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Why do we worship? 

I want to know the meaning of worship.
I'm interested in Buddha and the teachings of Buddhism, but I'm reluctant to worship him.

If “worshiping” is because you want to attain Buddhism, or if you have feelings of falling for the Buddha, I feel extremely greedy.

Previously, at a puja, I was told things like “when I was worshiping the Buddha, I realized that on the contrary, I was worshiped by the Buddha.”
Is worshiping one thing about being able to notice your missing self and look back on it?
It also feels greedy to aim for a better self by finding what you lack.
Or does it mean “knowing gratitude” rather than greed?

This does not mean that I have a lot of knowledge about Buddhism.
Please briefly tell me the meaning of worship.

5 Zen Responses

Listen to the Buddha's voice

For me, “worshiping the Buddha” means “listening to the Buddha's voice.”
“Listening to the Buddha's voice” means “knowing who I am, as desired and kept alive by the Buddha.”
“Knowing who I am wanted by the Buddha and kept alive by the Buddha” means “knowing who I am being kept alive in the act of trying to save and take care of myself while in distress.”
As mentioned above, for me, “worshiping the Buddha” is definitely not an act of praying for something.

“Worship” is part of faith

The Jodo Shinshu sect worships Amida Nyorai.
That doesn't mean I'm praying “please help me.”
They are putting their hands together, saying, “Thank you for always, Mr. Amida.”
There is no problem even if you don't worship it separately, but I do it because I want to.

I do that because I can only put my hands together and get good at the nembutsu shin in response to the benefits I always receive.

Just worshiping is futile 

The ultimate goal of human life, no matter what we do, is to leave reasons for something, for ourselves, for the world, and for people.
Don't limit yourself to worshiping; try devoting yourself to just doing without having a purpose or anything.
“Just = with only one opinion = without personal opinion = without purpose = without meaning = no income = doing Buddhism”
No matter what you do, it's important to be able to do it without futility = heartbreak.
It is a mindless and selfless Buddhist worship only when you pull the grass out and get killed, what does it mean to put your hands together.
❝ There is only one fact, and there are many interpretations. ❞
Even when you're cooking everyday or taking a walk, there are times when you don't do it for someone else.
It is an act of just doing nothing, no income.
Even now, I must have just been reading it out of nowhere.
This is the state of affairs. If you become able to “just” worship, everything in your life will go away.
Please try this and that without putting your thoughts on it.
Of course, there will also be people who worship for wishes, requests, vows, repentance, memorial services, greetings, thanks, and salutations.
However, it is an ideological meaning attached later, and it is an acquired Buddhist ideological adjunct. True Buddhism is about awakening to the truth before knowledge or meaning.
Therefore, true worship seems to be just pure and innocent before meaning is added to it.
For reference below

One day, when Obaku Zenji was praying at the Buddha hall,
Q “It's probably Buddhism that doesn't require Buddha, Dharma, or monks. I asked a slightly puzzling question, “Well, what is Anata looking for when praying?”
Then Obaku pecked me on the face
“Where in this are figures asking for Buddha, Dharma, or a monk? You just brought in that thought, didn't you? It is said that they answered, “I'm just praying,” and they continued praying again.
(°°)

“Winnie the Pooh, what are you doing?”
“I'm doing nothing.”
“Well, they're still doing it, aren't they?”
“I haven't done it”
“If you don't notice the smell of doing something you haven't done, it's still too shallow, isn't it?”
“(°°)!”
Since then, the bear Pooh has been stabbed in a painful place and turned into a real NEET “pooh.” It seems like they really woke up to nothing.

True inaction is the act of not putting a label of one's own thoughts on it while doing it.

Let's polish our intellect and intuition

 The act of worshiping appears when they are being caught up and when they feel like they are being beaten by straw. For example, what would you do if you were suddenly declared to have an incurable disease, and rather than feeling sorry for your life, something that you absolutely must do comes to mind? For example, if a problem suddenly occurs with the plane you are on, and it is announced that you have to crash land at a nearby sea, what would you do? Facing a situation where you cannot do anything with your own power, but you cannot do anything about it, and in a situation where you cannot give up your possibilities even though you are in front of a reality where you are confronted with the impossible, both gods and Buddhas appear. They may choose suicide at the height of grievance, or they may run from desperation to self-destructive behavior. However, prayers often occur before they go there. This is how people begin to worship.
Of course, there are also types of people who don't give in to anything other than themselves, no matter how caught up, and there are a variety of people. Also, of course, people who have had little experience of being caught up cannot know the act of admiring, just as people who have never entered or fallen into the water cannot realistically grasp what swimming is. Toyama always says, “You can ask God when you're in trouble.” This is because fighting is a natural act as a human being, and a world that is not egocentric is about to open up there. However, I never say, “You can just ask God when you're in trouble.” Needless to say, this is because you can't get out of your self-center forever, and you can't break away from a life where “troubled times” come one after another.
However, if you ask God, your intellect and intuition will be tested. If these two don't work, you may get caught by something boring, someone waiting to use it, or someone trying to trick you. Intelligence in this case is not the amount of knowledge, but rather the ability to objectively look at things, verify, test, and be satisfied. Also, intuition is not what is called inspiration or mountain intuition, and it is the ability not to misunderstand the direction of a healthy life, backed by common sense and insight. In order to acquire two powers and not sink in a divine situation, you must not learn, but rather observe yourself and others with an awareness of the problem, and live while thinking for yourself about the essence, meaning, and significance of the events that occur around you. If you do that, you will have a proper relationship with the object you worship, and when a situation where you have no choice but to ask God comes, you will surely be able to sit back and relax without being offended.

Respect and approval lead to motivation to learn teachings

Buddhism is a teaching that solves worries and suffering, so learning the teachings makes you happier.
Devotion to Buddhism, the Dharma, and monks leads to motivation to learn teachings, and therefore leads to happiness.