Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

I want to abandon myself

If I don't have an ego, I think I have to feel nothing. I want to lose anything. I want to give up my existence. Why can't we live without material power? What I seek is eternal peace, tranquility, and stagnation. However, I want to feel safe in a safe place. But now that I've been born, that's...

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On Japanese Buddhism and Power

Hello. This is a question about Japanese Buddhism and power. Sometimes, “Japanese Buddhism has become corrupt because it complied with political power.” I see a comment saying, Did Japanese Buddhism really cater to power? Also, are power and those in power “evil” in Buddhism? I have...

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without meaning

Somehow I feel so lonely that I can't help but feel lonely. Does your heart have a cold?

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There's no point part 2

I'm sorry. I was able to discuss my meaningless loneliness first, and they answered, but today is not 1 day or the like, but for the past few months. Especially at night, I feel so lonely that it almost feels strange.

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unsettling

We settled our debts this month. I'm so anxious about money, I feel sorry for my kids, and I can't help but feel sorry for being a mother like this... but my kids say they love me. So even though I'm like this, I'm trying to move forward and do my best, but I want to go back to those days. I...

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Tips for good thought

If your emotions get seriously involved, you won't be able to think calmly, and as a result, you won't be able to come up with a solution. Are there any tips to calm your emotions and think about things calmly?

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Past mistakes

Please let me repent. I'm currently in my 3rd year of college. In the past, I cheated on both junior high school and technical college regular tests. (I haven't found it.) Since recommendations were used in both junior high school → technical college and technical college → university...

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An old man I don't know said it with a disgusting feeling

I don't know if it will be conveyed well, but... When I was riding a train on the Higashiyama Line on my way home from the ikebana practice and the international center study session, the middle-aged man next to me said, “It's disturbing! That's good!” I was told that with a disgusting feeling....

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The person of destiny

When can I meet the person of my destiny?

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About waking up

I have a question I hear monks are early in the morning How do you get up early? It seems like day and night have been reversed recently, so I want to fix my wake-up time, so please use your wisdom.

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Not equal

Definitely that kid has had a hard time until now I wonder if there wasn't one, There is a child who thinks a lot. People are equal, but It's absolutely impossible, isn't it?

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I want the monk to listen to the story

Hello. Thank you for being here a few times. Can I talk to the monk directly? I asked a few questions, and when I saw everyone's questions, I thought, Letters don't convey detailed situations or feelings, I can't tell you all the details of my worries... Also, I'm so worried...

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Please tell me about luck

Please tell me about lucky fortune in Buddhism.

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My own growth

Until now, I have converted the negative power I have received, such as unfairness and prejudice, into real profit by sublimating it. It's called bad guts, but I've come to think that it's useless as it is because the purpose is an impure motive of not wanting to lose, and there is no continuity...

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I'm worried that an earthquake will really happen

There was an earthquake in Osaka the other day. I saw a post on SNS saying “The country says it might be 17 times the Great East Japan Earthquake.” It's scary to think I might die. Will I die in middle school?

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About the direction to sleep

It is often said that it is bad to face a pillow north, but is it really that bad?

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Thinking about death makes me panic

I'm so afraid of dying. It's scary and unavoidable when I think about what will happen to the person who is typing letters like this now after death. Since death cannot be escaped, I read various things such as the Buddha's thoughts and the Bible so that I can somehow accept death and not...

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Should I break up with someone I interact with on SNS

Continuing from last time, this is a love counseling session. There are people I interact with on SNS. Yesterday “Thank you for praising myself that nobody has praised me until now” I said it with courage. but it seems like it didn't resonate with his heart at all It has been passed...

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About the method of salvation

I've heard that you can be saved just by chanting nembutsu, but please tell me the reason for this. Isn't Shinran's teaching devotion right cause name reward?

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Relationship with younger brother

I'm having trouble with my younger brother who is in the middle of a rebellious period. My mother and I are strongly opposed to each other, and we often argue over trivial matters of everyday life. My younger brother ・Don't do what you can't do (if you fail, blame others) ・If you point out even...

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