Soejima Taneomi
Count Soejima Taneomi (副島 種臣; 17 October 1828 – 31 January 1905) was a Japanese diplomat and politician active during the early Meiji period. He was also a disciple of Honda Chikaatsu, a philosopher and Shinto priest.
Quotes
[edit]Sōkaisō mondō 滄海窓問答 (1898)
[edit]- Questions and answers at Sōkai’s window (滄海窓問答, Sōkaisō mondō), compiled by Sasaki Tetsutarō (佐佐木哲太朗) in 1898. It contains 98 questions and answers on Soejima Taneomi's explanations of Honda's spiritual studies and is also written in Literary Chinese. The text can be found at the end of 幽冥秘録神仙霊典, a book published by Tomokiyo Yoshisane in 1920.
- 問 神、何衣、何食、何宅
曰 衣道、食道、宅道
如人、衣於道、食於道、宅於道，則亦猶神- Question: What kind of clothing, food, and dwelling does God (Kami) have?
Answer: God wears the Way, eats the Way, and dwells in the Way.
If man dresses, eats, and dwells according to the Way, then he is also like God.
(Wikiquote translation)
- Question: What kind of clothing, food, and dwelling does God (Kami) have?
