Questions for Buddhists Part 3

Accepted

The reason why Buddha did not put enlightenment into words is that words are not a perfect means of expression.
Also, in enlightenment, I think each has its own stage of enlightenment.

There are things you can naturally see if you decide to live well and well without relying on anyone's value standards and act. However, there is a different scene from yesterday when I lived vaguely. That is the enlightenment of us ordinary people
What you're lacking is doing rather than learning

The words are actually pretty much about it. Don't trust words too much. In particular, you can only understand Buddhist words when you can understand them yourself.

My temple also worships gods
I never thought God was omnipotent, huh?! That's because they keep us alive and let us die, but they don't save us.

God let our bodies live and die
Buddha's teachings also make use of the suffering spirit given by God.

So both are important
This is a pretty difficult question, and there are parts I haven't answered due to immaturity, but please bear with me.

Gassho

Even if you haven't attained ultimate enlightenment, I and you are still alive.

Good morning.
Thank you so much for always making me ask questions.
I watched the interactions with the mentors. It's helpful.

This is the premise of your question
“The theme of Buddhism is to escape suffering and reach a state of enlightenment, isn't it?”
I've heard that the starting point of Buddhism is “surpassing life, death, and hard work.”

Even if you run away from suffering, the very perception of suffering doesn't change.
Instead of running away from suffering, they turn around after facing suffering and carrying it on their backs.
Focus on the source of suffering and follow up.

For example, I wonder if what was done in the past was right even now.
At that time, if I said sorry, it would have been nice if we were able to make up, but not being able to do so will have an impact on our relationships and living environment thereafter.
So who really had a hard time? It's me, isn't it? (Focus on the original)
But despite the pain, my body has worked hard until now. (Focus on the facts)
I can't do it at that time, but if I were my current self, I would be able to say nice words to who I was back then.
I wonder what words I really wanted at that time for myself at that time?
(for example)
I just wanted to respond to the wishes of friends I wanted to be good friends with.
I wasn't satisfied with that, so it became an exaggeration!
You don't have to blame yourself anymore. Even if it's a painful heavy tip, it's fine. (You can also say that)

The facts of the past may not change,
My current self can speak to my past self. (follow)
You can change your gaze on the past.
Sorry for the long analogy.

It's not the problem itself, but your own mind that deals with the problem that creates suffering.
Even if the problem is erased, suffering will be created as long as the treatment of one's own mind does not change.

I'm sorry that I used too many characters to handle assumptions, and I can't even handle the main text.

but
“Is it not my own self, but the self of animals, humans, plants, and the whole universe? If that's the case, isn't it true that Buddha won't understand unless we all understand?”
That is exactly what you said!
It's Muryojukyo, and if anyone other than me is saved, I won't understand it! Let everyone become a Buddha too! It says (translation).

We look forward to working with you in the future.

Yeah yeah, it's nice that it's messy. I love these questions (laughs)
People in the old days used something called a “ten cow map” to explain this kind of mess in a sensory way.
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/十牛図

When searching for cows in the early stages and hungering to catch them, they practice ascetic practices using words such as Shishimichi and Godamugou as landmarks. In other words, it's like listening to a food report on TV and imagining the taste.

By the time I got back home in the middle, teachings such as the Four Jushuhachi Masamichi and the Five Commandments have been incorporated into my lifestyle, so I don't need the words themselves.
Buddha (Ima resident?) The Bodhisattva question and answer are not in the early food report, and they are unfolding in this midstage battle. I'm not saying that's ridiculous! Look at this ramen! Smell the scent! And eat it! This is ramen!!! It's like that.
The food report describes ramen, but it's not ramen itself. I'm telling the truth, but it's not my reality... that's where it is.

When it comes to the end, the fence called myself disappears. There is no enlightenment, nirvana, or liberation anymore. It's as it is. I'm at a loss as to how to compare it to a ramen shop. I am ramen! Something like that is stupid too (laughs)

However, just because you're selfless doesn't mean there's nothing. Indeed, when zazen becomes zazen, it's not that the sensory organs stop working; rather, they are activated. Metabolism improves and the body warms up. Then, without being dragged down by the first soup I drank, they quickly switched between soup with noodles now, menma, and now nori seaweed. My head doesn't give superfluous descriptions of what I feel with my five senses. So it's just the way it is. Even though there is a feeling that the soup is lukewarm, it stops just before the feeling that lukewarm is evil springs up, so there's no room for suffering.

At such times, we are originally in enlightenment. Even though I was in enlightenment, it was sticking out like stupid hair. The expression “If we don't all understand, then Buddha won't understand” is nice! Let's also cut unnecessary worries and strive to preserve enlightenment hair around the world. Nobody can change others... Buddhism says that you have no choice but to change yourself because you can't be changed by others.

Once you have overcome your worries, you will be enlightened.
There is a list of afflictions.
If you turn the list of worries upside down, it becomes a list of enlightenment.
There is an enlightenment that as many worries go away.
For example, if there is an affliction of anger, behind it, there is an awareness that anger will go away.

If you have an affliction (opinion) where you don't know that your mind and body are selfless,
Behind that, there is probably an understanding of selflessness.
If there is an affliction called arrogance (pride), behind it, there is probably an understanding that arrogance disappears.
If there is an affliction called obsession with superstition, there is probably an awareness behind that that obsession with superstition will disappear.

It was an interesting question, so I just answered it like a question and answer. ^ ^
However, since it was getting long, I wasn't able to post all of them (due to character restrictions).
Therefore, I have attached the address of the document where all of them are posted.
I hope it will be helpful in some way.

――The theme of Buddhism is to escape suffering and reach a state of enlightenment, right?

Well, there's nothing I can't say.

— But Buddha didn't answer anything when the Bodhisattva asked him what enlightenment was, right?

Oh, I didn't know that. ^ ^;

— It's kind of suspicious even if words such as impermanent behavior come up with that as the backbone

“Things are erratic in the backbone = suspicious”... hmm, I don't really understand the meaning of this question...

-- Also, I don't think being aware of trying to escape suffering and walk the path of enlightenment, such as the Four Pillars, the Eighth Path, etc., will ultimately make you selfless

Consciousness is the function of separating self and object and recognizing objects (including words), so being aware itself is the exact opposite of enlightenment.

When practicing ascetic practices, thinking about enlightenment itself holds back, so overcoming that contradiction is one theme of ascetic practice.

――If Buddha became selfless and realized, wouldn't it be because he didn't feel all of his senses and died?

You wake up to what is at the root of the five senses, and the five vases disappear, but you wake up to something beyond your relative consciousness.

— If I'm alive, what is that living self?

Being alive itself is not me.

— Is it not my own self, but the self of animals, humans, plants, and the entire universe?

There is a relative sense of individuality and a universal sense that goes beyond relative. Something like waves and the ocean is the difference between “individual waves = my own self” and “the ocean itself = the universal spirit of the universe.”

The whole (including continuation) is below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13PDjk7nd0tUtx3rHuXptdA1dn2nO9p8Hg8KP-E3giGM/edit

Excuse me for replying with quotes. (Some abbreviations due to character restrictions)
QBuddhism is about reaching a state of enlightenment, right?
A high. It is a practical teaching that makes enlightenment spread to many people.
Q It's kind of suspicious that Buddha is enlightened by Bodhisattva.
A The answer that there is no answer = it just shows the original nirvana silence. Even a break in a sheet music is probably music.
You can also clearly answer with words to those who need clear answers in letters, but for those who listen, they are confronted with facts rather than words because they are only satisfied with explanations and cannot reach enlightenment.
Impermanent conduct means that the body and mind are always saved while cleansing everything in the past.
The image of you typing in the first letter of the question is nowhere anymore. Please keep quiet and learn about the fact that you have freed yourself from the past. Impermanence isn't just about things changing.
Q4~ I don't think we can be selfless after all.
It's not about A5 becoming selfless; you just need to be aware of the effects of Goku, which originally remained selfless.
Even if you don't want to see these characters, what you see when you open your eyes is a sense of selflessness.
Even if you wish “I want to think this way,” different things happen to the mind and body.
It's probably selfless because there are no good or bad thoughts when they occur. The fact that one's own and personal opinions are not there at the time of occurrence is called selflessness.
QIf Buddha is Godfreaking, what is his living self?
A Am I there when I sleep?
Isn't it misunderstood that selflessness is about turning selfless into emptiness or emptiness?
Selflessness is simply that “my consciousness” has been forgotten even though this body and mind are present.
I hope you will be asked for lively selflessness like Buddha's 45-year sermon.
Q Buddha ~ I think he speaks fluently.
A Remo's silence is like thunder. ⚡
Seen from the sidelines, it just looked like they were silent and didn't answer.
The answer is “Yes.” There are “words of selflessness.” Originally, there is no self in the words themselves.
“Castella.” I don't feel comfortable when I say that.
Q: I thought Mari would be good
If God A were really omniscient and omnipotent, he probably wouldn't have created people who suffer like you.
You can express the truth in words.
“Sushi!” There are also people who say “ha” and notice it. If sushi gets in their mouth, it becomes clear to people who don't know what is being said.