Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

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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Where the heart rests

About ten years ago, I first learned about the Buddhist way of looking at things in a book explaining the Heart Sutra by writer Genyu Munehisa. I felt like a cool breeze blew into my stifling days. Since then, I wanted to get even a little closer to Buddhist enlightenment and peace of mind, read...

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I'm worried because I remember saying bad things.

See you again, please. Remembering the bad things that have been said recently every now and then, It makes me confused and worried. I used to spend my time thinking about fun things, That's no longer the case now. As a result of past regrets, I decided to change my behavior, I haven't...

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If you die before you can be saved

I'm currently studying Buddhism using YouTube. The capacity is poor, and it doesn't get into my head, but even so, I'm listening very hard because they say that Buddhism is nothing short of hearing in order to receive the benefits of disposal. However, there is one unsettling thing in the midst...

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Nobody can be trusted.

Good evening Now, no one can trust people anymore. Everyone just talks about it, and no one even seriously talks to me. Every year from this period “November to December,” my mental state is not stable, and I immediately give up my hands to people and my wife. The murderous intent becomes...

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Is suffering really an illusion

I've read many of your answers about suffering here. As for the answer that suffering is a delusion, an illusion created by the mind, I was quite right. But I just can't believe that this suffering is an illusion I created. It's too strong for an illusion, has substance, and far exceeds my...

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Is it OK to be alive

It makes me want to disappear, and I think it would be better if it disappeared. I don't feel like I'm going to be anything even if I'm alive. No matter where I am, this thought swirls around and it becomes painful. Self-injury also recurred, and when I noticed it, I cut my hands and wrists....

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What does it mean to get married to a divorced person

I'm married to a divorced man. Is that embarrassing? My real mother says it's a laughing matter for all my relatives, but is that laughing? Do people laugh at it? Today, 1 out of 3 couples in the world are divorced. Therefore, I think there is a high possibility that they will marry someone...

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I'm doing well even though it's still 1 year since I was widowed from my husband

Hello. I lost my beloved husband last year due to illness. I have 3 children. I can't talk to anyone, and it's painful, so I want them to listen to it. As the title suggests, I'm still doing very well even though it's only been 1 year since my husband passed away. I feel so disgusted with...

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