Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I don't have a partner for life

Hello. Thank you for your support. I have been abused since I was a child, bullied by my siblings, and have no friends due to distrust of humanity. I left my parents' house, married a lonely person similar to myself, and had children. I got in touch with my parents and siblings on the...

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The plastic surgery was successful but I regret it

I'm going to be a college student starting in spring. As soon as I graduated from high school, I had plastic surgery to make my eyes double eyelid. I thought I hadn't changed that much, but when I met my high school classmates, everyone told me that they had changed. I was happy to have double...

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movies

It seems that they will make a film set in the local area. There is an audition. I'd like to try it out. I think something will change if I take on the challenge. Does Bon-san watch movies too? Were you in a movie?

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I'm having an affair

I'm a college student who has had a boyfriend of 1 year since we started dating. Recently, I was liked by a customer at my part-time job, and while I got in touch with them, I began to have an affair (sexual activity) due to that trend. They went well together, and we met a few times after...

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About the Three Treasures of Mahayana (why “Buddha”)

Thank you and good evening. We are always grateful to all of you for answering our questions. This time, I have a question about the Three Treasures of Mahayana Buddhism. What are the three treasures in primitive Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism after the fall of Buddha Buddha = Shakyamuni...

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A child who doesn't want to work hard

Please give me some advice on children who dropped out of art colleges and become ronin preparation for the entrance exam next spring. When I take the university entrance exam, the reason is simply because college graduates get a better salary than high school graduates to get a job, and “I...

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About the use of customs after visiting a shrine

Nice to meet you. I think the content is very rude, but I'm helplessly worried and would like to ask you a question. I'm going to Tokyo soon to take a job-related qualification exam, but I'm taking a day off until the next two days. There is also the fact that I can go to Tokyo after a long...

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About meditation

I suffer from mental illnesses such as interpersonal phobia and anxiety disorder. However, I have a strong desire to connect and get involved with people, and I have a strong desire to grow myself. Therefore, I started meditating six months ago. However, I didn't think effective meditation was...

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My daughter committed suicide.

My middle school daughter took her own life. I was a single mother and only daughter. Because there was no suicide note and discovery was delayed It was a few days and 49 days after the funeral, and I couldn't make it in time for the Buddhist altar. Is it true that people who commit...

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It's painful

I had insomnia and panic disorder about 7 years ago, became depressed, my self-operated store went bankrupt, got divorced, and received life insurance for 2 years. However, I spent a year interacting with the people I met, and left Kyoto, where I was raised, and moved to Kanto. However, even...

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I'm anxious and it's hard

I'm a high school student. It's summer vacation now, but I'm not good at school, I have few friends, and I'm lethargic every day. I often feel vague anxiety, and I want to die. My stomach hurts when I'm nervous, but I wasn't able to take classes properly at school, and I felt like I was truant....

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I want to stop the manners

Nice to meet you, I have an important girlfriend. We've been dating for about 2 months, but we are considering getting married and are in a serious relationship. I think he is an ideal person with the best personality and physical compatibility. However, I have been fond of sex games since I...

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Where are the deceased during Obon?

Hello. Thank you for always listening to me. I lost my father last year, but since my father wasn't an heir, it was a year where the rest of the family didn't know or got lost because they were worried about Buddhist rituals. Obon was also quite a strange event, so I'd like you to tell me a...

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If you're not young and in good health, can't you become a monk?

I have been suffering from depression for 22 years. Meanwhile, divorce, death of parents, traffic accidents, etc. were recently hit by the Osaka Northern Earthquake and were damaged. Since around the end of March of this year, my depression has worsened, and I have been having a difficult...

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I attempted suicide for an idiot reason and stayed old

I'm a university student in Tokyo. I jumped off for a stupid reason. The reason was that I couldn't seem to meet the deadline for the report, so I panicked and jumped off the second floor of the university. Because of that, I broke both my heel and lower back, and was hospitalized, and as a...

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I want to get rid of mental suffering in Buddhism

Please save me with Buddhism. It's hard and painful to live. I first understood that this world was full of suffering, then I understood that the world was full of suffering, then I understood that anguish, thirst, and greed would make me suffer, learned the form of impermanent behavior,...

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Please tell me how to calm my worries.

Please tell me how to calm down when “arrogance” and “greed” occur.

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How to do “facial cleansing”

Does “facial cleansing” also change (must be changed) according to the situation? I think “face-blessing” is a very good word and act. All of the responding monks have also been touched upon in their answers several times. However, due to measures to prevent infection with the novel...

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What is causal retaliation?

There are people who have been bullied in the past and hate them even now. The statute of limitations has now reached the point of resentment, and I think it has reached the point of resentment. Even though they weren't bullied or even hostile, there are people who still can't forgive...

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physical pain

Hello. Are you doing pretty well right now, I do once in a while All at once My body is throbbing and my whole body aches. My joints hurt so much that I can't stand It was so heavy that I thought someone was riding on my back I'm wandering around. I feel like I'm groaning. I've been...

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