We humans suffer from the bondage of birth-and-death because we try to avoid the suffering of birth-and-death. rev. Ryojin Soga We can easily understand the wishes we have for others. What is difficult is to realize the wishes others have for us. rev. Shunko Tashiro To think that I am right, to think that I am intelligent. This is the root of our delusion. Hiroshi Kamei I forget myself because I always want to be someone else. What is best is that you be yourself. rev. Osamu Hirano To be rid of suffering is to be able to allow that suffering to be. rev. Soun Hoshi The easiest thing to understand is that I am a human being who will also die. rev. Daiei Kaneko