The first practice of the Ai-raku philosophy is learning to accept whatever comes our way.

Tenchi-Kaneno-Kami is the Divine who seeks to guide people into a world of true wholeness while granting them blessings in this life.

Tenchi-Kaneno-Kami is not a savior in the conventional sense, but the Divine who seeks to teach and guide people into a world in which they can grow into true wholeness.

The Heart of Earth is the heart of the soil—the heart of the great earth. It is a heart that remains steadfast in receiving and embracing all things, and turns them into nourishment for its own roots.

The foremost ministry of a Toritsugi minister is to serve at the Gokekkai, the Sacred Seat of Toritsugi.

The essence of the Heart of Heaven is a heart that longs to see others truly helped and seeks to contribute toward that end.

What seems natural to us as human beings is somewhat different from what is natural to the Divine.

The practice of cultivating a rich heart is the practice of seeking to understand the Divine's heart.

Rev. Soichiro Otsubo's attitude toward faith is never to think, "This is enough." 08-25-2026

To live a faith in which we are used by the Divine is to faithfully pass on the teachings of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo without altering them.