happy

I am the chief priest of the Jodo Shinshu sect. I don't often see the kanji for “fortune” in sutras or high priest books related to the Jodo Shinshu sect.

There is only one example of “happiness,” which means “I'm excited,” and the rest is limited to examples where “happiness” is being able to come into contact with the Buddha's teachings or meeting a Buddhist leader. After all, meeting a leader is nothing but meeting Buddhism, so it can probably be said that meeting and becoming familiar with Buddhism is happiness in Buddhism (this is just a story limited to the Jodo Shinshu sect).

From a public perspective, you feel “happy” when your desires are satisfied, such as getting rich, etc., as you know very well.

I remember that happiness originally meant meeting, but the meaning of changing and being lucky was added later.
It's a Japanese word formed after the introduction of Buddhism, so I think there are places that don't fit the Buddhist way of thinking a bit, but if you dare to think about it, I think there was a passage in the opening song of the anime called Reversal Ippatsuman, which was played in the past, that “happiness all dwells in people who can forgive each other.”
You'll be able to feel happy in a state where you can forgive and understand each other's good points and bad points, whether in your family or at work.
It's a complete digression

happy. Isn't it about being freed from worries and suffering?
What I can definitely say is that on an individual level, I don't think it satisfies the desire to do that, want this, etc. There is no end to desire, right? Even if you are temporarily satisfied, your next desire will come again. That makes me suffer.

I think being aware of what kind of truth our lives is based on will take us away from such worries and suffering.

Since the state of suffering (not going the way you want) is unhappy, happiness is when there is no suffering. It may also be said that it is a state where one's wishes have come true.
In Buddhism, we look towards what we want rather than whether it comes true or not.

I want a luxury car, I want to be a handsome guy, I want to be respected by everyone, I want chocolate chips on melon bread...

When you think about these wishes, if you think that it's okay to not have them, or rather that you don't have them, then when you notice, that is the moment when all of your wishes have come true. This state is probably called happiness.

What is the etymology of “happy”
It is a word expressed as “arrangement.”
“Service” means to be able to use and to obey.
Encounter people and teachings that you can stay with for the rest of your life.
That will be the greatest joy, so switch
“Happiness” and “Happiness”
It is now expressed with the character
But in the Buddhist scriptures (sutras)
Happiness/Happiness
The character “” almost never comes up.
The teaching of Buddhism, in other words, coming across Buddhism, is the biggest “arrangement”, so death!

What is happiness?

There are probably various criteria for that judgment from person to person.

There are probably many people who imagine the joy of accomplishing something, or the sense of happiness that comes up at an unexpected moment.
Do the words “joy” and “boetsu” in Buddhism correspond to that?
That kind of joy that comes up in my heart leads to my next self and shows me my own path.

However, when it comes to happiness, the image of “smiling” tends to take precedence, but I feel that true happiness is not something you can temporarily enjoy symbolically.

Does it correspond to “peace of mind” in Buddhism?
A state where one's own mind is calm and at peace without being influenced by the circumstances surrounding oneself may be called happiness.

It's impossible to seek ultimate peace like a Buddha like this, and it's not easy for us ordinary people to always be in that kind of peace.

However, there must be something you can feel when you look back on your life at an accidental moment in your daily life.

For example, I still have feelings such as looking back on the past and saying, “There were a lot of things, but I was able to come this far,” or looking at the current situation and “I'm grateful to have my family to support me.”

No matter what my desires are or how I compare myself to others, when I see for myself how I've been up until now, I'm like, “Wow.” If there is even a moment when your feelings calm down, it may surely mean that you have lived a happy life.

Everyone can feel happy and try to obtain the joy of accomplishing something.
Certainly, the joy of accomplishing something is nothing but happiness.
However, arriving at that joy is always accompanied by reasonable hardships.
If you feel “not happy” while experiencing those hardships, everything will end in pain.

Happiness is not something you seek as an aspiration or feel right away; it may be something you really feel when you look back and see yourself.

Human eyes, ears, and body senses have never been switched off since birth.
Since birth, I've always been able to see, touch, and hear.
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However, no matter what is shown in this way, things are reflected there, and the sound can be heard.
It just becomes something you touch.
I've never been able to turn off my senses since I was born, with exceptions such as when I'm fainting.
Also, it is only when judgments/evaluations such as the function of mind and thought (behavior), likes and dislikes, etc. are not involved in it, that is safety, comfort, and happiness in Buddhism.
This is because they directly sense, feel, and enjoy the state of things without being DIS based on their own evaluations.
Enjoying it as it is
This is because we are receiving a world that is not distorted by our thoughts.
This is because I am experiencing a state where my thoughts have not been overcoated.
This is because it has received a state where it has not been twisted due to the meaning.
There are no colors attached to the obvious facts as they are seen through the filters of thought.
However, only humans add their thoughts to that. Overlay your thoughts. I will dramatize it with paint of my heart.
When humans apply their thoughts to the factual world, it's like applying sauce to white-grilled eel or yakitori.
When you eat it as it is, you are tasting the real thing as it is.
Of course, this isn't about eel or yakitori. I mean, let's take a look at what we meet, encounter, and the facts in front of us today in a ❝ shirayaki ❞ state in response to news, internet information, etc.

The following isn't really relevant, but when it comes to food alone, I'm rather a sauce fan. Previously, before the price of eels went up, I went through and ordered white grilled eel. Unlike kabayaki, where sauce is applied over and over again, shirayaki has a weak flavor, so I was surprised that 2000 yen flew by in an instant when I ate it all over again. Oh impermanent. I once wet my pillow with tears because I so much regretted that I should have put it in kabayaki after all. Because the meal didn't come with it either. Speaking of eels, rice with sauce was good after all. Wow (crying)
It is an unfortunate and pathetic state where the facts at hand are damaged by looking through the filter of thought, overapplying the sauce of thought over and over again, even in response to events that have passed in this way. (lol)