hasunoha

What is the meaning of living as the value of living things declines?

Is there any point in living being 30 years old and living beings declining in value?
Honestly, that's enough.
Humans should have lived based on instincts, but modernization has led to an age of reason, and original desires have been suppressed, and Natsume Soseki said that the end of modernization was suicide or insanity.

Totsuka Hiroshi's educational theory also talks about training that instincts, but modern people rely on the value of logic because they are only alienated in modern times and have no value as living things, even when their instincts are fully developed at my age. It's no different from religion, and I can't say I'm alive.

Even if they say they are self-sufficient, there is no income. Marriage is also impossible.
I'm skipping work today too. He's a helpless person.

4 Zen Responses

Aiming for enlightenment is a human value

Being born as a human being, living in a country with Buddhism, studying Buddhism, and being able to practice Buddhism to aim for enlightenment, and to be able to do nembutsu so that one can pass away in the Pure Land of Paradise in the next life is very rare and valuable in life as a whole.
So why don't you do some research on Buddhism and try meditating or the like little by little?
Above all, learning Buddhism reduces the worries, suffering, and stress of everyday life, so you can live comfortably and happily.

It's been getting hot all of a sudden recently, isn't it? I also have to weed graves, etc., but it's hot outside (it's hot inside too), and I'm skipping by answering this Hasunoha question, etc. You're not the only person who can't help it.
If it's that region, you can enjoy skiing and snowboarding in the winter. It might be a good idea to get an instructor qualification and become a teacher in the winter.
By the way, it seems that in recent years there has been an emphasis on experiences in tourism. If you have farmland, maybe there are people who will come if you recruit on the internet for a vegetable preparation experience or a potato digging experience?
It's amazing to be self-sufficient. I think it's good to have confidence in that. That's because it's the origin of the human way of life. Maybe it would be even better if you could become a hunter and exterminate bears or hunt deer and wild boars to make game dishes. (A monk shouldn't say recommending murder, though.)
It would be great if I could take on various challenges by making use of my current environment and my own experiences and skills. If you do that, your value as a living thing may also increase.

It is humans that have been socialized in order to live according to instincts

That being said, people tried to live according to their instincts, so their life instincts worked. The ability to survive has acted to protect one's own life by avoiding danger in order to survive. Also, I have learned how to live and act in society in order to live in order to live. Humans have been socialized in order to live according to instincts.

It is also true that a safe lifestyle has been maintained within the rules of human society. Among them, what value is found in each case is probably different. It's also good to live a way of life where the value you think of as a living being is more important than anything else.

You skipped work today too, didn't you? There must be some reason. In society, no one limits how easy it is to live or how easy it is to live. If you don't threaten those around you, you can choose how you want to live. That's because everyone's existence itself is precious. Let's acknowledge it ourselves.

I think there is a current situation where they are struggling while that is also difficult and unforgivable. You may also make progress by building relationships in your life where people think about those questions together. First, why don't you talk to someone close to you?

Also, if you are tired and unable to take a break from work, please take a leisurely rest.

Please put yourself in the midst of rich nature

I read it.
You're worried that you're a worthless person, aren't you? I don't know the details about you, but I really understand that you are very worried.
I don't know where you live now and what kind of lifestyle you are living, but you are still living in a lot of nature. You may be living in a human society and you may feel that you are worthless, but you are still living in another natural environment, and the fact that you are a very precious and irreplaceable presence in the nature that surrounds you will not change until now or will continue to be the case.
It may not be easy to realize it, but you are probably always illuminated by abundant sunlight, and you have received rich natural blessings and given your life.
Seen far from within nature, we humans may be very small beings, but even so, each and every one of us is kept alive by breathing in that nature. And they are equally precious.
If possible, try going outside for a bit, getting away from the city center even a little bit, and putting yourself in the rich fresh greenery.
I sincerely pray that you will be able to live a rich and moisturized everyday life from the bottom of your heart while receiving many blessings in the future. And I wholeheartedly support you.