The state of “I think...” and the state of telling myself “I have to think...” are completely different. The former is accompanied by a sense of openness, while the latter is accompanied by a sense of oppression. Let me give you an example. A: “I think I'm suited for this job.” B: “I have to think I'm suited for this job.” If you work in a state A, you'll have the strength to get through even when things are somewhat difficult, and after crossing the mountain pass, your walking legs are even stronger and stronger. If you work in a B state, you feel that even a small problem is a big burden, and while fighting stress, you finally cross the mountain pass, and after crossing it, you feel flustered. However, there aren't many things we can do in an A state. So, even though it's actually B, there are various “training” laws where you try to do your best while telling yourself that it's A. However, training is difficult because I can't fool myself, who knows that it is “actually B,” and it's hard to get away from the conflict between the surface mind and subconscious mind.
Now, Buddhism eliminates assumptions. The sutras, manners, and ascetic practices are all taught, but at that point, it's just a matter of “knowing.” There is an idea that says, “All Phenomena, the world is essentially clean, and I am also essentially clean.” If you were given this, what would it mean? While thinking for myself, I will continue to contemplate it without error as an ascetic practice. Then, at some point, “is that so!” I realized that and I was able to open my mind's field of vision all at once. The important thing is that there is no obsession anywhere in this ascetic practice. Even if it is “thought” as a sutra, it only means that it is like this as a procedure, there is no coercion, and there is no need to forcibly eliminate the gap between the sense of reality and the content of the sutras. In the first place, sutras explain the world of the Buddha itself and how to enter the world of the Buddha, and it is natural that they are far from the real world where we live without communication. However, the reason why recognition of the fact that they are far apart is not a pain at all because the other side of the sutras is a world of liberation away from suffering.
The world of sutras gives you a glimpse of the good world “before you know it,” and if you open up a window to look at, you are happy, and the spirituality within you is activated, so the sense of openness only increases. Why don't you search for a temple you're related to and be given a sutra by a monk that you feel you can trust? Please walk the ascetic path of this world with a good sense of openness.