’s Message: Fine Particles of Dust
Oyasama once said: “You sweep piles of dust when it is noticeable, but leave fine dust because it is hard to see. When the fine dust becomes embedded into a mirror, it will stain the mirror.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 130 In the morning, you get up and draw back…