Ofudesaki 04:025
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Contents
Content
| Nothing should be called illness. | ika naru no yamai to yūtenai keredo | いかなるの やまいとゆうて ないけれど |
| Should your body be afflicted, it is God’s call for your service. | mi ni sawaritsuku Kami no yōmuki | みにさわりつく 神のよふむき |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
There is nothing which can be called illness. But if a disorder comes to your body, it is a sign from God of an errand.
Inoue/Eynon
There is no such thing as sickness of any kind. Your physical disorders are sent as a message by God.
Commentary
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This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes |
Ofudesaki chushaku
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4:25 Illness is something that ought not to exist in this world. You must gain the insight that an anxiety of the body is My guidance to you, whom I wish to call on to join in My mission. |
『おふでさき註釈』、p. 57 二五、病気というものは、この世に無いはずであるが、身上に悩みを覚えるのは、親神の用向きに使いたいための手引きであるから、これを深く悟らねばなれぬ。 |
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)
From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 34:43–4
The Ofudesaki says in many places that there is no such thing as “illness.” A while ago, we had a verse that said, “...disorders will befall you, and you will come again” (verse 13). Verse 25–which reiterates that there is nothing that should be called illness–says that if we experience a bodily affliction, it is an indication that God is drawing us in order to have us perform some work for God. The Scripture contains a number of verses that refer to bodily disorders.
There is a verse that says that “dust in the mind causes disorders of the body,” so there are obviously times when uses of the mind that are referred to as “dust” lead to bodily disorders. However, verse 25 indicates that there are also times when God’s call for our service comes in the form of a bodily affliction. So our bodily afflictions do not necessarily indicate God’s reproof; rather, they could be indications of God’s call to us. In the verses we are looking at now, the bodily afflictions are intended to help God draw people so that they may serve as the performers of the Service.
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