The meaning of life, I'm afraid of dying

Hello.
I understand your concerns very well.
Faced with the death of someone very close to me,
I think I've been thinking about “death” very realistically.
Shakyamuni must have been worried about that too.

After all, since the future of “death” is completely unclear,
I think fear is born.
I myself, after this life was over,
I've heard that they passed away in the Pure Land due to Amida Buddha's compassion,
I've also told my related people that way.
but...! That's it.
I have a vague sense of anxiety.
I think that's the same theme you have.

This suffering is like an incurable disease.
Although it is an incurable disease, there are ways to get along well.
That supplement is Buddhism.

An invisible “death” that you can't realistically understand...
There is anxiety associated with “death.”
This is the same for me, who is a monk.
When I think about running out of my own life, I feel unspeakable anxiety.
As you say,
It also leads to the question of why was it born...

However, the anguish that I continued to have during this “life”
A world (= pure land) that can be taken as it is has been prepared...
When I hear that, it relieves my anxiety.
Why don't you cultivate a heart that values that relaxation?

(^o^)
① One man said:
“I'm not going to die. I can't turn it off even if I die. Sa will always live inside of you. It's like a phrase from a movie “I think I've lived that way.”
② A man sings like this.
“♪ DEATH IS NOT THE END ♪” death isn't over.
There are things that continue even after people die.
③ Questions and answers between a man and a man
“Even if I wanted to die, I wouldn't die. Or rather, I can't experience death myself.”
“Why not”
“Do you remember sleeping yesterday?”
“Oh, well, somehow”
“Well, do you remember one second before you went to sleep?”
“I know until just before I go to sleep, but I don't know when I go to sleep”
“Right? I don't know I slept by myself. If you know you're sleeping, then it's not sleeping. I'm awake.”
“I see, in other words, dying means that you are conscious until just before you die, but you can't even feel fear or anxiety as soon as you die.”
“That kind of thing. That's why people can't die because they can't experience death”
④ A man recently said something like this in addition to the above words at a Sunday zazen meeting where it is cold and there are few participants.
“If you keep misunderstanding death as a period, end, end, and end, you worry and stop thinking, baby ♡ people suffer from the way they think about things. Therefore, it is necessary to update the way of thinking about things that make you suffer by moving them to the trash can. First, does snow melt and end up in water, honey? Pour it into the river, aim for the ocean, become a cloud, and if it rains, it becomes a rainbow, isn't it, baby? So baby, don't think death is over ♡” (Image: Hanawa-kun from Chibi Maruko-chan)
◎ There is a proper way to live without an end.
⇔ A way of life with an end is an old OS called “common sense” and “a way of thinking about general things,” so various problems such as anxiety and fear occur.
You can update that the way you think about death will change by carefully reading ① to ④.
(^o^) The symptom of being afraid of dying is simply a lack of correct perception of death.
If you have a proper opinion on death, your desire to live your current life well will become stronger, and you won't be afraid of death.
Fear of dying = fear comes from ignorance and ignorance. Fear goes away by knowing.
Next time, try to be specific about what you're afraid of.

When you die, your body only dies; your soul remains.
That soul waits for the next life that will come in the world where Buddha and the others live.
Look back on your previous life in that world and omit your good deeds and bad deeds
We learn to live a better life in the next life.

And when the period comes, that soul chooses its own mother and dwells in her womb
You will gain a new body and be born into this world.
At that time, when God chooses this life, it becomes this kind of life
It seems that they'll show you the highlights.
Then they accept it and are born into this world.
Then, I put into practice what I learned in this world in the other world.
However, when I came to this world, I did things in my previous life and learned in that world
Also, I forget all the highlights of this life that God has shown me.
And I'm going to spend my life here.

Then, in this life, they live by making the most of the points they reflect on in their previous lives.
If I could make use of my reflections at that time, when something went wrong, in my previous life, and in the other world
That life will be a good life, and it will also lead to a better future.
That's how I went through my previous life, this life, and the next life so many times, and I don't leave any memories in this world anymore
Reaching a state where you don't have to go back to this world by reincarnating
It's called “liberation.”
I don't know how many people have reached this point until now,
Buddha is one of them.

I think Ruru has probably experienced previous lives a few times too.
And it makes me think that my experiences from my previous life have become my current life.
Ruru's father also looked back on his life up until now in that world,
I did good things, but I also reflected that there were bad things
I think they are undergoing training so that they can have a good next life.
Please live Ruru-san for the rest of her life so that it will lead to a good future.
I looked back on my life at the end of my life and it was a good life,
It's like I can say that I did a good act even if I went to Enma's place
I want you to live your life.
If you do that, I think a better life awaits in the next life.

When you die, your body only dies; your soul remains.
The soul just returns to that other world.
Ruru-san just came to this world from that world too.

Ruru-sama
My name is Tetsuya Urakami from Nagomi-an.
Thank you for your support.

It is said that his father passed away in May.
First of all, I would like to express my condolences.

Half a year has passed, and even though my grief hasn't healed, now that I've returned to my original life, fear of death has sprung up.
After all, death always comes, so why are we born and why do we have to live? Pursuing that is life, and I think Buddhism supports that.
There was a question before, “What do humans live for,” so please take a look there as well.
http://hasunoha.jp/questions/36

Everyone probably has the feeling that “I'm afraid of dying.”
I'm afraid of dying too.
More importantly, I'm unbearably afraid that my existence will disappear. But you can't avoid it.
When I die one day, that fear will probably go away.

I think being aware of death will lead to valuing life.
The sense of fear that Ruru had is probably a gift from her father who said, “Please completely burn your life and find a way to live.”
Please take good care of it.

I'm so sorry for your father. I was told to return to normal life, but it must have been a really difficult day from spring to summer to fall.

It's natural to be afraid of dying if there is life. Thinking like Ruru-san is a fear that everyone has, regardless of whether they are in the East or West. It's okay to be scared.
Also, I don't think there is a perfect answer to why you were born or why you have to live. Doesn't Ruru think so too?

However, Ruru's life was given to her father and mother, her father's life was received from her grandfather and grandmother, and her grandfather's life... our lives are definitely connected in this way. It has been received, and it has been received.

For example, great geniuses who win Nobel Prizes also have parents and grandparents. I may have become an unavoidable bastard, but if my grandson's grandson... grandson's grandson were to win a Nobel Prize, it would definitely mean that I was an indispensable person. People always influence each other, even if they are not related by blood.
Happy are those who find the meaning of life while they are alive. If you don't find it while you're alive, you might think there's no point in living, but it may be found 1000 years later, or it may be found 10,000 years later. Maybe in a million years. Thinking about that, I think there is definitely a meaning for our lives.

Living and dying are linked. They are not separate things. So let's live well in order for us to die well.

Ruru-sama

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

This time, I would like to speculate that it is a question that made you feel even more familiar with the reality of “death” when your father passed away. I sincerely pray for your father's peace of mind.

“Death” comes to everyone without exception, but everyone is afraid of “death”... Of course, in terms of Buddhism, I know that it can be overcome by firmly understanding the essence of “reincarnation” in Mizukami's answer.

As for “life and death,” “death” is not an “end.” Also, “life” is not a “beginning.” It's called “no beginning and end.” Kobo Daishi describes this in “Born, Born, Born, Born, Dark at the Beginning of Life, Dying, Dying, Dying, and Meditating at the End of Death” and “Treasured Treasures.”

Regarding “unfounded and endless,” for example, it is also related to the eight values of “immortal immortal, immutable, impermanent, impermanent, and impermanent” in Ryuju Daishi's “Middle Theory,” but although these are important ways of thinking to suggest “infatuation theory” and “sky,” this understanding is extremely difficult.

In terms of the famous phrase “those who leave don't leave,” when explaining “immortality,” it means “those who die don't die.” This also means “you won't die” in response from Mr. Tange.

Also, there are many questions related to “the meaning of life” as shown below.
http://hasunoha.jp/questions?tag=生きる意味

Among these, in the question “The meaning of living” http://hasunoha.jp/questions/93, I answered “If there is a meaning to live, there is no point in living” with a slightly riddle title.

What I can say here is that from the ultimate truth level, it is “immortality” in terms of life and death, and “there is no meaning” in terms of “meaning,” but on a secular level, “there is life and death” and “there is meaning.”

Anyway, it's difficult. More than anything else, I think the most important thing is not to think too much about things you don't understand or can't get an answer to, and live better, the reality that is right in front of you “now,” to the fullest.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho