hasunoha

The meaning of living

From a scientific point of view, there is no meaning of life, and it seems that living organisms live to leave offspring, and the fact that they have left offspring and evolution are just results and have no purpose.
It seems that there is no ultimate will or purpose in the universe.
Then the reason for living is for everyone to decide without permission, but if you're not happy now and there's no chance of being happy in the future, I think it's selfish to die, so why does everyone criticize it?
Life has been really difficult lately, and there have been almost no good things in my life until now, and there are no prospects for the future. I think it would be better to die than to have any more pain, but what's wrong with that?

4 Zen Responses

Isn't it because I don't want them to die

In terms of Buddhism, an obsession with life is also distress.
Perhaps the truth is that there is no point in living.
However, when you actually die from a relative or someone around you, there are various troublesome post-processing and procedures, so it's humane to think that you don't want to die easily.
If someone commits suicide or something, it would be bothersome, so I asked them to live a normal life.

The Seven Sins and the Spirit of Good Guidance

The Seven Sins
Politics without ideals
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Learning without personality
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Faith without devotion
~Mahatma Gandhi~

In general, all human activities without humanity or morals cannot be “saved.”

I think you too are being bound and held captive by “that unsaved thing” right now.
Waking up from there and having a firm sense of direction, direction, improvement, and humanity through blood is probably the direction you should go.
Even if you can “say” that “scientifically” this is the case, it is just a dry scientific point of view. There are probably scientists who are passionate about science and are doing research with enthusiasm so that fewer people are in trouble in the human world.
If science can only draw dry conclusions, it can be said that they are people who have no qualifications to study science. If education becomes clerical, students will die too. If money is a priority for medical care, human life will be disregarded. The organ harvesting business, etc. that are viewed as a problem in China is insane medical treatment.
If a virus is leaked in virus research, the world will panic. If it were such research, it would have been better not to do it because it would be harmful to the world.
If nuclear weapons are also used or misused as weapons, they become murderous weapons or threats.
Isn't it because people make mistakes about what they really should prioritize as people?
In this world, a world where dictators bully weak people are created when people who are not supposed to have power have power. That's why what we should have is humanity. This is also called Bodhi Heart in Buddhism. Bodaishin is a spirit of good guidance that seeks enlightenment and nirvana, and directs that profit (riyaku) to many people.
Lead well.
It's safe to say that the meaning of human existence is limited to this one word.
Then you should lead everything well by questioning your uncertain mind, stagnant mind, and science that has lost its humanity.
The actual problem is that in my current state of confusion, I don't think I can feel refreshed without being saved or saved.
By all means, using this as an opportunity, the true state of mind is “how should it be?” Please try to have this question and a sense of pursuit. Actually, that is the origin of Buddhism.
Everyone has a heart.
The guiding principle of Buddhism is to direct my heart in the direction we should really head as a person and towards a suprefectly certain heart.

Everything is auspicious and empty.

Micuen-sama

Everything is auspicious and empty.

Meaning and purpose, happiness and unhappiness, good and bad all depend on causality (cause and condition), and it means that they do not exist as an entity.

Of course, even if there is no substance, it is not “nothing” that means nothing.

For the time being, it means that it is possible due to cause and effect.

Depending on the causal relationship, meaning, purpose, happiness or unhappiness, good or bad are possible, and depending on the causal relationship, adjustments can also be made.

In Buddhism, we aim for enlightenment and nirvana by reviewing the state of reincarnation as a lost and suffering entity and working on causal relationships (Buddhism) to eliminate lost suffering.

It all depends on cause and effect. Both good and bad. If so, it would be a good idea to tackle the cause and effect for good results.

I would be grateful if you could learn and practice Buddhism.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

I want you, too, to find meaning in your life and live your life.

Hello. My name is Kameyama Junshi.

First of all, when responding, he said, “Life has been really difficult lately, and there have been almost no good things I've lived until now, and there are no expectations that there will be any in the future. I hope I can help you even a little bit to the state of mind that “I think it would be better to die than this.”

Now, it is said that “from a scientific point of view, there is no point in living...” but in the first place, “the meaning of life” is not a subject that can be answered scientifically. That's because “meaning” questions “value.” Science doesn't question value. For example, studying nuclear fusion is science, but the meaning of studying it is not a scientific subject. Therefore, whether or not to research nuclear fusion for military purposes is not science. Then, no matter how scientifically we analyze our lives, we cannot find the “meaning of life” there.

At that time, they said, “Everyone decides the reason to live without permission, but if you're not happy now and there's no chance of being happy in the future, I think it's selfish to die,” but the keyword here is “live.” There are reasons for various things, but here is a reason to “live.” Everyone can decide why they want to “live.” However, that doesn't mean you are allowed to “die” without permission, is it?

Glass products are fragile, so I try to handle them carefully. At that time, it is fine for each person to decide how to treat them carefully. However, since glass products will break eventually, there should be no matter how you handle them. That's probably because we find some value in glass products. Our lives will eventually die. However, what do we find value in such lives.

Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, knew that his life was too difficult, and he aimed for Buddha (the awakened person) and attained enlightenment. Aiming for Buddha, there was a “meaning of life” for the Buddha. I sincerely hope that even in a difficult life, you will find meaning in it and live your life.