Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I don't know what to do

Even though I'm already in my late 20s, I haven't been able to get a proper job. What I experienced in my previous job about bullying and betrayal when I was a student made me feel a lot of fear about my family, and I couldn't move forward no matter what. Strange laziness in my head and heart...

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I'm looking up temple management for my graduation thesis

I am a third-year student at the Faculty of Business Administration and am currently working on my graduation thesis on temple management. However, I got bogged down in research. Originally, we should have interviewed a local temple, but unfortunately it hasn't been done yet. So I'm really...

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Please help

Hi I'm writing this for the first time, so if there are any mistakes in kanji, please look at them warmly. It's my first time and I don't know what to do, but even though I just lost my grandfather recently, I lived separately from my grandfather and always went to take care of him on...

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On parishioners and freedom of religion

My husband's parents' house, whom I married and lived with, is a member of the Yutsu Nembutsu sect (Dainenbutsu). Most of the 40 or so residents' associations are parishioners from the same temple, and each group (group) of the residents' association plays a role. Since there are 5 groups, the...

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Follow-up? a hospital visit? exorcism?

I have a daughter who will be 6 years old this year. He likes drawing, is cheerful and energetic, sometimes selfish, and fights with his 3-year-old brother over toys and mom, but I think it's common. There are no developmental disabilities. The children go to the nursery school where their...

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Simple, straightforward thinking

When I have worries or insecurities, What makes you think about things in a complicated way and get confused in your head This is a recent problem. How can we think things simply and clearly? Even if you have problems, keep it simple and simple I wish I could live a simple life, but when I...

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The funeral without a commandment has been completed

My uncle, who lives far away, is gone. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the funeral was completed at the place where my uncle lives. I'm planning to bury my grave in the land where I live = my uncle's parents' house, It seems that the monk who performed the funeral told them to get a kakana from...

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sky (wow)

Is it different from being a physical body without emotions, that is, just a “substance”?

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The noise of a nearby tavern

There is an izakaya across the street from my house, and it's noisy because people use the store on the road from 10:00 to 12:00. I talked to the police about the noise once, and the person at the store paid attention to it, but after that, there was no effect at all. It's a residential area,...

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Shakyamuni's words and actions

　I am impudent and continue with my secular theory. As for Shakyamuni's words and actions, I think everyone knows this from Tachikawa Musashi sensei's “Asking the Buddha,” but I would like to mention faith. First of all, it is said that Shakyamuni prohibited idol worship, but after...

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Dilemmas about work

I'm always indebted to you. My name is Masako from the Hasunoha sect, because It is no exaggeration to say that almost all of my Buddhism is hasunoha questions and answers. It continues almost as follows, but since 90% of the questions and answers have been read, it's completely Hasunoha...

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I want to get rid of my obsession with money

It was originally a low monthly salary, but I wasn't particularly worried about money. There is a balance even if you put money into the house or make payments necessary for daily life such as cell phones and insurance. I've also been able to save money. I used to go on my favorite trips and do...

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The fight between my mother and sister is painful due to regret and guilt

I have a wife and children and live with my real mother The relationship between my daughter-in-law and mother-in-law isn't bad, but I've heard my mother complain about my wife on the phone to my sister. My sister even called me asking me to take better care of it. My mother is dissatisfied...

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This is a serious story.

Tonight, I've been coming to Kansai to work part-time since the 1st. I came early and went to Nara and Kyoto to see the five-story pagoda. Then I suddenly think, even though there was a period until the Edo period, which was supported by the Yamato spirit that continued from the Jomon period...

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To live

I've caused trouble to a lot of people because of my past choices. Then, it ended up being resented by one person. Because of my life choices at that time, it's still hard to live with constant resentment, and my sense of regret doesn't go away even if I go back in time. My sense of guilt only...

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About the meaning of believing

Hi My name is Natsu. This time, I would like to discuss the significance of believing in religion. I have had faith since my grandparents' generation, and I'm a Buddhist. I can't say that I'm doing the training very diligently, but I'm participating in the ascetic training for a...

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I'm having trouble with relationships at work.

Nice to meet you, my name is Tenten. I'm having trouble with relationships at work. I've been working at a call center for over 10 years in total It's a workplace where there are many women. From my age point of view, of course, someone younger than me would be my boss. I don't care about...

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I'm not losing weight (crying)

I've been gaining weight, so I recently started a diet. I started walking, stopped drinking, snacks, and eating late at night, which I loved, and reduced the amount of food I ate. Then my weight gain stopped, but I didn't lose weight. You will repeatedly lose and gain back to your current weight....

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Buddhism is a religion founded by Buddha...

Buddhism is a religion founded by Buddha, Religions founded by Kobo Daishi and Denkyo Daishi Shingon Buddhism and Tendai religion, right? The Buddha is not saying “recite a mantra, please.” Akizuki Ryumin refers to the Jodo Shinshu sect as Shinrankyo, That's why it's the correct way to...

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I want to erase memories that make it hard to live

We've been married for 28 years. I came here with a sincere desire to erase my memories of the absurd things I received from my mother-in-law and husband from when I was 21 years old until last year. My mother-in-law has been attacking me with words for 27 years, before breakfast, kicking,...

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