{"id":3851,"date":"1996-05-12T06:11:57","date_gmt":"1996-05-12T06:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2016-05-12T06:55:31","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T06:55:31","slug":"growing-spiritually-day-by-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3851","title":{"rendered":"Growing Spiritually Day by Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrowingSpirituallyDbD1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3855\" title=\"GrowingSpirituallyDbD\" src=\"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrowingSpirituallyDbD1-200x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrowingSpirituallyDbD1-200x300.gif 200w, https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/GrowingSpirituallyDbD1.gif 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This book presents an English translation of <em>Seijin e no hibi<\/em>, which was compiled by Tenrikyo Doyusha Publishing Company from <em>Shinbashira kunwa-shu<\/em> [Collection of the Shinbashira\u2019s Talks] and published in 1993. The topics covered are the Joyous Life, the Divine Model, the Service, the spirit of single-heartedness with God, the truth of a thing lent, joyous acceptance (<em>tanno<\/em>), sprinkling fragrance and doing salvation work, <em>hinokishin<\/em>, pilgrimage to Jiba, anniversaries of Oyasama, Yoboku, a person who convinces others, and churches.<\/p>\n<p>Some excerpts follow:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creation of the Joyous Life begins with our individual effort to purify our minds. . . . If we just purify our minds, we shall gain insight into how to use our talents effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe path Oyasama taught enables us to go through our journey with a \u2018mind like clear skies\u2019 even on . . . a stormy day, depending solely on the way we use our mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We can] study Oyasama\u2019s Divine Model to find a way to discover joy amid pains and sufferings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This book presents an English translation of Seijin e no hibi, which was compiled by Tenrikyo Doyusha Publishing Company from Shinbashira kunwa-shu [Collection of the Shinbashira\u2019s Talks] and published in 1993. 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