Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

A child was born, but he is reluctant to enroll and has fun

--- “I” --- They married for the first time in 2015. I'm going to have a baby baby. Ako is now 8 years old. She divorced her son's father in 2020. After that, she became a single mother with her son We've been working hard together. And in April of this year (2026), I gave birth to a...

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I've done something irreparable.

It's an unavoidable story, but I was in middle school, and we all went to the arcade by bicycle after school, but since I didn't have a bicycle, I borrowed one from my friend's parent. Then, when I was about to go home after playing, the other kid said, “We're still playing, so ride your bike...

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I was able to endure it.

I would like to ask your opinion and ask a question. Since about 2 years ago, I've been paired up with someone I'm not good at at work (they complain all the time every day, they're arrogant, have a bad face, etc.), and even when I talk to my boss, I'm only careful once, and they don't do...

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How to overcome suffering and feelings of inferiority

There is a feeling that my chest is being tightened when talking to people, my breathing becomes shallow, and I get tired. I thought everyone had similar pain when it came to communication and social interaction. However, apparently, I recently learned that there are many people who feel that...

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I lied for the sake of my own good looks

I would like to discuss romance I'm 23 years old this year, and I haven't had a boyfriend since I had a boyfriend when I was in middle school. I've started a matching app and have met and called several men Recently, I lied to the first man I called for the first time I had never met The...

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The agony of bereavement

My mother passed away on November 25 of last year. I'm currently 50 years old, and when I was 27, I suffered from a mental illness called schizophrenia, and I'm still battling it. I've never lived alone, etc., and although we are a mother and child family, I've never been separated from my...

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About the birthday play from a friend

An internet friend said “I'm going to prepare a birthday present” with an X since last year, but on the day of my birthday this year, they didn't say congratulations or apologize for not being able to prepare before the birthday. My friend on the internet has been mentally ill since last year,...

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It makes me want to do whatever I want

I'm having trouble with my relationship with my husband. My husband doesn't have delicacies, and he's not good at thinking about this feeling and acting on it. There are places where I focus on what I want to do right now, and I feel that my priorities are low, and I often feel sad because of...

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What does it mean to forgive yourself

I changed jobs 4 years ago, and now I'm able to work at the workplace I've been longing for. I was also studying for the qualification exam in order to expand my range of work, but I found out that I failed in early January of this year, and I was accompanied by my parents going to the hospital,...

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How to deal with people who complain that they aren't feeling well

We provide consultation support for people with disabilities. There are words that I am in trouble because they are said while listening to a story. In the case of a complaint such as “I want to die” from a person with a mental disorder, it is taken as the opposite of the phrase “I want you...

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It will hurt loved ones

I have an important senior at work I get along well with that person in private, but during work, they are careful with me with pretty harsh words, and they treat me harshly anyway. It's a job that requires procedures, so it's natural to be strictly instructed, but I'm depressed because of the...

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Is there any point in going to hell?

I'm a bad person, so I'm falling from the hell of this world to real hell with obedience and suffering. Of course, I listen to Buddhism on YouTube for about 2 to 30 minutes every day in search of salvation. I have a feeling that I will listen through the rest of my life until my doubts clear in...

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My mother likes fortune telling. It can be decided by the results

My mother likes fortune telling, and I'm worried that her personality will be determined based on the results. In fortune telling, it seems that it is called a “personality that sees people and assigns them to the right place” and “personality that blames people when problems occur,” but the...

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I want to make room for my mind

Due to my husband's financial neglect, mental DV, running away from home, my irresponsible parent-in-law family, and that environment, my mental capacity for children I originally wanted to cherish has decreased, and it almost collapses due to self-loathing. Until now, I've been swayed and...

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heartbreak

I was betrayed by someone I love that I had a crush on for the last 7 months. I played with him at aquariums, movie theaters, etc. about 2 times. Every time we met, I was very happy to be told that he was cute and had a good hairstyle, but since he is moving far away from this year, it will be...

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On living as a male homosexual

I'm a 20 year old male college student living in Tokyo. I like men because of my own sexuality, but I had a lot of trouble knowing about the gay world. There is no discrimination, but in the straight world, dates and meals often lead to sexual intercourse, but for some reason in the gay...

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I want to quit a vocational school

I'm a second-year student attending a vocational school (medical) I began to think it wasn't the job I wanted to do. It's also mentally difficult because of stress etc. I haven't talked to my parents yet and I'm worried about how they will say it. Please give me some advice

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Neurosis due to a fight between siblings

My elementary school siblings (elementary 6 and elementary 3) fight every day and yell at them until I quit. It's been going on for quite a long time, and I don't like myself for exploding in anger and showering taunts every time. It's been so repetitive that the boiling point of anger is getting...

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I just can't get out of my fear of death

It's been a while, I've recently become afraid of death, so I'm posting It's now 25, but I'm getting more and more scared because I thought it would be a 60th birthday in the second half, and I felt that the years were fast I wonder what will happen when I die, will I go to paradise, go to...

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How to erase haya haze

Thank you for always being there. The other day, I confessed to someone I liked, and I was betrayed. It was said that there were people I was interested in. Two months after I learned about it, the person I was interested in was a junior at my workplace. I was talking to my juniors that they...

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