Anecdotes of Oyasama 41

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 41 presents the contents of "To Eternity," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 35 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

41. To Eternity One day Oyasama visited the home of Gisaburo Nakata in Toyoda Village. Oyasama hummed as She walked around the house: "Step in firmly. Step down firmly. Step down firmly to eternity." After that, Oyasama told Nakata: "God has entered this residence and hardened the ground. Never let go of this property, no matter how poor you become. Continue your faith to eternity." Years later during the time of Gisaburo's grandson, Kichizo, a portion of the land was to be exchanged at the village's request. When the final approval was to be made, a boil suddenly appeared on Kichizo's face and it became swollen. The family members were astonished and they tried to discover the cause through self reflection and consultation. Whereupon, the elders of the family told them how the ground had been hardened by Oyasama Herself. They immediately apologized to God the Parent and sent a formal notice to the village withdrawing the exchange offer. When this was done the illness was completely cured.

四一　末代にかけて ある時、教祖は、豊田村の仲田儀三郎の宅へお越しになり、家のまわりをお歩きになり、 　 「しっかり踏み込め、しっかり踏み込め。末代にかけて、しっかり踏み込め。」 と、口ずさみながらお歩きになって後、仲田に対して、 　 「この屋敷は、神が入り込み、地固めしたのや。どんなに貧乏しても、手放してはならんで。信心は、末代にかけて続けるのやで。」 と、仰せになった。 　 後日、儀三郎の孫吉蔵の代に、村からの話で、土地の一部を交換せねばならぬこととなり、話も進んで来た時、急に吉蔵の顔に面疔が出来て、顔が腫れ上がってしまった。それで、家中の者が驚いていろいろと思案し、額を寄せて相談したところ、年寄り達の口から、教祖が地固めをして下された土地であることが語られ、早速、親神様にお詫び申し上げ、村へは断りを言うたところ、身上の患いは、鮮やかにすっきりとお救け頂いた。 註　年寄り達とは、中田しほと、その末妹上島かつの二人である。しほは、儀三郎の長男の嫁。

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