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“What Money Cannot Buy — A Journey Toward True Treasures”
2025年12月23日 Philosophy
In this issue, I would like to take up the theme shown in the title from the book Nihonjin yo, Hahagokoro ni Kaere (“Japanese People, Return to a Mother’s Heart”) by Master Masando Sasaki,* a great Aikido teacher and chief priest of the Yamakage Shinto tradition. Words by Mr. Sasaki are quoted in “ ” …
“Profit or the Way of Righteousness? — The True Basis of Judgment”
2025年11月4日 Philosophy
This time, Inamori* spoke about the above motto in Kyocera philosophy. What Inamori said is quoted with “”. “In the Analects of Confucius, there is another well-known passage: “The noble man understands righteousness; the petty man understands profit.” In other words, a junzi—a person of virtue—acts in accordance with righteousness (gi), while an ordinary merchant …
