Management will respond to this question

Hello.

You had a relationship with this Hasunoha, didn't you?
I'm happy.

As a sincere reprimand, I would like to take it humbly.
I will also use my answers as much as possible as food for reflection.

There are many parts that I can agree with with you on how to respond to what you are saying.

I thought I'd look back at myself again to see if the answer was “to the consultant who wanted an answer” or “no answer was presented.” As much as possible, I would like to determine what the consultant wants to ask and test a meshed answer that corresponds to the question they want to ask.

However, what is difficult here is that to the extent that we think about the questioner's question, the answers often don't mesh due to lack of information on the questioner's background. At such times, there are times when it is difficult to give a sufficient answer and it is impossible to “present an answer.”

Also, there are cases where they do not accept anything other than one's own assertions, and only confirmation is requested from the respondent, and in such cases, I have no choice but to point out the opposite of the questioner's intention. Alternatively, since words and expressions have both the initiating side and the receiving side, there are cases where discrepancies occur and “accelerate the feelings of the consultant further negatively” as a result. This is also the difficulty of having a consultation using letters.

“It hurts my heart to think that there are people who have been returned with words that can be taken as taunts rather than being able to get an answer, even though it was really painful to talk to anyone and consulted here seeking salvation.” I would like to try to use calm, kind words, and words that are kind to the other person. Just like the words you pointed out here.

I hope you will continue to watch over Hasunoha warmly.
Thank you very much.

Ai-sama

Hasunoha answered he is one of the oldest monks.

No, there were times when it almost became fossilized, but recently I have been gradually resuming answers.

First of all, in this hasunoha, there are concerns that a wide variety of multifaceted answers and convenient answers will become difficult from a Buddhist perspective, and if restrictions and regulations are sought in response, it may damage the significance of hasunoha, so I believe that a certain degree of freedom is necessary for answers.

Shakyamuni also taught us various teachings with good, clever, convenient, and counterfactual sermons.

Of course, we monks don't have enough power, so I would be grateful if you could forgive me on that point. (I'm ashamed of my devotion and lack of effort)

Also, since there are things where it is impossible to read the other person's roots simply from the text, I would appreciate it if you could understand that there are aspects where that point is unavoidable to some extent.

However, even though we are far from Shakyamuni, there are times when we can respond from the same perspective, saying that we are colleagues, precisely because we are living people who have experienced similar worries and suffering.

We should probably keep the opinions we have received as one of our opinions, but I would appreciate it if you were aware that hesitating or refraining from responding could be negative in a sense.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

What did you point out
I think we must take it seriously.

I also usually receive interviews and phone consultations
If it's a real-time conversation
Listening also works
Also from the tone of voice, atmosphere, etc.
Each other's thoughts are conveyed.

though
What is an uninteractive consultation
Since the amount of information is small
There are times when I can't give an accurate answer.

Nevertheless
I can't say for sure an answer that would make you uncomfortable.
From now on
I would like to keep that in mind as well.

　Thank you for your question. I work part-time and am the chief priest of a temple, but I really feel sorry that you visited the hasunoha site and felt bad about the content of your answers. I feel that the responses from many teachers are amazing. I thought I still had to work hard.
Now, there is an ambiguous part about the answer to the question content, but I think it would be better to solve it little by little instead of answering it right away. The reality is that there are more parts where I can't understand the content rather than being uncomfortable with my answers. It is a fact that there are more and more worries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I think it would be nice if we could communicate by getting along with each other now. Gassho

“This is the person whose profile says “I'm sorry if I'm upset with the answers.”
Oh, it's totally about me, Zorakuin.

It's true that Hasunoha is a Q&A method, but not all of the questions that are posted are about being able to give lectures on how to easily solve them. Rather, in less than 1000 characters, I think it is presumptuous to try to fully explain only the deep teachings of Buddhism, or to completely solve the questioner's problem. Also, as a monk, I admonish myself that it is extremely irresponsible for me as a monk to apologize on someone's behalf or to say words of comfort that I don't understand.

I think the only thing I can do here is “provide material for thought” or “shake up solidified emotions” for the questioner and all the viewers. It's okay to be scolded. It's OK to be disliked. I don't care about the evaluation of Churokuin Temple. The assumption is that at least the questioner I give answers to will somehow solve the problem without exception. Therefore, even if they want to speak out, they often dare to refrain from responding if they decide that they are not responsible for what they say.

[People who disobey the law] I rely on teachings and don't depend on people who preach.
[Absent from reason] It depends on the content of the teaching, not on words.
[Intellectually unaware] It depends on true wisdom and does not depend on human discernment.
[Yoryo Yoshitsune Fujiyoshitsune] It depends on Ryogitsune, who completely explained the truth, and it does not rely on the fugitive sutra.
The above is called [the four rules of law], and it is an important basic attitude for learning Buddhism.

I sincerely hope that the questioner and viewer, including you, will learn that monks are not a popular business, that they listen to the wishes contained in them rather than superficial words, that it is dangerous to collect things that are not accompanied by experiences or savings with little evidence and feel that they have easily understood them, and that they somehow feel saved, and that they will develop a careful eye.

hasunoha.tenrkauin@gmail.com

　Ai-san, I take your advice seriously. I'm sorry. My chest hurts.
However, each monk has a variety of ways to respond. If monks of different denominations and different ascetic practices all have the same answers, don't you feel uneasy about whether there are any manuals?
I'm not sure if the answer has a clear answer. If there is no lie in the questioner's thank-you comment, then I want to trust the questioner's comment.
There are also many questioners who have complained or complained in thank-you comments after many years. There are also monks who are thankful only to the questioner, even if they say thank you 1. Hasunoha monks are also improving their studies with each other, and I would like to make this an issue for the future.
Thinking about that, I think Ai-san should also be grateful for only the necessary answers.
This question is quite appreciated, so I would like to try to answer it in a way that does not make the questioner uneasy.

The responding monks here have their own policies, and since I think they answered in the circumstances at the time they were read (that is the case for me), there are times when they are completely different from the intention of the consultant. There are times when I've apologized, and there are times when I deleted it myself.
What kind of response was it, and I think everyone took it seriously.
I think it's just that people who ask questions and read their answers will receive that salvation and evaluation.
Words and sentences are difficult, aren't they?

In my responses, I often use the phrase “greed, anger, laziness, and pride are the cause of worry and suffering.”
For example, I think the fact that the worry of pride causes trouble and suffering is in line with the Buddhist theory explained by the Buddha.
So, the monk's sermon is sometimes about trying to destroy the other person's anger of pride (obsession that causes trouble).
Even in Hasunoha's answers,
“It will be easier if you let go of your pride, obsession, and obsession.”
There are cases where I talk to that effect.
However, troublingly, there are many cases where the anxiety of pride repels when attacked and induces the anguish of anger.
As a monk, I'm aware of that, but since they go out of their way to ask questions to monks, I think that giving Buddhist answers is also a service.
That is probably my “anger of pride as a monk.”
If you only exchange letters, even if you give similar answers to similar questions, there are cases where the questioner's way of taking it is completely different, so it's difficult.
I ended up telling a sermon like the north wind from the fable “North Wind and the Sun.”
I would also like to work hard so that I can give better answers based on what you have pointed out.
Thank you for this opportunity to think again.