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What is the meaning of “destiny”

Please tell me the meaning of “do your best to wait for destiny”

I'm looking for my missing beloved cat right now.
The motto is “do your best to wait for destiny,” and I have been searching for it with encouragement from a broken heart.
However, as an amateur, I did quite a few different search activities, but I didn't get any information.

While I was waiting for “Tenmei,” I came across Hasunoha when I couldn't sleep, couldn't eat, and felt frustrated and torn. They answered my questions, and also read questions and answers from people who have suffered in similar situations in the past, and I was very comforted by the way they perceive vast things that are different from the dry values of modern society.

I noticed that it seemed like I was taking “destiny” only as “good news.” However, as I read the questions and answers on Hasunoha, I realized that “destiny” does not mean good news, and that it is something bigger that includes everything good and bad about life (sorry for not being able to say it well).

I was burnt, frustrated, and crying, saying, “Why didn't good news come when I was desperately trying to do my best, or maybe I let that precious child die in a painful, painful, and cruel way,” but I was even more grateful that the life of a cat, the life of a human, and their separate lives met, and I realized that the true meaning of “waiting for destiny” is to accept everything about my way of life until now in a big way (understood It's a difficult sentence, right? Excuse me)
For me, who had been waiting for all the good news, it was shocking to realize what this meant. A completely different world unfolded when I thought that “waiting for destiny” would mean accepting both good and bad results as they are.
I am a helpless owner who puts my beloved cat in danger. Some people will say they are not qualified to get involved with animals. However, I feel that if I don't forgive myself little by little, I won't even be able to breathe in the future and I won't have the power to search for cats.
I'm sorry, I almost ended up confessing to myself.
In summary, what I wanted to ask the monk is the Buddhist interpretation of the phrase “do your best to wait for destiny.” I've heard that it was originally a Confucian word, but I'd like you to tell me what it means to “do your best to wait for your destiny.”

4 Zen Responses

In Buddhism, all acts are called impermanent

Hello Mio.
Basically, I think you're right.
By the way, I love cats too.

No one knows the results, but efforts can be made in the process. Do you take it negatively if you can only make an effort, or do you positively accept that it can be done with effort? I think it has both sides.

In Buddhism, there is a term called impermanent behavior. It is understood in the sense that it doesn't work well, but the original meaning is “everything in this world continues to change moment by moment while influencing each other.” In other words, there are countless relationships involved in every event in this world, so it can be expressed that it is not a simple world where things go the way you want after making an effort. That means that not everything goes the way individuals want, whether the cat has left or not come back.

Since complex factors (relationships) are intertwined, humans cannot originally understand what and how to work well. But if you don't do anything, nothing will start. You can always do it with your own efforts. In that sense, “doing your best and waiting for destiny” would mean making an effort but not being bound by results.

So, you're right, Mio said.

Furthermore, it can also be said that no one knows how happy cats are. The reason cats run away and don't come back may be because they are getting food. Speaking from personal experience, there were times when cats that left our house were kept at the nursing home next door, they were kept in neighboring houses, and conversely, stray cats somewhere started eating our cat's meals and stayed at home. When I looked it up on the internet, I saw a lot of information that raised anxiety, but since they were properly fed somewhere, I think it's conceivable that they won't come back.

However, that doesn't mean you can feel safe either. If you don't have the power to search for cats by doing what you can, such as leaflets, calls out, contacting conservation-related facilities/organizations, etc., I hope you can live through life with care for yourself while accepting that kind of self, appreciating your fun and happy memories, hoping that cats live happily somewhere.
I hope it helps even a little bit.

Is it Heavenly Formulation

I read it.
I see... that kid hasn't been found yet... It's a pity...

I will continue to pray that child will come back to you. I sincerely pray that this child will also live a peaceful and secure life. And I sincerely pray that your thoughts will reach that child.

I think you're working very hard for that kid. I think that thought has definitely come through. I think you've done your best with HR.

Nonetheless, things don't always go the way you want them to in this world. There are various factors, and the collisions are intricately intertwined, so things are probably not going to be simple... It's also something that falls far short of our wisdom, so that's our destiny.

I think they'll be made aware of our helplessness, but even so, I don't think it's completely powerless and unattainable.
I think your thoughts and mine will go around and reach heaven and that child without fail.

Once again, I pray with all my heart that both that child and you will be able to live peacefully and with peace of mind. I'm sure you'll be able to meet that kid. I'm continuing to pray for you and your child.

I think it's a love relationship.

I read your question.
I understand how painful it is.
You can't sleep at night either, do you?

Idiots love animals, too
Right now, with 2 dogs
I'm sleeping.
It's just like sleeping and eating together.
Either one or the other
The time will come when it will run out.
I'm prepared for that.
Now it's been about 15 years
I'm now living,
Until a little while ago,
It was about half my life.
These kids
With a short life
I will be born into this Shaba world.
However, the strange thing is
It's called Rokudō Reincarnation
Hell, hungry demons, damn it, Shura,
Of humans and the celestial world,
Only humans and animals
In this shaba world
We share the same time and place.
Even if humans are to each other
People you won't meet for the rest of your life
Most people don't have a conversation, right?
It's the same space and time
We were able to do it together.
There's no point in blaming yourself.
I trust and pray that they will come back.
Keep praying.
If by any chance you don't come back,
I'll give up on it as a good friend.

connected from previous lives,
It means fate or relationship.
What does it mean to do your best in human resources
Paving the way through one's own efforts,
That's it.
For cats
Cats have their own destiny.

When I get home,
You've come home very well! and,
I'll give you a compliment.
Both cats and dogs
We humans are sometimes
I'm going to act differently.
They act unexpectedly.
It can't be helped.

The reason you blame yourself is
Please stop it.

There is a marriage right in front of me
Take care of the child who showed up
The only thing I can do is do my best
I don't have one.

Things you can find quickly
I'm praying.

It's just a story about Confucianism

If you look up the meaning, it is “based on the fact that “do your best to listen to (fulfill) destiny” in Hu Yin's “Reading History Review.” So, it's just a Confucian teaching.
Dare to apply it to the teachings of the founder of the Soto sect, in simple terms, “doing your best in human resources is destiny.” You don't gain enlightenment through ascetic practice; the practice itself goes back to normal if you stop it with enlightenment. There is no end to the ascetic practice.
The behavior and feeling of trying to find a cat that has gone missing is important. I can't look for it together, but I'm hoping we can find it.