Editing Tenrikyo (section)

===="Individual causality"====
Belief in individual causality is related to the principle of original causality. Individual causality is divine providence acting to realize the original causality of the human race, which through the use of suffering guides individuals to realize their causality and leads them to a change of heart and active cooperation towards the establishment of the Joyous Life, the world that was ordained at the beginning of time.<ref>Kisala, p.77-8.</ref>

Tenrikyo's doctrine explains that an individual's suffering should not be perceived as punishment or [[retributive justice]] from divine providence for past misdeeds, but rather as a sign of encouragement from divine providence for the individual to reflect on the past and to undergo a change of heart. The recognition of the divine providence at work should lead to an attitude of {{nihongo3|"joyous acceptance" in Tenrikyo gloss|たんのう (堪能)|tannō}}, a Japanese word that indicates a state of satisfaction. {{Transliteration|ja|Tannō}} is a way of settling the mind – it is not to merely resign oneself to one's situation, but rather to actively "recognize God's parental love in all events and be braced by their occurrence into an ever firmer determination to live joyously each day."<ref>Doctrine of Tenrikyo, Tenrikyo Church HQ, 61.</ref> In other words, Tenrikyo emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive inner disposition, as opposed to a disposition easily swayed by external circumstance.<ref>Kisala, p.78.</ref>