"January 27, 1891, 9:00pm When I began, I thought to lay a complete and perfect path. But the world thinks only of destroying it by whatever means. . . . The path of God [çĽăŽé Kami-no-michi] and the path of those in high places [ä¸ăŽé kami-no-michi]: these sound the same. But the worldâs path is a path of manifestations, whereas Godâs path is the path of the heart. In the worldâs path, you can do whatever you want and get away with it, so long as no one sees you do it. But in the path of the heart, it all comes to bear on yourself. In the path, therefore, there are two choices: the worldâs path and the path of the heart. In the worldâs path, you never know what pitfalls lie ahead or where swords await you. And since Godâs path is the path of the three-inch span of the heart, your ideas of wanting to follow this path may not be enough to get you through it. Now that I have explained this so fully, any and everything should settle."
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