The teachings of Buddhism are the teachings of herbivores

 Investing takes over your heart.


And your heart is no longer turned toward God (Buddha).


That's what it comes down to in a nutshell.


It turns out that money is humanity's greatest enemy, or rather, its trap.


No wonder it's Iblis's (the devil's) signature move.


Now, I'll leave the topic of investing here. I feel like talking about Shinran again, so I'll continue. When asked what to do if you were attacked violently, Shinran


I think he would have said, "Just run away."


In other words,


"Run, run, run away."


That's what I remember writing something like that before. Maybe it's Shinran's influence. If the enemy attacks you with force, just run away.


"Of the 36 strategies, running away is the best."


This is an excellent tactic. To begin with, Buddhism is absolutely pacifist. When you read the early Buddhist scriptures, you'll see that monks always look down when they walk. The reason for this is to avoid stepping on small insects and killing them while walking. Buddhism abhors killing, so they always walked carefully so as not to step on any insects.


You can't even kill a single insect.


This is Buddhism. There's no way you could kill someone like that.


So, if I'm attacked violently, I have no choice but to run away. This is the teaching and strategy of a herbivore. So, does that mean we always lose and eventually perish? The world is not that simple. It's not like all herbivores have become extinct; in fact, it's actually predators and carnivores that go extinct first. Lions, tigers, wolves, and so on. The world is deeper than you think.


They say that running away is winning.


But maybe that's true.


However, several generations after Shinran, the religious organization grew so large that it was no longer possible to run away, and things like the Ikko Ikki uprisings began to occur, causing trouble for the Sengoku daimyo, and in extreme cases, they were even driven out. Ieyasu and Nobunaga both had a lot of trouble with them.


But I think that's not what Shinran taught us.


First, run, run, and run as much as you can, and if that doesn't work, then that's the time. When that happens, I think I'll ask Buddha what to do.


Follow the guidance of love and compassion

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