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MYOKYO 明鏡 (MYOKYO, the Bright Mirror of Buddha Dharma Always Illuminates Our LIFE) November, 2016 ______Sensei’S Message What Is the Goal of Buddhism? Rev Temple Mission Statement "To offer those in the Pacific Northwest an enduring community that values inclusiveness and acceptance Tacoma Buddhist Temple in seeking enlightenment through Japanese Shin (Jodo Shinshu) Buddhist teachings." タコマ仏教会 (浄土真宗) 1717 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma, WA 98402-1706 TEL:(253) 627-1417 MAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.tacomabt.org/ MYOKYO 明鏡 (MYOKYO, the Bright Mirror of Buddha Dharma always illuminates our LIFE) November, 2016 ___________________________________________________________ Sensei’s Message What is the goal of Buddhism? Rev. Kojo Kakihara We are Buddhists who take refuge in Buddhism. Many members and non-members attend Sunday Service at a Buddhist temple every Sunday. Even if they do not come to a Buddhist temple regularly, there are those who consider themselves to be Buddhists. Then, what does it mean to be a Buddhist? What is the purpose of Buddhism? Have you thought of it? Especially in our Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, there are sometimes some people who think like, “There are not certain strict practices or rules in Jodo Shinshu, so the goal of Jodo Shinshu is not clear.” However, since Jodo Shinshu is one of Pure Land Buddhism which belongs to Mahayana Buddhism, even though the process or the way is different, the goal or the purpose in Jodo Shinshu is the same as other Buddhist traditions. The goal of Buddhism is absolute happiness. Or it can be said to be peace of mind, or absolute liberation from sufferings. This is also called Nirvana or Enlightenment. In any types of Buddhism, this is the goal and it is the way of life for Buddhists that we live our present lives while aiming and wishing absolute happiness. Saying this, some may think that I am saying a natural thing. We lead our lives wishing our happiness and peace. There are hardly people who live wishing unhappiness, anxieties, or sufferings. We make efforts every day to get happiness. It would be not only humans, but every living beings’ wish that we wish for happiness and peace. The goal of Buddhism is basically the same. But what Buddhism aims is different from happiness or peaceful life without sufferings in a general meaning. Happiness in a general meaning such as money, fame, or family could disappear as the condition changes. And those could sometimes be a cause of suffering. The goal of Buddhism is absolute happiness or perfect peace of mind of no sufferings that transcends worldly happiness. This statement is called Enlightenment, and one who is enlightened is Buddha. The goal or the purpose of our life as Buddhists is this enlightenment and attaining 1 Buddhahood. The mind of wishing to attain Buddhahood is called Bodhi Mind. This Bodhi Mind is the starting point as a Buddhist, and by wishing to attain Buddhahood, such questions about our own life as “How am I living this life?”, “Who am “I” really?”, or “How should I live this life?” will arise in us. Then, why does Buddhism aim for enlightenment or Nirvana? That is because Buddhism sees this world as one with sufferings. Here some may say like, “Buddhism says that this life is suffering, and aims for liberation from the suffering. It sounds very pessimistic and escapist.” But of course, this is not what Buddhism aims. The reason why we make efforts every day and aim to improve scientific technology or medical technology is because we feel sufferings or insufficiency to the present conditions and aim for better conditions. Buddhism regards our mental or spiritual aspect as the matter. And Buddhism tells that if we think that this world is filled only with pleasures or we see only convenient sides of this world, we are averting our eyes from the reality of life. The standpoint of Buddhism is that it is a positive way of life in a true meaning that we open our mental eyes, analyze humans and the reality as they are, and practice to solve the problem being based on the realization or awareness. This might be a little hard to understand. But as I wrote, when we come to realize what the goal of Buddhism is and what Buddhists aim for, we would come to realize more clearly what it means for us to live this life as Buddhists. To be a Buddhist is to live this life with wishing and aiming Buddha’s enlightenment. Gassho with palms together, Buddhism 101 Rev. Kojo answers your questions on Buddhism or Jodo Shinshu during Sunday Service mostly on the last Sunday of every month. Put your questions in the box at the foyer or send by email. The next will be on November 13th. ぶっきょう もくてき かきはらこうじょう 仏 教 の目的とは? 柿原興乗 わたし ぶっきょう しんこう ぶっきょうと てら め ん ば ー かた かた おお かた まいしゅうに ち よ う び 私 たちは、 仏 教 を信仰する仏教徒です。お寺のメンバーの方もそうでない方も、多くの方が 毎 週日曜日に、 てら さ ん で ー さ ー び す まい てら こ ぶっきょうと い かた お寺でのサンデーサービスにお参りされます。お寺に来られなくとも、仏教徒だと言われる方もたくさんいら ぶっきょうと ぶっきょう なに め ざ っしゃるでしょう。では、仏教徒であるということは、どういうことでしょうか。仏 教 は何を目指している みな かんが とく わたし じょうどしんしゅう ときどき じょうどしんしゅう きび のでしょうか。皆さん、 考 えたことがありますか。特に 私 たちの浄土真 宗では、時々、「浄土真 宗は厳し しゅぎょう る ー る もくてき い かた じょうどしんしゅう い修 行やルールもないし、目的 がはっきりしない」と言われる方がいらっしゃいます。しかし、浄土真 宗 だいじょうぶっきょう しゅうは みち ちが め ざ ほか ぶっきょうしゅうは おな も大 乗 仏 教の宗派のひとつですから、その道は違っても、その目指すものは他の仏 教宗派と同じです。 ぶっきょう め ざ ぜったいてき しあわ へいおん こころ くる かんぜん 仏 教の目指すものは、絶対的な 幸 せです。あるいは、平穏な 心 ともいえます。また、苦しみからの完全な かいほう げ だ つ ね は ん さと い ぶっきょう しゅうは 解放ともいえます。これを解脱とか涅槃、あるいは悟りと言われるのです。どんな仏 教 の宗派も、これが もくてき さと ぜったいてき しあわ め ざ ねが ぶっきょうと い かた 目的であり、この悟り、あるいは絶対的な 幸 せを目指し、願うのが、仏教徒という生き方です。 2 い あ まえ い わたし ひ び しあわ もと へいおん こう言うと、そんなの当たり前じゃないか、と言われるかもしれません。 私 たちは日々、 幸 せを求め、平穏 もと い ふ こ う ふ あ ん くる もと い ひと わたし を求めて生きています。不幸、不安、苦しみを求めて生きている人は、あまりいないでしょう。 私 たちは、 しあわ え ひ び どりょく しあわ へいおん もと にんげん かぎ すべ い 幸 せを得るために、日々努力をしています。 幸 せや平穏を求めるのは、人間だけに限らず、全ての生きもの ねが の願いといえるでしょう。 ぶっきょう め ざ おな ぶっきょう め ざ いっぱんてき い み しあわ くる 仏 教の目指すものも同じです。しかし、仏 教の目指すものは、一般的な意味での 幸 せや、苦しみのない へいおん く ちが かね め い よ か ぞ く いっぱんてき しあわ じょうきょう か な とき 平穏な暮らしとは違います。お金、名誉、家族などの一般的な 幸 せは、 状 況 が変われば無くなったり、時 くる げんいん ぶっきょう もくてき こ ぜったいてき しあわ には苦しみをもたらす原因になることもあります。仏 教 の目的は、こういったものを越えた絶対的な 幸 せ、 くる まった ぜったいてき こころ へいおん きょうち さと い さと もの ぶ っ だ い わたし 苦しみの 全 くない絶対的な 心 の平穏です。この境地を悟りと言い、悟った者を仏陀と言います。 私 たち ぶっきょうと い もくてき さと ぶ っ だ ほとけ ねが こころ ぼ だ い しん 仏教徒の生きる目的とは悟りであり、仏陀になることです。 仏 になりたいと願う 心 を菩提心といいますが、 ぶっきょうと い かた しゅっぱつてん ほとけ ねが わたし いま い かた これは、仏教徒としての生き方の出 発 点で、 仏 になることを願うことによって、「 私 は今、どんな生き方 ほんとう わたし なにもの い かた をしているのか」、「本当の「 私 」とは何者なのか」、「では、どのような生き方をすればいいのか」とい じ し ん じんせい と う う、自身の人生への問いが生まれてきます。 ぶっきょう さと ね は ん め ざ ぶっきょう せ か い く み ではなぜ仏 教 は、悟り・涅槃を目指すのでしょうか。それは、仏 教 では、この世界は苦である、と見るから じんせい く い く かいほう さと め ざ えんせいてき げんじつ と う ひ です。「人生は苦である」と言い、その苦からの解放、悟りを目指すのは、厭世的であるとか現実逃避だ、と ひと わたし ひ び どりょく か が く いりょう はったつ いう人もいるかもしれませんが、そうではありません。 私 たちが日々努力するのも、科学や医療の発達をめ げんざい じょうたい く ふ そ く かん よ じょうたい め ざ ぶっきょう わたし こころ ざすのも現在の状 態を苦や不足と感じ、より良い状 態を目指しているからです。仏 教は、 私 たちの 心 、 せいしんてき めん もんだい げんじつ らく み かんが つ ご う めん み 精神的な面を問題とします。そして、現実が楽だけに満ちていると 考 えたり、都合のいい面だけを見ようと ほんとう げんじつ め そむ かんが こころ め ひら にんげん げんじつ するのは、本当の現実から目を背けることだと 考 えます。 心 の目をしっかり開き、人間や現実をありのまま ぶんせき にんしき き もと かいけつ む じっせん ほんとう い み じんせい に分析し、この認識、気づきに基づいて、その解決に向けて実践することが、本当の意味でこの人生を せっきょくてき い ぶっきょう た ち ば 積 極 的に生きることである、というのが仏 教 の立場なのです。 すこ むずか か か ぶっきょう もくてき ぶっきょうと め ざ 少し 難 しいことを書いたかもしれませんが、ここに書いたように、仏 教 の目的、仏教徒の目指すものがはっ わ わたし ぶっきょうと じんせい い い み み おも ぶっきょうと きり分かれば、 私 たちが、仏教徒として、この人生を生きる意味も見えてくるように思います。仏教徒であ ほとけ さと め ざ ねが いま い るということは、 仏 の悟りを目指し、願いながら今を生きる、ということです。 がっしょう 合 掌 Future Schedule Sunday, November 6 Fall Crafts & Food Bazaar 11 am-3 pm (No Sunday Service) Sunday, November 13 Coffee Hour after Sunday Service Temple Open House at 12 noon Sunday, November 20, 10am DS & Family Service (Eitaikyo Perpetual Memorial) Rev. Castro Retirement Service & Luncheon at Seattle Tuesday, November 22, 7pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Gathering at Bethlehem Sunday, December 4, 1pm Temple General Mtg. 3pm Bodhi Day Service followed by Pot-luck Dinner 3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE It’s November? How did that happen? That means, Bazaar is upon or behind us, Thanksgiving is around the corner and Bodhi Day is next month. Time unfortunately doesn’t stop and nor can we! Thank you to everyone for supporting everything it takes to have a successful Bazaar. Food prep, cleaning, cooking, baking, pricing, selling, eating, washing– it takes a village for sure and we’re fortunate to have so many supporters inside and outside of our Temple that help whenever called. We kicked off the Temple Capital Projects Campaign last month, hoping to kick start the 2017 budget with funds for these projects. Many folks have already provided great cost cutting ideas – so thank you. The funds are important to lessen further dipping into funds or savings. The goal - $45,000 is doable with participation from everyone such as members, non-members of current families, supporters, volunteers, etc. Thank you in advance for sending your check or giving it to Ken Tanino, Mike Shiogi, Tom Hubbell or me. If you’d like to make a payment via credit card, please find Ken at the Temple to handle the transaction.
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