About the fact that people become nothing when they die

Good evening.

First of all, I myself am a Jodo sect monk, so I don't think “when I die, I become nothing.” Amida Buddha welcomes those who praise Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu to the Pure Land of Paradise. I believe so.
So I asked, “What happens when I die?” When asked, this is the answer.

However, as I was reading the questions, there was one more thing that bothered me.

I see a post on SNS called “I'm afraid that if I die, I'll be nothing forever.” I'm worried about various opinions. I also watch YouTube.
Then, on the contrary, my anxiety gets bigger.

On the other hand, even you yourself wrote, “I usually live without thinking too much.” If that's the case, what I want you to take a look at this time isn't just “what happens when you die.”

“When you come into contact with all kinds of information, what is it that makes you feel uneasy and want to confirm it?” That's the question.

Various people will continue to say various things about the aftermath of death. Every time I open SNS, I see a new theory. If you check all of that and try to feel safe, it won't be easy to finish.
However, if you know your own movements, saying, “Oh, I get anxious when I see this kind of information, and it makes me want to gather more information,” you may be able to respond slightly differently the next time the same thing happens. “It's started again. “Let's not watch it today anymore.”
Even so, if they get scared, they quiet down Nanmu Amida Buddha. Have measures to deal with anxiety as actions.

Instead of living with peace of mind after taking care of everything after death, I keep one thing I can rely on while living in this world where there are things I don't understand. I think it's also a nenbutsu for that purpose.

I read it.
You've become anxious about what will happen when you die. Amidst all the information flowing in, I think it's reasonable that you feel so uneasy. I understand your feelings from the bottom of my heart.
You're very uneasy when you hear that you'll be nothing when you die. Each person will say their own things. It is necessary to calm down and think about whether this is credible.
Various information probably includes things that try to mislead people or things that make people feel uneasy or fearful by telling lies. There are many people who make money or profit by fueling such anxiety and fear.
So please be careful with information that may raise such anxiety. Also, please be careful not to let anxiety and fear come from your own.
Our ancestors were able to survive in response to various things.
Since we are human, there will always come a time when our lives end. Conversely, if there is no time for life to end, it may become no longer a human or living thing.
AI responses also need to be given sufficient attention.

What I can say is that when we complete the lives we have been given, God Buddha always guides us, and our close people and ancestors who have been there first will kindly welcome us. Then, you can meet your ancestors again in front of the Buddha and be saved from any hesitation or suffering. At that time, what they did during their lifetime will come back to life, and they will sincerely reflect on it and repent. Then, they will sincerely apologize for their own crimes. The Buddha God always saves us and forgives us. And they will let you attain Buddhism cleanly without any worries.

Please don't worry.

You too will always be led and saved by your ancestors, the Buddha God.

I sincerely thank you for the life and relationships you have been given, and I sincerely pray to the ancestors of God Buddha so that you can live peacefully and cleanly every day. We wholeheartedly agree
And I will support you from the bottom of my heart.

The assumption is that if the word “nothing” means “no longer exists.”
For example, suppose a person is called “Yamada Taro,” and he himself thinks “Yamada Taro,” and ends his current life as “Yamada Taro.” At this time, if you say “Yamada Taro is gone,” then “Yamada Taro” certainly doesn't exist.

So if you are asked if there is no such thing as reincarnation, it is.
According to Buddhist thought, life, including humans, is caused by combining the five elements (five elements) of color (matter), reception (feeling), thought (recognition), action (intention), and consciousness (judgment) due to cause and effect. This is not something that has been firmly solidified, and it maintains a constant shape (it seems) while changing from time to time depending on the flow of cause and effect. It is similar to how particles of water and ice in the air take the shape of clouds and are reflected in our eyes depending on various conditions such as temperature, wind direction, and humidity.
What we call “death” indicates that this union breaks down and the shape of “Yamada Taro” disappears. Just as it flows and clouds fade and disappear, the shape of “Yamada Taro,” which had been hypothetically reconciled, also disappears.
However, similar to the fact that the grains of water and ice that made up the vanished clouds have not disappeared, the five clouds will not disappear either, and they will be carried over to the next life.
At this time, it is thought that the next form of life will be determined by what state (karma) life was in this life.
In this way, reincarnation in Buddhism means that the Five Pillars are taken over by karma.

I think my biggest concern is “will my memories up until now and this feeling of recognizing myself as myself remain or not?” but unfortunately, it is not possible to say “this will always happen.” This is because we haven't experienced the situation when the five pillars fall apart, and we can't hear from people who have experienced it.
You can imagine “maybe this or that” as much as you want, but in the end, it's just an imagination. If you turn into an earthworm with your memory or personality left behind, I don't like that.
If you imagine too much, it becomes a delusion that binds and torments you.
A delusional trap we tend to fall into is that when we start thinking about this and that in an attempt to overcome our fears, we think too much and our delusions expand and our sense of fear increases.
One of the Buddha's teachings is to be careful not to get caught in this hole.

By being exposed to the deaths and information of various people, it's an opportunity to think about one's own life. Something I hadn't even realized, like a long time ago, comes close to me as a matter of my own.

The reason we feel uneasy and fearful is probably because we can't see where we die. At such times, what do people close to you and those who are living ahead of you look like?
Exactly, my seniors in my life show me how to live and teach me how to live.

Even the grief of bereavement is not just tears; it will also show firsthand what they have taught them, the blessings they have received, the relationships they have made, and the way they “live.” How do we deal with people close to us and those we are close to? What are you looking at?

Instead of spending your life somehow, you can know the meaning of being born into this world by living carefully every moment. Then, after death, they learn that there are ways and teachings to be saved, and when they listen to the Buddha's voice, faith will sprout, and they will probably be able to visit the deceased. What's going on now, I can meet him, I want to be born, I want to rely on the Buddha. That kind of feeling becomes the foundation of faith.

It means that there is such a way of life.
How are you involved with your loved ones?