Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

Will training make you able to handle souls?

When the tomb was built, they were asked to do something like an initiation ceremony. Is it OK to be able to handle souls after practicing ascetic practices? Does it mean that monks practice ascetic practices to acquire such special abilities?

4 responses

I haven't stopped being frustrated since I worked

I joined the company as a new graduate, but every day I just got scolded for my failure. Maybe that was the cause, and after working, I began to feel angry at trivial things. I feel angry about things I didn't care about before, such as the person in front of me walking slowly, and the LINE I...

4 responses

My own failure

When I was in the 5th grade of elementary school, when the kids in my class stepped on both ends of the broom while cleaning, I was hanging a rag, and my finger was stepped on by that broom. They didn't apologize even when I said it was painful, and I didn't like that kid anymore. After that,...

4 responses

Are there exchanges between monks and priests?

I'm curious, so let me ask you a question. Do Japanese monks ever gather with monks from temples around the world to hold exchange meetings? (online or something) One more thing, are there exchanges between Shinto priests and monks at each shrine? I think it depends on the temple or shrine,...

4 responses

What is a good way to have a good relationship with your family.

Nice to meet you. We are in our 30s. I live with my older wife, daughter who will be 1 year old this year, and 1 cat. I changed jobs and moved just recently because my income and living expenses aren't commensurate. The background is like this. My problem is how to deal with my wife and...

4 responses

Every day is painful

I just changed jobs and it's hard every day. It's closer than my previous job, but commuting was terribly exhausting due to transfers and congestion, making it harder than before. There weren't many jobs in my previous job, and my employment quota changed, and I changed jobs to make more useful...

4 responses

Keeping the commandments

There are “precepts” in Buddhist teachings, so why must they be followed? I work for a regular company, and I have a longing for monks who keep the precepts. I also have a feeling that I want to become a monk. But it's hard to take the first step. Previously, when I asked questions about...

4 responses

I'm afraid of life and myself

Hello. I'm afraid of life. This is because people can die easily. By jumping off a rooftop or jumping into a railroad track. I'm afraid of such an unfortunate, ephemeral life. Why are we living such lives now even though we die? If you want to die, you can die anytime, so I wonder why...

4 responses

where do people go when they die?

Go to heaven or hell. Being born again becomes a new life. I've also heard that if it's cremated, it becomes a ghost, and if it's a burial, it becomes a zombie. Life after death. I'm sure it's a world you won't understand as long as you live. However, it is precisely because we are alive...

4 responses

Is child-making a parent's ego?

I came up with the idea that it wasn't my parents' ego that I was born in the first place. My parents have an arranged marriage. The two found a partner through matchmaking, even though I don't know why, whether it's for financial reasons, or if they just want children or a family. It's...

4 responses

Do I need a driver's license, computer operation, or anything else to become a monk?

My name is Harusora and I want to become a monk in the future. It goes without saying that devotion to and learning about Buddhism is essential for becoming a monk, but are there any other skills (or are better) required? It seems that a car is necessary for traveling at memorial...

4 responses

I got into a fight with my friend

The beginning was that until then, we had been communicating on LINE, etc., but suddenly communication became normal. I wanted at least one report from there, but I left it as it was for a while, wondering if there was some reason why they didn't dare to contact me. The promised day to play was...

4 responses

It's unbearably painful due to regret.

I lost an important person last fall. Since then, it's been so painful that it's been unbearable. I'm just that person's work colleague, so there's nothing I can do. I'm married, and I loved that person. I just liked it and didn't mean to say anything. There was a time when the workplace...

4 responses

Isn't suicide the best form of salvation?

You can escape all suffering, and you can move away from the movement of living. Annoying about suicide! You can die whatever you like, but scum that causes trouble to others should die! You can also get away from most selfish people in the world who end up like that. Suicide is a nuisance...

4 responses

How to become nothing

After consulting here several times, I was able to see my own way of life. I also felt a lot of energy if I had to live. Thank you very much. I get impatient when words or things that are bad for me suddenly happen right in front of trouble or right in front of me, and meaningless anxiety...

4 responses

It makes me think I made a mistake in my life choices

I went back home the other day, and being in touch with my parents made me feel mixed. My home is a rural home that has been around for a long time. I'm unmarried, but I'm at an age where I can't want kids anymore, There is no sign that my brother is getting married either. I think I was...

4 responses

I want to die

I don't have any money and now I want to die I have debts It shouldn't matter anymore, but when I think about my kids and parents, I don't have the courage to die I'm planning to discuss my debt with a law firm, but it seems like I'll be crushed by anxiety about not being able to see the...

4 responses

Balancing work and childcare I want someone to take care of me

It's hard to balance work and childcare, and I just want someone to listen to the story, so I'm writing it. Rather than advice, I want people to take it as “that's tough.” I work as a surgeon and I have 2 children. My younger child is still small and wakes up many times in the middle of the...

4 responses

Her father who is planning to get married with a sense of discrimination against the tribe

I have a girlfriend who is planning to get married. She is a very unbelievably good girlfriend for me, and she is important to her. They are now living together for half, and when I told each other's parents that they would get married, it seems that her father told me the address of my...

4 responses

What are the merits of Buddhism that other religions do not have

I'm interested in “religion,” which has a big influence on people's values, thoughts, and behavior, and I like Buddhist ideas among them, so I've believed in Buddha until now. However, while watching, listening, and researching various opinions, there are aspects where I think every religion...

4 responses

page 1