homeless people

I read it.
Don't you help homeless people or people struggling with debt even though your monks are blessed with food, clothing, and shelter? You're wondering, aren't you? I think I can understand very well how you feel and think that way. I accept your thoughts.
As you may think, I also think that monks and clergymen have a role in saving people who are suffering or are lost under the teachings of Shinto and Buddhism.
What's more, monks are monks, that is, they are recluses, so I think it is necessary to live a deep life while living the minimum necessary lifestyle.
However, if you look at it from your point of view, the monks seem to be living well-off lives, far from having trouble with food, clothing, and shelter at all.
Certainly, some of the monks are wealthy people living luxurious lives.
But I think that's part of it.
There are monks who are devoting themselves to Buddhist training in the midst of boring activities that everyone knows, there are monks who give bento boxes and various things to people living in an alley, and there are also monks who save people who are living in various poverty or difficult lives by connecting them to lots of support.
That's why there are so many different monks.
I would also like to firmly accept what you think and connect it to future activities.
Also, I would like to continue to do my best and work hard so that people who are suffering can live with even a little peace of mind, so that people who are having a hard time can be saved from the bottom of their hearts and find a way to live.
I sincerely pray to the Buddha, gods, and ancestors so that everyone can be saved from worries and suffering and live a healthy and safe life, and that they can sincerely share their happiness and live a rich life while caring and helping each other. We wholeheartedly agree
Please let us know your thoughts and feelings again, and we look forward to welcoming you.

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though
Where can I live just by giving offerings to temples
It's about 20 to 30 percent of the total
I think there are probably many monks who want to do that kind of activity but can't.

I read your question.
Nice to meet you. My name is Jikai.

Why don't monks who are “visible” clergymen blessed with food, clothing, and shelter help homeless people who “look like” homeless people who are suffering without a home?
The issues are scattered in an easy-to-understand manner, so why aren't they being tackled? I understand that feeling very well.
At the same time, I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity to explain about us in this kind of place by honestly asking your questions.

First of all, with regard to my temple, donation income alone does not cover everything.
Being blessed with food, clothing, and shelter may be the result of the business of the company you set up yourself. lol
There is absolutely no way to live a richer life than the general public just because of temples.

Certainly, overseas, I often see that soup kitchens are held at churches and charity events are actively held.
At the same time, please also include the fact that the Christian sense of “love for one's neighbor” and the Buddhist one are different things.

Buddha said, “Aren't you an 'awakened person'? It was a life where I was told a lot, “Then you can do anything,” so there are so many things I can't do. It has been explained properly.
This is called the “Three Impossible,” and it is roughly as follows.

1. The consequences of actions in a previous life cannot be changed.

2. Unrelated things cannot be led.

3. Every living thing, starting with humans, cannot be saved without omission.

Buddha traveled to various places to preach the law and spent his life conveying true salvation, but there were more than a few people who couldn't reach those words.

Relationships are invisible to the eye, but they definitely exist, and they aren't forced to stick together by force.
Determining a relationship is quite important in order not to make a mistake in using the limited amount of time.

Also, I actually don't have much of a sense of being “sorry” for homeless people or people suffering from debt.
This is because I actually know people who say that it is a very painful and painful reality and that the result of escaping is the current state.
For those people, they are obsessed with various problems, and living while worrying about one of the few deposit balances may be more painful.

If you go bankrupt yourself, you can legally end up in debt.
If you receive welfare, you can receive the minimum necessary living expenses (including rent), medical expenses are free, and there are also exemptions from collection of property tax, etc.
There are even shelters (facilities) to hide people fleeing abuse or DV.
So originally, there should be no need to become homeless in Japan as long as you rely on government offices and laws.
So why are there homeless people in Japan?
There are a certain number of people who feel that receiving public support is cramped.
For example, just as there are children who feel that even sitting in a classroom at school is an unbearable pain, it seems that there are cases where people who feel it is painful to be interfered with by supporters of public institutions jump out again even after entering a facility, etc., and return to being homeless.
Also, when a homeless person stops by the nearest government office, it seems that they can get money about the cost of transportation to the station in the neighboring town.
So, it's also true that there are people I like and continue to be homeless.

　There is a story like this. A long time ago, a famous monk named Eshin Soto (Genshin) drove away deer eating grass in his garden. At first glance, it looks like a ruthless act, but the reason Osho drove away deer was because he thought “if deer get used to people, they will eventually be killed in a remote area.” It's probably a teaching that you should think about what true kindness is and what will benefit you before acting.

Now, for example, suppose there are people who use their money for gambling such as pachinko, etc., and run out of money, get into debt and play further pachinko, and are in trouble because they are unable to repay their debts. If you get this far, you're probably addicted to pachinko. If you give money to that person, there is a high possibility that they will use that money for pachinko again. Once you give them money, they'll come over and over again to get it and melt it with a pachinko. That doesn't help at all. Instead of handing over money to that person, I think it would be better for that person to introduce facilities etc. to get rid of pachinko addiction.

In the words of a Chinese person named Laozi, there is a phrase “don't give fish, teach me how to fish.” Instead of giving fish to someone who is hungry, giving that person a fishing pole and teaching them how to fish will benefit that person without having to worry about food. Even if you say you're in trouble because you don't have money and give them money on the spot, it's over once you've used it up. That person will say “I've run out of money” and will come to get money again. That won't benefit the person himself/herself, and the handing over would also be in trouble. If that's the case, I think it would be beneficial for that person to look for a job somewhere.

In this way, there are times when only giving money to someone who is in trouble can be enough to save that person.

I think people who are having trouble with money or housing have their own circumstances and reasons. There are probably people who are in trouble as a result even though there is nothing wrong with the person themselves. Instead of handing over money, I want to help those people by properly confirming and grasping each person's circumstances and then deriving a solution that suits that person.