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I got married in a Jodo Shinshu temple

I got married at the temple from my home. It's been 6 years since I got married.
There are almost no priests in temples due to missionary work and play. All the money for missionary work goes to my own expense, and I take the memorial service offerings. I'm angry that such a person proselytizes. If you had many experiences in Shaba, become a monk and proselytize, you'll understand, but there are almost no temples that prioritize play over praying, and take it from a corporation when they run out of money.
I didn't know my inner world when I first got married, so I thought he was an amazing dad.
But the more I know, the more angry I get. Why do people at temples have a strange sense of money? I don't think all people are like that, but... why can such people proselytize?

4 Zen Responses

Does the Jodo Shinshu have no precepts?

(From the Editorial Department. (Some changes have been made according to the agreement.)

No matter what kind of bad person or good person you are, the Buddha will save you.
Isn't that what they are going to proselytize?
Worries such as greed, anger, laziness, and pride lead to stress.
Your anger is also an “evil” that afflicts you.
Maybe it would be easier to abandon the stereotype that chief priests should be good people.

It will be transmitted

I read it.
Missionary education is about showing oneself and spending one's own life and life to pass on the laws of the Buddha and ancestors. The personality, life, sense of life, and values of those who naturally convey it will be conveyed to those who listen.
Therefore, it is conveyed to people who listen to her husband's personality, how he lives, and how he thinks about people. Or my husband's personality is conveyed to my friends who proselytize together and to the missionary club at Motoyama.
The worse things are conveyed, so if what you say and what you do are different, your missionary work will also disappear.
Probably sooner or later.
Please think about it carefully and make a firm assessment of how you will live in the future.
I sincerely pray that you will be able to survive the future with all of you in good health and abundance.

It's sad to draw the line even though he's a temple person. Cherish Nembutsu.

why? Why don't you ask?

It's sad to draw the line between the Jodo Shinshu sect and even though they're from the temple.

Why is your father like that? I mean. Why don't you ask your partner?
Tell your dad again, is that OK even though he's a monk? Why don't you ask?

I want you to understand your fuss.
I've seen a lot of people, too. Even if they are monks, this is a monk of any purpose, but even if they walk in Buddhism, monks are also human. A body that is worried. They are foolish, and sometimes they commit crimes. They are lazy about money, and they also give birth to arrogance.
There is no choice but to listen to Buddhism while reflecting on myself who can only live that way.
Then, that person's way of life is revealed there.

If you also encounter Amitabha's nembutsu through a relationship, not only blame the chief priest's way of life, but also cherish your Nembutsu path.

I also met each other from home, and now I'm enjoying Nembutsu in this way.
I'm thankful for that.

Namu Amida Buddha

 I'm sorry that there is a monk who wastes money.

In religious corporations such as temples, the full amount of missionary services and memorial services goes to the religious corporation. The money that goes into a religious corporation is used for the operation of that religious corporation, and part of it is paid as salary to people who work at the temple, such as the chief priest. Income tax is applied to that, and resident tax etc. are determined according to that amount. It's the same as an ordinary office worker.

If you take the content of the question as it is, I think it will be an act of tax evasion.
On the other hand, there is also a possibility that the organization that paid the offering (asked for the story) withheld the donation in advance and handed it to the individual chief priest. In this case, it's not illegal.
Also, even when you say “for fun,” what exactly are you doing? Maybe they are doing charity work while saying “play” to their families.