Trigger

Hello, troubled boy.
Longing for the job of being a monk... does that mean I want to become a monk in the future? I would be very happy if that were the case.

I myself was born to the second son of a salaried family, and I lived a carefree student life.
My dream for the future is to be a film director, writer, TV producer...
I thought my ultimate goal was to present my fantasies to the public. At that time, I was invited by my master and monk at the time (now in the devil's book) and became a monk, saying, “If that's the case, why don't you become a transmission base?”

I'm sorry for not having lofty ideals. However, what the master and monk said is true, and I am currently putting into practice what I wanted to do every day, such as making a temple website and writing a tile board.

Below, for your reference.
Now, as a monk and as a temple chief priest, I am reminded of how much I misunderstood in my daily work. A monk is a personality that should receive rather than send messages.

In my opinion, monks make a living by “facing people.” Far from disseminating my own delusions, I continue to break my own shallow stereotypes every day. Incidentally, it is said that 20% of those who aspire to become monks stick to their original intentions. It's true that all of my peers have quit... Of course, if you are confident and aim to be in 20%, we would greatly welcome it. Well then!

It still makes me wonder ~

At home, I grew up in the teachings of the Jodo Shinshu sect. Like my parents, I wanted to be involved in early childhood education, so I became a teacher. Every day with my kids was so fulfilling, and I wanted to continue for the rest of my life.
That was when I met my husband and got married at the temple, and the environment completely changed...
Both experiences have helped me to support me now ◎

Even so, when I put on my clothes and stand in front of everyone, there are times when I wonder if it's a relationship or Amida's joke (*^^*)

There are all kinds of people, teachers and monks.
By getting involved with various people, you grow yourself, don't you think?

Have a nice encounter ◎

Troubled boy
My name is Tetsuya Urakami from Nagomi-an.

The other day, I received a question from a person called “The Lost Boy,” and I was wondering if it was the same person.
http://hasunoha.jp/questions/229

Well, first off I said (sorry m (_ _) m), I don't think of being a monk as an “occupation.” When it comes to occupations, there is an image of doing things for a living, and for me, being a monk is a “choice of way of life.”

Currently, I am a monk as a way of life, and I also receive my salary from the offerings I have received. However, even if I had a relationship and got another job to earn living expenses, I would continue to be a monk as a way of life.
The troubled boy said, “Be drawn to the teachings of Buddhism” and “vaguely yearn for monks,” so I think it was a useless story.

So, this is my case. I came from an ordinary family, graduated from a general university, and got a job at a general company.
After that, when I was retiring, I was invited by a relative's temple to “become a monk.” I've loved cleaning Buddhist altars at my parents' house and Buddha's stories since I was a kid, but since I never thought about becoming a monk, I was worried for about a month... I decided to accept it.

Fourteen years have passed, and I have been doing various activities since I left that temple, and I am grateful to the chief priest of the relative-temple who guided me.

I didn't have great ambitions at the beginning, and I think the situation is close to where it came to fruition. For reference... it might not happen much (^_^;)

Troubled boy

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

As I mentioned in my humble answer to the question below, the reason why I became a monk is largely due to “hereditary succession.”

http://hasunoha.jp/questions/229

Of course, I've been exposed to many things about Buddhism since I was little, so I was interested, but as I went on to high school/university, I had a strong desire to move towards politics and law rather than Buddhism at the time.

The biggest reason for going to ascetic practice (to be honest, I was forced to go) was the illness of my father, the chief priest, and suddenly I took a leave of absence from college and went to a Zen specialty dojo.

Actually, the year before I began that ascetic practice, when I was at the end of my second year of college, I naturally knew enough that I would have to become a monk, so I was prepared to take a leave of absence from university or drop out of school, and took a paper and interview exam for the first term of the priesthood process at the Tendai sect Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple (which may have already been abolished already now), but unfortunately I failed. (A humble temple is an independent temple, and there is basically some freedom to choose the religious denomination. (Currently, I am currently focusing on Tibetan Buddhism in my studies.)

Due to various Buddhist relationships and legal relationships, I am currently in a position where I am also responding to this Hasunoha, but I am still an immature person of Asagaku Fisai. There is a mountain of things to learn and practice in parallel with everyday temple affairs, legal affairs, and work. Anyway, I'm moving forward as far as I can, step by step while reflecting on it every day.

In order to become a monk, I know that various procedures, requirements, and qualification processes are necessary depending on the denomination, so I think it would be a good idea to contact the head temple, each religious office, and each religious office of the denomination you are interested in.

Also, I think everyone's answers to the following questions will be helpful in various ways.

http://hasunoha.jp/questions?tag=お坊さんになるには

Of course, there is absolutely no such thing as not being able to practice Buddhism even if you stay at home without being blessed with the opportunity to become a monk.

By all means, let's work hard together and walk the path of Buddhism.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

Troubled boy
Nice to meet you, my name is Masuda. I, too, have been walking the path of a monk since I “longed for it.” I became a monk because I wanted to be like my current mentor. So, I myself think this “longing” is an important relationship. So I hope you cherish that longing.
I think it is precisely because I have this desire to “be like my mentor” that I am still able to keep up with my longing and ambition for my mentor that I still can't keep up with. So I want troubled boys to cherish this longing too. Gassho

To the troubled boy

As a result, it's hereditary
I've never been shown the way by my father, the master and monk
I wasn't really interested when I was little.
I honestly wasn't in my career choice or dream.

While it's ignorant
If you look at it now, there is something called a Buddha relationship
I'm walking this path.
I even feel proud now. Gassho

Good evening.
Being in your 20s means you're the same generation (^ ^)

I was born and raised in a temple, so I watched my father and mother, so I was able to save money in my second year of high school.
She is also the eldest daughter of 2 sisters, so she is imprinted with “I'm going to inherit” from people around her, even myself
I thought so, but the “temple bad period” arrived during the university entrance exam period, and within sectarian schools
Yes, but I chose a department that is not Buddhist.

Since it's inside a religious school, the relationships that come into contact with something overlap, and now I can think positively about the temple,
I honestly thought it was a burden when I was a teenager.

I keep thinking that teaching that makes me feel grateful is amazing, even if my relationships overlap
I'm here.

There was a scene in the movie “Gokudō Wives” where “The Horrible Man Just Happened to Be Gokudō.”
Our house also “just happened to be born in a temple.”
In other words, there are no parents or children, right? (^<^)
I was the second son, so I guess I didn't need to get into the temple industry, but somehow my parents made it a trap? It seems like I was brainwashed while I was being made to walk on it.
Even now, sometimes I have the feeling that I want to be a Chinese restaurant or a musician (^<^)
When you were in your third year of college, you were addicted to religion and philosophy, and you went crazy? I felt like I had attained enlightenment.
At that time, I felt like I had received a revelation, as if I had found a methodology that would save everyone.
I can now understand the Heart Sutra from university lectures, which had been unclear until then, theoretically, fluently.
I think there was a big change in my state of mind since there was no need to put in what I had until then.
“People worry and suffer. So if you don't solve that problem from the ground up, you won't be happy. The solution is... what you seek is Bodhicitta, and if you go to an ascetic dojo, there may surely be an answer that is more certain than the sutras. OK, I've made up my mind.”
It's been 10 years at the ascetic dojo according to that trend. As a result of seeking it, it was not in a spatial place, nor in the sutras, and I met Mujangbodhi, a master master who can lead to enlightenment, convinced of the certainty of enlightenment, and found it within myself.
Rather than reading ten thousand volumes of sutras, it is possible to truly resolve contradictions and questions on one's own.
Otherwise, even if he is a monk, he is angry, anxious, and worried. Who can we save?
There is a frequency of mind and a state of mind where both you and your partner can be saved. At that time, people were monks even if they weren't monks.
Otherwise, even if it's a monk, it's not a monk.
I think it is the monk's mission to spread that peaceful frequency.
Otherwise, in the world, even if only the upper side gets better, it won't get better from the ground up (^<^)
Rather than yearning for a monk, you should achieve a way of life (right sense) where you can be saved from yourself.