Konkō Daijin Quotes

111. 心は広く持っておれ。世界は広く考えておれ。世界はわが心にある。

To practice faith is to live day to day.

91. 日に日に生きることが信心である。

Now, hear the sound of the Universe opening, and be awakened.

90. 今、天地の開ける音を聞いて、目を覚ませ。

Be careful not to be tormented by yourself.

80. 用心せよ。わが心の鬼がわが身を責める。

Death is like the separation of the rice kernel from its hull. When the time comes, the body and soul will separate.

67. 死ぬということは、もみを臼でひいた時、殻と実とが分かれるようなものである。時が来れば魂と体とが分かれるのである。

Don't prepare for death. Do preparations for living. When you die, you will only return to the ground.

60. 死ぬ用意をすな。生きる用意をせよ。死んだら土になるのみ。

56. お天道様のお照らしなさるのもおかげ、

Whether you are living or dead, Heaven and Earth will always be your home. Be enlightened that, whether you are living or dead, you are under the care of the Universe.

55. 生きている間も死んだ後も天と地はわが住みかである。生きても死んでも天地のお世話になることを悟れ。

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.