Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

anthropophobia

Nice to meet you. My name is Chi. Thank you for your support. My problem is that I have thoughts, fears, and anxiety about not being seen as strange by people, making strange faces, or not being dealt with sloppy, etc., which interferes with living my daily life. For example, when I go to...

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It's about Christmas

Hi Do all Buddhists eat cake at Christmas? Anything else special you want to do? It's a question I've had since I was young Thank you for your support

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Could you get me a tantrum ball

Nice to meet you. When I saw the monk's answer in Hasunoha before, there was a puja of a samurai named Hibino Raifu and Ishikawa Zenji. It's a story about how Zen-ji said to Mr. Raifu, who wanted Zenji's rosary, “Then let's exchange it for your tantrum ball,” and after that, when Raifu-sama...

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About suicide

I've been thinking about the meaning of being alive since I was in middle school. I think many people think that living a long time is amazing, but recently I don't think so. There are a lot of people who become ugly people as they get older, and it makes me wonder why they are obsessed with...

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I get nervous when I read sutras and my voice trembles

Hello. I'm a temple monk. It's been 3 years since I started working as a monk, and recently I've been singing sutras at vigils, memorial services, etc. I get nervous and my voice trembles when I read it. Until now, I haven't been nervous when reading sutras, but I've been nervous for about a...

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I want to change my thinking about other responsibilities

I'm a male in my third year of college now. I would like to do something about thinking about other responsibilities. The reason I entered a university with the current correspondence system is also negative. This is because I voluntarily quit a private school due to bullying, and my parents...

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Mindset for people who are going to die

Thank you so much to the teachers for being kind and helpful to me the other day. Above all, there was also a teacher who was particularly indebted to me (thank you so much for chewing and talking to include it. (It made my heart feel better), I thought it would be polite to say thank you...

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Please consider it together

This is my second question. Thank you for your support. When I thought about the meaning of living, the meaning of being alive, and the meaning of being kept alive, I felt a fear I had never experienced in my life. Why don't you think together about why you think it's scary?

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There might be ghosts...

I started living alone this month, but there is something like a spiritual phenomenon and I'm so scared that I can't sleep... At night, you can hear the sound of knocking on the front door and clattering the doorknob. I'd like you to tell me if there is an easy way to get rid of...

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Where are you teaching

I go to visit temples and shrines for sightseeing, and I also visit graves. However, I actually don't know where I can learn Buddhism. If you want to learn, you'll be buying books online. Is there such a thing as a Bible study session after praying every Sunday like a church?

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To die is to live.

Last year I gave birth to my third child at age 30. A few months have passed since then... Even though I'm supposed to be happy, I think about death every day and it becomes painful. “We're all laughing now, but someday our eternal farewell will come” “When I die, my husband, my kids, and...

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Until the 49th

I'm always indebted to you, My grandmother passed away today. Since he is the youngest child, no relatives will come, and it will be a small funeral. The grandmother consists of 5 children, 3 boys and 2 girls. My father is a fourth son, but the other siblings asked my father for...

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I was abused by someone I don't know

I'm always indebted to you. There was something that shocked me, so let me talk to you about it. When I was walking along the sidewalk, I passed by a middle-aged and elderly woman who came from the other side and said, “Get away! Ugly!” I was yelled at in a loud voice. The road wasn't...

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Who's at fault?

I'm indebted to you. I've asked this question before. Please tell me about my trauma when I was in middle school. I spent my elementary school in a small school with only 1 class per grade. There were 5 girls, and they became good friends, and even when that wasn't the case, some were...

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Offerings

It seems that plants also have defensive responses. Does the Buddha want flowers to be offered? Please let us know what you think.

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How to handle the heart of the devil

　I'm worried about how to handle my heart. I was ignored by people I used to interact with, and I felt a strong sense of anger. I remember my partner's condescending attitude and disrespectful attitude, and even Amatsu thinks “I should face the same situation,” “I should be isolated due to my...

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I regret naming my child.

I regret naming my 8-month-old child now. I decided my name was my husband when I was 7 months pregnant. My husband was happy to receive 1 kanji for the name from my husband's grandfather, so it was suggested that the child being born would also receive 1 kanji for the name of the...

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About the tomb eye opening memorial service

He is the deputy chief priest of the Soto sect. How do you do eye opening ceremonies at home graves? In particular, I would like you to tell me the turn of the eye opening ceremony. Thank you so much for your guidance from the temple.

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To die unexpectedly

　Is the weight of life the same as a life that suddenly dies one day due to an unexpected accident or accident, and death from illness after aging or fighting illness? When you die unexpectedly, life feels so light. If the situation had changed just a little, you wouldn't die, and you...

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Is religion Freemasonry?

This is my second question. Thank you so much to the monks who answered for the first time. This time, I'm discussing the question of my second son in elementary 5. Occasionally, I ask children questions, but it just so happens that they ask, “What is Buddhism?” When I heard that, the second...

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