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11/23/2025

Do not think that you give birth through your own strength. Everything is done through the blessings of the Parent Kami.
[ How to Develop Faith #38]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

When the urge comes, even though you were not inclined, you can't but be moved to do it. Though you don't wish to, you give birth; though you want to, you can not. The power to exert oneself comes about of itself. It is when you realize that all of the exertion is Kami's sacred working, that you get the feeling you just have to receive the blessings of Kami for everything.
The recent slogan is "Put Faith To Work". However, when you're based on the solemn way of Kami, then for the first time you are able to reach the true blessings of the faith you put to work.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/10/s55(1980)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/22/2025

Seasonal changes are beyond human control. Leave everything to time.
[General Principles #19]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

By not complaining about the things which are beyond the strength of humans, you will not go against the will of Kami. The way of living according to the ideal spoken of at Airaku Church is the most virtuous human way to live. Therefore, the way is opened for the greatest blessings for human beings.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/31/s59(1984)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/21/2025

As you know, there is a saying that one seed becomes ten thousand. When one person receives divine blessings, a thousand or ten thousand people will be able to receive divine blessings. You should practice faith and become a good example for others.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #63]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

It is said to sow seeds of joy. You may think you have. But even then, if the seeds do not sprout, they have wilted. And so, you must undertake the teachings anew.
[Mini-teachings of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/23/s57(1982)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/20/2025

Realize that people have limitations. You cannot see through closed doors.
[How To Develop Faith #19]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Such a pathetic way of expressing it. However, when you feel the extent of such a sad thing, it opens to the spirit that there's nothing else but to entrust yourself, that you can't help but be reliant. Might we say it is the first step for true faith?
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/20/s60(1985)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/19/2025

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)

11/18/2025

Do not defile Kami's ground.
[General Principles #10]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

It's common sense for the believer of the Konko religion. A diamond is a valuable jewel, but as its value differs according to size, so the Konko religion, though lucid and insightful as it is, will manifest its valuable enlightenment by the relative weight given to
its reception. It's necessary to check how one receives the majesty of the earth.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/22/s59(1984)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/17/2025

The more blessings you receive, the more benefits you will gain.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #60]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

The spirit becomes bountiful and large,
So blessings become bountiful and large.
It's exactly as you receive more blessings
that you will gain more virtues.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/20/s57(1982)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/16/2025

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)

From even a popular samisen song there's, "The look of the pine needle is so appealing/ The two even wither and fall together." If you have devotion of this kind, then your faith is true. However, in another verse it says, "The look of the maple leaf is without appeal/ The changing colors of the leaves announce the coming of fall*." This will not do. With even a small understanding of faith you begin to approach a turning point. Something is there, you are trembling. The sash of faith is not yet tied firmly around you. Faith is to be borne into the world where Kami watches over you and listens to you.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/9/s46(1971)
* 'fall' has the same pronunciation as 'boredom' in Japanese.
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/15/2025

The poorest people are those who know neither Kami's teachings nor the true faith.
[How to Develop Faith #48]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

The person who entered the gate of the university and went out the back says, "I went to university" or "I graduated." It's a humorous story. Even for faith, there are those who say they just passed through the gates of the church. They have neither the body nor the blood of faith. It's faith which slips right through. Unless you follow the teachings and practice the true way, even the blessings you receive will not lead to human happiness. There's nothing but to say it's both sad and pitiful. Since you want faith to be easy, then it's really pathetic. Unless you are permitted to take it easy, true happiness will not come about.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/10/s50(1975)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/14/2025

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)

11/13/2025

People are too self-centered. At birth, they have no concerns about lucky or unlucky days. They are concerned about such days only after birth and before death. They die without concern for lucky or unlucky days.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #66]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

There is no one who lived a more simple life than the founder. Moreover, basing our lives on the way of the universe is truly the way of the earthly spirit as stated in, "Give in to those who go against you and leave it to time." It's said that humans are born from the earth and return to it. In the meantime, to live in harmony with the earthly spirit, that is the essence for believers of the faith.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/26/s57(1982)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

11/12/2025

The more blessings you receive, the more benefits you will gain.
[Teachings of Konko Daijin #60]
(from Teachings of Ikigami Konko Daijin)

Blessings are what are in your heart.
Virtues are what Kami gives to you.
Also among the teachings of Konko Shijin there is: "Don't think that blessings come from Kami. They come from within the heart of the believer." However, Divine Virtues are not anything like that. The founding minister of Kurume Church has explained that Divine Virtue is the trust of Kami. You must have faith that Kami can trust. That is what real blessings are. There is no one who can win against those who have received virtue.
[Mini-teaching of Rev. Soichiro Otsubo] 7/11/s46(1971)
(from Mini-teaching of the Rev. Soichiro Otsubo)
(Translated by the Rev. Richard Dusek)

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