Articles and exerpts from a variety of books, on the teachings of Tenrikyo
Oyasama once said: “Sah, sah, because Tsukihi exists, the world exists. Because the world exists, things exist. Because things exist, your bodies exist. Because your bodies exist, law exists. Although the law exists, to resolve your minds is primary.” The Life of Oyasama, p. 231 Imagine. You have been caught…
“Hello, everyone! We are followers of the Tenrikyo faith. . . .” In October 2014, Haruo Yamagishi (73) and his wife, Ayako (70), were giving roadside speeches with other followers from the local community at JR Itabashi Station, where there were streams of office workers hurrying home from work. Haruo…
There was once a woman who had her serious leg problem cured by Oyasama and was thus able to rise to her feet for the first time in a number of years, although another ongoing problem that was not nearly as serious remained uncured—namely, the trembling of her hands. When…
Oyasama once told a follower: “Change your habits and temperament.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 123 Imagine that you are a child who has gone to school with a smear of peanut butter on your face. Others look at you and snicker. You have no idea what is going on. You…
Oyasama once said: “Here are some grapes for you. Like these, in the world, everybody is to relate to each other with round minds.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 135 “In peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons,” said Herodotus, who lived about twenty-five hundred years ago. Throughout…
According to Oyasama, the divine voice within Her once said: “You cannot save others if you live in a mansion with a stately gate.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 5 In Aesop’s Fables, there is a story that goes something like this: One day, a shepherd caught a pig, which squealed…