Ofudesaki 04:127
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Contents
Content
| Know that the mind of God is truly filled | nichinichi ni Kami no kokoro no shinjitsu wa | にち／＼に 神の心の しんぢつわ |
| with deep concerns for you day after day. | fukai omowaku aru to omoe yo | ふかいをもわく あるとをもへよ |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
You must understand that day after day there is deep intention in the true sincerity of the mind of God.
Inoue/Eynon
You must believe that the heart of God is truly sincere. It continually contains profound intentions for you.
Commentary
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2009)
From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 34:66–7
God tells the Story of Creation because of a profound intention to save all human beings in the world. This story is not a fairy tale or a nonsensical story. Although the story may not be easy to understand, the verse indicates that people would do well to remember that this story embodies God’s profound intention to save all humankind.
In 1874, when priests came from the Isonokami Shrine to the Residence after two followers visited the Oyamato Shrine to ask about Oyamato’s deity, Oyasama told the Isonokami priests that She desired to “teach the world of things not to be found in learning, ancient things extending over nine hundred million and ninety-six thousand years.” At the Oyamato Shrine, the followers had been told in detail about the origin and history of its deity. Yet the teachings of Tenri-O-no-Mikoto go far beyond such traditional accounts. Rather than speaking in terms of thousands of years, Oyasama was telling a story of how things had unfolded over more than nine hundred million ninety thousand years. Parts III and IV of the Ofudesaki include these teachings.
Part IV contains many pairs of things that are contrasted with each other, such as God and high places, the high mountains and the low valleys, and Nihon and Kara.
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