About death

I have a question about death.
For me now, death seems to be the source of hard work now, when even tomorrow is immeasurable, precisely because it is a destination where we will always end up.
Whereas when I was in elementary school, I always thought I didn't want to die, but when I was in college, I wanted to die but didn't have the courage to die myself, and I didn't want to cause trouble for others.
Also, when I tightened my neck with my hands because I was full of feelings of helplessness, I was very surprised by a slight hematemesis, and after all, I realized that I could not actively choose death from myself.
Even though the way we perceive death has changed, now I feel like I can always sleep peacefully without regrets, even if I die tomorrow or more than 50 years from now.
On the other hand, even though I am in a position to save the lives of people employed in the medical profession, I sometimes feel that I am lying to myself or others somewhere by capturing death in this way.
How do monks perceive death while playing a role in mourning the dead at funerals etc.?
I hope you can listen to it.
Thank you for your support.

4 Zen Responses

death is really painful

　Born during the rainy season, I read the content of your question, but death and illness are suffering in the midst of the struggles that the Buddha explained, but dying is really painful. If you get sick and recover quickly, you'll forget that you became ill later, but major illnesses (cancer, leukemia) etc. are becoming completely curable diseases, but in the past, it was difficult to recover and people suffered until they actually died. There are many people who die by suicide, etc., but suicide causes trouble to people around them. Please stay the way you are, even if you were born during the rainy season, without thinking about death, and have the feeling of “thank you” and “thank you.” Gassho

Well, let's get on with our lives... together.

　Excuse me... I started knocking on the keyboard even though I couldn't answer lofty questions such as “how do you capture death?”
What death means... I haven't died yet, I haven't experienced it, so I don't know. When I found out again, this is what death is! I've lost my way of telling you that.
That's why no one in the world knows the reality of death. And not knowing is unsettling. It's so scary... but I and you definitely have to die.
The reason you are thinking about death now is probably not because of your interest or awareness of death itself, but because you feel pain in the state you are living in now. I think death might be the way to escape this painful life... This is a selfish speculation, and I'm sorry if I made a mistake.
No matter how much I think about it, I don't know about death, and no matter how I feel about myself just before death, it's just my feeling when I “wanted death in a state where I could return to life at any time of my own will, and tried imitating things leading up to death.”
I think you probably can't escape the pain and fear of death no matter what... other than attaining enlightenment.
If so, let's live... until we die...
That's all there is to it. Everyone is suffering, and they live their lives shouting “I don't like it anymore.” I am one of them.
Let's live a life of suffering with peace of mind together. And when this life comes to an end, let's have them join the Buddha's company by acting as the Buddha.
I'm sorry for not getting an answer at all. But I couldn't answer this question in a positive way, and I thought I didn't need it...

To die

I think it's wonderful to live a way of life where you think it's okay to die at any time without a negative meaning.
It means that it has become clear what it means to live.

Even who I was a second ago is gone now, and I'm just the way I am now. Even though it's completely gone, I have no anxiety, and I'm able to spend my time without any problems. That's probably what dying means.
I think all the things you imagine before you die are different.

Please live as you are

I've read past questions, but I think people born during the rainy season are now thinking deeply about death as a result of various thoughts.
Even so, it was a tremendous experience to be able to strangle yourself until you vomited blood.
I think...
I think being strangled myself is a bad act, but I thought it was good in that I was able to understand that suicide is impossible after all, and that it is impossible to actively choose death.

Now, as for death, being in the position of a monk makes me think “humans must die” through funerals etc.
At funerals, my number one mentor is to let me do my work without a hitch, but...
However, when it comes to myself, I think I'm totally sorry for drowning, being burned to death, or dying in an airplane crash while experiencing fear for a certain period of time, etc., and when faced with the death of my favorite mother, the death of a family member, or the death of my best friend, I may feel distraught.
Every now and then, the human Ebihara has feelings going around.

Those born during the rainy season are in a position to save the lives of people getting medical jobs...
It seems like you are thinking, but it is true that those who are having a hard time due to illness are being saved.
I think it would be nice if you could just live as you are.

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