Anecdotes of Oyasama 189

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 189 presents the contents of "The Hearts of Husband and Wife," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 149 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

189. The Hearts of Husband and Wife In the summer of 1886, Narazo Hirano and his wife, after abandoning the family occupation, were devoting themselves to missionary work in utter poverty with the resolve, "When we think of Oyasama, we never mind going for four or five days without food." As it was summer, they had no possessions with them except the light summer clothing they wore: one cotton kimono each and a summer kimono for Narazo. One day, when they returned to the Residence, Oyasama gave them these words: "In this path the hearts of husband and wife are the foundation. I have discerned your sincerity which could thrust through a great tree or pierce a huge stone. One year from now, I will grant you an uchiwake-basho, a place of salvation."

一八九　夫婦の心 平野楢蔵が、明治十九年夏、布教のため、家業を廃して谷底を通っている時に、夫婦とも心を定め、「教祖のことを思えば、我々、三日や五日食べずにいるとも、いとわぬ。」と決心して、夏のことであったので、平野は、単衣一枚に浴衣一枚、妻のトラは、浴衣一枚ぎりになって、おたすけに廻わっていた。 　 その頃、お屋敷へ帰らせて頂くと、教祖が、 　 「この道は、夫婦の心が台や。夫婦の心の真実見定めた。いかな大木も、どんな大石も、突き通すという真実、見定めた、さあ、一年経てば、打ち分け場所を許す程に。」 と、お言葉を下された、という。

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