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I've never seen ghosts, but there are things written on this site from time to time.
https://ishicome.medpeer.jp/entry/447
Especially in my case, I also have a headache, so it's really painful.
I want to sleep well as soon as I get into my futon.

I myself have never had a psychic experience, but there are quite a few people among my mentors and fellow monks who have had psychic experiences.

What I often hear are stories about “possessed by a fox,” “possessed by an evil spirit,” and “I moved without taking my soul out of the grave and was bitten by the demon living there.”

So, why do spirits like this exist is because, in a nutshell, they haven't attained Buddhahood. You cannot attain Buddhism unless you believe in correct teachings and aim to attain Buddhism.
I will refrain from stating what is the correct teaching here, but it is said that in Buddhism.

Also, if you take your last breath with strong regrets or grudges the moment you pass away, it will be difficult to attain Buddhism, and there is a high possibility that you will become an evil spirit and stay in this world.
It is called the last resort, and the strong influence of the mind at the moment of death determines the life of the next generation.

They say they aren't afraid of ghosts, but they aren't. Temples are places where people attain Buddhahood. There can't be ghosts there.
Also, you can see the difference between ghosts who can get their hands on them and people who can't get their hands on because they are protected by something.

It was a scary experience, wasn't it?
I would have been horrified to be there too...

The monks say they're not afraid of ghosts.
But for some reason I'm not good at it.

There is an “exit” room at my temple.
An assistant monk used to sleep, but since they came out, it seems that no one slept there anymore.

In that room, my mother and aunt are watching people moving out of the window.
The height of the window is over 2 meters.
There are very few people in the picture.

In my case, it's a different story than ghosts.

It was when I went to pray at a parishioner's house.
I was talking about my memories in memory of individuals...
At that timing, there were 2 times when the placard fell off the Buddhist altar, and 2 times when the portrait fell.
I was surprised.

When I was still a student, I parked my car on the riverbed late at night and had a conversation with my friend.
I suddenly noticed that a black figure was standing by the river and looking at me.

The season was February, and it was raining heavily.
But at that time, I had no idea, and I was engrossed in talking to my friends.

I wonder if 3 hours have passed since then.
It's already past 2 o'clock in the middle of the night.

There was still a black man standing.
Moreover, the distance was getting a little closer.

The temperature is 0 degrees.
It's not strange if you get hypothermia.

I thought it was really strange, and when I stared at the man, I could see through the river behind me.
This is bad, run away!
I made a sharp start and walked away from the scene.

I'm so scared that I can't get close to it anymore, but who exactly was that man?

Why do spirits stay, and why are there people who can see and people who can't?
Did the spirits that come out in the first place stay?
I have no idea.

I don't need to be too particular about that anymore, I think it's fine.
What is visible is unavoidable.

I don't know if “ghosts” exist, but in my opinion it's negative.

However, there is no denying the phenomenon or experience of “seeing a ghost.”

This is because the effects of the human brain are so vague, and it is possible that interpretations that “give meaning” and “aftertaste” in such a way be established from illusions and assumptions, and that the brain recognizes something that is not actually there as a visual effect.

There are monks here at Hasunoha who give various answers to this kind of question, but if you were to explain that “spirits exist in a Buddhist way,” I would like them to properly explain the “definition of spirit,” and the sutras that are the source that is the basis for it and how it can be interpreted to be read in that way.

This is because I think this is a genre of question that is of interest to the general public, and that is extremely dangerous depending on how you understand it.

I myself have never been able to interpret the sutras in that way, so I don't think Buddhism explains that spirits exist. However, since it's a shallow school, there may be things I don't know.

The same goes for the issue of “attaining Buddhism.” What is the meaning of the word “attaining Buddhism”?
In my opinion, if there are “spirits that stay in this world without attaining Buddhism,” it is “a mental problem for people who think spirits exist.”

I don't believe in the existence of spirits, but I'm afraid of so-called places with an atmosphere where spirits are likely to come out, or the dark.
This is probably one of the defensive responses humans have when they feel fear about places that are actually dangerous, such as darkness, or places where they recognize that there is likely to be danger based on knowledge (influence of psychic programs, etc.).

If the effect of the mind that tries to blame the cause of that fear on a so-called “spirit” is “called a spirit,” it can be said that spirits exist in that sense, but I feel that I would definitely like to hear the rationale and interpretation in detail about the answers “there are simply spirits” or “there are spirits in a Buddhist way.”

However, I have never experienced such a strange experience myself, and I do not deny that there are strange things that cannot be explained by science.

That's why I think it's horrible to think (think) about that unexplained strange (unimaginable) thing with my own personal opinion without permission, and then explain that spirits exist.