Prayer for Love and Mercy

 Among quantum mechanics, "quantum entanglement" is also a mysterious and interesting phenomenon. What is this "quantum entanglement"? "Quantum entanglement" is a very mysterious and important phenomenon in quantum mechanics, which refers to two or more particles in a state that is closely related to each other. These particles have the property that measuring the state of one particle instantly determines the state of the other particle, no matter how far apart they are in space. 🔍 To be more specific: For example, suppose two electrons are in an entangled state. These two particles each have a state called spin (one of the properties of electrons), and in the case of an entangled pair, they are completely correlated, such that "if one is up, the other is always down." When you observe one electron and determine that it is "spin up," the other electron behaves as if it had been determined to be "spin down" before you observe...

 Quantum mechanics says, "The moment we observe something, the wave contracts into a single point and becomes a particle."  This means that the act of human observation affects the electrons and photons that are the subject of observation. In other words, it means "The subject affects the object. " This is a manifestation of the fact that the subject and the object cannot be strictly separated. Western science has developed on the premise that the subject and the object can be separated. In other words, the observer can observe the object or nature "objectively". And this was the case until quantum mechanics came along, that is, until Newtonian mechanics.  The notion of "the inseparability of dependent and independent (Esho-funi)"  This is what Buddhism teaches. This refers to the fact that we are inseparable from the environment that surrounds us. I'll give you an explanation of AI because it's too much trouble to go into the details.  ...

I've felt this before, but whenever I hear about quantum mechanics, I can't help but feel that it overlaps with Buddhist teachings. Of course, it's not exactly the same. But, how should I put it, I feel like I've heard it somewhere before, like déjà vu? I was just reading Newton's special edition, "100 Years of Quantum Mechanics," and it says, "Light is both a particle and a wave." Huh? Is that really possible? Isn't that a complete contradiction? "Not only light, but electrons and all material particles are particles and also have wave properties." Are you kidding? If it's a particle, it exists as a real substance, and if it's a wave, it has no substance. "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form" The Heart Sutra? Form is substance, that is, particles, and emptiness is non-substance, that is, waves? It seems that whether it's science or philosophy, when you try to get to the root of existence, you run into contrad...

 Last time, in the process of thinking about reincarnation, we came across the eternal chain of cause and effect, in which one's actions produce a certain result, which in turn produces the next result. This is, unintentionally, the "Law of Dependent Origination " preached in Buddhism. So, this time I would like to think about dependent origination. B comes into existence because of A, C comes into existence because of B, D comes into existence because of C... In this way, the existence of one thing depends on another, that is, one thing becomes the "cause " and another thing "happens ". In the above, A becomes the cause, and B occurs, B becomes the cause, and C becomes the cause, and D occurs... And since everything is governed by this law of dependent origination, nothing exists by itself, and all existence depends on others, so everything is empty. Our existence depends on others, but those others that we depend on also depend on other others, so th...

Considering the social circumstances in India, I think it is easy to understand why the idea of ​​reincarnation was born. When you feel that your situation is beyond your control, the only explanation you can find is to look for the cause in a previous life. India was (and maybe even now) a society where status is fixed by the caste system. If society is fixed and there is no way to rise through personal effort in this life, you could say that the only way to find hope is to cling to the idea of ​​reincarnation. People believe that their current unfortunate position is a punishment for their past life. And by thinking that if they accumulate good deeds in this life, they can rise to a higher position in the next life, they have at least held on to a little hope. Now, I said that I no longer believe in reincarnation, but I don't think that there is no connection between past lives and current lives. On the contrary, past lives and current lives are closely connected. However, I don...

 No matter how you look at it, it's too harsh to end it by saying that the teachings of Buddhism only teach that "Buddha saves all living beings." That said, I've actually forgotten almost everything else, and it's gone to the back of my mind, but I'll try to force myself to remember. Now that I think about it, Buddhism teaches about reincarnation. People have a past life, and our current life is a reincarnation of that past life. So, our actions in the past life determine our current life. In other words, if we do bad things in our past life, those sins will affect our current life. The reason we are unhappy now is because we did bad things in our past life. And the reason we are happy now is because of the merits we did in our past life. Hmm. By the way, do you all remember your past lives? You don't, do you? At least I don't, not at all. It's kind of absurd to be accused of a crime you didn't commit. If I hurt someone in a past life and I re...

 I just watched the YouTube video of "The Introduction of Buddhism II" that I made, and I realized that because I make songs like this, wherever I read in Buddhist scriptures or holy books, it says  "I will save you."  Because I suddenly sing "Save me~♪" at a loud volume. It's really annoying and loud. It was the same with "Manimani," but I did it again without learning my lesson. I'm sure it was annoying even for Kannon.  "It's noisy, I have good ears. I can hear you even if you don't sing so loud."  That's right. Kannon has hell-ears, and even if we don't say it out loud, just by thinking about it, she will save us from danger.  The power of thinking about Kannon  So, is this almost a punishment from the Buddha? Wherever I look in Buddhist scriptures or holy books, I can only read  "I will save you"  as the answer to "Save us~♪". It's a bit troubling, but this is. If there was a test on ...

 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...