17 Quotes by Kentetsu Takamori

Many Buddhist temple priests regard their parishioners as possessions and fear their departure as a diminishing of assets.

How wonderful it would be if people did all they could for one other without seeking anything in return! One should never remember a kindness done, and never forget a kindness received.

Absent a sense of the preciousness of one's own life, why respect the life of anyone else?

Amida's unimpeded light is the sun of wisdom that destroys the mind of darkness.(Preface in Teaching, Practice, Faith, Enlightenment)

Knowing life's purpose would invest everything one did with meaning.

Greed kills us all.

Health, wealth, reputation, and status are all mere ingredients of happiness. The key to true well-being is being able to manage them capably.

Change yourself, and others will follow.