Teachings and Scriptures
The Teachings
Sacred Writings
"Oomoto Shin'yu (Divine Revelation)" and "Reikai Monogatari (Tales from the Spirit World)" were revealed through the Founders Nao and Onisaburo Deguchi. These books are the Sacred Writings of Oomoto.
The Founders and Spiritual Leaders wrote many other books on the teachings as well.
Doctrine
Onisaburo Deguchi wrote the essence of the teachings in the following revelation:
"God is the Spirit which pervades the entire universe, and man is the focus of the workings of heaven and earth. When God and man become one, infinite power will become manifest."
The Four Teachings
The fundamental principles of the Divine Plan (Construction of the Heavenly Kingdom on earth), applicable in the lives of humankind.
Basic rules for human beings to lead a significant life.
1. Harmonious Alignment with Life and the Universe
2. Revelation of Celestial Truth and its Lessons
3. Innate Patterns of Behavior for Man, Society and the Cosmos
4. Instinctual Creative Drives
The Four Principles
1. Purity, purification of mind and body
2. Optimism, believing in the goodness of the Divine Will
3. Progressivism, way of social improvement
4. Unification, the reconciliation of all dichotomies
These principles are seen throughout the universe. These are the rules of the universe, and everything in nature grows and lives with these rules. Man is apt to live in violation of these principles, and therefore comes to grief.
By practising these principles, man can live in harmony with the universe and lead a heavenly life in spirit and in flesh.
English literature
1. Online Books:
- "Divine Signposts" by Onisaburo Deguchi
- "The Creation of Meaning" by Hidemaru Deguchi
- "Bankyo Dokon"
- "Nao Deguchi — A Biography of the Foundress of Oomoto"
2. The following books are available in English:
- "Nao Deguchi, a biography of the Foundress of Oomoto"
- "In Search of Meaning" by Hidemaru Deguchi
- "An Encounter with Oomoto" by Dr. Frederick Franck
- "Aizen Newsletter", bimonthly bulletin. Ask to be put on our list to receive the Newsletter.
- "Women and Millenarian Protest in Meiji Japan" by Emily G. Ooms
available at Cornell East Asia Series, East Asia Program, Cornell University, 140 Uris Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-7601 fax (607)255-1388 - "The Great Onisaburo Deguchi" a biography, by Kyotaro Deguchi
available at Aiki News, Matsugaecho, 14-17-103, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan 228 Tel:+81-427-48-2423, Fax: +81-427-48-2421, USA Tel: 1-800-473-6040, USA Fax: 1-310-265-0351
<French> "Omoto" by Jean-Pierre Berthon, Atelier Alpha Bleue, 5, rue Sainte-Anastase, 75003 Paris Tel.: 42.72.74.62
New Contents Thu, May 20, 2010
- Oomoto participates in Sant’Egidio conference : Dialogue among religions and cultures : On divided island nation of Cyprus By Bill Roberts
- Photo Album : Portraits of three branches: Shoko, Tanegashima and Aomori By Bill Roberts
- Oomoto FAQ
- A Letter from Oomoto : Of mountains and myths By Bill Roberts
- Polyglot poem festival The Utamasturi is going international — what’s next? By Bill Roberts
- Ethics education program captures the spirit of Bankyo Dokon By Bill Roberts
- A Letter from Oomoto : A year’s worth of adventure in a summer of branch visits By Bill Roberts
- In Kumamoto, it’s all about water – and fire By Bill Roberts
- A speech by Nevada Taylor at the Kii Branch in Wakayama Prefecture on April 13, 2008.:An Encounter With Oomoto Through Aikido
- Utamatsuri, Poem Festival, in Tokyo(on April 17, 2008)
- A speech by Neil Ryan Walsh at the Kobe branch on Mar. 9th, 2008.:Planting the Seeds of the Soul
- Meeting with the Fifth Spiritual Leader of Oomoto, Madame Kurenai Deguchi by Neil Ryan Walsh
- A speech by Neil Ryan Walsh at the Nagoya branch on Feb. 17th, 2008.:The Japanese Arts beyond National Boundaries
- To the Oomoto branch in Nagoya: City of Eel and Toyota by Neil Ryan Walsh
- A Speech by Nissim Ben Shitrit, Ambassador of Israel on the occasion of the Oomoto Setsubun Grand Festival in Ayabe February 3rd, 2008 : Japan and Israel : Two Lands Balancing the Needs of Traditional Culture and Modern Life. r
- A permanent memorial to Onisaburo (A Speech at the Autumn Grand Festival , November 6, 2007 : )By James Parks Morton, Founder and Chair, Emeritus of The Interfaith Center of New York
- Israel, Palestine and the Power of Poetry(Oomoto believes small efforts can have lasting ripple effects on people and peace)By Bill Roberts
- “Something Great”(This genetics pioneer, a friend of Oomoto, offers a clue to the mystery of life)By Bill Roberts
- Kamishima Cleanup (Harima branch members regularly visit this sacred island to keep the shrine tidy)By Bill Roberts
- Kyotaro Deguchi was one of six recipients of the 2007 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
What is Oomoto?
- What is Oomoto?
- Spirtual Centers
- Founders and Spiritual Leaders
- History
- Organization and activities
- Teachings and scriptures
- Art Works of Founders and Leaders
Opinions[Archive]
- Statement of regret for the outbreak of war against Iraq (March 20,2003)
- Jinrui Aizenkai dispatched the "Urgent Appeal for a World (Global) Crisis" on March 14.
Grappling with Bioethics[Archive]
- Oomoto’s support for abolishing the death penalty (12, June 2003)
- The Oomoto Foundation protests any birth of a human clone baby. (5, January 2003)
- OOMOTO'S VIEW REGARDING JAPAN’S PERMITION TO THE RESERCH OF HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS (ES cells)(12, June 2000)
Vistor’s Review[Archive]
- A speech by Bill Roberts at the Oomoto branch in Hiroshima after its monthly service on March 18, 2007:Encounters with war and peace
- How Bankyo Dokon changed one life by Linda Macphee
- A speech by Bill Roberts at the Hokuriku (Kanazawa) branch on Dec. 3, 2006:Ritual and myth -an encounter with ‘divine madness’
- A speech by Bill Roberts at the Himeji Cultural Center on Feb. 25, 2007:Mesmerized by the Japanese Arts
- A speech by Bill Roberts at the Kobe branch on Feb. 11th, 2007.:There are just human tears and human joy
- A Speech on the occasion of the Oomoto Setsubun Grand Festival in Ayabe February 3rd, 2007 : Egypt's role in Middle East peace
- Keynote Speech for the 28th World Federation Japanese Religionists Conference for World Peace in Tokyo (at Kokugakuin University, Novermber 29, 2006):Vision for Peace in the Middle East By Dr. Munther S. Dajani, Professor Dean, Faculty of Arts, Al Quds University, Jerusalem
- A speech to the Kyoto branch:Spiritual adventures in researching Oomoto leaders
- A Speech at The Oomoto Foundation on Monday, November 6, 2006 : Jordan's role in Middle East By Samir Nouri, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- A letter from Oomoto:The Young People of Tottori
- A speech by Bill Roberts on the occasion of the dedication ceremony for the new shrine of Tottori Branch By Bill Roberts Oct. 8, 2006
- A speech by Bill Roberts at the Oomoto branch in Hiroshima after its monthly service on March 18, 2007:Encounters with war and peace
- How Bankyo Dokon changed one life by Linda Macphee
- A speech at Setsubun : A Portrait of Oomoto By Bill Roberts Feb. 3, 2006
- New Publication ! By Bill Roberts Feb. 3, 2006 A Portrait of Oomoto
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Current Topics
- Prayer Offering and World Religious Forum II
- Living the art of dialogue
- Kyotaro Deguchi was one of six recipients of the 2007 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award
Books
Online Books
- Divine Signposts by Onisaburo DEGUCHI
- The Creation of Meaning by Hidemaru Deguchi
- Bankyo Dokon(Seventy years of Inter-Religious Activity at Oomoto)
- Nao Deguchi — A Biography of the Foundress of Oomoto
- The Great Onisaburo Deguchi published by Aiki News
- Bankyo Dokon Seventy Years of Inter-Religious Activity at Oomoto
- Insearch of Meaning
- Nao Deguchi A Biography of the Foundress of Oomoto
- A Portrait of Oomoto By Bill Roberts
Oomoto international Archive
- The History of Oomoto (Jan.– Mar. 1980 — Apr.– Jun. 1982)
- The Ancestors; Friends or Foes? (Apr.– Jun. 1987)
- Tsukinamisai; The Sabbath of Shinto (Jan.– Jun. 1983)
- The Poem Festival at Oomoto; An Ancient Rite Lives Again (Oct.– Dec. 1981)
- Purification of the Universe ; Oomoto's Setsubun Festival (Apr.– Jun. 1981)
Links
Flowers at Ten'on-kyo & Baisho-en (photographs)
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