"396. 欲を捨てることについておたずねした時、 「いやいや、私にも欲がある。世界の人を助けたい欲がある。欲を捨ててはいけない」と仰せになった。"
— Konko Daijin

January 1, 1970

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I asked Konko Sama about eliminating human desire. He said, "No, no, I also have a desire. I have the desire to save people throughout the world. Do not eliminate your desires." — (II Kondo, Fujimori 54)