Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
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Subjective, yes. Printing this on money can be considered trivial and/or profane. It's money. What does that have to do with one's faith in God and it's practices?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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