NEWPATH TENRIKYO -
BRIEFLY PONDERING RECOLLECTIONS OF THE TEACHING
From "Lectures on the Doctrine of Tenrikyo" by Shozen Nakayama the 2nd Shinbashira of Tenrikyo
"The newly compiled Doctrine falls into
two parts... We decided that part I should describe the teachings,
and part 2. the order for us to follow in advancing our faith.
...[In] more detail. As I said a while ago, Oyasama adopted the way she
taught in the Ofudesaki to the situation at hand, thus conveying the
teachings in various ways. The purpose of part 1, therefore, is to present a
more orderly and systematic description of the teachings on the basis of the
Ofudesaki. In other words, the five chapters of part I aim at extracting the
contents of God's teachings conveyed by Oyasama mainly from the Ofudesaki
and presenting them as an orderly whole. On the other hand, part 2, also in
five chapters, describes how those who receive the teachings are guided and
how they can attain the reconstruction of their minds; that is, it outlines
the process whereby the awakening of the mind is accomplished. The five
chapters of part I primarily presents God the parent's teachings, whereas
the five chapters of part 2 primarily describe the way the mind become
awakened, guided by these teachings."
Perhaps read the above more than once. It makes
clear the importance of studying the Ofudesaki for anyone who would want to
awaken and reconstruct their mind through understanding the teachings of our
original parent and the "model of parental love" that fills its pages.