About receiving the commandments during life
I'm thinking about taking the commandments during my lifetime.
It doesn't mean that you'll deepen your learning of Buddhism just because you haven't received it again, and I don't think that you haven't learned it properly, but even under such circumstances, does taking the precepts or not, change anything for me?
The other day, I applied to take the precepts during my lifetime. However, now, I was a little hesitant because of something, and I wanted to ask the monks their opinions, so I asked this question.
I was invited to an activity (because I'm busy with work and want to focus on myself right now,” by an acquaintance at home who has already received the precepts in the same denomination), and when I declined, “because I'm busy with work and I want to focus on myself now,” I was told that it meant “I don't have much enthusiasm,” “I have a narrow field of vision,” and “being busy is just an excuse.”
I can't write about the situation at that time in detail, but I keep hearing such words all the time while I'm in a situation where I can't move my body, such as being in the middle of getting my hair cut at a beauty salon, and I'm a little traumatized.
That person has a close relationship with the chief priest who wants me to give him the commandment name, and he is the most self-recognized disciple. As long as you are involved in that temple, you will also be slightly involved with that person.
That person is a relationship between the owner of the store and the customer (I am the customer), and after talking about what they intend to receive the admonition, that person's attitude towards me changes, and every time we meet, they tell their apprentices tips for a long time.
There's a lot of content that makes me twist my neck a little bit. People don't understand the meaning of my words, and they are often denied by taking only superficial expressions.
If you say “I've always read Buddhist books and learned in my own way,” they say “Buddhism is not something you learn, it's something you practice,” and if you say “I want to use Buddhism as the foundation of my heart from now on,” they say “Buddhism is something you can rely on.” If you just take that, I think that's true, but...
There are no other temples I know, and I thought this would be the chief priest if I were to take the precepts. However, considering that there are people like this around me, I don't know if getting deeply involved is the right thing to do, and the question arises whether it is necessary to even take the precepts in the first place.
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