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Is death a bad thing?

Hello.
I am very grateful for your words here when I lost my beloved cat to illness about a year and a half ago.

Actually, there is another cat, and they are the sisters of the deceased child, but this one is now 9 years old
My cat is nearing old age. I'm doing fine now without any particular problems.
However, when I think that the farewell day will come again not too far away, it's so painful that I burst into tears.
We don't have children, so I'm not saying it's a child's replacement, but I think they probably love them too much and have become foolish.
I think I know in my head that it's not good to be too attached, but my feelings don't keep up.
Or maybe it's just that I'm cute when I have a hard time after losing my cat.
I even think I want to die first.

I want to be a more calm and rational person, but what kind of attitude should I take to accept [death]?
Is it wrong to think [death] is a bad thing or a bad thing?

I'm sorry for the disorganized sentence.

4 Zen Responses

It's a “graduation” from this world, so say “congratulations”

Death is a life event that always happens.
When life events always happen, you can celebrate with “congratulations.”
“Congratulations” for enrollment and “congratulations” for graduation
“Congratulations” for getting a job, and “congratulations” for retiring
.
“Congratulations” on every birth and birthday.
If that's the case, wouldn't it be better to say “congratulations” even when they pass away and celebrate their graduation from this world?
Graduation is a break up, so there are times when it's lonely, but it's better to celebrate and send it off rather than be sad (unwilling).

It makes me sad when I think about a bereavement that will surely come someday.

If “death” is a bad thing,
What is the life span of all living things, starting with humans
It's going to end up bad.
That would be too empty.

Who is the Buddha
Call the suffering of life four hard times
Life, old age, sickness, death
Aibetsu no bitterness, bitterness, bitterness, unrequited hardship,
I divided it into,
I didn't call them “evil.”

“Death” is painful and sad,
It's not a bad thing at all.

Death is a momentary farewell

I read it. Breaking up with something important is really painful, isn't it? I feel like my heart is being shut down by that sadness, doesn't it? I understand your feelings.
Nevertheless, when your life is complete, you will always meet your loved family and their cats again under the Buddha.
The Buddha correctly guides all people and creatures to the Buddha's paradise.

Death is a temporary farewell. The Buddha will always guide us and let us meet again.

Please wait for the day of the reunion, and please ask from the bottom of your heart that the children will be led by the Buddha and that you can be reunited with those children under the Buddha from now on, and that you can reunite with those people under the Buddha.
Namu Amida Buddha

The relationship between you and those guys will continue for a long time to come.

death frees even that pain, both from you and from the cat itself

What about this girl. 🐱
I have had cats at the temple since childhood, but I have a cat allergy,
I'm Teramushi Morrison Tange and I still have cats at the temple even though I'm allergic to cats.
The doors to the death of many cats and people are open today as well.
However, beyond that door, Doors 🚪, which began and continues at the same time as the end game, is also open.
If you open the next door, the world will open up anew from a different angle.
It's sad, but one day both your cat and you will die.
But in reality, death isn't sad.
Death also has an aspect called “freedom from pain.”
This may be the worldview of a poet or philosopher, but from a Buddhist standpoint, if you look at things from the Buddha's perspective, you will realize (understand, apply, and be true) that death isn't even “good or bad”, and you won't even suffer.
If the eyes are opened to see the true state of things (law phase), the mind is not controlled by right, wrong, or hardship.
This means that what is commonly called enlightenment has been achieved.
It's not a view through thought; it's a direct look at a fact.
It's a view that values and values feelings, and doesn't add thoughts to them.
It might be easier to understand if I say that you can get used to eating earth food without toppings.
Humanity is doing what is happening there without anyone's command in this body.
However, orders are violated due to human intelligence.
If you leave things as they are, no harm will occur, yet they will nibble Adam's apple without permission due to violation of orders and begin to look at things with wisdom. That's probably because it's more exciting and dramatic.
Who harms a masterpiece that is nothing?
Who makes people feel uncomfortable by throwing oil on temples?
What “causes” that kind of heart?
That is the “green bean” in humans. That “green beans” are “ego, self-interest, me.”
It is a view of “cancer (human self)” that afflicts people around the world, and that everyone must face it without even making up an excuse for “nigen stuff.”
If you remove it, you will be able to see things as they are, and you will be able to get “Satori,” a way of being that does not involve thoughts and does not torment yourself with thoughts.
Buddhism realizes that there is no “right or wrong” in everything, not just death.
That idea of yours too.
Who came up with that idea and is judging the pros and cons?