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Not all people are equal...

There are people who don't get rewarded no matter how hard they try...
I hate a life that isn't getting better at all.

If you look around, you'll notice only happy people.

I also want to live a happy life.
You don't have to be rich.
Every day is peaceful, everyone in the family gets along well, and I'm happy just being able to live a healthy life.
It doesn't even give me that kind of happiness.
All kinds of problems and painful things come rushing in.
I can't stop crying, and I don't know how to motivate myself every day...

Often, “everyone is equal.” I say, but I don't think so anymore.

4 Zen Responses

Yes, there is no such thing as human equality.

If there are rich people, there are poor people.
There are healthy people, and there are people who suffer from illnesses they were born with.
If there are beautiful shapes, there are also deformities.

Unlike Buddha, the Shabha world certainly doesn't appear equal at all to our common eyes.

But we can aim for our ideals. It's not about whether you're happy compared to others; it's not about whether you're happy or not, but “this is enough.” It's an ideal that seems like it.

When I was in my 30s, it was a rock bottom when viewed from a normal household point of view.
At that time, I was hoping for the same thing as the questioner.

“You don't have to be particularly happy, if you have a home to go back to, work, and eat...”

Does Doramika have any health issues?
Seeing a goal in the distance makes me feel depressed.
If you make a little effort, you can reach the goal in front of you little by little, so let's overcome it.

On equality in Buddhism

Doramika-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

It just looks like “the grass next door is blue,” and although they seem “happy,” in fact, I think most people have some kind of problem, worry, hesitation, etc.

Think of the word “equality,” as used in the public and in politics, as propaganda to suppress dissatisfaction and convince people in a sense.

Incidentally, when it comes to “equality” in Buddhism, it's a bit difficult, but for example, in the sense that all things and things are always made up of causation (cause and condition), that makes them equal. In other words, there is no cause or relationship that is made up without being dependent on anything else. The fact that it is made up of being dependent on others is called “luck” (luck).

Also, all things and things are equal even in the sense that nothing exists independently and is formed as an entity. It means “sky” (sky).

Anyway, when it comes to being made up of causation, it means that everyone is the same, and it also changes in various ways depending on that causal relationship.

This means that if Doramica can also adjust a better causal relationship, good results can also be expected.

Happiness is like a daytime star. I don't usually understand much, but it is only when there are problems, painful things, and painful things (darkness) that we can finally understand happiness (stars).

Being able to live a peaceful, friendly family, and healthy life is like Doramika's star of happiness.

Once you know what happiness you should aim for, you will eventually want to reach that happiness by working to firmly adjust good causes and relationships towards it.

I pray for good deeds.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

Equality is decided by others

Nice to meet you, Doramika. I also read the previous question.
No matter how long it's been, if your hard work doesn't pay off, it's painful with a feeling of pain, isn't it?
Regarding equality this time... I think many people live their lives knowing that life is unequal.
A society cannot exist if everyone wants equality.
For example, rations carried out during earthquakes, etc.
Let's say the food delivery side thinks “one bread and one water per person.” Distribution is “equally flat (without discrimination)” no matter how anyone looks at it.
However, there are various feelings on the receiving side.
“I don't need this much because it's a small meal,” “I'm growing up, so I can give you more,” “I want water over bread because I want to use it for something other than drinking water,” etc.
If the delivery side is in line with that hope, “they didn't get it because of someone's selfishness” and “can't they distribute it equally?”
There are those who are satisfied with the prepared situation and those who are not.
Whether or not you think “I don't want this kind of life” depends on how you perceive your current life.
There are also people who envy Doramika's situation.
It's a life only Doramika can walk through.
I think the landscape will change depending on whether you live that life “only me” and whether you use “I learned a lot, and I learned more compassion than others.”
Even if I were able to exchange my life with Doramika, I would think “why just me.”
Because my life is also unfair, painful, and sad.
Since I know pain and sorrow, I am satisfied with “the course of my life,” and I feel grateful (difficult to have) occasional happiness (it's a trivial matter).
Equality is something people decide.
It takes others to compare it.
I am the only person I can compare my life to.
I and people are different, so I can't compare lives.
Everyone's life is easy and painful. The boiling points I feel are different in terms of values and capacity, but in that respect, I think life is equal.

Let's make your own flowers bloom!

Humans are equal only if they have a broad heart, and that is where human salvation lies. It is the role of religion to explain this. There's no limit to looking up, there's no limit to looking down. Also, we are living in the midst of a series of unreasonable things. It may not become a well-maintained rose in a garden. Wouldn't it be nice to use dandelions by the roadside or unnamed weeds in cracks in the asphalt? Sometimes they give people in the world courage and comfort, don't they? Wouldn't it be nice to have your own flowers bloom where you are? Please don't be swayed by others and walk your own path with a rich heart. That's where life beyond equality and inequality shines brightly.