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Is it OK for me to receive answers from other people

Thank you very much for your continued support.

I gratefully read the answers I received for myself on Hasunoha, but I also gratefully read the answers from others who are troubled like me.

So I suddenly thought, is it OK to superimpose answers from other people on my own? That's it.

I have obsessive thoughts, and if I don't check everything in detail and get it right, I feel very uneasy about receiving that answer. For example, are there no errors word for word in the content of my consultation, were they unknowingly misleading, and were you really able to explain the facts? Isn't it ambiguous? Otherwise, it would be presumptuous to sincerely accept the advice and answers you've been given, and you won't be able to honestly accept them.

So even if I feel that it's a good word that resonates with the heart in response to other people, is it really OK for me to accept it myself? It's incomparable to my sinfulness (abortion due to past illnesses), and I don't think it would be forgivable for me to receive such thankful words. It makes me think it might not apply, and it's very painful.

Actually, I've almost been able to explain it, and most of the other people's worries aren't much different from my own.

Am I eligible to accept the monk's words of gratitude?

5 Zen Responses

Please pick it up

Hello, nice to meet you.

I'm asking, “Is it OK to receive responses from other people on top of myself?” but of course I think it's okay to take it that way. I usually intend to write for the questioner, but I also intend to write for third parties.

Readers will probably feel relieved just because there are people with similar problems, and I think it can also be a clue to solutions and peace of mind.

You are told, “If you check everything in detail and don't get it right, you'll be very uneasy about receiving that answer.” It is probably impossible for the details and wording of the facts, and the intentions of the questioner and respondent to be 100% consistent. There are as many causes of disagreement as there are stars, such as not being able to speak in privacy, assumptions between the questioner and respondent, differences in impressions about words, etc.

However, in the midst of that limited exchange, I think the significance of this site is to exchange hearts and think about ways to resolve it. Therefore, I think it's good to ask questions without fear of misunderstandings, and I think it would be good if you took the words addressed to you, including the possibility that you have misunderstood them. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that all human interactions, not limited to this site, presuppose misunderstandings.

Therefore, I think it would be nice if you could accept your thoughts and feelings without despising “I am something,” and regardless of whether “I am qualified to accept words I am thankful for.” That's because it's the only way for people to help each other and communicate.

Just for your reference.

Are monks temporary employees

Hello.
A monk is a person who has received an imperial order from the Buddha to “help troubled sentient beings.” Therefore, responses to consultations from those in distress are common to all people. You don't need any qualifications to accept it. You can take it as saying it to yourself.

with that. Atsuko, please take care of yourself a little more. It seems to be due to events in the past, but if you think you won't be forgiven, the Buddha will also be sad.
“All of the three realms we live in now are me (all the worlds we live in are Buddha's world), and all sentient beings in that world are my children (all living and living things in that world are my children), yet there are many tribulations in this place now (and this world is full of suffering), and only I can save everyone from suffering (only I am the only one who saves everyone from suffering)”
It is explained in the Lotus Sutra.
Atsuko is also one of the Buddha's children. Please love and take good care of yourself.

Of course it's OK. but there are times when it's not right for you

Hello.

Of course, you can take questions and answers from others. The monks are also very happy about that. Hasunoha has a “thank you” button after the answer, and anyone who feels grateful can press the “thank you” button. The number that was pressed appears. As you can see by looking at this, you can clearly see that many people are worried about similar things, apply it to themselves, feel grateful, and press “thank you.” Your past questions and answers have also included a lot of “thank you.” That's why so many people sympathized with your question, and I think they were relieved by the monk's answers. If you read other people's questions and answers, and you think the answers were good, that resonated with your heart, and that you were relieved, think that these were words directed at you too, and press “thank you” anyway. “Thank you” is also encouraging for monks.

On the other hand, from time to time, questions such as “I was hurt by reading this answer” or “I became more and more anxious” come in from people who have seen other people's answers (people who are not the questioner themselves). Of course, the basis is a conversation between the questioner and the respondent, so it may not suit you as a reader. If reading something hurts you or makes you feel even more uneasy, it means it wasn't for you. Let's forget about it and not take it. Don't get too depressed about that.

Of course

I read it.
Of course it is. Everyone can accept questions from various people and answers from various monks.
You're not alone, and you're not alone. Therefore, I think it would be nice if we could all share our thoughts while bringing our worries, doubts, and suffering here as well, and seize food, hints, and opportunities to live together.

I'm always looking forward to seeing you. At the same time, we are always waiting for you.

Please take good care of this relationship and story.

That's good.

If you can read and sympathize with the contents of that consultation
It's okay if you take it as an emergency.

Us too
Since I only read and answered the details of that consultation
Seems like it only applies to that person
That's because it's not a unique answer.