What do you live for in terms of Buddhism?

　I think Buddhism is a teaching that shows “what to do because we are alive” rather than “what to live for.”
Now that you're alive, even if you're disliked, deceived, or not evaluated by others, it feels good if you don't do bad things, do good deeds, and act in a way that is useful to others, right? I want to live like that again. That's fine.

Hello.

In the first place, humans live their lives trying to satisfy the self-centeredness of worry.
It means we live because we want to do what we want.

However, it is also humans who suffer when things don't turn out the way they want.
Life, old age, illness, and death; people don't want to get old but are forced to get old; they don't want to get sick but are forced to get sick; they don't want to die but they are forced to die; that beginning is born.

It's all about relationships, love issues, and life problems.

Born to die.
Born to die.
When they are born, they try to do what they want, and they die because things don't turn out the way they want.

Being freed from that eternal vicious cycle is called liberation, and it is also called enlightenment.

What stands in front of the Buddha and who is in the Buddha's gaze is not simply expressed as a human being, but is called “sentient life (shujo)” (there are many other expressions). It means that people who have gone through a lot of “life,” old age, illness, death, and suffering are in the midst of hesitation. Since the Buddha made me realize that I was lost, I don't simply call them “humans” because they assume the Buddha, they are called “sentient beings.”

Then, instead of remaining human being as a “human being,” they changed direction because they wanted to live in the direction of enlightenment as a “sentient being” as a Buddhist. It means that the destination, direction, and “what do you live for” in life will be changed.

Why did you ask this question in the first place?

When you ask the question, do you think of yourself as a “sentient being,” or do you want to come to think of yourself? Or is it your self that can only be described as a “human being” and that you don't want to express?

Is it for education?
Are you looking for a relationship (good luck) to think about the future of your life?

Please think about it for yourself.

This is to trace the Buddha's way of life and become a complete being (Buddha) like the Buddha. It is called Jobutsu (Jobutsu).

In Jodo Buddhism, which I believe, the biggest goal is first of all, the greatest goal of Amida Buddha (amibutsu) to pass away (be born) in the Western Pure Land of Paradise (Saiho Gokuraku Jodo).

They live desperately (they live even though they always die).
Once you know the truth, you know that there was no purpose for living; you just wanted to live by instinct.

until that day comes
Just live.

Why live
How to live
It depends on everyone.

In Buddhism
It reveals the root cause of suffering.
What makes it possible to live an easy life
I'm a Buddhist.

Anonymous9959rhek-sama

When it comes to “Buddhist,” after all, by dealing with ignorance (fundamental ignorance) and worry, and accumulating good works (karma), it is necessary to obtain good results due to good causes and relationships.

Human life is called free time, and among sentient beings, they have a relatively optimal state of affairs to advance Buddhism. Of course, there are also people who cannot walk the Buddhist path by any means due to handicaps, etc. Also, there are situations where it is difficult to walk the path of Buddhism for ghosts, hell, and sentient creatures. Those who can take the role of accumulating merit in place of such sentient beings are also people who have free time and ability. Thank you very much, it is a rare and precious state of affairs.

Then, in the end, ignorance and worry will disappear, bad deeds will disappear, and we will aim for the final land of enlightenment and nirvana.

That enlightenment and nirvana will eventually be meant to save all sentient beings.

In a slightly technical sense, we aim to develop a true Bodhi mind, walk in Buddhism, accumulate the dual resources of wisdom and blessings, eradicate afflictions and intellectual disabilities, and lead to enlightenment and nirvana.

It is difficult for us ordinary people to suddenly reach enlightenment and nirvana in this life alone.

First of all, I would like to do my best to do good work, even a little, in order to achieve even a little good results.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho