Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I like motorbikes and I can't help it

I've been riding a motorcycle since I was 16. I haven't had a single day without a bike. I want to keep riding motorcycles until I die. However, even though it's already like living on a pension, I want motorbikes one after another. I've even bought it using a card loan. I think it's enough to...

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I don't like myself, I don't like it, what should I do?

It's been a long time ago, but it's my appearance, my academic ability, I don't like myself. Recently, too, if I have any problems, I quickly get stuck in, It can cause irritation to others. I hate myself for doing that kind of thing. But even if I tried to fix it, it soon happened. How...

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The direction of my efforts (self-improvement) for ○○-san.

Good evening. I'm always indebted to you. It's Yuri. I'm sorry for always asking questions and not being able to reply as a thank you. I would like to thank you for taking time out of your time. Well, today, I would like to ask you a question about the direction of self-improvement. Was it...

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I don't know how to treat a son whose mother is disqualified.

Thank you very much for answering my concerns the other day. I would be happy if you could answer my questions about how to treat my son this time. I have two sons aged 9 and 6. My eldest son doesn't listen to me at all, probably because he is now in a rebellious period. Not only that, shut...

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It's impossible to get rid of bullying

Hello. I'm always indebted to you. It's Yuri. Interview preparation for the teacher recruitment exam has also begun, and I'm being chased by this and that every day, and I'm living a hectic life. In preparation for that interview, I had the opportunity to think about “bullying.” I don't...

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How to get to know the chief priest

I used to work as a calligrapher specializing in Buddhist rituals, so I was naturally drawn to monks. But I haven't met anyone, so what should I do to work at a temple? Also, how do I get to know monks?

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If this heart is missing, will that heart move?

I'm always indebted to you. It's Yuri. Why is the monk's word so ingrained in the body? The monk is a good talker. (Would this way of saying it make you angry? Excuse me.) I was curious. The title is a word that I have received in my previous question and that I cherish now. Whether I...

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I'm estranged from my friends and I feel lonely.

Originally, I like getting together with friends I can forgive in small groups or reading books, etc., and there are places where I don't really like getting deep into people's private lives or being able to get into my own private life. Even so, I think it was a good relationship to have fewer...

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It's been 3 months since my father passed away

I would like to take his last breath peacefully without suffering and talk a little bit about my father who went to the Pure Land for ascetic training. Certainly, my father died, and he ostensibly disappeared from our house. However, when I look at the magnitude of my father's existence when...

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A baby that never came

It may be disorganized, but I'll write it honestly, so please give me some advice. I had repeated miscarriages a few years ago, and I did my best to treat infertility, but in the end, it only ended up increasing the number of miscarriages, and I was unable to have children. At first, I was...

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I made a promise between a parent and child that I couldn't keep

My parents started the family business about 10 years ago, and they want me to marry someone who will be their successor. I'm an only daughter. Now, there is someone I want to get married to, but that person is a person from another industry who cannot be a successor. My parents allowed me to...

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Is it OK to be alive?

However, I came here because I wanted to live a life laughing. But I realized that there were a lot of things that were lacking for me. I feel sorry for the kids who live with me. Even though I think I'm trying hard, it's not enough. The way I work hard is wrong... I know it's wrong to...

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The meaning of life, I'm afraid of dying

I lost my father in May. It's now that I've returned to a normal life I began to feel afraid that I would die. I think every night about why people are born and have to live when they eventually die, and I'm so scared and unbearably afraid of my own death that will come someday. I'm...

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I don't understand my true feelings

I remarried. We vowed to be happy with each other, but at some point, we began to have mixed feelings. I'm disgusted by my husband who says my growth has stopped since the day I lost my father. I'm tired of living, and I think it would be nice if humanity perished as soon as possible in such...

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About death

Please give us your opinion on euthanasia for the elderly. When a relative who is 90 years old collapsed and was hospitalized, I was told by a doctor. It's over average life expectancy, so I think that's enough. In other words, they will die without life-prolonging treatment. The family objected...

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About names

What do Gobo Samatachi call themselves when they have conversations with ordinary people? Also, how do Gobosama call each other? Also, when there are multiple gobo at the same temple, I think there is a difference between seniors and juniors, but how do they call each other in a senior-junior...

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Monk's financial technology

Today, Kyoto's Shoren-in Monzeki, a temple that bets on the decline in the Nikkei Average, shorted the Nikkei Average leveraged ETF by 600 million yen. Stocks are human employment, and investments are made in anticipation of future price increases. The stock price is called the leading economic...

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About the future of my life at the age of 25

Nice to meet you, my name is Sumo Momo. Since I graduated from college 3 years ago, I haven't decided on my career path, and recently I don't have the energy to take on challenges anymore. I was struggling with relationships at the company I joined as a new graduate, and I was recommended a...

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Do bad things only happen in unlucky years?

This year is an unlucky year for me. At the beginning of the year Although it was an exorcism It's been a lot of hard work since around June of this year. The car was hit by someone like Hitoya Modoki, and it still hasn't been solved. I was blamed and driven a lot by my husband...

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Dating and marriage with a monk

This is my first time asking a question. Thank you for your support. I've been allowed to eat with the monk a few times now. He was introduced to him by a friend from the same workplace and is the chief priest. I had heard from my friends that he was a very kind and nice guy, and I had the...

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