How to decide on a job

Before I became a monk, I worked for a book production company. The deciding factor in choosing a company at that time was “I like books.”

Until then, I hadn't had many part-time jobs, so I had no idea what I could do or what was right for me. Even so, while working for 10 years, I learned a lot of things, and even now that I have become a monk, they are very useful.

There are an unimaginable number of jobs in the world. Among them, what kind of job suits you best is not something you can understand during job hunting.

Now that we are no longer in the age of lifelong employment, try searching for a job without being impatient while considering changing jobs.
Also, try your best at the job you've chosen.
I'm sure the road will open up beyond that.

Good evening. This is Kameyama Junshi.

I'm a monk of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school, and since it's a part-time temple, I'm also a teacher at a public high school.
I was born as the eldest son of a temple, but until I was in junior high school, I only had vague thoughts about succeeding the temple in the future, and I never thought too deeply about it. That's why I myself went on to a Catholic school even though I was the eldest son of a temple in high school. However, through my life there, I myself began to think about religion, and after graduating from high school, I went on to Ryukoku University Faculty of Letters, Department of Buddhist Studies, Department of Buddhist Studies (Indian Philosophy Seminar). When I was an undergraduate, I obtained a social studies teacher's license as a career path for part-time work, but I failed the teacher recruitment exam in my local area (Iwate Prefecture). Therefore, after graduating from university, I went on to graduate school (Buddhist Studies) at the same university. Also, during my graduate school days, apart from specialized courses in Buddhist studies, I also attended lectures in the Department of English Literature, and obtained an English department teacher's license. To that end, during my graduate school years, I lived a life steeped in languages such as Sanskrit, Pali, and English. Fortunately, I was able to work at a local public high school (Iwate Prefecture) after 2 years, but in exchange for that, I didn't have time to just write my master's thesis, and I dropped out of graduate school.

Needless to say, I myself did not go on to the Department of Buddhist Studies to become an English teacher in the future. As an English teacher, it's a detour, or rather, a career path from a different field. On the other hand, from the point of view of being a monk, it can be said that I was unable to complete my studies of Buddhism. But now, I'm glad I did. That's because we can look at a wide range of things.

No one knows what the course will be. Your career path will probably be decided based on various relationships. Currently, the reason I myself am helping on a site called hasunoha is because I had such a relationship. Please take good care of your relationships.

Things I like and want to do, such as student club activities, motivate me to continue, but work involves receiving money from others.

It's quite difficult to make money when you think that your own convenience, likes and dislikes can make others worth paying money for.

Now the range of occupations has expanded, and job changes are not uncommon.
There are ways to search based on what you want to do and lose motivation because you don't have passion, but I think the path of gradually developing attachment by doing things based on “what you can do” lasts a long time, and experiences often accumulate.

Incidentally, monks are not occupations; they are in a position where they live (monks take care of what they teach in response to offerings), but please use them if you find them helpful.

I longed for architecture and interior design jobs, which I had always been interested in, so I dropped out of the Jodo Shinshu University and went to an architectural vocational school. When I was nibbling on the building, I was asked to give advice on renovating the back of my parents' house, so I went home and helped pray in between cleaning up.

Meanwhile, a disciple said, “When I die, you should read the sutras at my funeral.”
“Eh!!” I thought, but after all, I didn't want to take over, so I laughed and played it. But those words caught me, and as a result, I made up my mind to become a chief priest for a disciple who taught me how grateful I am for being needed.

Get a job that will determine your whole life! With enthusiasm, I wonder if this was good? I think the feeling of regret will also grow.
But things just keep changing.

There are things I didn't want to do, and now there are things that make life worthwhile.
Humans mature by doing various jobs, meeting various people, and being taught many things.
There is no punishment for getting a job anyway. While meeting lots of upbringing in the midst of that, you search for the next step, and you have the power to decide whether to go as it is, or if you happen to choose a different path.
It's your life. It's up to you to decide whether you see it as a success or a failure.
In other words, no matter what you choose, if you think Yu-san was good, that's fine.
Please come and experience lots of nurturing.

I was job-hunting for companies in various fields, but I decided on the one that offered me a job offer first.
At the time, I didn't have any particular skills; I just felt like I was going to do anything, anywhere. The work was varied and difficult, but I have no regrets. Rather, I am grateful that they also listened to my various private selfishness.