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[Please excuse me for being rude] Buddha hates psychiatry so much.

I'm always indebted to you.
Please excuse my rants and rude remarks.
Buddhism, do boys dislike psychiatry and developmental medicine that much? So what exactly is the Buddha I've worshiped until now?
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The other day, I had a conversation with a monk at the family temple.
“You say you have autism, but that's because you're just being made to assume it.
Like a doctor determines your personality based on numbers or test results w what do you understand?
because religion wouldn't be established if that were the case lol”
Certainly I'm not autistic.
I was diagnosed with “autism spectrum disorder (also known as pervasive developmental disorder),” but I think they were confused by that.
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After that, I stopped taking the medication at my own discretion, and my symptoms worsened significantly, and I was harshly scolded by the person in charge of the job.
“Irresponsible statement. They also said, “If someone has a sense of despair, they will attempt suicide.”
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If I were to tell this story to that monk
“I'm really sorry! Are you going to the hospital properly? Are you taking medicine?” It looks like they're worried,
My stomach bug still hasn't healed. It's like
“Even from a Buddhist point of view, people with mental illness and disabilities are evil!!”
But that was an exaggerated statement.
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Does Buddhism dislike psychiatry and neurology? If that's the case,
What should I choose from now on?
Can't we go to the Pure Land of Paradise?
Please tell me. Thank you for your support.

3 Zen Responses

Medicine is a necessary thing

Me too, and that monk is still an immature, stupid, and undereducated average man. So please forgive them.
As before, please live by relying on both medicine and Buddhism, and your own ideas.
Note that the way to pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise is to say Namu Amida Buddha, so don't worry, if you have already sung it many times, you will definitely pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise no matter what happens.
Namu Amida Buddha

Please don't worry

I read it.
If you were told that, you would be shocked, and it's no wonder that you would feel quite uneasy.
I read the story, and I think the Holy Scripture was right.
I feel like that monk got along very quickly and made decisions without really listening to the story. Also, maybe they don't have much interest or interest in the medical or spiritual fields.
Everyone is different, so it's unavoidable, but it's also sad that they have such an attitude.
As is the case with me, it means that I am an ordinary person who is immature.
Nonetheless, I think there are many religious people who are interested in medicine and the spiritual world, even if they are religious people or monks.
Modern society would not be possible without advances in science.
What's more, I and that monk will go to the hospital if I catch a cold or get sick.
That's because the medical point of view is also an important way of looking at things in life today.
Well, that means there are monks like that too.

As a member of the Jodo sect, you do three-hearted nembutsu every day, so you definitely passed away in Amida's Western Pure Land of Paradise.
Please don't worry about that, and please continue to deepen your faith by humbling Nembutsu every day.
We look forward to working with you in the future.
Namu Amida Buddha Gassho

There are times when that person's best advice doesn't fit you

First of all, it's not “Buddhism...” but that boy.
So, it's just that your overall judgment thought so, and not all boys are like that.
Even if excellent patients are prescribed the wrong medicine (teaching/guidance) that is not suitable for them, they feel love there and don't speak ill of their partner. This is because a heart that cares for others, a heart that accepts love as love, and a heart that accepts kindness as kindness are good energy for one's own body.
I don't know what that person actually is, but in reality, there are a lot of people in the world who have been drugged.
It's not that medicine isn't wrong.
However, it is healthier to be able to live without medication.
You are your life.
You don't know what fits you unless you are yourself.
You can't find it even if you leave it up to someone else.
That person may have gone through trial and error to see what is good for you in their own way, but it didn't suit you.
Take the other person's good intentions as good intentions, and if the person taking medicine feels better, it's not a bad thing to rely on medicine. However, it is easy to become addicted to drugs, and there are probably people who want to see a doctor for at least 0 weeks to a few months. Depending on the person, there are also people who already become dependent and can't live without medicine, so I think it's better to be careful.
There is probably a limit to what can be cured with medicine.
Isn't it up to you to choose between thought circuits A and B that you walk through in your mind on a daily basis, even if you take medicine?
Actually, rather than taking medicine to cure it, isn't it a good way to help yourself by making changes so that you don't suffer, hurt, burn, or be critical with or without medicine?
It's not like that from a Buddhist point of view, it's probably just that person didn't want you to become addicted to drugs.
In any case, good intentions are better than bad intentions.
Please look for good points and accept them “better” rather than feeling bad.
In order not to disturb your mind, it may be a better medicine than suffering.