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"As it is incorrect to profit from teaching, we are pleased to report we have a loss of $3,879" :)
From the page: "Mr. Hayashi argued that instead of divorcing Japanese Buddhism further from its spiritual roots, his business attracted more people with its lower prices. The highest-ranking posthumous name went for about $1,500, a rock-bottom price.

I know that, originally, that's not what Buddhism was about, Mr. Hayashi said of the top name. But it's a brand that our customers choose. Some really want it, so that means there's a strong desire there, and we have to respond to it."
this one got categorized as buddhism... i think i'll leave it that way :)
From the page: "When you realize it only takes one minute or ten minutes to do something, it doesn't seem so bad!" Buddhists might say that it's one's aversion to doing a task that makes the task itself seem unpleasant... as a matter of fact, what a great reminder.
"You give what is appropriate to the occasion and to your means, when and wherever your heart feels inspired."