Anecdotes of Oyasama 159

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 159 presents the contents of "The Residence: The Place for Single-Hearted Devotion to God," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 128 and 129 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

159. The Residence: The Place for Single-Hearted Devotion to God One day, Shirobei Umetani, who had been sitting by Oyasama's side listening to the teachings of the path, unintentionally began to speak of worldly pleasures. "Right now," he said, "there is a very popular play being presented at Dotonbori and...," Oyasama interrupted him here and admonished him: "From the age of forty-one until today I have never spoken of anything worldly. God says there is no need in this Residence for any talk other than the talks of single-hearted devotion to God."

一五九　神一条の屋敷 梅谷四郎兵衞が、ある時、教祖のお側でいろいろお話を承っていたが、ふと、「ただ今、道頓堀に大変よい芝居がかかっていますが、」と、世間話を申し上げかけると、教祖は、その話を皆まで言わさず、 　 「わしは、四十一の年から今日まで、世間の話は何もしませんのや。この屋敷はな、神一条の話より外には何も要らん、と、神様が仰せになりますで。」 と、お誡めになった。

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