A son who wants to become a monk

Hello, nice to meet you.
You seem worried about advice for your son.

I don't understand the purpose from the text, but I'll only talk about it for reference from the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school.

My son heard that they even prepared his own Buddhist altar.
It may also be because of anxiety about not getting used to high school life, but it also seems like they really have a certain level of enthusiasm.

Our purpose is distance education as follows.
Central Buddhist College Distance Education
http://www.chubutsu-tsukyo.jp/bosyu/

Anyone who has completed compulsory education can take this course. The most basic learning process takes 3 years, but I think it's enough to learn the basics. There aren't that many tuition fees, so if your goals match, you'll be able to do it in parallel with your high school studies.

Also, in order to become a monk, you must decide which temple you belong to and get certified by the chief priest there, you will not be able to obtain a qualification. From this point of view, why don't you decide who you want to learn from? If it falls into the mother's hands, I also think that a certain path will be established when receiving opinions from the chief priest from a professional standpoint.

I hope you find it helpful.

I read it.
Could you tell my son? Thank you for your support.
“It's great that you are interested in Buddhism and want to become a monk. I am sincerely delighted with your ambition.
Studying Buddhism is a path that continues even if you spend your own life until you die or complete your life, and it's an ascetic practice.
So it's about meeting various things and people and learning and learning while learning and experiencing them. So any learning is not wasted.
Reading sutras and studying, and going to college to study in a field of expertise is important, and going out into society and being in rough seas is a good experience, or getting sick or being heartbroken also becomes a valuable learning.
Buddhism is said to have 84,000 Dharma, but there are infinity of paths beyond that. Each person walks through various encounters and experiences, and they recuperate with the help of the Buddha, ancestors, and many other people.
There are plenty of twists and turns and detours.
I sincerely pray to the Buddha that you will be blessed with wonderful encounters from now on, learn and experience various things, and grow as a person as a disciple of the Buddha. And I support you from the bottom of my heart. Let's work hard together.”
Please let me know if you like.
Incidentally, on my Facebook (Kousyo Kuuyo Azuma), the story of how I became a monk and became the chief priest appears as a puja story. It may not be helpful, but if you find it helpful, please read it.
In addition to praying from the bottom of my heart for your son's growth, I also sincerely pray to the Buddha and your ancestors that you and everyone in your family will continue to live well together and happily.
Also, please feel free to ask questions, or ask your son to ask questions on this site.

Monks practice for the rest of their lives, so they have a long way to go. Let's walk through Buddhism peacefully together.

I wasn't born and raised in a temple
I left the university's science department and got a job in finance.
I had a relationship and got rid of my job at age 30
That's where I started my first ascetic practice
23 years have passed.
Because most monks were born and raised in temples
Compared to them, their history as monks is unrivaled.

though
What is the 30 years I spent unrelated to Buddhism
I think it was a good ascetic practice
I can feel it now.
What does Buddhism talk about in life
You can compare it with your own actual experience.

Who are the monks I know who are from science
The puja is well-organized and easy to understand
The good side of science intelligence has an effect on missionary work.

Learn the doctrine
The only thing I need to do is practice ceremonial manners
It's not Buddhism.
Everything in life is connected to Buddhism.

When I try to study Buddhism in Japan, I tend to just wonder which of the 13 or so denominations to choose, such as the teachings of the ○○ sect or the practice of the △△ sect.
It would be nice if you originally liked the practices and teachings of that sect, but if you want to practice Buddhism anyway, I want you to study Buddhism before the sect. In other words, before we talk about Shinran's teachings or how to do zazen meditation, what is impermanent? What is selflessness? What is enlightenment? What is affliction? I want you to learn the root of that.
In the past, the only way to learn Buddhism was to go to such a university or vocational school, but now, the streets are full of information. This information is mixed, but there is also something that is unmistakable.
Think you've been deceived and read Elder Sumanasara's book. There are over 200 books out, so you can think about what you want to know first and search for what Elder Sumanasara would explain. For example, does reincarnation really exist? Decide on a theme and search for it in Sumanasara. There are a number of books about reincarnation. What does it mean to die? I was interested and searched for Sumanasara. Of course it's there.
What is Buddhist practice? Of course, this is also there. With intellectual Vipassana meditation, you will be enlightened.
Buddhism itself isn't bad at all, so if you're interested, there's no harm in looking it up. If it's science, it's useful to understand Buddhism if you know the structure of matter or the structure of the mind.
For now, while continuing without failing in school, I think it would be a good idea to thoroughly become addicted to Buddhism instead of club activities during those 3 years. After that, I think it's okay to decide on a career path.

Thank you for your question.
I'm sorry after thanking you.

I am also close to Moriwaka-sama's idea.
Each mentor gives advice on how to become a monk,
I'm a little worried.

My mom made a mistake, and I was right.
I became a monk because I couldn't find meaning in the current high school environment
If you aim to become a monk just because of that, I feel like you're simply treating monks as an escape route.
But when I say that, my son doesn't understand the current sense of incongruity he feels at school,
There is also a fear of feeling blamed and having a stronger desire to push through one's own legitimacy.

You don't have to be a monk to deepen your faith.
What do you want to gain by becoming a monk?
What kind of self would you be happy with?
What do you want to do to the world as a monk
Reasons for becoming interested in Buddhism and monks, etc.

I think that my son himself talks about that in his own words is the first step in faith, and I would be grateful if Mr. Moriwaka would listen to him with one opinion.
(I have an image of myself, but my son thinks that way, doesn't he?)

Being a monk and eating food don't necessarily match having faith in one's life. It is also important to develop slowly, whether you are based on Buddhism or your own desires.

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Thank you very much for your response.
Words based only on speculation have gone by far.
I apologize.

I'll correct the phrase running away.

“I love Buddhism
Learn a lot of teachings
I want to connect it to the future.”
Listen to the words
I was taken aback.

I feel like I've already been overtaken in terms of ambition.

I wasn't good at science either,
At the age of 47, I became aware of the depth that the science field supports the world
There were a lot of things I wish I had improved my scientific background a little more.
(PC, video recording and distribution, tombstones, architecture, civil engineering, financial accounting, hypothesis/experiments/verification processes, life span and metabolism, mind and brain science areas, bodybuilding such as carbohydrate-restricted protein intake, etc., aggregates and atomic molecules, and physics/chemistry/biology/geology/mathematics are supported by the complex of physics/chemistry/biology/geology/mathematics)

We are a sensitive generation, and it may be a time to worry about ourselves and the world, but I hope someday they will respond as a hasunoha monk.