Today's Verse
I request you to understand this talk clearly and to ponder quickly. (XIV:27-28)
Lecture Series on Family Environment and Tenrikyo Theology
Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion is now sponsoring a public lecture series on “Family Environment and Tenrikyo Theology—Way of Living as Taught in the Anecdotes of Oyasama.” The first lecture of the series was held on April 25. Instruction One states, “the weakening ties between husbands and wives…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association: The 90th Anniversary Commemorated
On April 19, the day following the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service, the 82nd Convention of Tenrikyo Women’s Association was conducted in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters in commemoration of the association’s 90th anniversary. More than 100,000 women gathered in the Home of the Parent to celebrate that festive occasion.…
Reference Materials for The Life of Oyasama
“This book is designed to be used as a companion volume to The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo–Manuscript Edition. In the first section of this book, the Glossary, the page and line numbers following each term indicate the location of the term in the third English edition of The…
From Shiawase o yobu kokoro by Eiji Ozaki: The Truth of Arising Occurrences (1)
All-knowing The world is entirely under God the Parent’s providence, whereby all of us human beings are in the embrace of God’s heart, which is filled solely with parental love for us, God’s children. Guided by the complete providence, we are indeed living in the bosom of God the Parent,…
The Shinbashira Visits Osaka Diocese
Honored by the presence of the Shinbashira, the Osaka Diocese performed the service on April 9 to commemorate its founding anniversary, drawing about 2,500 followers, including the diocese’s officials, church head ministers, and Yoboku (“timber” for constructing the Joyous Life). Following the service, the diocese also held a ceremony in…
Dr. Martin Kraatz Speaks on Religions Today
On March 25 Tenri University sponsored a meeting that featured a lecture by Dr. Martin Kraatz, the former director of the Museum of Religions at Philipps University of Marburg. His lecture was titled “The Role of Religions Today: From the Perspective of a Historian of Religions.” Dr. Kraatz, a historian…