Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I want to be like the Buddha

I want to have a kind and open heart like a Buddha. What should I do to do that? If I do that, can I go to heaven?

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How to learn Buddhism

If it's Christianity, Protestants, Catholics, or any denomination, there are Bible lectures every week when I go to church, and it's hard for believers and those who haven't been baptized to understand, but I can attend mass and worship and be taught. If I want to learn Buddhism, how should I...

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Are piercings bad?

I want to open my piercings. I want to open not only my ears, but also scrampers and wrist piercings, etc., but my mother is very critical and I'm not convinced. Certainly, I don't think body piercings are very good in the public eye, but they even say, “If you can open something like that, leave...

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It's hard to get into a small temple

I'm indebted to you I don't know if it's a praying category, but m () m Until now, maybe once or twice a year There is a famous large shrine or next to it I've been going to temples until now However, at a small temple nearby I've never been in It's Somehow there are a lot...

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What is happiness

What is happiness? I have nothing to eat, and when my life is at the last minute, I think about what happiness is Even if someone you love is by your side, can you make that person happy? There are people who have money, jobs, and families who choose death When I think about how long...

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Which is the order of heirs or dreams?

　I am the eldest son of a certain Rinzai sect Kenchoji school, Coupled with the fact that I've been bullied for a long time and the times, I want to become a lawyer. On the other hand, parents are told that if it is after 3 years of training no matter what, they can go to law school, and if...

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Does happiness depend on previous lives?

As the title says In this life, happy people did good deeds in previous lives In this life, people who aren't happy did bad deeds in previous lives Does that mean? To an acquaintance ・The parent-child relationship is very bad, and they fight all the time ・Self-centered There are...

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Disagreement with the eldest son

My relationship with my eldest son has been bad since I was little, and we have conflicts every time. My eldest son really doesn't match my personality due to his own pace and everything is sloppy, and now, despite being a ronin, he is living every day escaping reality. This is my ronin after...

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About myself being jealous of my sister-in-law

Hello. This is my first time asking a question. My eldest son's wife lives together on the premises. My husband has a brother and sister. They are each married, and my younger brother lives in the neighborhood and my younger sister lives in the prefecture. I got married from outside the...

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Should I stop a kid who wants to quit the club?

Hello. My name is Hina, and I'm teaching new hires at a university drama club. It's a traditional club where they practice every day and teach strictly, and many newcomers say it's hard and they want to quit. They say they don't like it because they are stubborn and scared even if they are...

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Philosophize

Good evening. I'm always indebted to you. Thank you very much. A long time ago, when I was young, I thought that when I was in my mid-forties, the same thing would be repeated every day, but I encounter new encounters and events every day, and there are also small changes, and I live my life...

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What if

If there was a magic that could make any wish come true, what would you ask for?

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A song dedicated to monks

Good evening Eighty-eight pilgrimage sites/R designated I think the song is for monks It's a visual indie band If you are interested, please listen to it Just looking at the lyrics is fine By the way, you can't listen to other songs designated R It's not something people who are...

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My sister is a giver and I am a steward

　The words my mother said to me have always tormented me. “My little sister is a giver, but you are a stealing person,” and after hearing those words, when I get presents from friends, I cry with worry, regret, and sadness that if I take them away, my partner will become poor because of me. I'm...

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Do I have to live?

Hello. This is my first time asking a question. I work as a member of society, We are building relationships as humans, It breathes as a living thing, Isn't that just a value imposed on us that “humans should do that”? Can this figure be called “alive”? responsibility, duty, filial...

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About Buddhist teachings

　Hello. I'll ask the question again here. In the book “Tsugihagi: Introduction to Buddhism” by Wu Chi-ying that I had read before, I was shocked to see that a view of Buddhism far from my conventional image was described. In the Buddha's story, the Buddha abandoned his family and became a...

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I can't stop feeling sad and sorry for losing my dog.

A few days ago, my pet dog (poodle), which was my greatest treasure, passed away. I was only 5 years old. The cause of death was being hit by a car driven by my father. It wasn't intentional; it was a simple confirmation mistake. And my mom watched the whole thing. From the expression on the...

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Do you think machines also have Buddha nature (or something like a soul)?

When I'm working on equipment management, I just think about it. Pumps, motors, piping, solenoid valves, boilers... etc When I interact with them every day, things like attachment somehow spring up, It also makes me think, “After all, it's a machine.” When I was in my 20s, it was all over...

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his “lies.” The way I suffer.

Currently, I have a boyfriend who only exchanges emails. We lived together for 1 year, and I thought they would get married based on his attitude and remarks. Originally, he made a statement that he doesn't have confidence in himself I was encouraging every time Every time I say “I should...

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After all, Buddhism is Mayakashi made by humans, right?

In some Buddhism, if you dance and chant nembutsu, you can live in paradise or something. Some people who thought about Buddhism say don't do penance, but others do Sennichi Kaibou ◯. A person who thought about Buddhism thought about abandoning greed and trying to escape from this crap...

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