Anecdotes of Oyasama 103

Anecdotes of Oyasama
Author: Various authors Date Published: 1976 Pages: 159 (English ed.) Anecdotes Index

Anecdotes of Oyasama 103 presents the contents of "Without Erring," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 87 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

103. Without Erring Komakichi Komatsu, who lived in Osaka, returned to Jiba for the first time in July 1882, led by Tokichi Izumita, his spiritual guide, in order to offer his gratitude. This was soon after his recovery from cholera and the beginning of his faith. When Komakichi was granted an audience with Oyasama, She personally handed him an amulet and spoke these gracious words: "I appreciate your return from the bustling town of Osaka to the remote countryside. You are eighteen and still young. Go through life without erring. As long as you do not err, in the end, your happiness will exceed all bounds." Komakichi kept these words as his lifelong motto and remained constant in them throughout his life.

一〇三　間違いのないように 　 明治十五年七月、大阪在住の小松駒吉は、導いてもらった泉田藤吉に連れられて、お礼詣りに、初めておぢばへ帰らせて頂いた。コレラの身上をお救け頂いて入信してから、間のない頃である。 　 教祖にお目通りさせて頂くと、教祖は、お手ずからお守りを下され、続いて、次の如く有難いお言葉を下された。 　 「大阪のような繁華な所から、よう、このような草深い所へ来られた。年は十八、未だ若い。間違いのないように通りなさい。間違いさえなければ、末は何程結構になるや知れないで。」 と。駒吉は、このお言葉を自分の一生の守り言葉として、しっかり守って通ったのである。

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