I want to hear good words from monks that will give them encouragement during difficult times in their lives. Please give encouraging words that will serve as a cheering song for everyone watching this site. I am very thankful for the words that the monk himself encouraged.
It's a dharma word that resonates with my heart from section 2 of “Shoisho,” which is a collection of Shinran sayings.
I asked my apprentice, “Can I go to the Pure Land of Paradise with Nembutsu?” A surprising scene where Shinran Shonin, who was asked, answered, “No, actually, I don't know.”
However, after that, it continued, “Hell is a fixed (first) place”, that is, “originally, I am nothing but a foolish and troubled person who has no choice but to fall into hell,” and more...
“If Amitabha Buddha's vow to save all sentient beings is true, then the words of Shakyamuni and the high priests are also true. I'm just telling it as it is,” she replies.
I don't think it's a place where hell and the Pure Land actually exist. I've never been there.
What I feel from this phraseology is the belief that “you won't regret the path you ultimately believed.”
And a sense of security that “it is difficult to be saved, and there is great mercy to save me.”
I am encouraged by these words.
How about Mr. Revolver who ran out of bullets?
A revolver out of bullets
This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.
“Life and death are full of light, unfortunately impermanent, quick, and don't wait for others”
In this impermanent world, we cannot rely on anything in the world (Eight Laws) or even our own body. Eventually, everything will move away. Those who are born always die, and as they say, “revealing life and revealing death is the Buddha's most important causal relationship,” it is important to be able to firmly grasp what can be seen from the truth of “life” and “death,” and how to spend a meaningful “life” without waste.
Of course, in terms of Buddhism, it is natural that no more bad karma is done, and it is hoped that they will perform certain good works to purify bad karma (habits, potential/potential that causes reincarnation) that have been done so far and accumulated in the heart (inheritance), keep the mind (inheritance) clean and maintain, and further prepare for the next stage of Buddhist practice.
To that end, it is important to practice wisdom (understanding empty/good fortune) and practice wisdom (understanding of emptiness and good virtue) through wisdom (understanding of emptiness and good fortune) to awaken a sense of emptiness (desire to escape from this ocean of reincarnation) and to practice wisdom (understanding empty/good fortune) and mercy.
Anyway, in the midst of being caught up in the silly Eight Laws of the World (gain, loss, praise, blame, honor, slander, ease, suffering), death comes in no time. During this time, the mind (inheritance) is further covered by bad practices due to worries that remain ignorant (fundamental ignorance), and with this, the suffering of reincarnation continues to loop indefinitely.
In order to break this loop of suffering in reincarnation, there is a desire to have resources for good fortune through the development of wisdom (kaihotsu) and the practice of mercy and convenience by causing separation and bodhicism under the Buddha's relationship that can be quickly confirmed in this life.
It is rare to be able to obtain a situation as a person suitable for Buddhist training, and I believe that this is the result of good causal relationships in past lives, even Bullet Dead Revolvers. Most certainly, the human world is also struggling, but I would be happy if you could take this as a test given and think at least a little bit about how we can proceed with Buddhist training. There's still a long way to go, and I'm struggling every day, but anyway, little by little, I'm moving forward step by step.
Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho
This is Watanabe Motojo from Shorenji Temple in Izu.
Modern society is a competitive society that puts results first.
The theory is that “the past will determine the future,” but that is a measure of the world.
“The future will determine the present”
No matter how much you fail
No matter how much you fall or get discouraged
Remembering these words is encouraging.
It is a word in the Nichi-Mekuri Dharma One-Word Encounter- (Himekuri Dharma Calendar) published and sold by the Otani school of Shinshu.
The following is an excerpt from the denomination website
[Words are carefully selected from among the many people who have come across Shinran Shonin's teachings. It expresses the teachings of the saints without using any Buddhist words, and the pictures are soft and gentle, and friendly to the general public. Since the year and day of the week are not listed, it is a daily French calendar that can be used every month or year.]
Mail order sales are also available, but they can also be purchased within the precincts of Higashi Honganji Temple in Kyoto.
Why don't you go on a trip to Kyoto in search of wonderful words and an encounter with yourself that has a wonderful sensibility?
Moments, moments, that's all.
If I had to say something about this,
Any kind of suffering or disgusting thing is in a positive sense,
It means that it always ended with that moment, place, and thing clearly.
There is no permanent suffering in this world.
A sense of loss, when caught up in lost feelings,
It's only painful when you do repetitive exercises with your mind.
Failures, scolding, fights, heartbreak, accidents, injuries,
Well, as for that event, it was “completed” at the right time, at the right moment.
No matter what kind of irreparable blunder, the way to take the plunge to end it completely is to chant this jigiri, bagiri, sorekkiri.
The facts are over, and you're in another time, another place, another situation.
That's because I'm here now, in a situation where that is over.
One way to encourage you the most is not to continue feeling sorry or remorse one by one.
There is something I would like you to read in order to deepen your understanding.
・An accident is an accident only the moment it occurs, everything later is handled, and the accident is over a long time ago.
👉 Just that moment, that place, just that.
・The accident was at the scene, and it has already been completed, and videos, photos, and news are nothing but past information to inform about the situation.
👉 Moments, moments, that's all.
・The bell was only “struck” the moment it was rung, and the sound that followed was simply an afterglow.
👉 Moments, moments, that's all.
・My mistakes at work were already all my failures at that time, so what I should do now is not regret it, but reflect, change my feelings, and make use of them next.
👉 Moments, moments, that's all.
・I was scolded, broke up, hurt, cried, angry, laughed
👉 Time limit, time limit, that's all.
So don't freak out about that anymore.
Don't just focus on what you've lost.
Rather than that, let's focus on what we've learned from there and how we should grow using it as food.
Life, good and bad, has its moments and moments, that's all.
Play it with Sarari, stick to it, throw it away,
Let's live a new life of who we are today.
Hello, Mr. Revolver, out of ammo.
When you're sad, when you're sad, when you're lonely, when you're happy.
If you look for a “word” that gently touches your heart, it's probably “poetry.”
The words in Zen and Buddhist scriptures are also very tasteful, but if it's a poem, I don't need an explanation or anything.
Anyway, my favorite two-top. I would like to introduce Mr. Sakamura Masatami and Mr. Higashii Yoshio.
Kanashimi (Sakamura Masatami)
What about Kanami
Roots that make us strong
What about Kanami
The core that supports us
What about Kanami
Flowers that make us beautiful
What about Kanami
Don't let it wither all the time
What about Kanami
You have to be full all the time
What about Kanami
You have to chew all the time
(Mr. Yoshio Higashii)
Failure
What are my problems
They came to let me know
An important user
Finally, since it's the rainy season...
On rainy days on rainy days
On the day of sorrow is of the day of sorrow
I have an irreplaceable and precious life