"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 [神の道 Kami-no-michi] and the path of those in high places [上の道 kami-no-michi]: these sound the same. But the world’s path is a path of manifestations, whereas God’s path is the path of the heart. In the world’s 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 world’s path and the path of the heart. In the world’s path, you never know what pitfalls lie ahead or where swords await you. And since God’s 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."