Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

The reason why they are being kept alive

I am saved by Hasunoha's answers every time. However, I have not been able to put into practice most of the advice I was given. Negative emotions are so big and heavy that they are crushed. I don't think it can be helped if people think they're being spoiled, but I just can't move. He really...

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Can I learn Buddhism on a site called the Buddhism Online Introductory Course?

There were a lot of things this year, and I experienced it firsthand, and I spent my days making my heart ache So, it feels like I got a lot of information on the internet and got confused and amplified my suffering Under such circumstances, I met here, had a few consultations, and I feel...

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What should I do at the end of my life

Thank you for your busy schedule My own illness (in my 40s) progressed little by little I think I have to put an end to my life Where should I start I don't know, I'm worried My parents have also been divorced, and when I was a kid I hardly remember visiting graves. I got married, and...

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About the business

I would like to ask you a question tonight. In Buddhism, there are bad causes and bad effects, and good causes and good effects The world deceives people with lies, exploits wealth from the poor, discriminate against races and ethnic groups, commit violence, incite wars There are people who...

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The abnormal complex of being inexperienced in sexual intercourse

I'm a 23 year old man. I will be a new member of society starting in April. As the title suggests, I have never had sexual intercourse with women (commonly known as a virgin). Also, I have an abnormal complex about being a virgin. At the same time, I have an abnormal longing for sexual...

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Is my son protected by someone

A year and a half has passed since my son committed suicide The smile on the day I last saw that girl When I think about it now, she had a sad smile saying something. But I couldn't notice anything, I couldn't protect them, I couldn't help them What kind of thoughts did I have when I reached...

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How to not succumb to fear and hesitation when committing suicide?

I plan to commit suicide in six months. I'm not going to change this idea. I'm tired of hearing advice like “talk to 00” everywhere. They are already receiving medical treatment. So I'm not asking for it. When I commit suicide, I want to know the Buddhist view of life and death in order to...

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I just got a job, but I can't help but feel uneasy.

I recently graduated from a four-year university and got a job at a company. The seniors at the company are all cheerful and nice, and their salaries and benefits are pretty good in the industry/job category. However, I can't help but feel uneasy from the bottom of my heart about whether I can...

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I'm addicted to women's customs.

It's an embarrassing story, but the title says it. I went to a different place, but it wasn't good, and I did a lot of research, and since it became the current book nominee, I chose that person. I don't know if I like it or if I recommend it. I know it's work, but the compliments from him are...

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I can't play a musical instrument

I'm in charge of the saxophone in the technical college's brass band, and from a certain point on, it became difficult to breathe when I held an instrument, and I was struck by the feeling that it was completely dark in front of me, and I couldn't play. Even so, I liked the club activity itself...

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The teachings of the afterlife

Since I was a child, according to Buddhist teachings, if people were able to go to the Pure Land of Paradise after death, it would be fun to meet nostalgic people who were gone before. Or rather, I am practicing ascetic practices in order to serve the Buddha. I've heard a lot of rumors, such as...

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I don't have confidence...

I'm not going well with anything. Career choices, hobbies, romance... Even though it's my own decision, I get lost, and little things make me uneasy. I think the reason this happens is because I don't have confidence in myself. There's nothing good about me... I've only been able to see the...

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I regret naming my child

(I wrote my name on my profile) I regret naming my child. The reason I regret it is that I can't read it with guesswork. When I put it on, if I think about it now, it's no wonder why I didn't notice it, but for some reason I didn't notice it, and since it was described on the...

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Mindset and wisdom for life

I want to know the attitude and wisdom to calmly deal with what is to happen

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What is an obsession with life

In a Buddhist book I read before, Buddha realized that fear of death was due to an obsession with life It was written on it. So why is it bad to take your own life when you don't like living? Why shouldn't you want to die because you're heartbroken, your job isn't going well, or if you...

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I can't tell anyone.

I can't talk to my family, friends, or anyone else. I'm going to go crazy if I leave it like this, so I'll stop here and throw up. I had a child with someone I've been in a relationship with since last year, then I enrolled, and a girl was born in January of this year. However, my face is...

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What does atoning for a crime mean? What if I disappeared from this world...?

I'm sorry that it was a story from a few years ago and I don't even know if it's a correct memory, and it's abstract and difficult to understand... please answer... A few years ago, I may have been involved in an incident, and I have talked with people involved in that incident. At the time, I...

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I don't like living

I've been unemployed for about 4 years now, and I don't understand the point of living. I'll be 40 years old on December 0. I'm thinking of it as my last specification at 40 years, which is only a good time. I'm this kind of person, so I'm isolated with my family, I hardly talk, I'm in a state...

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Am I overthinking things?

Nice to meet you. I've been thinking about life in my own way for a long time, since I was in middle school. When I was young, I tried to live properly (in simple terms, basic things I learn in morality), and I thought that it would make me happy. However, looking back until now,...

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I almost cry when I see a parent and child who are on good terms

I've been working at an otolaryngology clinic in the city since this summer. My salary is close to life, but for me, who has had a labor gap of nearly 3 years since I quit my previous job, there is almost nothing to do with life or death, I can manage it even if I take a break, I'm not deeply...

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