Today's Verse
Your suffering at this time must be trying, but the future will bring delight to your mind. (XI:64-65)
Insights into the Anecdotes: Risaburo Yamamoto (1850–1895), Anecdote 33: “The Bridge Between Countries”
The Anecdote (Summary) Risaburo Yamamoto of Kashiwara Village, Kawachi Province (now part of Osaka Prefecture), injured his chest in a village sumo wrestling match in the autumn of 1870 at the age of twenty-one. For the next three years he was sick in bed. His condition became steadily worse…
March 2018 Monthly Service
Blessed with pleasant weather at the Home of the Parent, the March 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 first expressed his gratitude for God’s guidance, which had enabled…
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…