Anecdotes of Oyasama 130

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 130 presents the contents of "Fine Dust," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 107 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

130. Fine Dust It was around 1883 that Naokichi Takai, who was in his twenties, was sent by Oyasama to save a sick person who lived about twelve kilometers south of the Residence. When he was instructing the man about the cause of illness, the man challenged Naokichi, saying, "I have done nothing wrong in my life." Naokichi said, "I have heard nothing from Oyasama about such a situation yet. I will go back at once to ask." He then ran the twelve kilometers back to the Residence to ask Her, and She explained to him in this manner: "I will tell you. Suppose you have a new house built and you seal up the windows so that no one can enter. The dust will still settle so thick on the floor that you can write a letter in it when you do not sweep it up for, say, ten or twenty days. You know that a mirror will stain. You sweep piles of dust when it is noticeable, but leave fine dust because it is hard to see. When the fine dust becomes embedded into a mirror, it will stain the mirror. Tell this story to him." Takai said, "I thank you very much," and hurried back the twelve kilometers to the sick person. He conveyed Oyasama's words saying, "I was just told this story." After he was finished, the patient apologized to him, saying, "I now understand what you say quite well. Sorry, I was mistaken." From that time the patient began to believe in God and was completely cured of his disease.

一三〇　小さな埃は 　 明治十六年頃のこと。教祖から御命を頂いて、当時二十代の高井直吉は、お屋敷から南三里程の所へ、おたすけに出させて頂いた。身上患いについてお諭しをしていると、先方は、「わしはな、未だかつて悪い事をした覚えはないのや。」と、剣もホロロに喰ってかかって来た。高井は、「私は、未だ、その事について、教祖に何も聞かせて頂いておりませんので、今直ぐ帰って、教祖にお伺いして参ります。」と言って、三里の道を走って帰って、教祖にお伺いした。すると、教祖は、 　 「それはな、どんな新建ちの家でもな、しかも、中に入らんように隙間に目張りしてあってもな、十日も二十日も掃除せなんだら、畳の上に字が書ける程の埃が積もるのやで。鏡にシミあるやろ。大きな埃やったら目につくよってに、掃除するやろ。小さな埃は、目につかんよってに、放っておくやろ。その小さな埃が沁み込んで、鏡にシミが出来るのやで。その話をしておやり。」 と、仰せ下された。高井は、「有難うございました。」とお礼申し上げ直ぐと三里の道のりを取って返して、先方の人に、「ただ今、こういうように聞かせて頂きました。」と、お取次ぎした。すると、先方は、「よく分かりました。悪い事言って済まなんだ。」と、詫びを入れて、それから信心するようになり、身上の患いは、すっきりと御守護頂いた。

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