{"id":1025,"date":"2012-03-17T06:37:25","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T06:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2012-08-28T06:45:28","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T06:45:28","slug":"follower-introduces-tenrikyo-at-catholic-church-in-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=1025","title":{"rendered":"Follower Introduces Tenrikyo at Catholic Church in Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On February 8, Ms. Michiko Araseki, a Tenrikyo follower living in Munich, gave a presentation on the teachings at a Catholic church in the city on request from local Catholics who showed an interest in learning about the Tenrikyo teachings.<\/p>\n

In front of 19 Catholic church officials and members, Ms. Araseki showed slides to explain eight topics ranging from God the Parent, Oyasama, and the Teaching\u2019s day of origin, to core teachings such as \u201chinokishin<\/em>,\u201d \u201ceight dusts of the mind,\u201d and \u201cpassing away for rebirth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The presentation was followed by a Q-and-A session, in which the listeners raised various questions such as \u201cIs God the only God?\u201d and \u201cIf God wishes humans happiness, how come there are illnesses?\u201d Ms. Araseki answered those questions by referring to the teaching of the \u201cJoyous Life\u201d and sharing how her father\u2019s administration of the Sazuke helped her mother receive a blessing of recovery from an injury caused by an accident she had before marriage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Born to a Tenrikyo father and a former Catholic mother, Ms. Araseki attended Catholic schools from kindergarten to university. Mr. Takashi Araseki, her father, commented: \u201cThrough seeing those Catholic followers listen earnestly to my daughter\u2019s presentation and ask various questions, I felt their honest desire to learn about Tenrikyo. It was because my daughter was born and raised in a predominantly Catholic society and spiritually inspired by the Tenrikyo teachings that she managed to allow polite dialogue to take place in a way that appreciated and respected both points of view. I am very grateful that God gave us such an opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On February 8, Ms. Michiko Araseki, a Tenrikyo follower living in Munich, gave a presentation on the teachings at a Catholic church in the city on request from local Catholics who showed an interest in learning about the Tenrikyo teachings. In front of 19 Catholic church officials and members, Ms.\u2026<\/p>\n

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