Today's Verse
Though regret is so piled up within Me, I shall save all of you according to your minds.
However high My regret is piled, I shall work, holding fast to the utmost. (XV:15-17)
Tenrikyo Associations Announce Guidelines and Plans for 2006
Boys and Girls Association On February 27, the Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held in Dining Hall 2, drawing 1,605 participants including heads of directly supervised church corps and diocese corps as well as nurturing committee chairmen from district chapters. The meeting is usually…
Students Training Course Attracts 468 College Students
The College Division of the Students Training Course was held at the Home of the Parent from March 3 through 9. The weeklong training course provides the participants with opportunities to deepen their faith by learning and implementing the teachings together with fellow students, thereby raising their awareness of being…
Sermon at the Oyasama 120th Anniversary Service
May I begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to all of you for returning to Jiba from near and far, both from within Japan and from overseas, to attend the Oyasama 120th Anniversary Service. May I also thank you very much for the sincere efforts you have devoted through your…
170,000 Attend Oyasama 120th Anniversary Service
On January 26, the Oyasama 120th Anniversary Service was solemnly conducted in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. Over the preceding “three years, one thousand days” season designated for decisive efforts to prepare for the anniversary, the followers had exerted their utmost in “cultivating the mind of saving others”…
Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira 1996–2005

This book is a collection of all our published English translations of the Shinbashira’s speeches and Instructions spanning the past decade starting at the 110th Anniversary of Oyasama. These translations originally appeared in our monthly newspaper, Tenrikyo; the Women’s Association magazine Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path; and the…
Sechi Festival Draws 85,000 to the Home of the Parent
The annual Sechi Festival was held at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. This traditional event has been held since the days when Oyasama was physically present. This year, despite the cold wave that hit various parts of Japan, more than 85,000 people returned to Jiba…