hasunoha

An unlucky event

Looking back, there were no major concerns, no questions,
I think it's better to have fun and be happy.

However, after spring of this year,
The work and life that have been built up steadily until now will collapse
I was met with trouble one after another.

As called causal application,
I thought over and over again about the causes that led to the current situation,
where my efforts and thoughts don't matter
I can't help but think something has moved.

Does this mean we should learn something?

3 Zen Responses

An opportunity to face each other

Nice to meet you, Ribon.

I don't know what happened, so I can't talk about the details, but they say they have no idea because they thought about the cause and effect themselves.

Cause and effect is not a matter of whether you have an idea or not, but rather how your own words, actions, and consciousness work, so it's not just about what you can see.

It is also conceivable that you unknowingly had some influence on someone.

However, since I can't think of anything I'm unaware of, why don't you put that aside for now that is all you think about?

People have biorhythms.
It's not explained in Buddhism, but it is certain that there are ups and downs.

I think it's probably in a slightly sunken state right now, but don't be impatient.

As you said, “Does this mean I should learn something?” Maybe this is an opportunity to learn something.

If this is an opportunity for you to take this opportunity to carefully review your surroundings or try something new, and face yourself firmly with the feeling that you are starting over again, something will surely change.

Rather than thinking about various things and stopping, it may be better to switch your mind in a direction where you can make good use of your current time.

You can only see yourself now, which you can't see when you're in good shape.

Learn about impermanence

Everything is bound to break.
It's impermanent.
It won't always be convenient.
Life is about what has been built up being destroyed.
If you had anticipated that it would break and be prepared mentally, you might not have been shocked.
It's natural for my efforts to fall short.
In Buddhism, it's called selflessness, and I think that the concept of oneself is also an illusion.
If you don't have yourself, then you don't have your own either. It's not my own, so it's normal that it doesn't work the way I want it to.
That means when it happens that things work the way you want them to, you should rejoice at even the smallest things.

It's just the way it is.

It's natural that nothing goes the way I want it to. It's not like I thought it out of my own convenience or in my head.
We are being kept alive by the work of the bigger Buddha.
Calculations such as going well, failure, profit and loss are human egos and cause suffering.
It's just the way it is.