Buddhism sees daily work as a means for the purification of human character, Only through healthily employed individuals, able to find integrity, concentration and equanimity in their daily work-life, does the optimum situation for the development of a strong and compassionate society exist.

Ven. Subhadra (1908-2001), The Ven. Subhadra Julius A. Goldwater, a descendant of a German Jewish clan became an ordained Buddhist priest in the 1930s in Japan and China. He went on to teach Buddhism in Los Angeles for almost 70 years.