Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

What is an offering?

You can take a look at the offerings while they have already been answered. Also, it's written a lot on other websites, but please teach it to a fool who still doesn't understand. I think there's no doubt that offering means three things. I can understand that offerings are not something...

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Why shouldn't we use cannabis?

I have a question about cannabis. I have a lazy personality, and until now I've left everything to the flow. No matter how important it is, I procrastinate when I feel stressed, but when I think about what happened after procrastinating, I felt stressed and pressured again, and I always repeated...

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I can't find my own value.

Nice to meet you. Let me ask you a question. Since I was little, I grew up with almost no praise from my parents. Even if you get 100 points on the test, they say “it's meaningless if you don't continue, right?” and even if you pass a university that is said to be difficult in the world,...

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Is it an affliction of arrogance

In addition to hasunoha, I also have the opportunity to read various books related to Buddhism that are easy to understand, and I would like to live a peaceful and correct life even a little bit. So, for example, if you want to look even a little better by dressing up your clothes, or if you want...

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penitence

I'm currently in my second year of high school, and when I was in middle school, I had two experiences of saying a nickname and being called. My lips are thick and puffy, so I was nicknamed for that, and I was teased because I was clumsy. At the time, when I got home, I cried alone, looked in...

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Is my life correct in terms of Buddhism?

I am a consultation support specialist for disability welfare services, and I also work as an administrative counselor. Since I was transferred to consultation work, I was required to have high social skills, and after making various efforts in my own way, I arrived at an existence called...

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What kind of person is “worth living for”?

I'm sorry for asking this question so many times. I'm convinced that I'm not worth living for. You can't do it better than others, you make mistakes that normal people don't... there are no good points at all, and if you list your shortcomings, you won't stop. When I thought about fixing that,...

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Why do people put their hands together?

Sorry if there were duplicate questions. Thank you very much for your answers when I asked a question about something else before. Why do people put their hands together? When you ask Buddha, God, or people, or before meals, When I feel like I can't help but pray, etc. Why can't we...

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How to think about people you've never had a relationship with

Always ask for advice Thank you very much. Saikin, if I had time to get depressed due to love or marriage, I was desperately reading books on male psychology and romance theory and working hard to study various things Because of that, on the contrary, it was contrary to romance theory in...

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temple system? Am I going to hammer? I'm afraid of him

It's been about six months since I started dating a monk. I'm not the chief priest. I don't belong to a temple, and when there is a request from the head temple, I go to work at a designated place and work for free. Less than 2 weeks after we started dating, we lent money to Motoyama...

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Doesn't Buddhism celebrate birthdays ❔

Nice to meet you. My name is Pikkoro. I have two questions. ① Isn't there a Buddhist concept of celebrating a birthday ❔ ② If a monk has a child, wife, or lover, why don't you celebrate his birthday ❔ Does it also differ depending on the denomination ❔ Thank you for your support.

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Unsubscribe from LINE

There is someone in my class who works with me on LINE. That person imposes opinions on me. For example, talking about politics... I still want to enjoy my high school life, but I don't really want to listen to that kind of story... But they're pretty good friends, so I've been listening a...

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I don't get along well with people I know on a religious basis...

I don't know if it's okay to talk about this here, but even if I tell my friends, they say, “What if I get out...?” They encourage me by saying, “Those people are just boring,” but please let me hear the monk's opinion. I joined a Christian religion about 2 years ago. That church is very...

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The obsessive idea that you have to be careful with people

Put simply, I beware of people with bad manners because of their strong sense of justice. But I actually have a bad personality, and I think I want to get a mount by hitting people's bad points. When I was a kid, I was too careful and overdid it, and it made everyone around me cry. But when I...

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How do I talk to a monk?

Nice to meet you, I recently came across this website. Thank you very much for your kind attention. Right now, I'm struggling to get a job again. I'd like to ask about 3 points, so I'm planning to post them, I would like to ask the first of these questions in this email. There are times...

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What should I do?

We have welcomed our first child. My son was born without giving birth. It was an abortion with consent. I killed him. Even though she's my only mother, I couldn't protect her. I endured labor pains for 3 days during delivery. When I think that my son died while feeling even more painful, I...

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❀ Sky Art ❀

I'm sorry for your busy schedule. It's something I can't talk about to anyone Unintentionally, I wrote it here. ※Excuse me for the long post. In my head, it's because of a competitive society where the weak eat the strong Kicking people off people unexpectedly Over and over again as a...

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Who are the sutras for the farewell ceremony?

It's been a while since I posted. There are no serious problems this time either, so please contact us for any concerns Please make it a priority. This is a simple question in the process of practicing Buddhism. Buddhist teachings explain impermanence, selflessness, and suffering, and the...

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What kind of creatures are Gaki?

I have a mental illness called schizophrenia. Every day, I can hear and see the voices and faces of various men and women. It's really inconvenient. My psychosomatic medicine teacher said, “Schizophrenia is a brain disease.” I was convinced, but I thought I'd look up things other than...

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I don't know if it's okay to live the way I want

Hello, I'm a 23 year old man this year. I'm a Korean who has been studying Japanese for 12 years, and I'm planning to study in Japan starting next year. What I want to major in is “Japanese literature.” Also, I like reading ancient documents, etc., and I would like to study Kuzushi...

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