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I felt fear of death for the first time due to an unexpected accident

I had an unexpected accident in December of this year. It's an injury to the left ring finger. On Wednesday night last week, I happened to hit my left hand in a cut groove in a tomato can, causing massive bleeding, and I hurriedly went to the emergency treatment at night. At that time, the doctor said that a nerve in my left ring finger was damaged, and I was referred to another hospital the next day. The next day, at another hospital, my doctor suddenly told me “I should have surgery tomorrow,” and I was suddenly recommended to be hospitalized. The next day, I decided to be hospitalized, and surgery was performed on the same day. This is what I thought after surgery. It was then that I felt the fear of death for the first time. I still remember the horror of that time. From time to time, I learned about the illness lives and death reports of famous people on internet news, and I once again felt the weight of life. My anxiety grew vaguely growing that I might eventually become seriously ill. I'm so afraid to imagine myself if by any chance I get sick, it's unbearable. Is it an exaggeration to think that? Please tell me what to do if you are forced to choose death by any chance.

4 Zen Responses

Please come and experience the depth of “color is sky, sky is color.”

I read it.

Let me start with the Buddhist answer 💡
“Don't follow the past. Don't hope for the future. Live now.” It will be.

I pray for a day of recovery from this major damage. Since there are cells in the body, necrosis due to damage will harden if the damaged area is not rehabilitated, so please be aware and promote rehabilitation when entering the rehabilitation period.

As for “death,” in Buddhism, which preaches that the living are destined to die, everything that is born is a gateway to success leading to death.

Setouchi Jakucho, a writer and monk who passed away, said, “I'm not afraid to die. However, you won't be able to meet the people you want to meet.” I left it behind.
When we humans feel it from our five senses, our eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, our consciousness (mind), which is called the world's sixth sense, sprouts. This accumulation of consciousness is stored in the mind's storehouse and becomes a memory different from memory.

In Buddhism, which preaches that people are not thinking about the future, it is different from looking to the future.
People cannot hide their surprise when a serious illness or life span eventually arrives.
To that end, fear from death can be reduced in half by deeply knowing “impermanent conduct, no laws,” and sincerely observing “emptiness (emptiness),” where the mind is “nowhere.”

On the internet, the “Heart Sutra” is a sutra consisting of 600 volumes, and the essence of the Buddha is described in 262 characters only.

First of all, I have a relationship with Hasunoha, so I have a Buddhist connection.

If you don't stick to the denomination, I think you can touch the profoundness of the Heart Sutra by feeling it from experience rather than Exoteric Buddhism.

Just for reference only.

Gassho

Let's adjust our breathing without trying to force ourselves to control our emotions

Hello. This is the hearing law. Maybe it's the second time.
It's called “damage to the left ring finger.” You've had a great experience. First of all, I pray that your body and mind are moving in a direction where they can calm down even a little bit.

From a Buddhist point of view, there are 3 things I would like to tell you right now.

① Fear is “proof that you love life”
Feeling afraid of death is proof that you really care about your life. That shivering anxiety is by no means a “weakness.” It's the opposite of the strong vitality of “I want to live.” First of all, don't deny yourself that you're scared, and take good care of yourself, saying, “You've lived so hard, haven't you?”

② Sit at one point called “now”
When we imagine a “future that hasn't happened yet,” we feel the strongest fear. However, in Buddhism, “the past has already passed, and the future is yet to come. There is only this moment,” she explains. When anxiety about illness strikes, take a big, deep breath and return to the warmth of the tea right in front of you and the feeling that the soles of your feet are touching the floor.

③ “Preparation” as an amulet
Fear of “just in case” can be changed to wisdom (wisdom). Reconfirming connections with people you can trust and organizing necessary administrative procedures is not an obsession, but a “amulet” for living with peace of mind in the present.

This incident may have been a painful and precious opportunity for you to know once again the preciousness of “life.” Don't try to force yourself to control your emotions right now; just keep quiet and adjust your breathing.

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Engiji Temple Shakujo

In such a case

Thank you for your question.

It was a big deal.

I felt it wasn't an exaggeration.

That's because everyone thinks differently.

What if that thought comes up in the future
Why don't you get into the habit of thinking about comfortable things?

Surely it's something you don't want to think about in the first place, right?
That's why I think they've been asking questions like this.

It's a comfortable thing to think about.
It's a comfortable thing to think about.

You may have forgotten before you know it.

Gassho

Even if you think about dying until just before you die, that's a negative feeling while you're alive

That must have been scary.
I had a hard time.
But it's fine now.
It's scary when you're seriously injured or sick, taken to an unknown hospital, and don't know what kind of situation the current situation is, even though it's about me.
Even if an unknown teacher tells you that this is better, or that is better, it's scary because you don't know it yourself.

Humans are prone to panic and fear in this state of not understanding. If you drop your wallet or smartphone in a dark place at night and don't find it, you'll get impatient. It makes me anxious, doesn't it?
The same goes for my body.
I'm just scared because I don't know what kind of situation I am in right now.
But actually, it's fine.
People didn't anticipate at all when they gave birth or when they would come out of the mother's body. I didn't know. There were a lot of things I didn't know until today, but it was difficult and dangerous, but somehow I'm living safely now. Thus, I am here now, away from bad things and chasing letters in this way.
It's fine. It's fine. It will be fine from now on. Let's say that.
Because even though I didn't know, I was born into this world, and I don't remember, but I've had a lot of trouble until today, but somehow I'm still alive, and although my finger was damaged, my life wasn't damaged.
I'm thankful for that. It was really nice.
When you get sick, don't add negative feelings.
Even when you're afraid of dying, don't add negative thoughts.
Being afraid of death doesn't mean being afraid of death.
The brain is surprised because it imagines and imagines death and imagines negative things.
Even just before his death, Buddha passed away intelligently without fear of death with an intelligent gaze called enlightenment.
Let's learn about that kind of way of life, that kind of spirit, and that kind of strong heart.
Buddhism is a teaching that makes one's heart stronger, calmer, kinder, and richer.
Please think carefully about what you want to be and gather lots of useful teachings. You won't be afraid of death or illness, so it's better not to learn.