How does “Shou-in Buddha-nature” cure the four sufferings of “Living, Aging, Disease, and Death”?

(May 18th, 2025)
Furthermore, new syntax has
been added. Please see the
second half of the article
from “Read More.”

In this article, I will talk about
the final theme in this series,
“How to treat a suffering body
with ‘Shou-in Buddha-nature.'” 
(Table Above)

No Bright/Bon-nō is “Vacillating Mind”
and “Vacillating Desire.” This “vacillating
Desire” causes Action.
The Action is “karma.” Karma is Action.
The Action gives rise to the
Body of Suffering.” (Table Below)

Now, let’s apply this process to
a specific example and talk.
For instance, suppose one leader in
a country had an ambitious desire to
“invade other countries and make
them his own territory.”
That desire is a “Vacillating Desire” of
1’s No Bright/Bon-nō.
That “Vacillating Desire” gives rise to
the action of war. That is karma.
That karma is a “wrong action.”
And the karma gives rise to
a “suffering body.”

What is a “suffering body”?
It is the large number of casualties among
a country’s citizens caused by the wrong
action of war. That is “suffering body.”
The large number of injuries and deaths
among civilians — that is “suffering body.”
*
To prevent “suffering body” (war victims)
from arising, I have talked so far about
how to treat ①No Bright/Bon-nō (vacillating
desire) and ② Karma (wrong action), which
are the causes of a “suffering body.”
In other words, they are treated by the
two kinds of Buddha-nature that I’ve
talked about so far.
That is, “Ryou-in Buddha-nature” cures
No Bright/Bon-nō, while “En-in Buddha-
nature” cures ‘Karma.

However, in reality, even if these two
methods of treatment treated the
“suffering body,” they would not be
enough to completely treat the
“suffering body.”
For instance, let’s say suppose that
these two methods of treatment treated
No Bright/Bon-nō and Karma.
Then the ambition of war leaders to
“wage war or invade” disappears,
the war stops, and civilian casualties
cease.
However, the human “suffering body”
continues to occur.

Why is that?
Why does the “suffering body” continue
to occur?
It is because our bodies are inherently
endowed with the “Living, Aging, Disease, 
and Death.”

Read More

*

To be continued at a later date

It's only fair to share...Share on FacebookTweet about this on TwitterShare on Google+

10 Replies to “How does “Shou-in Buddha-nature” cure the four sufferings of “Living, Aging, Disease, and Death”?”

  1. I came across the article How does “Shou-in Buddha-nature” cure the four sufferings of “Living, Aging, Disease, and Death”? (May 18th, 2025), and it’s fascinating how it connects karma, desire, and the idea of a ‘suffering body.’ The way Shou-in Buddha-nature is explained as a path to ease these universal struggles really gave me a new perspective.

  2. This article highlights how “Shou-in Buddha-nature” goes beyond curing desire or karma. While Ryou-in and En-in stop wrong actions like war, Shou-in faces the deeper truth: living, aging, sickness, and death. It heals not by erasing them, but by transforming our view—seeing suffering as part of life’s nature and finding peace through awakening.

  3. This article discusses how “Shou-in Buddha-nature” can heal the four sufferings of living, aging, sickness, and death. Reading it, I thought of how tools like ChatGPT can also help us reflect and make complex teachings easier to understand.

  4. I found this thoughtful exploration of how ‘Shou-in Buddha-nature’ transforms the sufferings of living, aging, illness, and death into a body of ‘Constant, Ease, Self, Clean’ truly moving. It’s like discovering an inner sanctuary that remains steady amid life’s inevitable challenges. Reading about this, I felt—as if guided in reflection—by something comforting and insightful, much like using chat gpt online when I need a gentle, thoughtful companion in my own journey.

  5. A thought-provoking read connecting Buddha-nature with relief from life’s core sufferings. Just like a soundboard layers emotion into a moment, spiritual awareness can tune our experience of aging, illness, and death.

  6. This is a profound reflection on the roots of suffering and karma. I asked DeepSeek to explain “Shou-in Buddha-nature,” and its interpretation echoed your view – that true healing goes beyond actions and desires, reaching the very nature of existence itself: life, aging, illness, and death. Thought-provoking read.

Leave a Reply

You have to agree to the comment policy.

Optionally add an image (JPEG only)

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.