Tenrikyo came into existence a century and a half ago when the teachings of God were revealed through Miki Nakayama. She taught that the basic purpose of human existence is to live the Joyous Life and that the path to joyousness is a journey of understanding ourselves and of appreciating human experience--which unfolds in the bosom of God, whose body is the entire universe.

Besides presenting a short history of Tenrikyo and describing the Home of the Parent, where Tenrikyo has its headquarters, this book provides pointers on how we can liberate ourselves from our habitual self-limiting points of view and cultivate the joyous perception of all things, which is everyone's birthright.