"神ありて我あり 我欲忘れて報恩 理を立てて身が立つ 今を全う kami arite ware ari ga yoku wasurete hō on ri o tate te mi ga tatsu ima o matsuto u"
— Ōnishi Tama

January 1, 1970

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Religious leaders from Japan
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God exists; therefore I exist. Forget selfish desires and repay kindness. Establish reason, and thereby establish oneself. Fulfill the present moment completely. — (poem titled 自戒 [Self-admonition])