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10/30/2025

Do not strain yourself by rushing things, but wait for the right time.
[Toward True Faith #10]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Just as by being prepared with rain gear, you don't need to rush around when it starts to rain, one should develop the posture for faith, too. While aiming for joy and ease, the right time will surely arrive. Before and after this point, things will happen with amazing timing.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/10/s59(1984)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/29/2025

Since humans are the masters of all living things, they must practice faith which, as all things, follows the laws of the universe.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #70]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

If pepper is not hot, it is worthless. If man isn't considered worthy of being the master, to be a master has no value. The founder has taught us how to live as humans and masters of all living things. The very way that respects the work of nature is the way of life, unique and unparalleled, that follows the laws of the universe.
[Mini-teachings of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/30/s57(1982)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/28/2025

Practicing faith is not difficult. It is people who make it difficult. Even if you have practiced faith from three to five years, you can still become easily confused. If you continually practice faith for ten years, then you can celebrate with gratitude in your heart. Each day is the beginning of all the days to come. Therefore, receive divine blessings each and every day so everything will go well. You should practice your faith easily.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #69
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Feeling that the blessings of each and every day aren't enough leads to an erring faith. Faith is practice in learning to celebrate your own heart to the fullest extent. Saying that practicing faith is easy is, for example, like learning to drive a car. If intent on learning, it is something anyone can learn to do. By not trying to learn, it becomes difficult.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/20/s46(1971)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/27/2025

You need not consult the Days and Directions. When you build a house, you should build it according to your needs and one of sound construction. An auspicious day is considered to be a day that has no clouds in the sky, is warm, and suits your convenience. Even when you check the calendar and it indicates an auspicious day, people will say that it is not a good day if it rains or there are strong winds. Know that there are no good or bad days under the sun.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #65]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

When attempting to do something, the heart which prays hoping for good things and not anything bad is following the Days and Directions. The heart that speaks no evil, thinks no evil and does no evil is continually serene. Above that, by realizing the true nature of the universe, the strength of a thousand people comes about. That gets rid of bewilderment and everyday becomes an auspicious day. Surely you will see "an auspicious day is considered to be a day that ... suits your convenience."
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/16/s46(1971)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/26/2025

Do not be lazy in your work or live extravagantly when you are healthy.
[Toward True Faith #11]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Picking inside the ear
with the ear utensil --
Basking in the sun.
Relaxing or being lazy are naturally different in meaning. Since permitted to indulge in pleasure, you can appreciate it gratefully. With such a spirit Kami joins in together and harmonious joy comes about. You can act freely in a melody of light and brightness. It's the unrestraint world of Konko Daijin. Without any obstacle it opens into the world of brilliant light.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/13/s53(1978)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/25/2025

Know that heaven and earth will be your eternal home while you are living and even after you die.
[General Principles #3]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

It's said the human being came from the soil and will return to the soil. Therefore, in the interim one should make that very spirit of the soil part of how one lives. Thus nature and humankind join as one body, and one can live united in a unique and unparalleled world. Also, the actual sensation is born of being amidst the sacred guardianship of the universe.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/17/s53(1978)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/24/2025

Carrying a heavy load on your shoulders or back may be burdensome, but practicing faith is not. It is easy. Practice faith while you do your daily work.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #40]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Tokugawa Ieyasu (the generalissimo who united the country and started the Edo or Tokugawa period of 250 years) thought of life in this world as a heavy burden to carry over hills and up mountains. Most of the people of the world think of it in exactly the same way. However burdensome it is, Konko Daijin teaches the way to receive the strength to be able to carry it with pleasure and gratitude. Moreover, it is a way that humans can learn as they work at their jobs, living their lives as human beings. With the spirit to try, anyone can live this way.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/31/s56(1981)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/23/2025

If someone calls you a thief, you should not get angry as long as you are not a thief. If someone calls you a beggar, you are not one if you do not go and beg. Kami sees all. Wear a sash of faith.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #58]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

We have a bundle of wood. The rope around it is rather loose. But add a few more logs and it's firmly packed. "To wear a sash of faith" means to add such content to it.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/18/s57(1982)
* 'Wood' and 'spirit' are homophones in Japanese.
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/22/2025

Do not hesitate to go worship during rain or strong winds. Enduring these hardships is training to receive virtue. No matter how diligently you may recite the words of prayer, it is equal to telling lies to Kami unless you do it with a genuine heart of sincerity. When you worship, you need not clap your hands loudly. Kami can hear even a small sound. When you pray, you do not have to do it loudly or in a peculiar intonation. Pray as you would talk to others.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #68]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

One of the teachings of the third Konko-sama is "For faith in Kami, enduring, no matter what, is the most important." While practicing enduring faith, he was also advancing in virtue as we see in another of his statements. "Sometime or other my wishes and my thoughts just vanished. I became so very thankful and grateful that no matter how much gratitude I could express it wasn't enough. I just continued apologizing for my lack of gratitude." The Reverend Setsutane Konko also has stated, "In the beginning I was crying and crying all the while I endured." Anyway, enduring faith, indeed, is the basis of all virtue. This is true for all the wind and the rain that you bear in life.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/19/s46(1971)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/21/2025

Those who practice faith should have a sincere faith.
[Toward True Faith #12]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

A famous Masamune sword is said to protect oneself, whereas the Muramasa blade, though excellent for cutting, is not considered that famous. Also in faith, just because your prayers are answered doesn't mean it's true faith. The founder expounded on how to save oneself, how to save others and how to save Kami, too. He taught the way to be happy, to develop the Wagakokoro in one's own heart.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/12/s59(1984)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/20/2025

While you are young, you will be asked to do work which pays wages, but when you get older, you will not be asked. In practicing faith, the older you get, the more virtuous you become. If you practice faith, your gratitude will increase with each passing year.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #55]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

As you remove 'self' year after year you become more grateful. If you're not feeling grateful, notice it is strange, remove that selfish character, then renew and practice your faith. You will certainly get a grateful heart. You are given rank not because you grow old. How grateful you become is your ranking. Faith is not practice for becoming great or wise; it's practice in becoming grateful.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/6/s46(1971)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

10/19/2025

You should save yourself with your own heart.
[How To Develop Faith #6]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

"It is good to have faith that is broad. Wavering faith is of no value. Do not let your faith go astray. Stand firm with single-hearted faith." Neither your body nor your heart will be saved by misbehaving and going astray. By "standing firm with single-hearted faith" both your body and heart will be saved. Broad faith is to become a gigantic foolish simpleton. It is when you become foolish and simplistic that you can "save yourself with your own heart." When you feel keen appreciation for the faith you have, you are then able to save yourself with this faith.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/23/s43(1968)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

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