I asked, "Being single-hearted is very difficult. While I p… - Konkō Daijin

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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.

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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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Alternative Names: Bunjirō Kawate • Kawate Bunjirō • Konko Daijin • Kandori Genshichi • Akazawa Bunji • Ikigami Konkō Daijin • Ikigami Konko Daijin • Ikigami

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279. 「苗代にひきがえるが入って卵を産んで困ります」と願う者に対して、金光様は、「よそでは封じると言うが、うちでは封じない。かえるに、あぜで遊んでもらうようにすればよい。うちの田に入らないようにすれば、よその田に入るから」と教えられた。

39. 天地金乃神はこの世の親神であるから、天地金乃神に信心しているといっても、していないといっても、天地の間に生きているからには、天地金乃神の子に変わりはない。

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.

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