hasunoha

On denying people who have committed suicide

I don't like people who commit suicide. I hate it. I committed suicide because my heart was weak, and even if I committed suicide, I would just go to hell and suffer, and so on.

And at the same time, I also know that this way of thinking is inappropriate. This is because this way of thinking clearly doesn't take into account the background or circumstances of those people, and it determines things about the other world that cannot be observed with shallow insight.

However, if I think that the suicides will be saved unconditionally, then I will surely hang myself.

Perhaps both of these ideas are extreme.

Isn't there such a thing as a well-balanced way of thinking?

4 Zen Responses

My brain is tight and my lower back

Ninety percent of those who commit suicide are said to suffer from “depression.”
Symptoms called fear of rare death occur due to poor brain and nerve condition.
It's the same as having a cough or runny nose due to cold symptoms.
Mental illness is invisible to the eye, so let's replace it with a physical failure and think about it.
People with tight hips cannot carry the same kind of luggage as healthy people. Sometimes you can't even walk.
If you have a tight brain, you cannot accept what is normally accepted by healthy people, and you cannot think positively about what you think positively if you are a healthy person.
Then, the idea of despair and death comes up.
Why don't you think that most people who have committed suicide have simply weakened their ability to live because of their tight brains and lower back?

Thoughts where neither you nor anyone gets hurt for the sake of entering a world where no one gets hurt

Humans like the idea of being “right,” and because of that, they are bound by its correctness.
That idea, which is correct, is dangerous.
why?
That's because the idea is “for myself.”
Let's take a look at neighboring countries, etc.
If the top person becomes a radical person, the extreme correctness of that person is imposed on others.
let alone commit suicide, they are willing to kill others.
It happens that people's lives are taken lightly because of outrageous business.
If you were in a position to suffer that damage, you wouldn't think it was a joke.
That's why so many people are fleeing the country.
Suicide and other murder are the same.
People get hurt.
Not only the person himself is hurt, but also those around him.
It doesn't make people happy even if they think it's right.
That's why it's necessary to ask if that “for me” idea is really “right.”
It says something like this in the lyrics of an artist.
“There's no suicide, so who killed you?”
Who was born wanting to commit suicide?
Who can blame their children and relatives who chose death themselves as parents and bereaved families without being judged for such terrible circumstances?
There is a teaching that says don't slay people with the sword of justice.
No matter how good and correct the idea is, if you slay people with that correct sword, people will be hurt and blood will come out.
There's nothing you can do about people who have already chosen that, and bereaved families, even if you say bad that is wrong with the person who committed suicide.
Then shouldn't we seek the idea that everyone can be saved?
If you do that, as a result, you will move towards gentleness, guidance, salvation, and light. This is Buddhism, the Buddha's path, the truth of the human world, and the path of exploring truth.
The monk must save you too. People who have committed suicide must also be saved. The bereaved families must also be saved. People who wish to commit suicide or euthanasia must also be saved. Even though I often think I can't do that, I still go that way. This is because creating a Bodhi Heart is a pledge that Wata-san will save all sentient beings. It's like if you have that great vow, you have to save your own conflicting thoughts and thoughts that hurt someone.
Therefore, let's say the answer to this question is that you find the idea that you, the person who committed suicide, and the bereaved family can be saved, and give that answer. Gassho

It's Nakamichi

I read it.
I've read your thoughts. As you said, I think your thoughts make sense.
I think it's very extreme at the same time. Things are very intricately intertwined, and they are constantly changing due to various connections and timing.

The fact that you have given your life to live is also in the midst of all kinds of circumstances, timing, and blessings.

Also, we are living in various circumstances, and there will always come a time when we will pass away.
They may also be sick, they may die due to accidents or disasters, they may die due to physical limitations, that is, aging, and they may even take their own lives.
This will happen due to so many coincidences and timings that we can't even imagine. Therefore, we cannot unequivocally say good or bad about how they will pass away, and I don't think we can make judgments.

Also, although we usually live as a matter of course, each of us is not very weak. From the perspective of the Buddha or God, each of us is really immature, small, and modest.
Therefore, even if it is a trivial matter, we can get lost, worry, suffer, push ourselves in, and our lives have already become difficult, and we are forced to choose death.

The Buddha and God gently guide and save us such foolish little ones.

There is a Buddhist way of thinking called “middle way” (chudo). In other words, it's the middle road. It's about looking at things, thinking, and facing things in a moderately balanced manner rather than one or the other. In either extreme, there are variations, there is waste, and there are many mistakes.

It's not about life or death, or life or death, but that's because we exist changing day by day in the midst of life and death.

Please take your time and face yourself, your way of life, your relationships with the people around you, and your future. I sincerely pray to the Buddha, God, and your ancestors so that you will continue to grow healthily in the future and that you will be saved. We wholeheartedly agree

It's so difficult for you to live that you want to say you don't like it

You're struggling too, aren't you?
Precisely because I'm living so hard.
Your heart is shaken by news and information about her suicide, isn't it? You think you don't like it, think you hate it, think it's weakness... then inspire yourself, and live your life by standing up and trying to die.

It can't be expressed in one word, is it? Everyone is different and complicated. It's not a ratio, and it's not something that can be determined.

While supporting people who have thoughts of rare death, I also care for families who have died by suicide. There is considerable suffering for both those involved and those involved. If it's something that can be easily solved, how good would it be? It's not easy, and I want to live, but I can't. How much is that?
It's because I've seen it up close that I can't express it in one word, and it makes me think I shouldn't make a decision.

It's so difficult for you to live that you want to say you don't like it.
You've been struggling all this time, haven't you? That was tough. it's painful, isn't it?

There are supporters who care about you. I'm sure there will be people on your side and a place where you can feel safe even if you want to live together.
I want you to find your place so you don't have to give answers alone.

Even in Wakayama prefecture where I am, there is a location meeting. There is support that can connect. I'm sure it's in your house too. Let's keep connected. I want them to live a safe life.