Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

Is this game a blasphemy against Shinto and Buddhism?

[Overview] In a game where characters with traditional Shinto and Buddha motifs appear, they have a serious psychological conflict with the act of attacking them and getting points. I've asked the same question before, but since misunderstandings may occur to everyone, I've prepared a reference...

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Sometimes it becomes difficult to be myself

I became an adult this year. I haven't been able to build good relationships since I was young. I felt betrayed by my partner from stories I heard from people, etc., and if I had distrust, I kept a distance from my partner instead of resolving it through discussions. Keeping a distance was...

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I'm about to get a flat head

I live with my wife. I wasn't making children, and I was planning my future life so I could save money and live as it is. However, after 3 years of marriage, they had a baby. After suffering for both of them, they are about to have an abortion. My wife is surprisingly easy (probably...

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My regrets for my grandmother won't go away

My grandmother passed away the other day due to death, and we had a funeral. My grandmother and I were far away and it wasn't easy to meet, but I was always spoiled by my kind grandmother. When I saw my grandmother pass away, I instantly regretted that I had spoiled my grandmother too much...

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About the fact that people become nothing when they die

Good evening, I had to ask a question. This is the content I saw on SNS this morning, and there were people who tweeted that they are very afraid that humans will be in a state of nothlessness forever when they die, and there are various opinions, etc. It flowed in this direction. While...

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Influence of a Nichiren sect

My family sect is the Zen sect, and I intend to inherit, but there is someone I know of a new Nichiren religion, and when I was worried, I was given a comic book to proselytize and read it. I was moved by reading that book, and there were times when I thought that if my problems could be...

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I can't verbalize what I felt

When I'm in a fight with my boyfriend, something inside of me gets caught up in what my boyfriend said, and the conversation often stops. “What did you think?” I can't answer that even when asked. When asked that, they always said “I don't know,” but when something similar happened recently, they...

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It's scary to think that there is “nothing” after death

I'm currently a college student, and every day I think about “death” that is far ahead of what is right in front of me. When I was in elementary and middle school, I was afraid of death due to fear of hell, such as “I wonder if I die I'll go to hell and meet my family and pet dog,” but now I'm...

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freedom of religion

My mother-in-law recently passed away, and when I went back to my husband's parents' house for the funeral, my sister-in-law often told me about her religion. My husband's family consists of 3 people: father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law (second daughter) I am a member of a religious...

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I'm about to be crushed by my mother's sense of responsibility

I always think in my head that it's okay for my family to die at any time, and I have an obsessive idea that I might die or I might die. In particular, when cooking meals for the second son, leftover detergent will become toxic, and the second son will die, isn't it? When you put a sweater close...

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Things I'm worried about when AI has penetrated

There's something I'd like you to hear about your feelings. AI has penetrated work and life over the past few years. I've also started using it at work, and I often feel that quality and efficiency have improved. Also, companies are encouraging the use of AI, so the way we proceed with work is...

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How to choose

From before, when I started something or used my time, “Is this worth it to me?” “Will it be useful in the future?” “How are you evaluated from people around you?” “How can I see my own value by choosing this?” It makes me think strongly about things like that. Of course, I think it is...

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I'm uneasy.

I received an answer to my previous question. My unrequited love is over. Things didn't go well, but I was able to sort out my mind that they were people who didn't suit me, including my values. I received a lot of attention from the responses. I was able to set my own breaks, I don't have...

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Dispelling grudges with inheritance

It's a scary title, but now my husband's niece is doing it. My husband's sister died of illness before my father-in-law passed away. The father-in-law and mother-in-law took care of everything from nursing and hospitalization expenses to wake and funeral expenses for their precious daughter. My...

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Things I'm glad I'm alive

What kind of time do you think it was good to be alive?

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Where do compromises come from?

Hello. I have someone I admire. like that person I thought I wanted to be I will make an effort, It's not going as well as you might think. Other people's questions didn't work For people who are worried The ideal is too high It sparkles too much, It has been advised, After...

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I want to die

I can only think of hanging myself. The air conditioner makes me sick, so I can't get on public transportation, and the AC is too cold and it's hard, so I can't work in an air-conditioned room. I've done various things in the past 3 years to get well, such as doing tests and improving my...

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A break with the subconscious

Please don't speak to anyone, and I would be happy to discuss it with you. We were in a relationship for a long time, lived together for about 3 years, and suddenly broke up with someone we were talking about getting married, and about two and a half years have passed since we broke...

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I want to live without being caught up in the past

Even though I know it's unavoidable to say it now, I remember the past and complain. Also, search for the name of the person who tormented you on SNS (I couldn't find that person) It makes me wish for that person's misfortune. I want to forget the past and be happy. How can we live...

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I don't understand what underlies me...

As a result of thinking in my own way, I imposed a rule on myself that I should take the initiative to do what I wanted others to do. I always tried to be kind to others, even in small things. As the saying goes, mercy is not good for people, and I started believing that someday it will come...

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