Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

stuttering disorder. I want to kill myself.

My name is Shoji and I'm in my second year of high school. I was born with a disability called stuttering disorder. Even when it comes to disability, until now, there were words that were a little difficult to say, and I was almost able to speak in the same way as an able-bodied...

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Good people, bad people

hello. There are only a few days left in this year. It's getting colder, but isn't everyone feeling well? As for the question, there is a saying in Buddha's words about being with good people and not getting along with bad people, but I'm thinking about how to interpret these good people and...

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About pet memorial services

This time, the horse I have supported since the horse racing era and taken in after retirement has been called to heaven at age 26. It was a natural death from old age. It's called horse ear nembutsu, and it recites the Heart Sutra and the mantra of Bato Kannon. Recently, it is said that there...

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Reason won't make the desire to die go away

It is no exaggeration to say that all realistic solutions have been tried. I fought with my life. I'm testing and thinking about solutions to life's problems more completely than people who happened to be lucky, people who just ride rails, people who have been blessed with parents, and idiots...

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Namu Amida Buddha?

I'm indebted to you. While I was consulting here, I noticed something important, and I was taught by the monk who made me notice that I can calm down just by putting my hands together and chanting “Namu Amida Buddha,” and for the time being, I don't even understand the meaning. As I chant to...

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Life Counseling 3

Please tell me about the Buddhist worldview I feel like there's something I'm lacking in order to live What is common sense, ability to act, and mental weakness to live on one's own strength I want to be a smart and kind of Buddhist. I want to have mental strength. Thank you for your support.

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Please tell me recommended Buddha statues

　As a hobby, I go to temples, art galleries, museums, etc., and I have a secret hobby that doesn't suit the year. I have a question here, can you tell me what Hasunoha monks recommend, or recommended Buddha statues, if you don't mind? There is no specific regional designation. There are...

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What does it mean to be human

Sometimes I wish I was a wild animal. This is because I think there is no contradiction between living, dying, eating, and working. However, I am a human being, and I want to be in a position where I am socially accepted. That's why I want to ask the monk. What are the standards that make you...

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I wonder what a one-of-a-kind is.

My sense of self-affirmation is low, and what I like I don't understand. When I consulted before, the chief priest gave me words of gratitude, even for the SMAP song. Aim to be the only one even if you don't become number one. I understand the meaning of the words you said. However,...

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I feel mental pain from a simple part-time job.

I'm currently working part-time at a washroom to raise funds to make my dream come true. But honestly, this is tough. It's a simple task, so it's not physically difficult at all. Rather, it's an easy category except for standing. However, because it is a simple task, I quickly get bored...

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Please give me some reassuring words

My financial and private life conditions are bad and my anxiety is too strong, I have overcome the effects of psychiatric drugs, and I am tormented by a sense of anxiety that my stomach is about to break I'm really angry about various things that aren't going well, a feeling of blaming people...

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What will you study at a Buddhist university for 4 years?

I would like to ask you a question. My name is Harusora. I'm interested in a Buddhist university. Even though the knowledge and wisdom of Buddhism is vast, what have you been studying for 4 years? Did everyone who became a monk go to a Buddhist university? How important is attending a...

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liberation

What kind of state is a state where suffering has been removed? I'm not sure if I'm still suffering or not.

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Regrets about past abortions

That was over 10 years ago. At that time, I didn't like living creatures called children, I hated my own parents, and both he and I were working jobs that we couldn't tell anyone, and we had an abortion with no options to raise them. Now I'm married to someone else and have a one and a half...

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What is “act with heart”?

Recently, I've been having an argument with an acquaintance, but I haven't come to a conclusion, so please give me your opinion. As a job every morning, I say, “I give food, tea, and sutras to the Buddhist altar. It is a substitute for my mother, and it is not a heartfelt act such as thanking...

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cutlet!!

Good evening. Thank you for always being there. I discussed it the other day, but I've made up my mind and go to work tomorrow. I'm anxious and burst into tears. Don't use too much force, don't pull out too much... it's difficult to adjust. Please give me a cutlet with love for such a...

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Can you be happy while still having an inferiority complex?

From an early age, I grew up being told, “If that's the case, you can't change it” every time something happened. She was an introvert, quiet no matter who looked at her, and didn't talk much. I've tried to behave cheerfully and cheerfully... I atrophy when I'm in front of someone who is...

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I want you to use harsh words to scold me.

Thank you for your support. I grew up being spoiled by being surrounded by kind people, spoiled by my arrogant heart and surroundings, sweet to myself, and became a lazy person with little appeal as a person. It's a life I've chosen only for people who are fun and easy. Since I have lived...

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I want to attain enlightenment

I want to attain enlightenment, but since I've already created the Five Treason Sins, the Crimes of Slander, and the Ten Evils, why don't you attain enlightenment? I won't have the courage to become a monk until I abandon my family

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On the Buddhist theory of the Amitabha Sutra and various laws and selflessness

I learned a little bit about Buddhism when I was a student, I was taught that the Buddha was interpreted as “no law is selfish (there is no reality called oneself).” However, in the “Amitabha Sutra,” the kanji for “I” appears in four places. There are words such as “I am Koretoshi,” “who is...

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