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Face It Squarely. 2018/03/26. Oyasama says: “You must not change your heart. You must not let go of this string at any cost.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. TENRIKYO>FAITH>FaceItSquarely FaceItSquarely 2018/03/26 Oyasamasays: “Youmustnotchangeyourheart.Youmustnotletgoofthisstringatanycost.” AnecdotesofOyasama,no.199,“JustOne” Inthelifeofanyofus,asituationcouldarisewhereproblems,includinghealthdisorders,occuroneafteranotherwithdevastatingconsequences,givingrisetothethought“Ican’tcopeanymore.”Apossiblereactionmightbeacertainsenseofindignationexpressedinthequestion:“Whyme?”Orwemightfeellikeblamingsomeoneelse:“ThisisHISfault!”Thenagain,wemightendupindespairthinking:“Mylifeisover.”Overcomebydepression,wemighttrytoavoidpeople.Wemightalsofindourfaithwavering.Ifwetookitoutonothers,boreagrudgeagainstothers,orfellintodespair,itcouldallbedownhillfromthere.Somepeopleinthatsituationmayevenundergophysicalchanges,forexamplebecominghard-featuredandill-looking.Nosolutionwillcomefromblamingothersorbearingagrudgeagainstothers.Noonehaseverachievedsalvationbyfillinghisorhermindwithdissatisfaction.Abetteralternativemightbetotrytosquarelyfacewhatishappening.Wemightperhapsseethesituationasachallenge,insteadofaproblem.Forinstance,wemightlikenittoahomeworkassignmentoratesttoseehowgoodanartistoflifewecanbe.Theharderourchallenge,thegreaterthepointsawarded.Seeninthislight,adifficultsituationwouldbeagoldenopportunitytogainmanypoints.Suchasituationcouldalsobedescribedasaforkintheroad,forthedirectionofourlifecouldchangecompletely,dependingonwhetherwechoosetoletangergaintheupperhandortopracticepositiveandjoyousacceptance.Thewholepointofbeingonthispathisthatwecandevelopskillsindealingwithlife’schallengingsituations,whicharedescribedinthispathas“knots,”fromwhichfreshandpromisingbudscanappear.Inthisregard,wewoulddowelltokeepourmindconnectedtoOyasama,whoisalwaystheretohelpus,lovinglyencouragingustoholdfast,saying,“Youmustnotletgoofthisstring.” PDFDownload «ASingleWord BySavingOthers» NEWS TheNewMinisterofTenrikyoMissionNewYorkCenterInstalled(Aug/18/2022) FAITH MindlikeCotton WhyBotherwithFaith? Oyasama Loving-Kindness WarmthandLove RELATEDLINKS Close