Practice 08_Others

Conversation with Dr. Miho (extra)

Dr.

The right path will always benefit the world. Life is short.

We do not have time to learn things that do not benefit us.

Therefore, do not do what is neither good for yourself nor for others.

Youth will never return. This day will never come back.

Life is like an arrow. Life is impermanent.

Therefore, you must not do anything futile!

Miho

Dr. Miho, what's going on all of a sudden?

Something is strange today!

Dr.

It is not important to read tens of thousands of doctrinal scriptures and study religions, or to stay in the mountains and do Zen meditation practice.

It is important to awaken to the vast and spacious life world of the universe and nature through research and practice.

We must live in a way that helps people and is beneficial to the world.

Miho

Dr., are you listening to me?

Hello?

Dr.

In order to accumulate virtues, there is a Buddhist teaching called "fuse enforcement.

When we hear the word “fuse,” we associate it with offering money or goods (zaishichi), but it is not only that!

Fuse is also about using one's body to help others, called shinshi, and about being considerate of others, called shinshi and fukasho, and talking to them with a smile, called fuse!

Miho

Are you sure you're okay, Dr. B?

Don't you have a fever?

Dr.

As human beings accumulate virtues, their character level rises, and without their knowing it, they are bestowed with appropriate blessings from the gods and Buddha.

First of all, we must learn to practice it ourselves.

You have to be willing to say, "Please use me if you like. It is outrageous to do it with a feeling of "I did it for you.

Miho

Dr. ・・・・・・・?

Dr.

It's about time.

Miho, don't forget what you have learned!

Miho

Dr., what are you saying goodbye to me like that?

You've got to be kidding!

Dr.

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・.

Dr.

Miho.

Dazzling.

Doctor, Doctor, where are you?

Nyorai

From now on, it is you young people who will lead the times.

I wish you all the best in building a good country.

 Miho

・・・Nyorai -sama！！

I didn't know you were Nyorai-sama. ・・・・・

Nyorai

Farewell.

Never forget harmony and altruism!

Miho Chan

Thank you, Nyorai-sama, for your direct teachings.

I will do her best to become a respectable adult.

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● I remember that until just 20 to 30 years ago, we used to hear the following words from our grandfathers and grandmothers in our daily lives: "You will be punished if you do such a thing.

“If you tell a lie, Enma will pull out your tongue.”

“If you neglect your food, you will be blinded.”

"You cannot be sorry to your ancestors if you do such a thing.

Such words express the mentality of the ancestors and the background of the time.

Such simple Japanese beliefs and way of life, however, were severed by the Meiji government's decree separating Shintoism and Buddhism, and are being further dismantled by Japan's postwar policy of separation of church and state.

This is the root cause of the devastation of the modern Japanese mind and the collapse of logic.

In the teachings of Nyorai-sama, you wrote that you have found in the ancient Japanese simple and peaceful faith and life, the principle of human happiness and peaceful coexistence, and that you wish to revive this spirituality in the daily lives of modern people. This is the way of human beings. ・・・・・

I believe that people today have forgotten how to do this.

One practical example of accumulating merit is the Buddhist teaching of offering something as an offering.

We tend to associate it with giving money or things (zaishi), but it is not limited to that.

It is also a way of helping others with our bodies, and also a way of showing compassion for others by smiling and talking to them, such as shinshi and kansei.

Learning and passing on what you have learned to others and doing human service is a particularly wonderful way to accumulate virtues.

However, we should not then think that we have "done it for them.

Of course, you should not do it to improve the reputation of those around you.

Imagine and see.

How would you feel if you didn't get the reaction you wanted?

Then it is like lowering your own personality.

The way to think about it is with a thankful and grateful heart, "Please use me like this if you like.

It is important to always be willing to do so with a humble heart.

If those around you imitate you and serve each other, the environment will change.

It is not about reading tens of thousands of educational scriptures, studying religions, or doing Zen meditation retreats in the mountains.

We should live a life that helps people and is beneficial to the world.

Life is short, and no matter how great the teachings may be, if they are of no use to the world, they should be discarded.

If it is useful, we should take it in and use it for the good of the world and of others.

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