Shojiki - Uprightness
The virtue of moral straightness and honest dealing in all matters.
Shojiki means being upright and honest in one's conduct. It involves straightforward dealing without deception, maintaining integrity in business and personal relationships, and living according to one's conscience. Shojiki creates trust in the community.
Walk the straight path; crooked roads lead away from the kami's blessing.
Shojiki reflects the Shinto understanding that moral disorder creates spiritual impurity.
Folk wisdom