Prayer for Love and Mercy

 So, about creating the universe, Every person has Buddha nature, that is, the seed of compassion, that is, the seed of love. And I believe that the seed of compassion, that is, the seed of love, contains all the information necessary to create the entire universe. This may sound absurd, but if you think about our DNA, you can get an idea. How many cells do you think there are in the human body? 37 trillion. You can't see each one of them with the naked eye. But in the nucleus of all of those 37 trillion cells, all the information necessary to create a human being is stored as DNA. Even in the nucleus of just one cell, which is 1 in 37 trillion and cannot be seen with the naked eye, all the information necessary for that person's regeneration is inherent. In other words, a person can be created again from the DNA of the nucleus of just one cell. People are like the cells of God. In each person, who is a cell of God, there is a seed of love, a seed of compassion, and all of God...

This may seem sudden, but I don't think people die. Because, is it the fault of those who die before their natural age from accidents, illnesses, or war? And what's more, is it the fault of humans when people die in natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis? God, or in other words Buddha, is supposed to save us, but he hasn't saved us at all! That can't be. He saves us. So those who seem to have died without being saved must have been saved. In other words, they're not dead. I don't think they're dead at all. There's no way that merciful God, or in other words Buddha, would just leave them dead and do nothing! So what happens to those people, which is to say, what happens to us, which is to say, what happens to you? I think they come back to this world. Quick. Or create a new universe. Or both. It seems like a sudden jump to the universe, but they often say that when people die, they become stars. Stars are amazing. Because they're the sun. If ...

 If God only wishes for our happiness, why is there sadness in this world? Is it really to make us feel joy? Just as we can only appreciate life after death, we cannot feel joy without sadness. It seems that we can only perceive things relatively in this world. We can only perceive light when there is darkness. There can only be good when there is evil. There can only be victory when there is defeat. The saddest person will later be the happiest person. The unhappiest person will later be the happiest person. God, is this right?

If He can save someone but doesn’t , doesn't that mean God is worse than me? So I think it's okay to pour out your feelings to God with all your might. "God's a liar!" or "God's an idiot, an idiot, an idiot!" This is what kids often do. When they're told that their wishes will come true if they pray, and they pray hard, but they don't get their wish answered. I think this is fine. At that time, adults might say with a sensible face, "You shouldn't say such things," but that's not the case. That's what you should say. And God is waiting for that. That's what they want to be told. They want to be scolded. And they want to be spoiled with all their might. Because only those who believe in God with an innocent heart like a child can say this. And if you pour out your feelings to God with all your might, He will definitely answer. When we come to Him with our hearts, He has no choice but to answer. I'm thinking of doi...

 Last time, I exposed my ugly self on the internet, and I regret it. I didn't start this blog with this intention. I wonder if it'll be okay from now on. That's not it. I wanted to talk about God and Buddha, not about myself. It's true that when the time came, I froze up and couldn't move a single step, but what about God and Buddha? When God sees someone asking for help, he comes rushing to help. At that time, it doesn't matter what sect or religion they are. "Oh, that was close. This is the sect next door. No, no, I almost saved them." Or "That was a close call. I almost saved them even though they have a different Gohonzon." Or "It seems like they're calling me, but I can't save them because they're the religion next door." Do you think God would hesitate ,saying something like that? That merciful God? Even if you don't believe, when He sees someone seeking salvation, God, or Buddha, can't help but fly over to...

 A person's value is revealed in times of crisis. There are people who act quickly to help those in front of them, and people who are so scared that they can't move a single step. I'm ashamed to say that I was the latter. Many times. And I probably still am. Too bad. It makes me wonder if there's any value in my life. So, if you ask whether the former type of people exist, you'll be surprised at how many of them there are. They can be pretty normal people, women, or juvenile delinquents. It makes me think that the world isn't such a bad place after all, and that those people are almost gods or Buddhas. They sometimes make the news, and it really feels like "They're flying towards us!" Bodhisattvas do exist. They're surprisingly close to us.

 God ,or Buddha, only wishes for our happiness. Even if we completely forget about God, don't believe in God, make fun of him, and stubbornly deny him, saying that believing in religion is "a disgrace to a man's (or woman's) dignity," He still wishes only for your happiness. He may be a little worried, but He is not the least bit angry. He is not angry at all. God is helping us, both in the open and in the shadows. He is always watching over us. And when the time comes, He is willing to sacrifice himself to save us. He will sacrifice his own life and his beloved only Son to save us. And even though we are always being helped and saved, we are completely unaware of it and think, "I'm living by my own power." And we will continue like this until we die. But even so, God ,or Buddha, thinks that it's enough if we are happy. Even if we stay that way until the end, God will devote himself to a shadowy salvation, without anyone thanking him, sacrificing...

 I started this blog because I wanted to put God's love and Buddha's mercy into words, but I've strayed further and further from the topic of "eating" and can't get back on track. But I want to write a bit more, so I'll write. Modern people have tried to turn a blind eye to the fact that eating means killing. They say things like "producing" broilers, and they are lined up in supermarkets as if they were inorganic industrial products. Whether it's chickens, pigs, or cows, they try to make the process of "killing" as invisible as possible. And when it comes to plants, they take advantage of the fact that they don't make a sound when they are killed, and don't even think about the fact that each of their cells is still alive. In other words, they turn a blind eye to "death." The same can be said about the "death" of us humans. We will all die someday, but we try not to think about it as much as possible, ma...

 We have a duty to be happy. Being happy is not a "right" but a "duty." Your life does not belong to you alone, as it exists upon the sacrifice of countless lives that you have eaten. Your life has been entrusted to you by countless other lives. Therefore, if you are not happy, those lives will not rest in peace. Don't be depressed, look firmly forward, and live with hope. Then you will be happier than anyone else. So how can we become happy? This is the biggest question in life, an eternal theme and challenge for humanity! I started this blog with the intention of writing and thinking about it at length, but somehow just thinking about "eating" brings up feelings of regret and gratitude at the same time, and I am filled with sadness but happiness at the same time. I'm not sure if I can continue this way, but I'll just see how far I can go. Let Love and Mercy guide us It's true that God and Buddha sacrifice their lives to save us. It's ...

If you think about it, eating is a wonderful thing. Because we are given precious lives. Simple food? There is no such thing in this world. Because food is life, all food is "precious food." Therefore, we must eat while being grateful for all the lives that died for us. Under no circumstances should we complain that the food tastes bad. But if you mix up salt and sugar, it will taste bad, right? Therefore, we should cook the food as deliciously as possible and enjoy it. It is no good to eat by slamming your lunch down in five minutes, saying you don't have time. Wouldn't that be a pity for the lives that died for you? It is also no good to get so engrossed in conversation that you don't remember where you put your food later. If you are going to talk, you should say things like "It's delicious" and talk about the food in front of you. "Itadakimasu" (Thank you for the meal) "Gochisousama" (Thank you for the meal)

God would do anything for you. He would even be willing to give up his life for you. Buddha would do anything for us. He would even be willing to give up his life for us. But you may wonder what he has done for us up until now. In fact, he has already done so. In fact, he has even given us his life. The fact that we are alive now, that is, that we have life, is a tremendous thing. First of all, in order for us to live, we need to eat. If you think about it carefully, this is an amazing thing. Something to be grateful for. And it is also frightening. When we eat, we are eating life. We are eating the lives of other animals and plants. Eating life means killing. We are taking, killing, and eating the precious lives of animals and plants, that is, living things. When God, Buddha created life in this world, he must have had infinite love and compassion for each and every one of those lives, wishing only for their happiness. I'm sure God would even be willing to sacrifice himself for th...

 God wishes only for our happiness. He wishes only for our happiness. He thinks that as long as we are happy, that's enough. By "we," I mean you. I'm not saying "all of us who believe." It really is all of us. There are probably some among us who don't believe. They are all included in "we." That's why it includes you. Even if you don't believe, it includes you. No, it is precisely because you don't believe that it includes you. "We" doesn't just mean humans. The term "we" refers to all life. God, Buddha, wishes simply and wholeheartedly for our happiness. They are willing to do anything for that purpose.

 I took a break for a while, but I couldn't hold it back, so I'm going to write again. It's about how much God and Buddha love you and us. Actually, I think "God" alone would be fine, but I started with Buddhism, so I always say "Buddha." God is love and Buddha is mercy, so either is fine, but words are so troublesome. I think that either "Prayer of Love" or "Prayer of Mercy" would be fine for the title of my blog. I used to use "Prayer of Mercy." But "love" is also a nice word. In the past, I would quote the words of various scriptures and saints, and write about what is written in this or that scripture, or what the saints said, but I think I'll stop doing that here. Even if I quote a word from a scripture, it may have absolute meaning for those who worship that scripture, but for those who don't worship it or those who are not religious, it is no basis for anything. But it may "come out" by mis...