5 Reasons to Build a Tenrikyo Website

Now that we are well into the information age, having a website for any kind of entity is almost essential in order to conform with the modern society. In the case for Tenrikyo in general, I see that building websites for individuals or churches is a relatively new idea, but rapidly becoming a rather necessary one depending on church size, services provided, method of missionary work, etc. That said, I came up with a list of 5 reasons that may help convince interested Tenrikyo followers, churches, or other church entities to ride the wave of the digital age or even invest more into it.

If your church is small, you don\’t need a full-blown website, there are other solutions that can suit your needs, which I may describe in a later article. This article is mainly for churches or people that engage in studying about the faith of Tenrikyo.

“Dusts of the Mind and the Seated Service Part One” by Rev. Colin Saito

This article was pulled from the Origins of September 2012 which was the Mission Headquarters of Hawaii\’s August Monthly Service Sermon (pp. 5 – 10) and has been slightly edited with Rev. Colin Saito\’s approval. This sermon was originally a part of Rev. Saito\’s lecture, \”The Importance of the Service,\” presented at the Tenrikyo Hawaii Convention 2011, but was removed due to time constraints. Rev. Saito had explained to me that this version has been modified many times before being presented as MHQ of Hawaii\’s August Sermon and realized the true reason why it was not part of his lecture in the Convention. Read on to find out.

Living Words: The Mountain of Treasure

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 5. Over a large river, there is a bridge which has no supports. . . . if you earnestly strive and cross the bridge without falling, there will be before you a mountain of treasure. Anecdotes of Oyasama 171, “The Mountain […]

Living Words: Clear the Path from the Bottom

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 13 If the path is cleared from down below both the people up above and the people down below can easily get near, can they not? Anecdotes of Oyasama 28, “Clear the Path from the Bottom” A particular person, thinking of […]

Living Words: The Law of Nature

The following is a translation of an excerpt from Ikiru kotoba (“Living words”), p. 17. This path cannot be followed by human thinking. It is the path that is being formed by the law of nature (tennen shizen). Anecdotes of Oyasama 17, “The Law of Nature” We human beings tend to rush for results, relying […]