Anecdotes of Oyasama 135

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 135 presents the contents of "With Round Minds," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 110 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

135. With Round Minds Around the year 1883 or 1884, Kosaburo Kubo, grateful for the cure of his son Narajiro's eye disease, returned to Jiba with his wife and son. Oyasama, wearing Her red garments, was sitting calmly in Her room. Kosaburo, his wife, and son, who had been led into the room by an intermediary on duty, knelt before Oyasama. They were awestruck by Her reverent manner and were so overwhelmed with gratitude that they could not raise their heads. However, Narajiro, being only a child of seven or eight, began to look around without restraint. Soon the grapes placed beside Oyasama caught his eyes. As he was staring at them, Oyasama quietly picked up a bunch and gave it to Narajiro, saying: "It is nice of you to return. Here are some grapes for you. Like these, in the world, everybody is to relate to each other with round minds. This is a path to be followed joyfully by looking forward to the delight in the future."

一三五　皆丸い心で 明治十六、七年頃の話。久保小三郎が、子供の楢治郎の眼病を救けて頂いて、お礼詣りに、妻子を連れておぢばへ帰らせて頂いた時のことである。 　 教祖は、赤衣を召してお居間に端座して居られた。取次に導かれて御前へ出た小三郎夫婦は、畏れ多さに、頭も上げられない程恐縮していた。 しかし、楢治郎は、当時七、八才の子供のこととて、気がねもなくあたりを見廻わしていると、教祖の側らに置いてあった葡萄が目に付 いた。それで、その葡萄をジッと見詰めていると、教祖は、静かにその一房をお手になされて、 「よう帰って来なはったなあ。これを上げましょう。世界は、この葡萄のようになあ、皆、丸い心で、つながり合うて行くのやで。この道は、先永う楽しんで通る道や程に。」 と、仰せになって、それを楢治郎に下された。

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