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Moto ichi-nichi: The importance of conversion stories in Tenrikyo 2

The Moto Ichi-Nichi of the Hiraga Family

In 1938, my mother’s youngest brother at the time, Tsumoru (three years old), contracted meningitis. At the time my grandfather Misao Hiraga was a Singer sewing machine salesman and an elected official of the local village assembly. The youngest child of two of his peers also had contracted the disease. However, in the case of Tsumoru, the doctor expressed his deep regret and said the boy’s life could not be saved.

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Happy Thanksgiving 2012!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!! Thank you for visiting the site!

It’s been quite a long time since I’ve posted anything on Tenrikyology.com. Thank you all for your continued patience. Hopefully, I’ll be back to posting regularly sooner if not later.

As of now, I plan to spend an American-style Thanksgiving in the first time in who knows when. It will be the first time my wife and children will be experiencing a Thanksgiving. For this, I am immensely thankful.

Other things I have been greatly grateful for recently:

  • Wonderful and understanding family and friends
  • Spiritual solace from unexpected sources
  • Life and all that it has to offer

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

New York Center May 2006 monthly service kowa translation

I’ve decided to upload the English version of the “sermon” I gave almost two years ago at New York Center. It has some personal and other information that hopefully some of you out there might find interesting.

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Tenri Forum Presentation on July 17, 2006

Taking Cues from Oyasama’s Divine Model in Creating an Environmentally Conscious Culture

(This is my manuscript from my presentation at Tenri Forum 2006 at the Section Meeting Tenrikyo and Its Approach to the Environment)

Introduction

Hello everyone. Although I fear that I am by no means an expert and lack a background in environmental activism which our two previous presenters—Mr. Cedric Noto and Ms. Amira Dali—have, I hope to use the best of my limited background in what I call “Tenrikyology,” or Tenrikyo studies, to approach the subject of this section meeting.

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