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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)
2002 English Class of Shuyoka
The 28th English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1. This year, there are four participants: Karl Jackson from England, Junus from Indonesia, Medea Santiago Raborar from the Philippines, and Chad Makoto Hamada from Hawaii. Shuyoka offers the English…
Tenrikyo Terminology—Excerpt from Tenrikyo Jiten: “Living in God’s Bosom” (Futokoro-zumai)
The word “futokoro” (“bosom”) means, among others things, “the inside” of something. In Tenrikyo’s discussions of faith, this word often occurs as part of the phrase “living in God’s bosom”–a phrase that indicates the foundation of Tenrikyo’s world view, which is expressed in the Ofudesaki as follows: This universe is…
Graduation Ceremonies Held in Tenri
Tenri High School’s Day Course The graduation ceremony for Tenri High School’s day course was held in the school gymnasium on the morning of February 22. After presenting class representatives with diplomas for the 409 graduates (223 boys and 186 girls), Principal Shigehiko Iburi addressed them, saying: “The 21st century…
Tenrikyo Sends Delegation to Day of Prayer at Assisi
On January 24, the Day of Prayer for Peace in the World took place at Assisi, Italy, with about 250 religious leaders participating from 12 religions around the world. This meeting was called for by Pope John Paul II in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. It was…
Tenrikyo Terminology—Excerpt from Tenrikyo Jiten: “According to the State of Mind” (Kokoro shidai)
Human beings are endowed with the freedom to live as free and responsible beings. God the Parent created us as such and provides for us accordingly. God the Parent’s blessing of salvation thus unfolds based on our free responsibility. That is why the Ofudesaki teaches: By this salvation given in…
February Monthly Service Performed
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. On that day, the weather was cold and cloudy, but the bright red plum blossoms in the Inner Courtyard hinted that spring was just around the corner. After worshiping…