I was asked a question like the one in the title by a man who volunteered to commit suicide, and I wasn't able to answer it. We lost touch with him, saying that he would die with her. Since then, the questions he asked remain in me. If you were a monk, what would you answer?
Why do they die when they are reborn anyway?
Exactly that question was what motivated the Buddha to become a priest.
In Zen, it's called “investigating one's own affairs (Kojikyu Mei),” but “what was I born for even though I would die anyway?” That's why we practice training to solve that problem.
Unfortunately, the answer, even for parent-child couples, cannot be taught by others, nor is it something that can be taught by others. Therefore, I call myself cool and warm (reidanji), and I have no choice but to find the meaning of my own life on my own.
I'm praying that Seiya and those who asked Seiya will find answers.
Well, as for the answer to this question, if I were to say, “Aren't we living to find the answer?” I'll answer that.
Please excuse me for saying something a little difficult.
Buddhism is a teaching that anticipates three generations: previous life (previous life), present life (present life), and future life (next life).
In other words, I'm talking about reincarnation.
Since it's reincarnation, it's impossible for it to end with death.
After death, afterlife begins.
If you do good things, you'll be born in a good place; if you do bad things, you'll be born in a bad place.
This is called self-earned.
The fact that I am born and alive today is the result of my death in my previous life.
Right now, I'm in a state of repeated reincarnation round and round.
It is Buddhism that frees you from this cycle of reincarnation and becomes a Buddha.
“Why do we live when we die anyway?” As for the question, what I'm living now is not my intention.
They have been forced to reincarnate ever since a long time in the past.
Since I don't know when this reincarnation began, it appears in the sutras as “immortality.”
Even if I don't want to live, or even if I don't want to die, I haven't been able to escape reincarnation, and it's the way I am now.
So rather than being “alive,” it means “not escaping the loop of reincarnation.”
Buddhism is the teaching of breaking free from this reincarnation and becoming a Buddha.
The only chance to listen to this teaching is now, as a human being.
Afterlife may be hell, or it may be dogs, cats, or insects.
The chance of being born a human is infinitely equal to 0, so there's no reason to miss this chance.
Now, I must listen to the Buddha's teachings with this life.
So I said, “Why do we live?” When asked, “To become a Buddha by listening to the Buddha's teachings,” I will answer.
If future generations are saved, it is okay to die at any time.
Conversely, if future generations remain undecided, they can't afford to die, right?
Could you please snuggle up to that person, saying, “I don't know either, so let's think about it together.”
People asking that question don't want an answer to that question; they want someone who listens to that question.
Why were they born when they die anyway?
Why do we live when we die anyway?
That child will die anyway, so why do they have children?
It's a question I can't find an answer to.
My name is Kameyama Junshi.
We know that things have the property of breaking, so we try to treat things with care. In the same way, I know we are mortal, and I want to make this life fulfilling. Then, “Since we're going to die anyway, isn't it okay to live any way we want?” or, “Why do we live when we die anyway?” How should I respond to people who think that? I will post my response to this below.
There is a term called life expectancy, but this does not mean that our death is decades away. We don't know when death will come to us. “I don't know me, my future, my people, my future, today, I don't know tomorrow, and... if I do, I have a red face (cancer) in the morning (tomorrow) and white bones in the evening (Rennyo Shonin “White Bone Sentence”).” In other words, “living [life]” is along with “dying [death],” and in reverse, “dying [death]” is along with “living [life].” “Dying [death]” is not the return point of “living [life].” Therefore, “my death is linked to how I live.” If we were immortal, the word or concept of “living” would not exist. Humanity created the word and concept of “living” precisely because we were able to recognize that “we are always mortal beings,” and I think they have explained the importance of “living” through religion and philosophy.
That's all, I've given my own answers. I hope I can help the questioner Seiya even a little bit.
Seiya-sama
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.
“Why do we live when we die anyway?” ... That's right... everyone knows that at some point or another, everyone will be troubled and tormented by this contradictory state of affairs. Of course that was the case with my humble life...
Until now, I have answered the following questions about the meaning of life and living. If you have time, I hope you can take a peek at least a little bit, but at Hasunoha, I think you can understand that so many people are worried about this issue and are asking questions.
“On the meaning of life”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/cat_318924.html
“About living”
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/archives/cat_318925.html
Also, as one of the most recent answers to my humble birth, I believe that the meaning of the words “immortality, immortality,” which appears in the Heart Sutra, may be a hint for a solution.
As for “immortality,” we have dealt with the following questions until now.
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hasunoha_kawaguchi/tag/不生不滅
In addition to the Heart Sutra, expressions such as “the state of immortality” and “the state of immortality” and “state of immortality” are used to express the state of enlightenment and nirvana in Buddhism, but I know that they really indicate a state of mind where worries and suffering have disappeared.
Honestly, roughly speaking, it's like “there is no life or death,” but for those who have never studied Buddhism, “?” I think it's going to become.
“Why do we live when we die anyway?” ・・
“By all means, let's think together as we learn and practice Buddhism from now on, toward a state of “immortality” where there is no hesitation or suffering.” If you seem to be able to get in touch with that friend, I would be happy if you could let me know. Anyway, first of all, I sincerely pray that friend is safe.
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho
Isn't a system with such a function that doesn't want to die or that tries to live is a living organism?
If there were a race that wanted to die, that type of living thing would soon become extinct.
So as a result, what remains on Earth is a system (living thing) that wants to live.
Also, in Buddhism, it is said that they earned it themselves.
Since he died due to incomplete combustion, saying “I still want to live” in a previous life, I think he is living like this now.
When I slept yesterday, I wanted to still be alive, so I think I woke up this morning too.
Even though there are people who want to die because they want to escape suffering, I don't think there are many people who have been able to overcome their obsession with living from the bottom of their heart.