Isn't fishing good?

I might not be of much use to share my own experience. This is because there may be differences between professional monks and non-professional monks. Also, it can be said that this is an unanswered question about the Jodo Shinshu sect, which is my motto. Ultimately, these are individual issues, so please listen for reference only.

When I decided to become a monk, I decided to stop fishing, which I had loved until then. I liked yamame fishing in mountain streams, so I was able to fully enjoy the natural air even if I couldn't fish. I'd say it's much healthier than playing games in a room. But it wasn't that hard to quit. Unlike fishing as a means of living, it's completely fun, so I decided that it should be stopped, and since it's completely fun, I immediately implemented it.

However, this is just my personal case, and I don't think it applies to anyone else, including you. Actually, there are many monks who have fishing as a hobby, and the Jodo Shinshu sect does not condemn it. My “determination” only applies to me personally. Since it cannot be an antisocial act, it is ultimately a problem that comes down to each person's way of thinking. It's up to you to decide.

However, I ask these questions, and I respect your attitude in asking.

People, myself included, have doubts about my actions and don't often ask others, “Is this OK?” And yet, you keep questioning your own act of taking fish lives through play. Please take that question seriously. I am grateful that you taught me. If you were expecting an “answer” of “do this,” I'm sorry.

Buddhism teaches about immortality and harmlessness, isn't it? I'm sure every Japanese person has heard the word immortality. However, although it is not well known, immortality in Buddhism is actually not a ban on the result of causing death; it prohibits murderous intent, and harms. (← Coco is important)
Also, dogs and cats enjoy the success of “their own hunt.” That fun is a natural emotion as a living thing, so I don't think there's any need to feel ashamed. Unless it's in the form of observing fish suffering and dying, which is fun and unavoidable.

Now, I'd like you to change your mind, but Indigo eats as much fish as possible he catches, right? That fish is made up of flesh and blood, right? If so, the fish was eaten for the lives of Indigo and his family. As long as that is the case, “for life” is included as a ratio no matter how many hobbies it is. Thinking about 0 or 1 is selfish for human convenience.
Originally, work was done for food, clothing, and shelter. Rather than making money and fighting horse racing, I think it's much more of a job to fish and eat with the family, whether it's a hobby or whatever. Drawing a line is nothing more than a kneading of logic in that area.

And while you're only thinking about drawing lines, aren't you only looking at the attributes of “for life” or “the object of hobbies” and the gaze of others, not the fish itself? Isn't that actually not dealing with fish life?
Let's face the fish in front of you even more and tell your child what it means to live while fishing, slaughtering, cooking, eating, and cleaning up after. In the process of conveying that, Indigo's outlook on life will surely deepen.

Every human being lives by receiving the lives of others. If the process of taking someone else's life wasn't there in my life, then someone else was just doing it for me. That goes for monks too. Even the Buddha is with us. Among them, the great thing about Buddha is that he said let us have a heart of mercy at all times.
I want to entertain my children, I want to raise them well, I want to educate them to enrich their lives, I want them to eat fish deliciously, I want them to love fish, I want everyone to share a sense of gratitude... why not take it in a direction that develops these positive aspects?

It can't be helped if it's to eat or at work, but there's no need to bother fishing for entertainment.
If humans were the only living thing left in the world, hungry people would have no choice but to kill others and eat them.
In such a world, when only hungry people become murderers, and when there are people who become murderers for entertainment even when they aren't hungry, the latter is more likely to encounter murderers.
The above is an assumption of a human-only world, but the same is probably true when this human being is reborn as a fish or bug and lives in the same world.
Bottom line, as the number of dangerous people who kill for entertainment increases, the world becomes uncomfortable.

('-ω-`) Before, three of my friends and I went fishing in the river...
“I caught it!” “Ahhh!!”
One person was able to catch it, but the needle penetrated the side of the eye through his mouth, and the needle couldn't be easily removed, and then he limp. From then on, I felt so sorry...
wow. Those friends invited me to “let's go sea fishing,” but please tell me a good way to refuse. What should I do? I mean, are you asking questions (`-') no (._.)

There was a fish parent and child who lived peacefully in a certain place.
“MoguMogu. this is delicious, isn't it? Dad.”
“I think so. Mom brought it to me.”
“Did mom bring me this kneaded bait too?”
“Kneaded bait? I don't know.”
Park
“I'm tired! ITEM! This is a human trap! You guys can't eat it!”
“You!”
“Oto-chan! (crying)”
“Hey hey hey, I'm apparently no good, that's all for now! “Kids, please!”
“You!”
“Oto-chan!”
Saka-kun “Oh, I was able to catch it, I was able to catch it () Park.”
(on a monochrome low screen)
“You...!”
“Ooo-chan...”
Ending theme
♬ The sunrise is small, it's a big catch, it's a big catch, it's a big catch
The beach looks like a festival, but at the bottom of the sea there will be tens of thousands of waves ♬ (Kaneko Misuzu) Complete
Wow

Dramas aside.
As the number of anglers increases, fish will die out more and more, and if no one does it, they will increase like deer and wild boars.
(^<^) I think fishing itself is good. I love fish too.

People who love rivers don't pollute rivers.
People who really love natural nature, such as Yakushima, won't go there.
Since people get in there, humans join in.
Fish and shellfish are now declining due to overfishing and explosives.
So just as people who love World Heritage sites don't want to go sightseeing, I think the same can be said for fishing. (^<^)
As I've said many times, fishing itself isn't a bad thing.
After looking at the whole thing, we have to make sure that the phantom fish Icicada etc. don't become extinct.

Nice to meet you, Indigo.

I loved fishing, too.
I stopped when I decided to become a monk, but I've taken him a few times because my child pestered me.

Killing is prohibited in Buddhism, but if a fish comes up to the table, it will be appreciated.

As long as there is a leisure called fishing, I wouldn't say it's bad.

However, as Indigo said, I want you to be thankful for the fish you catch.

In the world, they say catch and release, etc., but it is definitely not an act of valuing living things.
It's not impossible to understand that small fish return, but catching and releasing everything is the same as bullying in human terms.

If possible, I would like you to fish for the purpose of eating.

However, it's not all bad.

Fishing means dealing with life.

Take your child out fishing and tell them about life even when the fish you have unavoidably released dies or when you have the fish you have caught at the dining table.

We feed our own lives by taking the lives of animals and plants.

Even if it's a fish caught for fun, it's also a good opportunity to teach children that we are living for the first time after receiving this small life.

Please put your hands together and enjoy while appreciating so as not to waste the lives of the fish.

Thanks to these fish, they will grow up to be kind children.

Indigo-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

My uncle, who passed away this spring, had one hobby of fishing in mountain streams. Also, various things related to nature, including fishing, have been posted on your own site, and I also peeked at it once in a while.

My uncle's handle name on that site was “Ten Thousand Years Boy,” and he was the son of a boy (former chief priest), so I didn't think too deeply about it, but I was working at the memorial service for the 49th anniversary, and while I was told various stories about my uncle's old memories at that time, it became a story about fishing, and he was always fishing in various ways, and what kind of fish he was eating I never came back with the fish I had caught, and I heard that they had let go of it on the spot by “catch and release.”

So, I finally understood the meaning of the handle name “Ten Thousand Years Boy.”

Also, from the numerous episodes of My Uncle and Nature, I was able to learn once again that my uncle, who loved nature so much, always had respect and appreciation for various animals and plants.

Of course, I'm not just saying pretty things here. If you eat fish, you can eat meat too.

As Daiji and Mr. Ohara have already mentioned, we understand very well that we have been able to live by sacrificing numerous creatures, and we also know that refraining from useless killing as much as possible would be an important “harmless” thing in Buddhism, and we want to do that as much as possible and become a true “ten thousand year boy.” With a great sense of self-admonition...

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho