Konkō Daijin Quotes

There are those who speak ill of others. They slander the Shinto and Buddhist religions. Imagine having children of which one became a Buddhist monk, one a Christian reverend, one a Shinto priest, another a government official, one a craftsman, and another a merchant. If someone slandered one of your children, would you, as a parent, feel happy?
When slandering others, you do not reflect Kami's heart. Buddha, Christ or any other founder of a religion are all Kami's beloved children.

Just listening to teachings is not enough. You should develop faith within yourself.

354. 金光大神の話は、学者の話や講義と違って、ここが続き、ここが切れ目ということがない。天地のある間は、天地の話が尽きることはない。金光大神は天地の道理を説くのである。

201. 世間には、水の行、火の行などがあり、いろいろの物断ちをする人もあるが、そのような行はしなくてもよい。巡礼のように白い着物を着てあちらこちらを巡り歩く暇に、毎日の家業を信心の行と心得て勤め、おかげを受けるがよい。

A person told Konko Sama, "I am distressed by the frogs that come into my rice nursery to lay their eggs."
Konko Sama imparted, "Other people try to keep frogs out, but I don't. Let the frogs hop around the pathways of your paddy. If you keep them out of your paddy, they will enter other people's paddies."

I asked, "Being single-hearted is very difficult. While I pray, my mind becomes filled with many things, and my heart wavers. What should I do?"
"The feeling of single-heartedness is similar to when you are mating to conceive a baby," Konko Sama answered.

However, you need not trouble yourself by going to a mountain. Create a mountain in your heart, and do religious training there. Enter the mountain which you have created in your heart, then no matter if there are difficulties or unsavory meals from your wife, you will not complain.

There is no particular way to worship Kami. Just be sincere, conscientious, honest, and sincerely single-hearted.
Give thanks for being able to live from day to day and apologize for the irreverence, carelessness, and arrogance that you commit unknowingly. Then with sincerity, tell any personal requests that you may have to Kami.

56. お天道様のお照らしなさるのもおかげ、

80. 用心せよ。わが心の鬼がわが身を責める。

254. 若い時の信心は、老いての楽しみである。

202. 水をかぶって行をするというが、体にかぶっても何にもならない。心にかぶれ。寒三十日の水行をするといっても、それは体を苦しめて病気をこしらえるようなものである。家内や子供の病気のために水をかぶって、一週間日参をしても治らなければ、自分の体に傷がつくだけである。水をかぶったから真である、水をかぶらないから真がないとはいえない。食わずの行をするのは、金光大神は大嫌いである。食べて飲んで体を大切にして信心をせよ。

24. 鳥や獣がどのようにして生きていくかを考えてみても、神のお恵みがわかる。冬になったといって重ね着をするでもなく、夏になっても一枚も脱ぐことはない。神はそれでちゃんとさしつかえないように育てておられる。

Kami will teach the Way of the Universe and show people the way to give themselves peace.

Humans should act like humans. Doing mysterious things is not necessary.