Japanese religious leader (1814-1883)
Konkō Daijin (金光大神; also known as Kawate Bunjirō 川手文治郎, 1814–1883) was a Japanese religious leader who founded the Konkōkyō (金光教) religion in 1859. Konkōkyō, which was officially classified as a Shinto Sect in 1885, is currently headquartered in Konko Town, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
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Pouring water over the body for ascetic training is futile. Pour it over your heart instead. Pouring water over your body for thirty days in winter will only torture your body and make you ill. Doing such training and going to worship everyday for a week because your wife or child is sick will all be in vain. Your body will only suffer.
You cannot say that a person who pours water over his body is sincere. Nor can you say that a person who doesn't is not sincere. Konko Daijin despises ascetic fasting. Practice faith by eating and drinking properly and treating your body with care.
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Practicing faith is not especially difficult. When you get up in the morning, give thanks and pray for a good day, as if you are talking to your parents. When you go out, inform Kami that you are leaving.
And when you return home, give thanks for returning home safely. Also, before going to sleep, give thanks for that day. This is practicing faith.