Prayer for Love and Mercy

 So, I'm finally going to dive into the Buddhist scriptures. I won't go into the detailed explanations of the scriptures here. This may seem a bit ridiculous, but I've been moved by the Buddha's wonderful words one by one and posted them on my blog before. I think it was about 15 or 20 years ago. I've already forgotten when it was. There were too many Buddhist scriptures, but they were interesting. It may be inappropriate to say that sacred words are interesting, but they are really interesting, so I can't help it. I wondered if the Buddha was trying to make me laugh? Did he really want to make me laugh? Especially the Nirvana Sutra of Mahayana. Of course, there were difficult parts, too. Like the Madhyamaka-sastra and the Mahayana Samadhi-vija. And as I continued to read the Buddhist scriptures and the holy scriptures of the saints, at some point, something strange happened. Wherever I read, it said,  "I will save you."  Whether I looked at the front ...

 Well, I sang a song asking God for grace and directly gained faith, but what should I do next? I have faith, but I'm still not sure which religion or sect to choose. This may be a bit contrary to normal. If you live in an area where Christianity is deeply rooted, such as the West, you can choose Christianity; if you live in an area where Islam is deeply rooted, such as the Middle East, you can choose Islam; if you are Jewish, you can choose Judaism; if you are Indian, you can choose Hinduism; if you have a religion that is deeply rooted in your area, you may not have to worry. On the contrary, you may have been baptized from birth and have been a believer since the beginning. Even though Buddhism is deeply rooted in Japan as a culture, there are few people who actually believe it. So, which one should I choose? New religions are very active, but some of them seem suspicious, so what should I do? I guess I'll start with an orthodox traditional religion. So, I'll start with ...

 I said that I started with Buddhism, but before that, I should explain what attracted me to religion in the first place. Although Buddhism is rooted in Japan, it is cultural, or in everyday life such as funerals, and in reality, modern Japanese people who have faith are a minority. In other words, there are very few people who truly believe in religion. However, there seem to be some new religious movements that are active. In a sense, modern Japan is a religious vacuum. I was born and raised in that environment, so naturally I have always been non-religious. It is probably impossible to gain faith in such an environment. So, the reason why I was attracted to religion is actually music. I wrote before that I got a job at a bank and quit after a year and a half, but the reason was not because I "stopped serving money and ran to God," but simply because I "wanted to do music." When I say music, I mean making music. This is a blog about faith, so I won't go into d...