I have a question, thank you.
I use incense sticks and recite sutras on Buddhist altars in the morning and at night.
However, when I get a job, I'm thinking about leaving my hometown,
If that happens, you won't be able to raise incense sticks and recite sutras on the Buddhist altar as before.
Is there anything I can do even if I have moved?
I'm sorry for the poor sentence, but please answer.
Thank you, Sakana, for your question.
It means that you raise incense sticks and recite sutras at the Buddhist altar in the morning and at night,
That's great.
The desire to leave my hometown and continue even when I move is wonderful.
I think it's being done at the Buddhist altar at home now,
Even if you leave your hometown,
Recently, there are also small Buddhist altars,
Even if it doesn't go that far, if you have the principal image, I think you should do it in front of it.
There seem to be many small Buddha statues and pictorial statues.
I think it would be nice if you could search for something that meets your purpose.
Incense sticks are for enjoying the scent. They probably gave the scent to their ancestors. Even if you don't have a target such as a Buddha statue, I think you should continue for yourself. If you need something to target, wouldn't it be a good idea to write your name on a piece of paper, stick it, and worship it?
Buddhist altars are a window into the Pure Land. Even if you can't pray at the Buddhist altar at home, if you have a new Buddhist altar at the place you move, you will be connected to the same Pure Land and pray as before.
Both the Buddha on the Buddhist altar at home and the Buddha on the Buddhist altar where you moved are temporary images of the Buddha from the Pure Land. Imagine facing a Buddha who has been in the Pure Land all this time, and from now on.
Note, even if you don't have a Buddhist altar, it's enough just to face west and enjoy Gassho Nembutsu.
You can work even if you don't have a Buddhist altar.
If that's not enough, I think this is the second step.
However, it is impossible to understand the Buddha's heart just by being docile.
Furthermore, I should go ahead and study the contents of the sutras even more.
I think they gave me that opportunity.
Then, study the contents of the sutras, learn about impermanence in every act, lawlessness, and gain a serene heart of nirvana. At first, I also just [read] sutras.
It's something that gradually sheds its skin.
For me, sutras are something to read, something to learn, something that makes me feel like it, and it is something to execute and practice.