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Do I have to live?

Hello.
This is my first time asking a question.

I work as a member of society,
We are building relationships as humans,
It breathes as a living thing,
Isn't that just a value imposed on us that “humans should do that”?
Can this figure be called “alive”?

responsibility, duty, filial piety,
Bound by many things, I'm still living in this world.
However, while carrying those things on my back,
Living was very exhausting and boring.
There are times when I'm happy,
Compared to those,
It's just a very trivial matter.

Apart from that, I don't have greed in life,
After doing everything that needs to be done,
Now that I'm all alone, do I need to live?

If it's for myself,
Rather than facing a boring and lonely future in a steel town,
I want to choose the one where I die while being bathed in beautiful scenery that makes me cry.
I think I have the right to decide my own life or death.
If that's the case,
Why do we have to live?

Gobo, please let me know.
Thank you very much.

4 Zen Responses

Even if you die leaving discontent, you'll just be reborn.

The most important thing in life is learning and practicing Buddhism.
The reason is that Buddhism is a mass of techniques to reduce the worries and suffering of oneself and others.
Also, in Buddhism, we think about reincarnation.
The reason people are reincarnated, and even if they die, they are reborn again is because worries and obsessions remain.
Worries are completely eliminated, dissatisfaction is completely eliminated, and when you are completely satisfied, you genuinely think “everything that should be done has been accomplished,” and only then are you never born again, and there is no need to live again.
If they think “living is tough,” they are still full of worries, and they are not satisfied.
Even if you die leaving discontent, you'll just be reborn again.

A monk from the Kamakura period called Honen Shonin is said to have “no trouble with life or death.”
A situation where it is OK to live and it is OK to die at any time.
There are no complaints about “I want to die soon,”
There are no complaints about “I want to live longer.”
I think that is one of the feelings that Buddhists aim for.

I was born to a human now, and I was born in a country with Buddhism.
Don't miss this chance and learn Buddhism little by little.
Also, please do something for society with the spirit of compassion cultivated in Buddhism.
Even if you just work normally and pay taxes, it will benefit others.

The scenery is so beautiful that it makes me cry, that's good.
Please go take a look.
I think there are so many beautiful sights around the world. Please go and see as many beautiful sights as possible.
If you look at the beautiful scenery, you may naturally be able to find answers to the consultations I wrote here.
Please live to see the scenery so beautiful that it will make you cry.

Life is not my own; it is the life I received from Amida

Hello. My name is Kameyama Junshi.

We think our lives are our own, but that's not the case. If my life were my own, I would be able to freely manipulate my own life. However, in reality, this is not the case. Your heart doesn't work on your own will, and you don't choose your own illness and become sick.

Our life (if you take the expression of my denomination) is “the life we received from Amida Nyorai,” and “living” means “living the life of such a gift.” Therefore, in “Shoirisho,” “even if you look relaxed, you should get stuck in the soil when you get involved with Shaba and don't know.” It is stated, “If the relationship with the life I received from Amida Nyorai runs out, no matter how much I regret it, I will be born under Amida.” That's it.

These are my answers. This is the life I received from Amida. I want to cherish it.

What is the meaning, reason, value, etc...

Kumo-sama

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

Value, meaning, reason... it's not that these aren't there, but that doesn't mean they don't exist either.

I'm saying it's Nakamichi of no fugitive, and it's probably “what here”...

Well, there is no such thing as something that has been decided “this is it” as an entity, and it is simply something that can be determined by various causal factors (causes and conditions).

Even if the causal relationship is the same as you, for example, it is possible that the meaning, reason, value that you capture and the meaning, reason, and value that your boss captures will also be the exact opposite, depending on who you recognize.

In other words, it depends on the good cause and relationship you see as meaning, reason, and value that is good for you.

It means that I can be perceived as being good by adjusting what can adjust good causes and relationships so that I can be perceived as being good.

No matter what kind of scene it is, it's also a place where it gradually changes to the state of my mind that captures it.

Neither the sight of the steel town nor the sight of nature have any meaning, reason, or value on the side of the scene; they are simply finding meaning, reason, and value depending on the state of mind that captures it.

Incidentally, it is said that if you are a wise person who has come close to enlightenment, no matter what kind of scene you recognize, you will perceive it as a manifestation of emptiness, as something clean, or that it will cause great pleasure in your heart.

I want to continue devoting myself to Buddhism until I reach that point.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho