It's been a year since my last article and I'm starting again. A baby was born to the Matsuoka family last September. Since he is the fourth child, "Shirou" would have been fine, but since he is the second son, we chose "Jiro." The age difference between her and her eldest daughter is 16 years. At 39 years old, I feel like this is my first grandchild, and it's just so adorable, no matter what. I want to say, "Welcome! Let's have fun together!" "That's a shame. Let's train together." Apparently, this is the correct way to speak to someone in Buddhism. It was last year, I had the opportunity to sit with a Rinzai or Jodo Shinshu monk for about 30 minutes. I asked, "Will we meet again in another life?" "It's possible, but let's hope for the sake of the deceased that it doesn't come to that." Then he told me about reincarnation. Apparently when a person dies, there are two paths they can take: "attaining enlightenment" or "reincarnation." It seems that enlightenment is a concept of "consciousness" and reincarnation is a concept of "soul." The basic premise is that "everyone wants to attain nirvana," "You're not good enough yet, go and train again." This is what reincarnation is, where we are reborn reluctantly, crying. It seems that there are six realms of reincarnation depending on the training required. In order of difficulty It is literally a hellish realm. The world of hungry ghosts. The realm of animals, the animal kingdom. The world of Shura is a never-ending battle. Our human world. Heavenly world. It is said that one will continue their training by being reincarnated in some realm forever until they attain enlightenment. Apparently, it is natural to suffer since one is training in this world in order to attain enlightenment. So for newborn babies "That's a pity. You've been reincarnated. Let's train together..." This is the correct way to speak to someone, according to a Buddhist monk. That's why babies are born crying, he even added a punchline. I was not born to do anything, I was born just to train. Of course, it's only natural that nothing you do will go well. As expected, the monk's sermon made me feel a lot better. The six realms of reincarnation are always somewhere in the human world, I feel like I have six kinds of minds within me. Depending on your own state, you can fall into any area at any time, No matter where I fall, "Well, it's just training anyway." It's easy if you can think like that. Last year was a time when I was often worried and anxious, I'm finally starting to think, "Well, this is about right." The birth of my child is a blessing as it always gives me an opportunity to practice. In 2000, she began her training as a craftsman, becoming the eldest daughter. He founded KOMA in 2003 as the eldest son. In 2009, my second daughter was preparing to launch our own products. All of the training was fun, so I thought it would be good for my child. I think I'll say, "Welcome! Let's have fun together!" And the new training that Jiro underwent was, We are now starting to aim for full-scale overseas expansion. Matsuoka family had baby born on September last year. Given 4th children, I may be able to name him as "Sirou", however, as second son, I have named him as "Jiro." There is 16 years difference between first daughter and him. For me, as if first grandson at my age of 39 years old, he is cute without any reason. I would like to say to him "Welcome! Let's enjoy life with me!" However, from the point of appropriate buddhist words would be "I am sorry. Let's train with me." Last year, I had an opportunity to have a same table for about 30 minutes with a buddhist in either Ringai school or Soto school. Replying to my question "Are we able to meet again after re-born?". "It would be possible, however, for the sake of the dead person, we would be better not to expect so." And he explained about the metempsychosis. When people die, there would be 2 ways, one is entering into Nirvana, the other is entering into metempsychosis. Entering into Nirvana belongs to "consciousness" area and entering into metempsychosis belongs to "soul" area. Despite everybody's wish entering into Nirvana, metempsychosis would be re-born with tears sentenced as "you have not been adequately grown up, thus, need training again." There are 6 regions in the metempsychosis. Expressed in order of pains The world of the hell, literally The world of hungry suffering from hunger The world of animals The world of Asura where fights are always prevailing The world of human-being we belong to The world of heaven Until entering into Nirvana, trainings are supposed to continue at any one of the world. Given training for entering into Nirvana, it would be natural to live with feeling pains. So, to appropriate words for babies would be "I am sorry for your metempsychosis. Let's train with me." from the point of buddhists. He put punchlines as "That is why babies are born crying." We are born not to do something but to train ourselves. So, it would be quite natural we always encounter challenges whatever we do. He is buddhist, I was relieved with his explanations somehow. 6 kinds of worlds in the metempsychosis would exist anywhere in the world of human-beings and it appears to me that I always have 6 kinds of minds. We may fall in to any world of minds depending on our own responsibility, however, it would be relieved once we think it sa "it would be just one of trainings." I have frequently frustrated with concerning various stuffs last year, I have gradually become able to think them as "That is what it is" at last. In 2000, the first daughter was born when I started training as craftsman of furnitures. In 2003, the first son was born when I established KOMA. In 2009, the second daughter was born when I had prepared KOMA own products I have enjoyed each training, thus, I would like to say to my second son "Welcome! Let's enjoy tighter!" And, new training with Jiro would be start for the full-scale overseas development of KOMA.
