Anecdotes of Oyasama 158 presents the contents of "Monthly Period Is the Flower," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 127 and 128 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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158. Monthly Period Is the Flower
Once when Rihachi Yamamoto was in attendance of Oyasama, he was asked by Her:
- "Rihachi, won't you go and look outside?"
In those days, the Residence was under heavy surveillance by the police; therefore, thinking that Oyasama was concerned, he looked around carefully but saw no one. He returned and reported, "Oyasama, there is no change outside. There are pumpkins in the field yonder and in the field hither there are many eggplants." At that, Oyasama patted Her knee and taught him:
- "That is it. Did you notice those pumpkins and eggplants? They are big, aren't they? The plants bear fruit because the flowers bloom. Not a single plant bears fruit without its flower. Now ponder deeply. The world says woman is unclean, but there is nothing unclean about woman. Man and woman are equally children of God and there is no discrimination. Woman has a duty, a duty to bear children. Her monthly period is the flower. Without the flower there is no fruit. Understand this well. Take the pumpkin; if its big flower is gone, that is the end of it. In many things, there are flowers that bear no fruit. But to bear fruit without any flower is impossible. Ponder deeply. There is nothing unclean about it."
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一五八 月のものはな、花やで
ある時、教祖の御前に、山本利八が侍っていると、
- 「利八さん、外の方を見ておいで。」
と、仰せになった。その頃は、警察の取締まりの厳しい時であったから、それについての仰せと思い、気を付けて、辺りを見廻わったが、誰も居ない。それで、もどって来て、「神さん、何んにも変わりはありゃしません。向こうのあの畑には、南瓜がなっています。この畑には、茄子が沢山出けました。」と申し上げると、教祖は、膝を打って、
- 「それそれ、あの南瓜や茄子を見たかえ。大きい実がなっているが、あれは、花が咲くで実が出来るのやで。花が咲かずに実のなるものは、一つもありゃせんで。そこで、よう思案してみいや。女は不浄やと、世上で言うけれども、何も、不浄なことありゃせんで。男も女も、寸分違わぬ神の子や。女というものは、子を宿さにゃならん、一つの骨折りがあるで。女の月のものはな、花やで。花がのうて実がのろうか。よう、悟ってみいや。南瓜でも、大きな花が散れば、それぎりのものやで。むだ花というものは、何んにでもあるけれどな、花なしに実のるという事はないで。よう思案してみいや。何も不浄やないで。」
と、お教え下された。
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