Anecdotes of Oyasama 77 presents the contents of "Chestnut Festival," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 66 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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77. Chestnut Festival
One day Oyasama said to Rin Masui:
- "The ninth of September is said to be the day of the Chestnut Festival. The Chestnut Festival is for sufferings to disappear. The bur of the chestnut is rough and prickly. Take away the bur and inside it there is a shell and then there is a bitter coating. Shell it, then peel the coating, and you will find a tasty nut. If a man listens to the truth and discards his bur and his bitter coating, his mind will become indescribably delicious."
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七七 栗の節句
教祖は、ある時、増井りんに、
- 「九月九日は、栗の節句と言うているが、栗の節句とは、苦がなくなるということである。栗はイガの剛いものである。そのイガをとれば、中に皮があり、又、渋がある。その皮なり渋をとれば、まことに味のよい実が出て来るで。人間も、理を聞いて、イガや渋をとったら、心にうまい味わいを持つようになるのやで。」
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