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Memorial service for Mizuko who had a miscarriage 6 years ago

6 years ago, I had an abortion during a reprimand.
There was Mizuko Jizo at the temple where my grandparents' graves are located, so my husband and wife went to pray when they were feeling well. I didn't have a monk perform a memorial service.
I went to pick up something I lost in the sky, so come back, I'll be waiting for you. thank you. I offered sweets with that feeling.

Then, I was able to get pregnant again in the summer of the same year, and my daughter was born safely the following year, and I will be 5 years old this year. After that, she also gave birth to her second daughter and became a mother of 2 sisters.
However, the environment completely changed when the two of them were raising children, and there was also a shocking incident at home, and I had no room for my mind due to stress, and at some point I didn't even remember Mizuko... Until the second one was born, I had many opportunities to pray at my grandparents' graves, and each time I prayed at Mizuko Jizo, and even talked to my older daughter...

I wanted to decorate my daughter's name book again for the previous Hinamatsuri, so after searching for kanji fonts etc. on my PC, I suddenly thought about whether Mizuko-chan wanted a name too...
I've been thinking about names, but the gender is unknown, and I feel like I've heard somewhere that I shouldn't name them... I'm starting to get worried and can't sleep.
Isn't it OK to give it a name?? Also, what is important in raising a water child??

4 Zen Responses

Pure prayers always come true.

Nice to meet you, good morning.

A memorial service is not about spending money to make it splendid. Even if there is a splendid Buddhist altar, if the “heart” isn't there, it just becomes a box. I think it is important to continue the memorial service without difficulty or burden.

Pure prayers with no return transcend time and space... reach the equinox (afterlife), which is not separated without borders or discrimination. Mizuko-sama gave you a lot of awareness, didn't you? I have also experienced losing loved ones. From my late girlfriend... I don't live in the past and think about events that haven't happened, and that makes me anxious and worried. Live like a dad in this moment that will never happen again! It was well said.

It's not over when you die. Souls enter the hearts of people we loved during our lifetime... and we spend our lives together. Don't put up with it, cry together, empathize with your memories... and that's fine. When they both think so, they each start drawing a new story.

People on the equinox don't want those who remain in this world to look down and be sad. I hope to spend my time smiling. That is the best memorial service. And whenever I put my hands together, they respond with a smile when they see them come by my side and pray.

I think a Buddhist altar is a telephone connecting the equinox and this coast. For example, even if you don't have a Buddhist altar, if you put your hands together, they will connect this coast to the equinox.

My temple is a small handmade temple. There are also people who perform memorial services by giving Mizuko-sama a name or giving her a commandment name. You were the inspiration... must have been a boy? If you think so, why don't you give it a boy's name?

Once you have had a good time of your life, you can have a proper memorial service for Mizuko and forget about the best memorial service. The younger the child, the more regrets and thoughts remain. In order for children to embark on a long adventure trip called a new life, it is important to do that.

Your thoughts have clearly reached Mizuko-sama. Mom, it's fine, so go about your life the way you are! I think you're saying that. For Mizuko-sama, please smile and enjoy this day that will never happen again in your own way.

From the heart to Mizuko-sama... Nanmu Daishi Hensho Kongo

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