Tenryu-ji Quotes

“The peace within and flowing from sacred spaces and architecture places is clothed in forgiveness, renunciation, and reconciliation.”
― Norris Brock Johnson, Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden

“Peace is not just a desired state of being for people, but also enables the flourishing of nature as well as human-created landscapes.”
― Norris Brock Johnson, Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden

“The pond garden is an intricate phenomenon coalescing the intent and will of various people of influence living at various times.”
― Norris Brock Johnson, Tenryu-ji: Life and Spirit of a Kyoto Garden