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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."

— Konko Daijin

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。

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(II Kondo, Fujimori 54)

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