Zen Dialogues

Reflections from Japan's Buddhist Traditions

About words for 2 years and 11 months

I have a boy who will soon be 3 years old! About speech delays and more. Speak in two or three language sentences. Everyday conversation is being formed little by little [eat?] [Aren't you going to eat?] Even when asked, when I was there, I was able to clearly answer [I'm going to eat], and...

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I have constant fights with him

I am 27 years old and I have started a relationship with someone I met through a friend's introduction this spring, and he is 27 years old. The cohabitation life soon began. Even when I say cohabitation, I feel like I've moved into the house where he lives alone. He was responsible for rent,...

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A husband who says “I want to do polygamy”

This year marks the 3rd year since we got married. A month ago, I was told, “I found someone else I like, but I like them too, so the other person wants polygamy as a factual marriage, and I have the confidence to love them equally.” My partner is also on good terms with me, and I agreed...

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My parents are filial

Hello. I dropped out of college the other day. I kept thinking about quitting alone for 1 year, and as a result, I dropped out. If I think about it now, I think I should have talked to my parents as soon as possible, and since I was alone, I couldn't take it for granted that I could talk...

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love and money

I have a question about love and money. People around me and my mother said, “If you have a lover or someone close to you, and if you're in trouble with money, the one who helps you is someone you love, and people who don't help you are people without love, so it's better not to go out with...

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What are the things that are valuable

Thank you for your support. I often hear the phrase “money isn't everything in the world.” “However, in this world, I'm happy to leave a good university, work for a big company, get paid a lot, and live a life without inconvenience.” I feel that kind of atmosphere. Especially for people...

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It's dead...

My father died. Even though I was doing so well, even though I had tests, it was only a little over 2 months since my illness was discovered. It was surprisingly quick. I was afraid this would happen, so I said let's talk. But they didn't take those words head-on. My father was a really...

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Group work I'm not good at

Hello. I'm attending nursing school now. At one point, I stumbled in relationships, became depressed, and left my friends once. That's why I'm going to nursing school right now and it's so scary. No matter what you do, it's a group, and of course, practice is also a group. There are good-natured...

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divination

I sometimes look at my fortune telling when I don't have confidence in myself or when I'm lost when making big decisions on my own, but is that OK? I feel lost when trying to make a big decision when I have bad luck. There are also things that hit me, so I'm worried that I'll become dependent on...

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Is it bad to complain and complain?

A mother confided her dissatisfaction, which happened to come up with the same mothers during her child's lessons, to her mentor that she was “having this kind of exchange,” and it developed into an incident. The leader was furious and reprimanded us. It looks like they were showing email...

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Reincarnation Part 2

As expected, the monk boasting a 99.9% response rate Thank you for answering my questions every time Now I have another question about reincarnation I heard in the previous question that people are reincarnated because of their actions There's a debt in this world and you have to repay it,...

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Please check out my ascetic practices

I thought dialogue with my master was important in Buddhist practice, so I decided to post it because I wanted them to check my ascetic practices. Set up zazen meditation and cast the spell “gyaty gyatty” to empty your head, I also emptied my head during acts such as brushing my...

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Selective Remedies

Any religion or advice presupposes that the other person has the ability to understand and think about it. Buddhism is no exception. However, there are also people in the world who do not have that power due to congenital or acquired reasons. How does Buddhism approach people who don't have...

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Not anymore.

It's already painful no matter what I do, and when I think this will continue for a long time, I want to die already. I want to die even a little easier. I want to bring the kids along too.

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Things to do until you die

I decided to die in 4 years. Why 4 years? It's fine if you don't say that suicide is bad because it has nothing to do with this consultation. I no longer have a negative image of saying goodbye to this world, so rather than living uselessly long without any hope, I will live as I like for 4...

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Anguish

I understand how bad it is to be afflicted, but are there many people who live well in life without suffering, that is, their worries do not sprout or expand? If there were only people like that, I would be ashamed and pitiful that I was full of worries. Or do we all have more worries as we...

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What should I do about a W affair...

I've been having an affair since 1 year ago. My opponent doesn't have children. I have one toddler. He doesn't get along very well with his wife, and they seem to have been treated as dirty, smelly, etc. at home, so I'm not on bad terms. Rather, he is a very understanding and kind husband....

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Why are there ranks for monks?

Today, while I was at work, a customer said, “It's strange that they even give ranks to monks in the color of their robes. I heard you say, “Originally, Buddhism should not discriminate against people,” and I had doubts, so let me ask you a question. by a monk? There are differences in...

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It became an intractable disease about 3 years ago

About 3 years ago, it became a disease called SLE, which has been designated as an intractable disease. When I was diagnosed, I was so sad that I cried in front of the doctor, I couldn't accept it, and I remember crying for a while. Recently, months and days have passed, and with the help of my...

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I want children, I don't want them

There has been some confusion recently about children. I myself love children, so when I was a student, I thought I would definitely want to have children in the future. However, now that we are in our late 20s, we are now in our late 20s, and since pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing...

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