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“Not to be nothing, but to understand that everything is and is not actually concrete.”

Philosophy Buddhism Zen

Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

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“Endo told me that when he first read this story, he thought that it was about regret, and how people leave many things undone and unsaid when they die, and that the burden of such grief -- for the living and the dead -- is quite possibly the greatest torture any person will ever undergo. But then, as we discussed the story, we decided that it was really about how the man had let go and come to accept that the wife was gone, though the process had made him ill for a while.”

Philosophy Death Of A Loved One

Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Source: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

“Here in this country often chastised for its lack of mental health services, for its lack of a language to discuss suffering and depression, we were out in the open, ringing bells, writing down the names of the people we missed, praying for them, and planning on spending several days in their company because we missed them. There was nothing private about our grief.”

Grief Buddhism Japan

Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Source: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

“When Japanese people did gamman and tried to endure that which cannot be endured, they were harming themselves. "It is better," Maruko said, "to speak up and to express oneself. We must learn to do this in Japan.”

Mental Health Japan Gaman

Book:Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Source: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey