Magokoro (真心), (まごころ) also sometimes archaically rendered as makokoro (まこころ) without the "impurity" of rendaku, is a principle known in Japanese kokugaku related in particular to the origin of the country,[1] the Yamato-damashii (大和魂).
Motoori Norinaga (1730–1801) devoted about 35 years of his life to the elaboration of a Commentary (Kojiki-den), which is still authoritative today.
[3] The poetry that describes the fluctuating feelings deep within the human heart is exceptionally intuitive.
The will of the gods was fulfilled first through the foundation of the islands, then it was transmitted to the emperors by their divine ancestors whose lineage would never have been interrupted.
[4] The peculiarity of Japan lies, for Motoori, in the acceptance of human feelings which underlie naturally good behavior and make any theory unnecessary.