Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

If I kill myself, will I go to hell?

I'm currently going to a mental clinic. He has a personality that is easily misunderstood on a regular basis, and he is unable to successfully convey his current feelings to clinic teachers. I don't have the energy to live anymore. I've already left a letter to the person who took care of...

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I don't want to go to hell. I want to be happy.

When I looked it up on the internet, it was written that people who make people laugh go to hell. Comedians and the like go to hell. Until now, I've loved making people laugh, and I've made many people laugh. Am I going to hell? I'm afraid of going to hell When I was in middle school and high...

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It's hard being alive

I don't know what to do anymore. I left my parents and went to college for 4 years to study psychology. I wanted to study more psychology and get a job as a counselor, etc., so I aimed for graduate school, but the results were unsuccessful. I was aware that my lack of study was the cause, so I...

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The wax on the candle takes a strange shape! some kind of message?

My father passed away suddenly, and it's still 49 days away, so I spend my time tirelessly putting candles and incense sticks on Buddhist altars. Last night, the flame of the candle was quite long and wobbly, so when I looked closely, something about 1 cm wide x 2 cm long with something about...

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Aiming for suicide

Thank you so much for your sincere encouragement. My body doesn't move as expected, and now I'm typing on a PC like this At last. I haven't developed depression, etc. I just want to be free from my current physical suffering. It progressed day by day, and my body stopped moving I'm in a...

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Motivation to study

I'm a college student aiming to become a nurse. Recently, I haven't really been motivated to study. Everyone around me is studying so hard, and even though I know I have to study, I haven't been able to get started. I don't have one until now, but recently I look at my friends who are studying...

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I want the bureau's report to come soon

The bureau at work is tough. Because of her, one of the people at work became depressed and almost quit. She is the one who has been victimized by moving or quitting, and it is unreasonable that she doesn't move. Even though they are disliked by other classes, there's nothing to be done...

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What is an offering?

You can take a look at the offerings while they have already been answered. Also, it's written a lot on other websites, but please teach it to a fool who still doesn't understand. I think there's no doubt that offering means three things. I can understand that offerings are not something...

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Why shouldn't we use cannabis?

I have a question about cannabis. I have a lazy personality, and until now I've left everything to the flow. No matter how important it is, I procrastinate when I feel stressed, but when I think about what happened after procrastinating, I felt stressed and pressured again, and I always repeated...

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I can't find my own value.

Nice to meet you. Let me ask you a question. Since I was little, I grew up with almost no praise from my parents. Even if you get 100 points on the test, they say “it's meaningless if you don't continue, right?” and even if you pass a university that is said to be difficult in the world,...

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Is it an affliction of arrogance

In addition to hasunoha, I also have the opportunity to read various books related to Buddhism that are easy to understand, and I would like to live a peaceful and correct life even a little bit. So, for example, if you want to look even a little better by dressing up your clothes, or if you want...

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penitence

I'm currently in my second year of high school, and when I was in middle school, I had two experiences of saying a nickname and being called. My lips are thick and puffy, so I was nicknamed for that, and I was teased because I was clumsy. At the time, when I got home, I cried alone, looked in...

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Is my life correct in terms of Buddhism?

I am a consultation support specialist for disability welfare services, and I also work as an administrative counselor. Since I was transferred to consultation work, I was required to have high social skills, and after making various efforts in my own way, I arrived at an existence called...

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What kind of person is “worth living for”?

I'm sorry for asking this question so many times. I'm convinced that I'm not worth living for. You can't do it better than others, you make mistakes that normal people don't... there are no good points at all, and if you list your shortcomings, you won't stop. When I thought about fixing that,...

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Why do people put their hands together?

Sorry if there were duplicate questions. Thank you very much for your answers when I asked a question about something else before. Why do people put their hands together? When you ask Buddha, God, or people, or before meals, When I feel like I can't help but pray, etc. Why can't we...

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How to think about people you've never had a relationship with

Always ask for advice Thank you very much. Saikin, if I had time to get depressed due to love or marriage, I was desperately reading books on male psychology and romance theory and working hard to study various things Because of that, on the contrary, it was contrary to romance theory in...

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temple system? Am I going to hammer? I'm afraid of him

It's been about six months since I started dating a monk. I'm not the chief priest. I don't belong to a temple, and when there is a request from the head temple, I go to work at a designated place and work for free. Less than 2 weeks after we started dating, we lent money to Motoyama...

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Doesn't Buddhism celebrate birthdays ❔

Nice to meet you. My name is Pikkoro. I have two questions. ① Isn't there a Buddhist concept of celebrating a birthday ❔ ② If a monk has a child, wife, or lover, why don't you celebrate his birthday ❔ Does it also differ depending on the denomination ❔ Thank you for your support.

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Unsubscribe from LINE

There is someone in my class who works with me on LINE. That person imposes opinions on me. For example, talking about politics... I still want to enjoy my high school life, but I don't really want to listen to that kind of story... But they're pretty good friends, so I've been listening a...

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I don't get along well with people I know on a religious basis...

I don't know if it's okay to talk about this here, but even if I tell my friends, they say, “What if I get out...?” They encourage me by saying, “Those people are just boring,” but please let me hear the monk's opinion. I joined a Christian religion about 2 years ago. That church is very...

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