Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

My mind is dangerous, please help

It's hard to go to work. My relationships are bad, and I'm in hell. Even though I was taking tranquilizers, my physical condition didn't improve, and I do my best every day while imagining the faces of my family! Bosses don't seem like bosses, they only rely on their subordinates, and if they...

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Are there any famous people who are enlightened?

I want to know what kind of person an enlightened person is. Thank you for your support.

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Disgust with marital life

The other day, I attended a meeting saying it was very mentally tough. I came home late at night after the meeting. Then, when I was exhausted, my wife called me to my room to talk to me. My wife knows how much mental damage this meeting was, but the silly fight from a few days ago didn't end,...

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What is the existence of God?

I'm indebted to you. There is a Buddhist altar at my husband's parents' house and a kamidana diagonally above it. In terms of Buddhism, what kind of person is God and what position is it? I'm new to Buddhism, so I'm curious about a lot of things. Thank you for your support.

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It's like watching Gaki

Tokyo will welcome Obon. Please let me talk about my relatives. I can't go into details, but this is a pretty troubled person. In the past, I left my parents' inheritance unattended by saying “I don't know how to do it,” etc., and kept stock dividends, preferential vouchers, etc. sent in the...

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Is it possible to have a love affair with a temple child?

I fell in love at first sight for the first time! I met that person at a training session! I thought it was cool when I taught him at the seminar! I can't be in the same class as him anymore... I don't know how to appeal! What should I do? After all, doesn't love at first sight come true? A...

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I don't like my weak self

While taking a walk with my child (2 years old at the time) over a year ago, a group of about 4 or 5 male students from a nearby high school came across the street, and while passing by, one of them suddenly pretended to hit my child while making a strange voice. The people who came and those who...

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I'm homosexual.

I'm homosexual. But I can't say that to a friend, mother, or relative I trust. There is someone I'm in a relationship with right now, but is it still disrespectful to the other person that I feel embarrassed about? But I think I have to say it sometime. However, it's hard to say it because...

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It's hard to be kind

I'm struggling to raise a 1-year-old child. My husband comes home late for weekday work or drinking parties, and I do all the work for my kids. The couple had a fight over the weekend about childcare. My husband told me, “If you have any complaints about my method, I feel like I should do it...

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It's hard to live.

I don't know how to handle negative feelings within myself without spitting them out. A friend told me that it is better not to leave or write on SNS, sentences, etc., and I was told that it would be annoying for people around me if I didn't do the processing myself. How do normal people...

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A friend who has been cut off

I had someone who promised “I'll go out with you when I get a job in Tokyo.” However, that person played violently with women, and they went on rants with each other every time they had a fight. In particular, I received terrible words from him such as “die” and “I don't think anything even if I...

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tune in

well. = only. I want to be. I want to synchronize. What should I do?

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An act of betrayal of the company. it's hard.

I'm an office worker now. The work is going well. Even within the same generation, people around me say it's a successful career. However, the other day, I was scouted by a prominent member of the labor union. They highly praised me and received enthusiastic invitations to work with people...

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I'm afraid of becoming an adult

I'm currently 19 years old. I work as a high school graduate, and every time I see my bosses at work, I think, “Can I become such a solid adult?” during work and even after I get home. I had a strong sense of aversion to becoming an adult while I was in high school. I think there is probably...

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I was confessed

I confessed, but to be honest, I don't have confidence in myself. That person was confessed “to her” even though I've only met him twice. I'm waiting for your reply. I'm thinking of telling her that I'm thinking positively this Valentine's Day, but I'm also trying to tell her something that...

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Will I be on a good path in the future?

I'll be 45 next month, and I've been unemployed for a few months now. Spending time lazily every day like this doesn't add anything, so if I don't work my whole life until old age and live a self-depraved lifestyle every day, I'm sure I'll be regarded as a loser. I really want to work if I can...

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I blame my husband for not feeling compassion for his baby.

We got married this spring and soon had a child. I'm now 18 weeks pregnant. I don't think my husband is really interested in babies. I've never been told that I want to see Echo photos, and I don't read books given to me by public health centers or hospitals for my father to read in...

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Were sutras being read properly?

There was a memorial service on my husband's mother's side the other day, and I attended it for the first time since getting married. Seen from my husband's point of view It was a memorial service for great-grandpa's father, great-grandpa, and great-grandma. The monk who read the sutras was...

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The meaning of living

I don't think my family cares for me. A family is simply called a “tribe,” and I thought they would encourage and help other families when they were struggling. However, in reality, even if I am bullied, I am bombarded with words such as “because you are weak” or “it costs money because you...

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About Marchigake

Sorry for the trivial question. Please tell me about March Gake. It is said that if you go through March, you will have hardships from beginning to end, and it is unlucky, but if you return something in return in August, such as when a child was born on 6/30, will it be March? Even when I...

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